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  1. I definately agree with everyone that you should spend the extra crash to get a genuine high-end floyd rose bridge. I made a huge mistake that has cost me much time and money when I bought my first guitar with a cheap licensed version. It has led to many many setups, string breaks, etc. Finally the other day I had someone block it. At this point, I just want my guitar to stay in tune and set up correctly. I could care less if I can't do dive bombs or bend the trem upwards. The cheap ones are more trouble than they are worth for sure.
  2. Hey folks. Thanks a lot for the speedy replies. Moth: I have heard of this method before, but wasn't told what measurement to use as the foundation to build off of, so thanks a ton for the scale length info. After a ton of searching, I finally found reliable scale length information on the washburn website via an old archived 2000 catalog PDF! The scale is listed as 628mm. Converted into inches this is 24.724409"...etc. Is this generally just considered 25" ?
  3. Hi all, I am new here, but have used this site's materials for several luthery projects in the past. Great wealth of information! Anyways, I am a bit of an amateur luthier and I am looking to begin a dream guitar project that I have been wanting to undertake for years now. The only problem is that I need help. My plan is to take the guitar body designs of 2 famous guitars and meld them into one unique, personalized body. For the base shape, I want to use a Washburn DIME Stealth (Dime 3 ST) model guitar. The only problem here is that I need accurate dimensions. The guitar was discontinued and no longer manufactured since Darrell's tragic death (RIP) in 2004. This makes finding accurate measurements extremely tough. Furthermore, these guitars are insanely hard to come by and are now highly expensive. The project that I am seeking to undertake will produce a completely unique body design and will be made by me, for me only. I will not be publicizing or selling this project. This is something that I have been wanting to do since 2004 and is extremely special to me. Therefore, I am looking for any information on the measurements of this guitar! So far, I have not been able to find any company that makes templates for it or has any dimensions/measurements. If anyone here owns one or knows where I can find information on them please let me know. I even caled washburn about this, but the service rep told me "they had no spec sheets" like the ones I wanted (...yeah right! Haha). I am so serious about this project that I have contemplated buying a cheap Dean ML Dime tribute and using it as a template, but I require a template of the Stealth model that Washburn made specifically due to its sharp pointed angles. The MLs have rounded corners that will not work with the body style I want to create, therefore, making the entire thing out of whack. Anyways, sorry for the long post. If anyone here could help me I would be much appreciated! Please email me at aksparks04@gmail.com Regards, Aksparks04
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