Kith

Sorry, I meant boss metal zone, not metal master

Ive heard good things about the jekyl + Hyde pedal

does anyone else know anything about it?

Which is most versitile, which is the best for heavy distortion, which is the best for light distortion, which is best for the money

if you build it, try using 100k ohm pots in it, instead of 500s.

It will make the sound fatter, and less brighty

An all maple SOLID BODY guitar would probably sound very bright, and it would probably be pretty heavy. it would have great sustain. if you make it, please post pics.

you may want to consider the SH 6 distortion for the bridge, trem spaced. I think the HR104n is a copy of the sh6.

too bright? tremontis are pretty dark

http://prsguitars.com/pickups/tremontitreble.html

see?

the tremonti pickups are my favorite, but they cost about $120 per pickup

I am working on a prs style guitar with a carved top, and homemade neck. (my first guitar) Really, If you are looking to finish the guitar quickly and easily, with minimal mistake risk, go with a strat, tele, or another flat topped, bolt on guitar with a pickguard. But if you take your time, be creative, and plan carefully, I think you could try something much more complicated.

best of luck to both of us

they do, check on ebay. most are listed at 2500 to 3500 US dollars

yeah, I imagine it would get an awful lot of fretwear after being played for..........a minute

I agree, theres not much you can do. Try setting your equalizer so it has a lot of mids and bass, with less treble. something like: Bass=7 mid=10 treble=3.

Warmoth sells conversion necks, so you can get a 24 3/4 scale on your strat, but they cost around 200 bucks.

you could try getting a new pickup, although NOT a PAF, they sound to bright. Get something with higher output, so it sounds darker, that uses alnico 2 or alnico 5, Not Ceramic

I was recently asked if I could make an van halen signature humbucker. I looked for instructions, and found this. (you will have to scroll down to find the instructions.) Hope it helps someone.

http://ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_gui...ickup_mods.html

the guy who wrote it doesnt seem too sure of himself

stand near your amp, with lots of distortion, and tap the back of the neck behind the 3rd fret without covering the strings. wait a few seconds. try a coulple times if it doesnt work.

I cant wait for someone to post a topic called "how do you build an electric guitar".

does chambering the body of a guitar really affect the sound, I know it creates more feedback, but other than that is there a difference? I dont care much about the weight of the guitar, it has never been a problem, so should I still do it?

I wish I worked for gibson

...........I dont think you can find a saga for that

ive heard it can take a long time to find the right lp

wow this has gotten off topic-- ill be amazed if anyone reads this.

Is it possible the 2 week suspension thing was a joke???

I just think its funny how people put Fender or Gibson logos on guitars they build. I mean, unless you are trying to build a certain type of guitar as close to the original as possible. Why would you put a brand name on a guitar you built? (unless you were trying to sell it as the original)

similar thing happened to me

I bought an epiphone les paul neck, in "great condition"

i got a beat up semi-hollowbody neck with a large crack in the fingerboard, a huge scratch on the back, a very dinged up peghead, and it only had 20 frets, with tons of fretware. I sent it back, and the guy I bought it from ( quickdeals4you ) was great, he gave me a full refund.

go on ebay, and look for neck logos. there are a ton of them.

Id suggest sticking with the 2 pickup version (cheaper, easier, and you dont worry about hitting your pick on the middle pickup)

as for decent cheap pickups:

1. Look on Ebay. emg and seymour duncan pickups still go for about 50-60 dollars, so dont buy them, but off-brand pickups can be bought very cheap

2. Mighty Mite mightybuckers Ive seen these on ebay for $15 a pair

3. Mighty Mite motherbuckers I bought a pair of these new for 43 dollars but I havnt used them yet

4. emg select humbuckers about 25 from stewmac

5. stewmac golden age pickups- Ive heard good things about them.

would wiring them so they can be switched to both coils in parallel help them clean up and get better clarity?

I will use either black or silver hardware with black plastic knobs. The original design was similar to a les paul, but I may change it to a prs style guitar.

by the thing the knobs attach to, do you mean a control plate like on a telecaster?

it wont fit on a carve top les paul. or do you mean potentiometers?

Get the book Build your Electric Guitar by melvyn Hiscock, It will help.

check to make sure the neck will fit the body.

soldering is not a big deal. a solder gun can be bought for 15 bucks, and soldering is easy.

As for humbuckers, It depends on the type of music you will be playing.

Id suggest passive, not active.

If money is no object, Id suggest using a Seymour Duncan Jb in the bridge and a 59 or jazz in the neck. thats a really versitile combination.

If money is really no object, use prs pickups

However, Money is usually a factor, so Id suggest buying mighty mite or bill lawrence, or kent armstrong pickups.

Just dont buy one of those dimarzio dual sound pickups. Originally they were called super-distiortions, but after a few years of popularity, people realized they really sounded terrible when clean, and pretty lifeless even when distorted. (people can be pretty stupid, they should have realized it earlier.) So Dimarzio renamed them "dual sound" and now uses 4 conductor wiring instead of 2. thats the only real difference.