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all done. sick!

Yeah good point. I've done all I can, its with a tech at the moment, i'll write back when it's finished.

got the legacy body today....... neck pocket too narrow by a few MM, had to sand out. had to sand out the recesses where the neck joint screw ferrules sit. have to dowel and redrill my neck as the neck joint holes in the body don't match up at all. and the trem post holes are probably a mm too big in diamater.... "this body will fit any/all RG parts"... yep, when you do a body properly instead of smashing out 15 quick ones for e-bay purchases! any tips for the trem posts holes? i was thinking some mad expoxy or similar to cement those posts into the body. First coat of tung oil. crappy photo and i got lazy with the sanding :\ maple is popping nice though can't wait to get a few more coats on and get it a bit darker.

Cheers mate. I'm probably going to stick with sand/oil/steel wool etc for sure. have wood/black hardware firmly stuck in my brain. more progress pics to come when I have everything in the next few days and start putting together

would you suggest tung oil? or with it kind of wreck the maple/purple heart?

Yeah I emailed the seller of the floyd and he put me on to the winning nut . Some good news is the tracking number says the body has been posted and has left the US. Hope shes in good nick when it arrives. Haven't really posted anything since I'm waiting on all the parts still. Once the body is here I'll sand it out a bit more then lose sleep deciding what to do with it...oil? seal? some kind of translucent lacquer? who knows.

Hey guys! Long time no post. My last post was yonks ago! But as I'm sure many of you find...the bug can come and go, and the bug has bitten me in the ass pretty hard this week. So I'm making a JEM! I'm rubbish at lead playing but sometimes you just have to really indulge your fantasies (legal, guitar related ones at least ). This thing along with my bands DIY release is gonna suck my dry financially but...this **** is so much fun! I haven't 'built' a guitar for about 5 years when I built an RG (cut the body) which met an ill fate with a cement floor. Lets hope this baby turns out a little cleaner and lives a little longer. * 2 Piece alder/curly maple/purple heart. (took the risk and bought through legacy/deep6 on ebay, pray it's hassle free. *Schaller floyd *Dimarzios, maybe a Tone Zone in the bridge, probably a no-namer in the neck due to budget constraints *Wizard II neck off an 01 RG, custom decal on headstock when I figure it out. I thought about staining the wood but I'm just gonna clear coat it I reckon, I'm thinking some rosewood pickup covers+rings too. Might look a little trippy on a JEM body but I'm gonna try it, it ties in with the 'wood' theme. Wood/black hardware, I think it'll be the sex! I'm buying a schaller floyd through evilbay, not sure what nut type I should be going for (R1 or R2 were my choices, not sure what's best for Wizard II...any suggestions?) Below is a pick of the body hotlinked from the sellers page. I will do proper pics and progress pics etc once I've got it (provided once again, transaction/delivery is hassle free). I've read very mixed reviews on legacy/deep 6 but, this body was too pretty for me to not buy, haha. Lets hope its all sweet! Compared to the work I see you guys doing here this is probably a simple assembly-build for you guys. For me this is a pretty big undertaking so any advice you can throw my was is massively appreciated, or suggestions throughout the build. Part of me wants to stain the body, part leave it natural! Anywho I'll hopefully report back soon with proper pics etc and get things moving.

Ibanez Wizard II neck I bought it off ebay less than a year ago for a now-defunct project, so it has to go. It's got the AANJ heel. It was originally on my rainforest RG project, but that's kind of gone down the gurgler so I'm selling all the useful parts, which are all still good and functional, I've just kind of lost the guitar building bug for the time being. and I'm hard up for cash! The headstock was sanded back to the black plastic or whatever it was and had the rainforest design painted on. This can be easily stripped, repainted black and turned back into an ibanez headstock with a headstock decal, which are readily available on ebay. Or, you could strip it back and customize the headstock as I have. The neck is great and fast as is any Wizard II, Rosewood is great. Minimal fretwear (which is nowhere near enough of a concern for need of a refret according to 2 local guitar techs)...photos soon. When my RG was together this neck played fine. Comes with the bottom part of the locking nut but I seem to have misplaced the screws (I used this neck with a hardtail body so the screws were not needed). Ideally I'd like $80 AUD or best offer. It really needs to go so all offers considered. " Dimarzio Breed Neck Pickup Just under a year old. Works fine. Also used in the Rainforest guitar. Hardly seen any playtime. $60 AUD including postage ____________ Australian buyer/s preferred (but certainly not a must). Will figure out payment via paypal or something, I'm pretty new to selling. If your international and want to buy, we should be able to figure something out. Special offer Buy both off me for $130 AUD or best offer! THESE THINGS REALLY NEED TO GO!! If you are from overseas, use xe.com to convert, and see how much you will be paying.

What do you guys make of this? http://singlecoil.com/docs/external.pdf

Hey, I own a Hughes & Kettner Edition Blue 60R. It's a pretty sweet amp, I must say. Enjoy playing it, cleans sound great, distortion takes me a while to get my head around but sounds good. I'm looking for a bit more 'spread', I guess you could say. I know plenty of people that just plug their combos into a 2X12 or 4X12 cab that they buy, but the Edition Blue dosen't have a ext speaker out... I've also heard of a guy who has modded his edition blue and installed a speaker out jack. Now i'm reasonably cluey when it comes to this sort of shiz, well at least i think i am but theres plenty of people on here that would know if A) its possible its worth it C) whether its going to kill my amp in the long run and D) should i just save up for a proper half stack. Are there any sites with tutorials on this? I think its out of warranty, so I may have a crack doing it.

Every single guitar was pure orgasm!

Here's my Rainforesty RG! Wizard II Neck Poplay Body Snazzy Hand painted design on body & headstock Dimarzio Breed in the Bridge Plays like a dream More pics & info: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showt...d=1#post5695844

Well, it's done! Full evaluation coming soon. EDIT: I've shoved a ground wire into one of the saddles (unsoldered, naughty boy i am...), just to see how it went. Yeah, tons of the hum is gone now, not perfect but not expecting it to be perfect. Next time the strings come off, I'll ground the bridge properly.

I go the guitar back today, ok it's all playing fine now, but it's still buzzing like crazy. If I touch a volume knob, or the input jack, it goes away. The bridge isn't grounded either. What should I do?

Took the guitar in for a setup tonight, so when I get it back it should be basically finished.

I installed the bridge off center :mad: so I have to re-place it in the right spot, then have it set up.

I got some better screws now and it's holding no problems. My truss rod tool is stuffed, all chewed out from other projects lol so I'm thinking I'm just gonna take it to a shop and get it strung and innotated. and on top of not having the proper tools, I have stuff-all time to work on it (and do a GOOD job) at the moment, so I'm better off taking it to some chap who knows whats up.

The actual heel is pulling out, and yes, the screws are rather ****, so I'll look at grabing some better ones today.

Ok, I'm having some serious issues with the neck. I screw the neck in all fine, it fits nice and snug in the pocket, and I chuck some strings on. As I'm tuning up, they continue to go flat. I assume this is just because they are new and keep going. I notice the action is all over the place. I look at where the neck joins the body and the strings are slowly pulling the neck up and out of the pocket. I Thought I'd be a smartass and make the guitar a 'set neck', by combining normal screws with liquid nails! I let it set over a few days, chuck the strings back on and it looks ok for a while, but now I can see it's still pulling up, just slower. I'm not talking about subtle movements either, this thing looks like it's about to do a flip right out of the pocket! So I'm stuck with a guitar that's 99% done, and absolutely stumped on how to keep this damn neck in place.

What else can contribute to bad humming? Shielding (or lack of)? Dodgy soldering?

Haha, thanks for the feedback guys. Just out of curiosity, is it possible that I'm gonna get more hum by having the input jack in the control cavity and not it's seperate cavity? I'm waiting for the neck to settle in (it's a being a bit iffy...stay posted), then I'll chuck some strings on again and see how it sounds. It seemed to be humming quite a bit first time round. The wire I'm using isn't the best. The original shielded wire or whatever it was broke off, leaving me using hookup wire for the earth and input wires. Also, should I be grounding the bridge somehow?

That was my special place for the input jack. Eg I put all this work into the rest of the guitar but get lazy when placing the input jack so I just chuck it in the same cavity.

Cheers. It turned out wayy better than I expected it to. It's not going to be everybodys cup of tea, but I love it, and that's all that matters to me. It looks awesome up close, but fantastic when viewed from a distance.

It's being taken for painting today, meh, only 2 weeks later than expected. Let you know how it turns out.