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Just how "mini" is a mini schaller tuner? Ive always wondered that. Does anyone have pictures of them on a neck, i only see them with a white background and i cant tell how big they are.

Ok, kluson and Gotoh i sorta ruled out, now im looking at the style of tuner like the schaller, and the sperzel that you guys recommended. I like the idea of a washer and nut on top of the peghead vs. screwing wood screws into the back of the neck. So for a set of 6 in line gold tuners, would i be better going with the sperzels, or the schallers?

Ok, Heres the deal, I have a strat neck thats drilled for kluson sized tuners (simply bc its the smallest hole). I shouldn't have a problem drilling bigger holes into the neck, but thats besides the point. I was just wondering which tuners are overall better. Kluson Tuners or Schaller Tuners Both = same price, and both offer them in 6 in-line gold... So i was jsut wondering if one has better quality than the other. If the schallers are better, is it significant enought to risk chipping wood out when redrilling bigger holes for them?

ehhh, yeah i should be able to do good... lol i finished one guitar with clear before, kind of an intimidating post garehanman. What are you gonna do if my clear coat is under par!!!

If you get EMG's they WILL come with a wiring diagram. An EMG wiring schematic will most likely be a little different than a standard wiring schematic (shown above). EMG's require a stereo jack and there will be more wires to connect due to the fact that it is an active pickup that require batteries.

I used a generic auto body primer, followed by 2 cans of plasti cote flat black spray paint as a base, then i used plasti cote harbor blue and plasti coat flat black for the actual swirl. All of this was bought at walmart for 6 bucks . The minwax poly spray cans are going to cost me though, im waitin for my paycheck to come in from work and then i can start clear coating.

looks like the guy just joined the forum to promote his business... thats cool i guess...

I wish i had a spray booth.... (sigh)...

I'm about to start clearcoating with minwax. Im hoping its pretty forgiving, does it do well in cold weather? Im gonna try to wait for a nice day, but its only gonna get colder and i dont know how many more opportunities im gonna get till it starts freezing.

I agree. Carved top would look nice on this one. Some kind of figured maple top definately too.

As far as cutting the wires to the pickups, id say cut the wire close to where they are connected to the Rhythm/treble switch. This way you can re use the wire on the pickups in the future If you wanna use the pickups on another project (you most likely will, cuz like me, your gonna get addicted to tinkering with guitars). And if your volume pots keep turning, it could be a problem with the nuts you tighten. Then again, your pots could just be busted. And i still cant see your pics, but its cuz im at school and that URL is blocked. So ill check on it when i get to my home computer.

I cant see your picture, im not sure if anyone else is having the same problem. But it sounds like you have the right idea. I just did a refinish, not on the neck though. The only thing im gonna tell you is this: I wouldnt sand down to the wood on an epiphone, you may be shocked at what you find. I sanded down my body until i got to the primer and repainted it (my guitar was bolt on so there was no need for me to do anything to the neck). But what im tryin to say is that my epiphone was made out of plywood, I dont know how much luck you will have with yours, some of the higher end models might be made out of real wood im guessing. I cant see your picture though, the main thing is this: If you have an epiphone, and it has a solid color, they painted over it for a reason (crappy wood). But it seems to me like you said you wanted to "keep" the natural wood look. Im guessing that means it already has a translucent finish of some kind? If you get the picture up (not sure if its just my computer) im sure people could answer your question a little better.

i ended up just painting it, nothing bad happened so far, so i guess it was a good enough seal

yeah, no clearcoat yet, its getting mighty cold here... so I'm either gonna have to wait a while until i find a warmer day to do it, or find a spray booth somewhere. I'm hopin the clear coat makes it look good too. Ill be using rattlecan minwax polyurethane

yeah, the whole look i was goin for was subtle, i didnt mix much blue at all. Im not a huge fan of the bright colored swirls. I figured a 2 color swirl would be good to start out. And yeah, i dipped practice objects maybe 7-8 times. Its a LOT harder than that tutorial makes it look.

yeah i tried to link it from memory cuz geocities is blocked at my school so ill update it tonight with pictures

So what exactly does a mod do? probably a stupid question. I mean... psh... i know what they do... its just some people... out there might not know... is it basically breaking up arguements and locking topics and just sorta of being the police of the forums?

Hey everyone, did a blue/black swirl on my friends les paul junior. Heres some pics, will add more when I get the clear coat on it. Front back

Maiden and mattia

good stuff man, got it marked in my favorites

oh yeah... i over looked the fact that it says to not use tester's paint, I have noticed it skinning over, but i thought i read on here somewhere where someone used testors and had fine results. I already sprayed a base coat of black with testors paint btw, if that makes a difference. Would be better off buying an oil base paint, if so, which brand and where can i get it. Thanks again - Louis -Sorry for the triple posts, kinda got wrapped up

Does anyone know what the best way would be to seal the neck pocket? should i just paint it with a brush, or what. I mean part of its bare wood and some of it has black laquer on it. Im thinkin im gonna need to seal the pickup and control cavities too. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. - Louis

sounds like i got some searchin to do, now the only debate left is... Swirled guitar finish, Taped off design of some sort, or convince my artist friend to hand paint somethin... hmmmm

oh thats awesome, cuz i think the artist i wasn gonna get to paint it is loosing her confidence... she doesnt wanna ruin it.. lol... i trie dto tell her i can just sand it off, but oh well... if i can get 1/8" tape i can do this design im talkin about. Can i get the tape at Lowe's do you think? thats the same place i got the 3/4" 3M painters tape. thanks again, - Louis

oh thats awesome, i had no idea it was a laundry detergent... thanks a lot guys, i figured it was some chemical i had to order lol