Vaiper

Yeah thanks rhoads. Im in the clear now. WEEHEE

No I wouldnt sell them as strats or anything, I run a home-based custom electronics company called X-Fire and I would like to start building my own guitars. The only problem is I suck when it comes to wood etc. I guess what I'm asking is if its ok to build guitars MODELED after strats, teles etc, but not actually CALL them strats, plus theres the companies I buy parts from, I havent been able to find any info on where they stand when it comes reselling etc etc. If this makes no sense just ignore me, im up way too early .

This may seem a stupid question, but after reading a few pages of the thread (dont have time to read them all unfortuneatly as im heading out soon), am I to understand that if I also order parts from a site such as Warmoth or something, assemble them as a full guitar, and sell them on with my own brand name, I could be legally shot down?

The bridge is basically a wraparound TOM style, so it would sit high compared to a regular hardtail.....like a LP.  The neck would need an angle (probably around 3 degrees) to get a low action.  The angle may be built in to the neck pocket, or the neck, or the neck may be shimmed.  I know at Warmoth they have the pocket route angeld for bolt-on necks with TOM bridges.

Bottom line...if the guitar can be set up with a comfortable action, then the angle is correct for that bridge.

Regards,

Brian.

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Thanks Brian. Thought I went wrong somewhere when I was painting it.

Did you get this guitar used? If you did looks like some one has put a shim in there, but that is WAY too drastic though. What kind of bridge is on this guitar? Is it set up correctly? How is the action & how does it play?

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I got it brand new around 3/4 years ago, its been lying in a closet for about a year, the bridge I'm not sure of although I have heard it called a "badass" bridge:

i believe its the bridge BC Rich put on all their bronze series warlocks at that time, the setup I'm not sure of since, as I said its been in a closet for about a year, so i'll probably need to get it re-done. At the moment I'm just testing the electronics out before I actually do that, because I couldnt even find it until 6 months ago, and it plays pretty well apart from the bottom three strings goin' out of tune if I play too hard.

Hey folks, was just playing my old BC Rich Warlock when I noticed this:

The yellow line shows the angle of the guitar itself when the pic was taken, mainly cos i was holding the guitar up and the camera in the same hand, correct if I'm wrong but my actual neck isnt spose to be at that much of an angle? I check all the bolts etc on the plate at the back, their all tight as they can be without doin permanent damage.. Any ideas? Of whats happening and How I can fix it?

Hey folks, me again. just wondering if anyone has used Kisekae Systems to get an idea of what a guitar will look like once your done? I'm not that great an artist so use it regularly to design my own. Some of my work:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/SgtSlash/Warrior.jpg

The Warrior

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/SgtSlash/Fire.jpg

Fire

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/SgtSlash/Water.jpg

Water

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/SgtSlash/Ice.jpg

My Personal Favourite - The Ice Queen

As you can see its pretty versatile, and theres a pro version that some dealers use so the customer can design their custom ax with their choice of parts. It's fun too

So does anyone know the legality of throwing together replacement parts that have been licensed by fender or other companies then selling them on? I imagine since their already licensed that'd be ok right? I ask because I'm not good with wood so can't manufacture my own bodies, but I just did a music electronics course and I'm itching to get torn into making guitars this way.

Ok well, it was black, it had a huge scratch, i repainted it, looks nice, but the electrics are fried. So does anyone know anywhere in the UK i can send it to be refinished professionaly AND have new pickups fitted if i supply them? If not, how much would UPS charge to send it to the US? I have a budget of about £150 ($235 US). Thanx Guys

Its went through the clearcoat to the paint, but it isnt exposing the wood

I have an old strat style guitar im trying to restore, but I wanna actually repair this scratch b4 i do anything else to it. The stoopid things HUGE. Anyone got any ideas how i could repair it on a low budget?