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Thank you for your help.

I have one last question. What machine should i use to cut into the wood because i am planning to do my original plan but not cut as low since you fellas suggested to do so. I am unable to do the plate-to-ferrule mod because my parents would be pissed. I am gonna use the woodworking room in my high school to cut it i guess. Im just not sure how to use such a machine though.

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actually the guitar is brand new. got it a few weeks ago. the strings i already changed. however, when i use the tremolo bar, i hear like a cracking sound. it is probably the strings moving. i replaced the licenced nut with my other guitars original floyd nut and still its cracking. could it be the bridge?

hi, my guitar is a low end guitar and has a licensed floyd rose. whenever i use the wham wham stick, the high E goes out of tune after a while. could this be the quality of the hardware or is it the lack of the STRING GUIDE piece included in most floyd guitars. The string guide is the piece above the locking nut...it cant be the nut that is the problem because i tightened it as far as it can go..

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Keep in mind that Xanthus' guitar is a neck-through, and it's purpose built this way.

You don't need such a deep carve --just a few millimeters or so will give you the access you need. But that's not the first thing I'd try.

The first would be to replace the plate with ferrules.

This will permit two things:

You'll be able to thin the heel a bit (5mm or so, you won't need more than that and the neck joint will remain just as solid), and

You'll be able to recarve the heel -- shift the treble side holes over a bit.

This mod will pretty much provide you with full access to the fretboard. But -- it'll all happen from behind the guitar, so it will be much less visible. The paint job won't show...that much.

If it's still not comfortable, then you could add a very slight carve on the wing -- really, it wouldn't take much at all. 10 mm or so.

But I'm betting the heel mod will be enough to do the job.

The thing to do is plan out carefully what you want to do.

Hi, ive never built a guitar before. THe ferrules would need the use of wood fill right? Because the holes are already in the neck and body and once u reshape it, you're gonna need to make the attachment match on both ends. hmm..i hate this cheap guitar..

I am planning to cut the dotted area out so its easy to reach fret 24. Will this work? I see ESP guitars (Alexi signatures) with this modification. I will sand and spray it black afterwards. Has this ever been done?

THank You for your help