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  2. Replacement Set Necks...

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    hahha ;-) that would cost more than his epi!

    ;-)

    Well no actually the deals are pretty good for being a custom neck...

    my epi list for 699 (sells for 500 and change at any shop)

    ...and the www.soulmateguitars.com neck is $175 so it might be the way to go...

    those guys (come to find out) are only 55 minutes from my house...

    so if my guitar does not sell on ebay I may do that...

    I'll be it would play like a MOFO...

    here my guitar by the way...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

    :D:D:DB)

  3. Iron Maiden Stratocaster?

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Must be some Maiden fans on here that know.

    I did quick search in google but couldn't find too much on set-up Dave is using.

    (and yes I know.....he must have tons of guitars with all diferent set-ups).....

    But what would bring me close.....I know he had OFR on his strat, with SD JB junior and SD Hot Rails being mentioned. I know the Iron Maiden Strat (official Fender copy) has basswood body......but will Dave use this too???

    I have a 50'th anny strat book at home and it talks about his setup a bit.. if I have a chance I'll get some info back to you...

    and yes maiden RULES

  5. Audacity

    in Players Corner

    Posted · Edited by allstellar

    I downloaded Audacity (free, open-source) and found it to be a very stable, easy recording program. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this. This is the same free, do-what-you-will kind of software as Mozilla and AntiVir. I am impressed.

    I am an open source guy... audacity is cool for wav editing but if you want a free multitrack system just use ....................

    krystal found at

    http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/

    NOW THAT's the one you want...

    now buy me a beer :DB):D:D:D

  11. Fretboard Replacement

    in Inlays and Finishing Chat

    Posted

    By razor blade to score along the seam I mean an x-acto No11 type blade. Very very very carefully.

    Planing. The gaget that you run wood through to thickness it is a planer. The thing you run it over to flatten it is a joiner or jointer depending on where you live. Before we had electrical gagets that eat wood and fingers we had hand planes and hand jointer planes. The one I have is three feet long and I can flatten a board with it in no time flat. If I'm doing a bunch of wood I step over to the big Powermatic and save my forearms.

    You can flatten your fingerboard on the body by making a hand jointer.

    Take a piece of 1/2 inch by four inch aluminum metal. I've got a metal supplier in town who I've bought a bunch of stuff like this from. 6066 is a common grade. Used in all sorts of industrial applications. Stick sandpaper on it. Use super glue to stick a couple of wooden handles on the back. As long as you don't try to press too hard and just let the tool do the work this will flatten damn near anything and do as good a job as a $2000 power tool. Just slower. And sweatier. It also won't eat your fingers or grab and throw your guitar across the room.(Hmmmm how do I know that these things happen?) You can also stick your paper to a flat surface, like a table saw top and sand upside down. This will flatten stuff.

    Just remember to not rock the pressure back and forth. Stand in the middle of your stroke and keep your pressure uniform.

    Wow that seems to be the route to take.

    Thanks so much :D

  12. Fretboard Replacement

    in Inlays and Finishing Chat

    Posted

    I'm not convinced by the theory that pulling frets helps.  I does move the heatsource closer to the glueline, but I find the frets are far better at transferring heat than the fingerboard.

    That said, if you are 200% certain that the fretboard is not repairable you can pull the frets and plane off the fretboard, taking it down to .5mm will make it much easier to remove.

    In an above post I was told that with a set neck I would need to remove the fretboard BEFORE the neck.. so is it possible to use a planer on the fretboard?

    if so how ...

    Hmm, I'm learning alot here it ROCKS....

  13. Fretboard Replacement

    in Inlays and Finishing Chat

    Posted

    Heat is heat guys. A heat gun is no worse than a heat blanket, if you use it right.

    Always take a razor knife of some kind a score the finish first. Gibson oversprays everything first and then scrapes the bindings clean so there is a good chance that if you cdon't cut it you'll pull some chips.

    Always start at the nut so you don't have to have as much heat on the body.

    They make some really thin bladed doo-dads called palette knives. These are sold at artist supply stores. They have a really really thin blade that is rounded on the end. They're great to work in the crack and lever things that are glued together apart and are pretty cheap. I'd take one, press it against the seam and hit the blade with the heat gun at the back away from the wood. It will heat up and you can work it in. Once you get it going replace it with a thin bladed butter knife. I had an honest to god luthier show me this trick and I use it on funiture all the time with good results. I pulled the bridge off of my 1965 Epiphone Texan flatop about a month ago with zero damage to the wood or finish and it took about 15 minutes.

    Use a razor blade to score the finish?

  14. Saga Ht-10

    in The Marketplace

    Posted

    Look like these kits are out of stock (Due To tsunami) I hope they get back in soon.......

    anyone know of another similar kit?

    Similar, not cheaper, but look:

    http://www.grizzly.com/products/items-list...tar&StartRow=61

    No experience with these kits, but they look good.

    A bit of research yielded those kits... they look NICE.....

    but not in my price range as I am about to build a new hous ($SOAKER$)

    any others innthe 150 - 200 range?

  15. Set Neck Removal

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Is there any easier way?

    No. Not unless you're doing it on an acoustic.

    I've done one of each (acoustic and LP). And the answer is...

    No.

    Looking at a similar rapair.. on an epi-le-paul...

    how do I get the fretboard off on the body end where it lays over the body a bit...

    ( LOTS of steam is that the clue?)

    I guess I need son advice on this one

  17. Saga Ht-10

    in The Marketplace

    Posted

    http://www.universaljems.com/shop.htm

    Dunno if it's cheaper than what you have already found but it's from Brian.

    As it appears that you're new (my apologies if you aren't), Brian is the geezer responsible for Project Guitar so if you can, I'd get it from him (maybe then he can afford a hair cut, hey Brian  B) ).

    EDIT - Ahh beaten to it, but that's a mighty fine suggestion AlGee  :D

    Hey that was a quick reply...

    I am new here...

    I have not been into the "guitar scene for a few years" (had a baby)

    but I'm backl and this place RULES.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    THANKS

  19. Fretboard Replacement

    in Inlays and Finishing Chat

    Posted

    I have an EPI les paul and the fretboard has a crack in it..

    Ive revoiewed the instructions at several plaes hw to remove the necka nd fretboard...

    is this a realistic thing to try to do?

    I have sone several guitar builds and have an integral relationship with all my guitars...

    is my 3 pickup epiphone-paul ready for the dumpster? ;(

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