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Eric you've got my vote The Bass looks fantastic

Hey guys I'm after some advice on which pups to use on my first build (a copy Les Paul) Body & Neck: Mahogany Cap: Lacewood Fingeboard: Ebony I'm leaning towards the SD SH-5 Custom(bridge) & Pearly Gates(neck) or the old faithful JB & Jazz combo What do you think? I'm wiring it up to Jimmy Pages setup and trying to acheive a diverse sound/s as possible I'm into Heavy Rock, Metal & Blues dayvo

Hey all I'm looking for parts for the Les Paul I'm building and I was just wondering if anyone has bought stuff from Guitar Parts Resources who live outside the USA. I'm wanting to know if any problems where had with the $5.95 shipping, and their reliability and backup. I'm sure they're upfront, but this is just for my peace of mind dayvo

I have a couple of .pdf files when printed out will give you a full size body and headstock of a 59 Les Paul. If you're interested let me know dayvo

Thanks guys for your info I opted for the epoxy cause its easy to get here in Oz When its dried and I've radiused it, I'll post a picture dayvo

Thanks mate I thought I needed the heavier bodied stuff Now to find larger amounts of it Here in Oz I've only seen it in 3ml tubes (which are usually only half full anyway), so I'll have to buy a quite a few to do the job dayvo

Cheers for that mate, but you guys are able to buy it in various thicknesses (is there such a word?) or viscosity I can go anywhere here and get superglue, but only the real runny (thin) stuff dayvo

Hey guys A few questions re:Inlays I'm building my first guitar (copy Les Paul) and am currently routing/chiseling out the inlay cavities (Trapezoid shape) on an ebony board The inlays are Paua from MOP Supplies in Melbourne What I want to know is how flat do the cavity bottoms have to be as I'm having to do this freehand If I dont get them dead flat can I use glue and ebony dust to even things out underneath the inlays? Speaking of glues, what can I use?, will Titebond do the trick? Looking through the posts just about everyone mentions CA Before joining this forum I had never heard of CA glue and I haven't been able to source any here in Oz, yet Any info would be greatly appreciated dayvo

OK The most likely cause of this effect is that you are holding the spraycan too far away from the spraying surface. Give it another lite sand and remove the chalky appearance, clean up, then try wetting it up a bit more by holding it closer to the spraying surface, but dont be too heavy handed or you will get runs and/or sags. Between coats allow plenty of time for the laquer to tack off ((touch dry) - gently use the back of your fingers to check for this, no unsitely fingerprints ) Practice on a bit of scrap first dayvo

Need more info Does the clearcoat have a cloudy appearance within it or does it have a sandpapery feel and some rubs off when touched? A little more info needed on how the topcoat was applied, by spraycan or gun If by gun what air pressure and thinning ratio? I'm not familiar with the products you mentioned but heres a bit of advice anyway If you live in an area of high humidity, or you painted on a day of extreme high humidity, it could cause a cloudy effect in your finish (moisture trapped within the paint) To relieve this try either heating up the spray area (room) PRIOR to painting or buy some retarder thinners to add to your paint mix prior to coating If its the sandpaper effect try lowering your air pressure and and adjusting your fan width (slightly narrower) and recheck the solvent to clearcoat mix ratio (maybe add a little more solvent, but watch for runs and sags) If done by spraycan warm up spraying area and experiment with your technique a little more Get back to me if you have anything to add dayvo

I'm still learning myself Check out the link to a guy that explains quite a lot about pickups Electric Guitar Pickups dayvo

Great looking guitar, mate Are the frets gold or is it the lighting in the pictures? I agree with eclipse666 as in it would be a possible GOTM contender dayvo

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Sorry mate, I'm still trying to suss things out myself You could experiment on a piece of scrap to see if you can get what your looking for, but bear in mind that lacewood and maple in their natural states dont look the same, colour or texture wise. dayvo

Dont use your brothers gun. If he has been using it to spray primer onto cars, you will never get it clean enough to spray clear finishes without blobs of primer/paint coming out just when you don't want them to. This has happened to me when spraying cars. Buy a new gun and use it solely for clear coats and if your going to spray solid colours buy a separate gun for that also. Otherwise same problem will occur as above. dayvo

Thanks for the info, guys I really want a bright colour on this guitar so it looks like I'll have to find the right bleaching materials here in Oz Regards dayvo

They are all fantastic, but my vote goes to mattia A very fine looking guitar, mate

I need some help! I am building my first guitar, a copy of a Les Paul. Body and neck Brazilian Mahogany, capping is Lacewood. I want to stain the Lacewood and possibly the Mahogany with some water based Analine Dyes which I purchased from LMII. I have seen Lacewood stained bright green and also bright blue on some manufacturers sites (US Masters Guitar Works being one) and I wondered if anyone out there could explain to me how this is done. I have been experimenting with scrap pieces of Lacewood and the color comes out much darker. I appreciate that Lacewood is not tremendously light in color to start with, as compared to the likes of North American Maple. I live in Oz and I was hoping not to have to bleach the Lacewood as I'm not sure if there is anything available here to do it.

I,m a newbie but I used to work for a paint company You will need to strip all the old Poly off either by sanding or by using non caustic paint stripper. The latter is messier but would be a lot quicker WARNING- if you use paint stripper be very wary of your glue joints. Put it around but not over the top of them. Scrape off the stripperwith a blunt scraper Wash down thoroughly with Metholated Spirits as this evaporates quickly and will help draw out any remaining stripper in the pores of the timber Give the guitar an overall very light sand, dust off, tack rag then your ready to grainfill and topcoat dayvo