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I dont see why plexiglass wouldnt last as long as you used a bearing on our router bit, but I do have to agree with Rog on the lexan suggestion

I would be more worried about the strings pulling thru the body than if it feeds back.

So Ive done 3 practice runs of the fabric finish, and no problems. Now of course, on the one that matters, I ran into a problem. After the final coat of clear was applied and hardened, I started wetsanding the body. On 2 areas (one by one of the pickups and one by the pickup selector) the cloth soaked up a bit of water and raised the clear just enough to make it cloudy. Leaving it out in the sun for a day dried it out, and became unnoticable. I dry sanded with some 800 just to be sure and reapplied more clear. Again, it has hardened, but now I am nervous about wetsanding and buffing. Is there some alternative to wetsanding for that mirror finish I long for, or do I just have to chance it? I forgot. Its a PPG 2 part clear urethane(same as on automobiles)

Im not sure if thats what you need or not, however from experience, I would not plug anything you value into the wall socket by itself. I lost my Lee Jackson modded Marshall because of a lightning strike at my rehearsal space, and it wasnt even on. For the 60 bucks or so, I would spend the money anyways.

I lift weights. 12 oz at a time.... I was the kid in high school that hung out in the auto shop, and my exercise was riding my bike/board to the ramps. Was a drummer till i twisted my knee 360 degrees snowboarding. Doc said I could continue drumming if I didnt plan on walking after 30 years old. Thats when I picked up the guitar.

That red latex in a can is available from Eastwood automotive products. You dip steel tools in it to provide a cusioned handle, however Im not sure of any reaction to the guitar, and the finish comes off eventually. Mine of course is in extreme case as my hands are greasy and oily and are abused every day.

Email sent as well

My s series had 22

I string mine backwards. The ball end goes in the tuning peg, and I cut the string a bit long, lcok it in, tune up and rock the house

For sure. I made that mistake back in the day. Went to within a 1/16 of the fretboard, and the neck bowed past where the truss rod would correct. God thing it was a practice on a cheapo neck.

You can drill the holes out to say 1/4 inch, then glue in some 1/4 in dowel rod, trim and sand flat, and redrill so long as the body will be painted. As far as drilling straight, I have used a buble level ruberbanded to my drill to aid in drilling straight, but not to stabilize

Just got some things from there. Scraper set, Guitar hangers(have to be modified) Misc hardware. Not bad for the price and fast shipping

Just says made in japan. Would rather not have to make it. Not a bad idea though

Im lookin for a neck plate for a lawsuit ibanez les paul in gold for a customer of mine. Of course its not standard size. Everyone Ive seen has the 2 by 2 1/2 "strat" plate. The one I need is 1 13/16 by 2 1/2. Anyone have any clue where I can get this?

Thanks in advance

I remember seeing a tutorial on the rory strat (pics and all) but I am not sure where. Try searching relic or relicing

Guitarplansunlimited.com They did a custom Iceman for me, and I believe they will do custom sets, just email them

Upside down crosses?

1 b

2 a

3 b

4 b

5 Same as lovekraft

There is a full tutorial on converting a RG body to jem body, and an inlay tutorial for doing the disappearing pyramid inlay. Buy a cheap RG and practice on that rather than starting from scratch. I just picked up a complete RG220 for under a hundred bucks. Also READ READ READ. If yer short on cash, I have found Hiscoks book and Kochs book at my local library. Lot cheaper than buying them. Good luck

Does anyone have pics of what lacewood looks like dyed? All I have been able to find have just been Natural. How does it take to dying? Staining? Bleaching? Im thinking about using a drop top on a refininsh for one of my own guitars once the weather coperates.

A tube guitar head I guess. More specific maybe?

Yes it would, unfortunatly I dont have a working camera anymore thanx to my 2 year old. Sorry.

Welcome to the forum. If you want to build a tele for your 1st guitar, why not. Just a few hints before you get bombarded, If you havent done so yet, pick up melvyn hiscocks book on building electric guitars. It is a wealth of knowledge for the beginner and it will answer most questions you may have. Also use the search function before posting questions to avoid people telling you to use the search function. Happy building

True, but the crack isnt that wide yet. It looks like a finish crack on the wood itself. It isnt even wide enough to inject glue with a needle yet, and if I pull on it i dont want the crack to go fatrther. Right now its only about 2 inches long.

I have a guitar body that I hope to save, and Im not sure if its possible. Where the neck meets the body , there is a crack. Looked like the crack you get on most older non aanj ibanez bodies in the finish, but when I stripped the guitar, its in the wood. Is there a way to prevent the crack from getting longer? I was thinking of drilling a hole through the body, and gluing a dowel rod in place. Is there something not so drastic, or should I split the body completely and reglue J/K