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if it doesnt smell then its probably dry enough, my guitar stank for a week or so before i guess it was fully dry. I actually like the smell now!

It would be unique with a dirt finish................

Under no circumstances should you dress relief into a neck! It should be as straight as possible when dressing. I also play my guitars with practically no relief. Not that that statement helps in anyway

yeah if you can smell it, it needs more time. put it somewhere airy and it will dry quickly.

Use shielded wire from the output to the jack and from the pot/pots to the switch, the rest can be unshieded.Its better if all the wires are shielded if you can.

it sounds a bit odd that the guitar buzzes all along the neck. This probably means there is relief but not in the right place and or there is a little rise in the board as you have said. I would be inclined to have it fret dressed to see if it does make the difference. Big frets are easy to dress, also make sure your striaght edge is not just a ruler and is an actual straight edge.

thats what i wanna hear, i dont have the biggest router and i dont think it could handle something like ash.

Dont set your sights too high, design something thats achieveable and not stupidly difficult to make. The next one can be better/Harder

I had this problem with a RG570 that did exactly the same as yours, i strung it up with 9's and just let it sit with the rod loose and after a few month some relief came into the neck. You could bend it ith clamps and let it sit but i wouldnt want to do that with a brand new guitar..... Have you tried 10's on it? Have you put a straight edge on it? I could be that the neck has a rise at the start of the fingerboard or that the relief is there but just too far up the board. I am assuming that it buzzs at the first 5 or so frets and is ok after that?

I think Mahagony it is fairly soft too to be honest and easily work-able. If limba is like that then great.

I like the red best but how about this?

I just bought some nice black limba from rich, i have never worked on it before but i have heard that its a bit like Mahogany to work with. Is this Accurate?

I was joking before you know Honestly i think some of these designs are awesome, proper pointy guitars.

I'm sorry matt but its a no go-er. You cant release such beasts and expect the general public to be able to respect them, care for them and domesticate such animals. There would be mass death everywhere EVIL EVIL EVIL. Sorry lol. Nice work im sure you would have some takers maybe you could include a template for the headstock with it too?

I have a new strat too and when i got it it went out of tune when you looked at it! Heres what i did. 1, Make sure the trem is parallel to the body, that is make the trem studs the same height and adjust the saddles for the radius. 2, If you want the trem to float make it parallel to the body 3, To make the trem sit at the right height you may have to adjust the micro tilt on the neck so that there is a little neck angle. 4, cut the nut slots to the proper height and the double over some 1200 grit paper to polish the slots, then put some graphite in there from a pencil. 5, This is all i done and now it just doesnt go out and i mean it doesnt. All these thing need to be done or it will go out, I did not change the tuners, nut or string trees EDIT Put 2 springs instead of three and tighten them up, it feels much better too. I use 10's BTW The American strat trem is really a good trem if it set up right. They never are out the box.

I am impressed greg! Inlays really scare me. Even dots!

Please dont take offence drak, I take your points seriously and i am not going to barge in and say such and such about one guy and not let people burst off some steam when they need to. Who am i to say who is wrong and who is right?

You NEED to start making your own necks! I have read what you said but your work is sick, im sure it would turn out great.

There should be a new thread Called "The odd couple Drak and Greg"

Red is always difficult, they tend to look really flat and dull. Cant wait till u finish this, Arent you excited about plugging in? What Pups did u go for?

its looking good! Its nice to see u can take good photos too.

hey simo if you do decide on the Ibanez mono style bridges let me know as i can get them for you very cheaply. Then you can tell me where you get that damm Walnut. lol Wink wink. Seriouly if you do give me a shout

Anyfuther forward RGGR? We are all waiting, oh and dont use a dremel to do the neck/body joint it is to uncontrolable. I would use a cork sanding block shaped for the job. Keep up the good work.

its cool i just thought i would mention it.

The 550 has actually been discountinued and was only available in black for the last 2 years.You can get the RG1570 for £479 this includes the hardcase and comes in 2 colours. I have that guitar. Check http://www.guitarstrings.co.uk/search_details.asp?ID=737 and http://www.guitarstrings.co.uk/search_details.asp?ID=735.