imikeyi

thanks, i never used any diagrams. i printed our a picture of a rhoads body(just cut the neck off in paint and printed it big enough to just fill the page) then i measured the neck width at the 20th fret in the picture and the 20th fret on my own guitar. then i found out how much i need to multiply the pic to get the actual width. (example, pic width 1inch , actual width 2.5inch's. you would multiply the pic by 2.5 to get the actual width. pic x 2.5 = actual width. ) the lengths i just gave are not real DONT USE THEM!!. measure all the lengths in the pic and multiply them by the # you got. all the angles will stay the same. i hope that helps you out. if you have any more questions just post them or private message me.

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Wait... so you took a picture of a guitar off the internet, and converted the measurements by using a crude ratio, and built the guitar based on that??

I will look into it Thanks !

Thanks for the reply man

If you do try it, please share!

Hi

Is there any way to change the shade of colour of a white pearloid pickguard to say, blue? Maybe by staining or similar?? What equipment would I need?

Thanks

Really, I did not know that about the Pearly Gates. Makes sense though, because it came stock in a fat strat

Thanks

ok thanks

the reason im asking is because my 22 fret strat with 250K pots doesnt get any harmonics compared to my 24fret charvel with 500Ks. And I'm trying to determine if the reason is JUST because of the humbucker (Pearly Gates vs Custom Custom) or also because of the pots.

Hi

My question is straight forward

Do 250K pots kill off 'EVH' style harmonics? If so, should I switch my tone pot to 500K, or my volume to 500K or both?

Thanks!

Ok thanks for easing my mind!

I'll get a mint green guard and work from there

Thanks for the reply

I always thought shielding was only really done in the pickup cavities but I had read somewhere (possibly incorrectly!) that the pickguard often has shielding too. Since my pickguard is 3-ply, I thought this might be true. I actually have no problem with hum at this stage, my guitar seems very quiet; Im just hoping when I change the pickguard, the hums stays this way

Hi guys

I have a USA strat at home with a pearloid pickguard. I want to take it out and put in a plain white pickguard. Furthermore I want this pickguard to look a little 'old', like this beauty:

My question are: is putting in a different pickguard going to affect the hum-shielding that my guitar currently has?

Are some pickguards better than others?

To make this relic style finish, I've heard about rubbing coffee on it- is this the best way?

Thanks!

cool

im saying this because i have a guitar with a very thin neck, and virtually unfinished.. its ultra smooth and i love it.. but guess what happened when i tried playing some vintage strats?? I COULDNT! damn that was a shock, so now Im playing a strat but its like re-learning for me..

anyway good luck

kramer (musicyo) sell a richie sambora model guitar actually, although the inlays dont look as good as yours. good work

if it was me, i think it would be better to get used to using a non-scalloped neck.. i mean sure if you're yngwie malmsteen you dont really need to improve your technique, but otherwise, you could end up pushing your technique into a corner, so that you can only play well on scalloped necks.. which would be bad..

Also, the value of the post can effect tone. A 250K pot will give a warmer tone than a 500K. You could try this.

I have heard this. I recently installed a new 500K pot.. maybe I should try a 250K one? The thing is, what else will the 250K pot do to the tone.. will it result in less strong harmonics etc?

on the topic of picks, i prefer the dunlop big stubby 2mm. they have little indentations for your fingers and the end is kind of tapered, so it glides real easily and doesn't get caught up a lot.

I have some of these, and agree it makes picking a lot easier, but in the long run it made me a little sloppy when i went back to other picks!!

thanks again everyone

the bridge is a vintage trem. you're right, i am using plastic picks, maybe i should change to nylon.. i guess it doesnt help that they're 2mm but i love them thick because I feel it really strengthens my technique

anyway i think westhemann is right when he says the alder body and hot pickups really transfer it, i guess i'll have to live with this

Thanks for the help guys.

Unfortunately, I don't think it is my technique because I don't get that sound on my Epiphone guitar. Also I pick in the middle (where I'm supposed to). Nevertheless I tried using thinner picks and it did help but the problem is still there.

I tried lowering my pickup much further down but it did not stop the problem either.

My guitar only has a bridge pickup so I can't test the neck position because there is none

I'm not quite sure where to go from here... but on a slightly different note, can I use the same strings when I want to replace the pickup or should I use a new set? Only because I've been using new sets all the time and this is annoying

Thanks

Hi

I have a Jackson/Charvel Journeyman guitar. It has an alder body, rosewood fretboard and maple neck. It is by its nature a bright sounding guitar, and I have a problem with the way it plays. Particularly when I play on the upper frets, I can hear the sound of my pick hitting the string (no I'm not talking about the 'note' sound ), its a high pitched annoying sound that really is like taking a few hits from an icepick in my head.

Originally it had a Seymour Duncan JB trembucker in the bridge position. I thought this was the problem because I had read that JB's only really sound how they're supposed to in deeper guitars (Les Pauls etc). So I put in a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (TB-11) which was supposed to null down these highs. But it hasn't worked, and I still hear this irritating noise.

I have recorded this noise for you (I used a POD), its not as bad in the recording as it is live, but you should get the picture:

Problem Sound

What I'm asking you guitar experts, is this a problem with my guitar and the way it is made? If so I'm going to replace it (but that would be a shame because the neck is the most comfortable thing I've ever played!! )

Thanks

Michael

hmm yes i agree that the inlay doesnt really go with the paintjob, but the paintjob on its own looks really really good!

thanks man

thanks, but where do i put the cleaner?

I don't think they're available yet to retro fit, but this place sells custom made guitars with the speedloader:

http://www.sthacguitars.com/main.html

Maybe they can help?

will do

thanks

thanks guys

a single humbucker is all....

are all pots the same shape? (will it fit straight into the guitar and knob?)

what kind of comics are THEY??