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It's doable, but it won't be easy. If you put a 24 fret neck on a Strat body and keep the scale intact, you have to move the pickups to make room for the extra fretboard (custom pickguard anyone?). Then because of the design of the Strat access to the upper frets will be restricted. The advantage of having those extra 2 frets will be nil because you can't easily reach them. This side by side is of an Ibanez RG350 and a Carvin Bolt. There are lines across from the nut, 12th fret, 21st fret, and high E saddle to show the comparison. You could always call Carvin and see if they will make you a Bolt neck with 24 frets. It's worth a shot.

If you Google "fender 0039003000" you'll come up with this page that lists the US Fat Tele and the B-Bender Nashville Tele as using that switch. Looking at the Fender website I found this: Guitar Parts Resource has them, but it looks to me like the same switch Stew Mac sells here.

The first thing I'd do is see if the output jack wires are reversed.

I think there's a larger issue here than one guy who wants to build a forgery for personal use. If PG as a whole allows one imitation to be shown without negative commentary, it is (to me anyway) tacit approval. That says to the entire world that Project Guitar endorses and encourages forgery and fraud. Even though one person doesn't intend to defraud anyone, ever, it might just show the wannabe crook new ways to take other people's money. Not cool. Everyone has to make the decision for himself what is immoral, but what is illegal is on paper and is not too difficult to interpret. Here's an idea: if you don't want to catch a bunch of crap over using a stolen trademark, just don't show pics of it.

Here's ya some pine. Click This guy does some sick replicas too. Think Old Black, The Fool SG, Page's Dragon Tele, Rocky, etc.

This is an Asian company, right? Ever read the instructions that come with some Asian products? You'll laugh your ginger off, especially if it was translated from English to (insert language here) and back again. Just because something says "guitar" in English it may not have meant "guitar" in whatever the original language was. Again, never assume anything.

Here are two guidelines I follow: a. NEVER assume anything. b. ALWAYS be specific.

Two questions: 1. How close do you get to those lights? 2. How often? Seriously? I think I'd rather just buy the sticker and lamitate it myself.

Now that the problem is solved I'd like to offer my 2 cents. I'm not at all familiar with the guitar in question, but if the nut on the jack is loose enough to let it turn in the hole, after a while one or both wires can break. I've fixed more than one like that.

There's this guy, on this other forum ...

Texas is a long way from Hollywood.

From TurtleWax.com FAQ: What is the difference between rubbing and polishing compound? A: Rubbing compound has heavy, gritty materials for slicing away heavy oxidation. Polishing compound is less abrasive and typically used to remove mild oxidation and slight scratches prior to waxing.

Brake fluid will take it right off. Oh, you said without damaging the original finish. Never mind.

I saw the thread on the other forum. Have you tried them?

Very sad day.

That reminds me of something ... It was April the forty-first Being a quadruple leap year I was driving in downtown Atlantis My Barracuda was in the shop So I was in a rented Stingray And it was overheating So I pulled into a Shell Station They said I'd blown a seal I said, "Fix the damn thing And leave my private life out of it Okay pal?" While they were doing that I walked over to a place called the Oyster Bar, a real dive But I knew the owner He used to play for the Dolphins I said "Hi Gil" You have to yell, he's hard of herring Think I had a wet dream Cruisin' thru the Gulf Stream Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Wet dream Gil was also down on his luck Fact is he was barely keeping his head below water I bellied up to the sandbar He poured me the usual ... Rusty snail, hold the grunion Shaken not stirred With a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich on the side Heavy on the mako I slipped him a fin On porpoise I was feeling good I even dropped a sand dollar in the box for Jerry's squids For the halibut Well the place was crowded We were packed in like sardines They were all there to listen to the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsal What sole Tommy was rockin' the place with a very popular tuna Salmon Chanted Evening And the stage was surrounded by screaming groupers Probably there to see the bass player One of them was this cute little yellowtail And she's giving me the eye So I figured this is my chance for a little fun You know, piece of Pisces But she said things I just couldn't fathom She was too deep, seemed to be under a lot of pressure Boy, could she drink She drank like a ... She drank a lot I said "What's your sign" She said "Aquarium" I said "Great, let's get tanked" Think I had a wet dream Cruisin' thru the Gulf Stream Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Wet dream I invited her to my place for a midnight bait I said "Come on baby, it'll only take a few minnows" She threw me that same old line "Not tonight, I gotta haddock" And she wasn't kidding either Cause in came the biggest, meanest looking haddock I'd ever seen come down the pike He was covered with mussels He came over to me and said "Listen, shrimp, don't you come trollin' around here" What a crab This guy was steamed I could see the anchor in his eyes I turned to him, I said "A-balone, you're just being shellfish" Well, I knew it was going to be trouble and so did Gil ‘Cause he was already on the phone to the cods The haddock hits me with a sucker punch I catch him with a left hook He eels over It was a fluke but there he was Lying on the deck, flat as a mackerel Kelpless I said "Forget the cods Gil This guy's gonna need a sturgeon" Well, the yellowtail was impressed with the way I landed her boyfriend She came over to me, she said "Hey, big boy, you're really a game fish What's your name" I said "Marlin" Think I had a wet dream Cruisin' thru the Gulf Stream Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Wet dream Well, from then on we had a whale of a time I took her to dinner, I took her to dance I bought her a bouquet of flounders And then I went home with her And what did I get for my trouble A case of the clams Think I had a wet dream Cruisin' thru the Gulf Stream Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh ...

Both hands, but I never could quite get the salute from 3rd Rock From The Sun.

Like I said, vacation. I'm sure he'll jump at the opportunity to serve you when he gets back.

According to a guy I know of who has researched it, Gibson's TV finish was pretty much like Fender's blond. They started out more or less white. The clear is what yellowed, so some are more yellow than others, depending on the environment they lived in. Take a look here.

Or he could be on vacation ...

Shhh ... don't tell Mick about that pickguard. He'll have his kids out peeing on stuff again ...

No, I stumbled across it somewhere a year or so ago.