People have been asking how much I would do it for and I'm honestly not sure. I would be up for it, but right now I'm just playing it safe until I've got a few fully completed ones under my belt.
The price for just a fretboard would be lower than a full install since there's less work from not having to remove/attach the fretboard to a neck but I only have access to a few new fretboards with limited options (radius, inlays, woods, fret size, etc). I do know a fellow that might be able to make me some replacements with any features someone asked for though. But if I were to just throw out a price based on what I've done so far, with all the materials, wiring/switch, and new fretboard, maybe around $75-100. But once I get that far, I'll see what people think of price ranges...
I will say that if I were to do it, I wouldn't charge $450 like the other places...and they only use LEDs in the neck The main reason I chose to do it on my own was the crazy prices I've seen. But once I get further along with everything, I'll give it some thought in terms of prices for materials and time (which it takes a lot of, unfortunately).
I'll have to get back with you on that one. My camera cable has run away, haha. But basically, the strands are held together with heat shrink tubing and then go into a larger piece of HS tubing which is on the LED. The strands line up flush with the LED face and then the HS tubing is warmed up to secure it all in place
Yeah, the only thing I'm still looking into is the power consumption if it's running on a regular 9volt setup. I've got several guitars with EMGs wired at 9 or 18 volts, so I have a few options for testing it.
I've thought about that and I'm looking into it If it's all small enough and reliable, I'll give it a go.
That would be sweet! Maybe some kind of weird pully/potentiometer setup...
Definitely possible. Either as centers in the existing dots or to light up the entire thing. They shine very nicely within pearl. I've got some really cool inlay ideas that would incorporate fiber optics, but unfortunately I don't have any inlay experience yet.
MJ