dash

bill jehle, a member of the site builds heaps.

if you do a searh on jehle you should find a lot of info abour cigar bax guitars.

here is a link to bills site as well.

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darren

wsc sell them, don't know about the quality though?

wsc website

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darren

hi guys

please forgive me if i'm wrong, but if the neck is a 24.75 scale neck, and the body is a 24.75 scale body, then it doesn't matter how many frets are on the neck, the bridge will be in the same position fo a 24.75 scale neck with 24 frets, 22 frets, 21 frets or 30 frets.

the 12th fret is in the same position if the necks are the same scale length.

again, i could be completely wrong on this, but i don't see a problem at all (or am i missing the problem??)

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darren

edit: sorry just realised that the issue would arise with the neck pocket (i'll just take my foot out of my mouth now!!)

hey prostheta

where did you find this info, was it put onto the net yesterday (ie: 1 April)

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darren

how about

angie - rolling stones

hard luck woman - kiss

lightning crashes - live

i recently heard an acoustic version of creep by radiohead. its off their pablo honey album, sounded great.

really though, do they have to be specifically acoustic? there are so many songs you could adapt just listen to a few unplugged albums, you could turn any song acoustic.

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darren

quite honestly, when i saw the template at the start of the thread i was totally hating it. but seeing it in the flesh (so to speak) i am loving this build. can't wait to see the finished product. workmanship is spot on too!

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darren

i really love the overall vibe of this guitar. the retroness (is that a word?) is really cool.

i agree with Xanthas about the pickups, but if you are definately going with a pickguard, you could always use the old swimming pool route method to reposition them.

the only other thing i'm not keen on are the controls all in a straight line, i think it could have flowed better if they followed the body lines, but hey, it's your guitar.

anyway, don't take my opinions as a criticism of your design, because i love the shape (i may even steal it for my first build! )

keep up the good work, and don't forget to update with your progress, i will be waiting to see how it turns out.

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darren

why not just redrill the holes to the size of your larger dowels??

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darren

try this link. pdf form, will print to full size.

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darren

ralph

could you please pm me with a price for shipping a set of the generators to me.

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darren

here one that was built by a member on this site.

clicky

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darren

hey

do you ship to australia, and do you stock the firepower humbucker set??

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darren

...if you inlayed the headstock backwards!!

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darren

you could always copy the original pickguard, athough a little unimaginative!

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darren

your best bet would be to buy brass angle.

i've got some that is about 5mm thick and about 50mm x 50mm. i think i paid about $5 for it. you can get it thicker than 5mm too. you could cut down one side to whatever height you require with a hacksaw and file smooth (or with an angle grinder if you are lazy like me!).

if the base plate is too thick, you could recess the body a bit.

i find that drilling pilot holes in brass is a bad thing, the drill bit seems to grab in the pilot hole and does not give a good clean hole (at least in my experience, although i don't have a drill press, just a hand drill). when you drill for the countersink, drill that first, then drill through for the screw hole.

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darren

i voted other. my favourite is perry's (not just because he's a fellow aussie) but it's so coooool.

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darren

found this in the warmoth gallery

hope it helps

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darren

i voted for godin's.....er....daniel's guitar.

i've never been a fan of his headstock shape (but that's his preference) but his body shape (to me) is beautiful and elegant (that's the only way i can describe it )

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darren

when i moved out of home and into a small flat, my neighbours didn't like the noise from my drums, so i sold my acoustic set and built a digital set.

i bought an alesis dm5 drum unit, and a practice pad kit. went to tandy's (radio shack in australia) and bought myself some piezo's, drilled a hole in the bottom of the practice pads and hot glued the piezo's inside. my mate soldered some jacks onto the piezos and bob's your uncle.

it didn't allow for dual triggering, and i already had a double kick pedal, and although it wasn't the prettiest of things, it was fantastic. the most expensive part was the dm5 which was about $400 from memory (but that was brand new). i had many years of playing on that kit virtually noise free, until i decided to upgrade my motorcyle, and sold every musical instrument/amp that i owned (except for my acoustic which i have had for over 25 years - no real value save for sentimentality).

here are some links for sites that tell you all about building pads.

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

it is so basic and simple, that i think it's criminal the amount of money digital drum manufacturers charge for their pads.

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darren

throw a set of emg's in it, and give it to kerry king when it's finished.

even if it doesn't look metal, at least it will SOUND metal!!

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darren

there is also this post that, together with verhoevenc's tutorial should get almost anyone set on the right path.

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darren

welcome joe.

i've never used spalted before, but you should pm drak. he is the MASTER of spalted tops. i'm pretty sure he uses CA to stabilise it, but talk to him first.

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darren

most people on this site HIGHLY recommend AGAINST listening to any thing ed has to say as well!

but back on topic, that yellow will look cool, especially with a black swirl (your name is swirlslave after all!!)

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darren

man, i'm loving this guitar.

i think it's one of the best builds i've seen on these pages for a while. (no offence to any one else!)

can't wait to see it finished.

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darren

i remember the project, but i want to know what happened to spaltosaurus???

that was killer (not fed to WOD i hope?? )

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darren