Mr Alex

err 1. auckland 2. I think its macrocarpa(my uncle told me it was and he knows his stuff when it comes to wood).and its only the back of the guitar.

Bluegrass shred metal, the music of kings.

I've got 2 select singles(dual blade) in my japanese fat strat, nothing especially wonderful, but heaps better than the stock pickups it had. My only real gripe is that they're epoxy sealed so i cant practically add any winds, cos right now ive got 15k bridge humbucker and 6k neck and middle, but ill probably wire them in series and swap for a 3 way, so its 2 hum style. If your on a budget, buy them, they waste anything from samshim, and a lot of mighty mite too!

totally agree, in new zealand its the cheapest one the shops have, and definatley the best, it just irritates me the length of time it took to get how i like it.

dont have a gibson but the bass side post should be 1/8" back from the treble side, and your neck angles may be a little off. try the fret calculator from stewmac, they give exact placement measurements for any scale length.

That would be in Rotorua(Rotovegas as we call it) probably, its like our national tourist resort, but its a city.(and only tourists go zorbing, we are cunning when it comes to tourism, we have heaps of crazy activities no nz'er would dream of doing).

I bought one a few weeks ago. pros. cool name, no scratchyness, no one trick pony, built like an elephant, awesome tone, and its true bypass. Cons. irritating by how adjustable it is. because its so well built it weighs heaps.

Looks too much like the ovation headstock(not really a good thing).

Hi, My name is Alex(betcha couldn't tell). I'm a 16 year old hobby builder from New Zealand(Nee-uw Zee-land), and no, we are not a state of Australia, which is an all to common misconception. I recently left school to pursue my interest in wood working, mainly guitar building. And also to begin a career in automotive engineering. I'm now onto my 4th guitar(although the only one I still have anything to show for). I began building a lap steel out of Kauri(beautiful native timber), turned out a treat, till i tripped over a lead and fell on it, snapping off the headstock, still haven't made a new one yet. Second I spent hours carving a mahogany body only to find a large boarer(however it's spelt) patch in the centre which rendered my efforts useless. 3rd I built a semi hollow electric from some various materials I had lying around in my shed(mdf, maple ply. etc.) had an awesome tap tone, but was a little too heavy(?) and the necks I made were all a bit thin., So finally I began building my current guitar, which is a carved top cedar and macrocarpa creation(very resonant). Rimu(another beautiful native) for the neck, till it fell out of the vice with 20 kg's of clamps and hit a cast iron camp stove, now I have a cracked camp stove and and a mutilated neck. Some would say I should give up, but I will persevere and have already begun making a new neck(this time with far less expensive wood). Thats pretty much my story. I hope I haven't bored anybody! Rock on!!!!!!!! Ohh Ive also moddified my japanese SX strat(cheap and very playable), from excellent guitar, crap electronics. to excellent guitar, scary electronics(takes couple of minutes to explain why I use mini switches and on board distortion instead of blade switches and candy ass, no distortion) its a little bit country, and a lot of rock and roll! And if anybody can tell me much about my Suzuki no.7, I'd really appreciate it. its a 1958 if that helps also.