Guitarfrenzy

Sorry guys, I've been so busy lately with work, and time I do have has been spent playing music on weekends in a local band, or repairing, building guitars. I am seriously sorry if I didn't get back in touch with everyone of you guys on the neck jig, as I haven't really had time to mess with it. I did take the time today to rework it, and convert it to PDF file for download. Since I don't have a website to publish it, I sent it to guy who runs a blog, you can find it at this site below..

guitarwise.blogspot.com

Like everyone has said; read, read, read, and read some more. Then once you think you have a good grasp of everything, practice on scrap until you get good at what you read. Scour the internet for anything you might can learn to become better at your craft, and also get some Dan Erlewine videos on fretting, etc. They are very helpful, in that you can actually see the process that goes into it...

Good luck!!

I use guitar pro now that all my favorite tab sites went down, there still free.(the programs cheap)

GF - I didnt mean to "copy" your work, more of back it up. We thought you disapeared and didnt want somthing you spent so much time on to vanish with you. as soon as you get your site back, if you dont have your own copy I'll send it all out to you and take the version I have down.

It's cool that you backed it up, I appreciate it, I do plan on building a new site sometime in the future. I will be glad when this new update is over and I have everything done on this big project at work. It's been grueling, but I really look forward to getting back to PG more often. In the next couple of weeks I'll have everything finished. I'm also learning how to build better websites also, so I've not only gotten into Flash, but learning how to use Photoshop CS2, Illustrator 12, and Dreamweaver combined to make a visually pleasing website. My camera had also broke, so I just got a new Kodak that's 10 times better than the old camera I had, so now I can actually have some tools to build a new site when I get around to it.

I'm sure that they'll straighten it all out in the end. I'd be very very suprised if they didn't. Some companies are strange about credit cards though, it seems like it's easier to order online with one, than calling in and ordering for some reason. Keep us posted..

Dang Wes, that's a bummer. I've never had any problems with Musicians Friend before, so that's kinda suprising.

Cole you still want my How To Build A Neck Jig tutorial? I can email it to you. Let me know.

We'll I didn't have much time to devote to updating it and keeping it current, so when it came up to renewal I decided not to waste my money until I can do it justice. My job has keep me way too busy lately, and I'm still playing in two bands, plus I work on computers on the side, and still find time to build and repair guitars. So, as you can see, that doesn't exactly leave me much time for writing or editing webpages.. I'll have a site back up someday, it's just too much going on right now to devote to it. I appreciate your concern though, and although I didn't give you guys permission to copy my work, it's ok with me if you repost it as long as it's not edited. So how's things going for ya?

Did you check out any of the links I gave you yet?

Speaking of sites like those I recently found another good blog.

Jemplugged

Also, don't forget the one I mentioned before that has some Dan Erlewine vids on it.

Guitarwise

I thought it was just my computer at home last night.. glad to see it resolved.

Yeah, Rapidshare has it's drawbacks, but I thought I'd pass this link along for those who might not have that video.

Check out what I found.

guitarwise.blogspot.com

Hate to hear that Matt.. Hope everything works out for the best!!

You've came to the right place...

Welcome Aboard!!!

Check your paper for local auctions also. That's where I got my Woodmaster 25" planer/drum sander at. If I'd have had the money I could have bought all those tools you listed above for a cheap price.

I wouldn't buy used tools unless you got a good deal though. I recently called a person that had an ad in the paper about a 14" Grizzly Bandsaw, didn't have a price though. So, I called him, and he said that he was retiring and did construction work for years. He said he bought the bandsaw as a tax write off and had only assembled it, never used it, but then proceded to expect a new price on it. I listened to him ramble on about how he had to pay for shipping, and then all the trouble it took to assemble it. Then he said, I gave close to 400 dollars to get it, I'll take 350 for it now. I almost laughed at him while he was talking.. I suggested that he was too high, since it was a used tool. He said, "no, no, no, you didn't hear me right, I said I never used it, I bought it as a tax write off, and thought I could use it for our business, but we never used it." I could tell he wasn't wanting to give me a decent price, so I just politely told him that I really couldn't pay that for it, and if he considers coming down, call me.. lol Will he call back? Who knows, who cares, there is always a better deal somewhere anyway.

So, don't fall for just any deal, do your research and know what your buying!!

Last time i checked hamerhead stuido was free and exportable. havent used it in years tho

hotstepper is good too, http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/hotstepper.shtml

I was just going to mention that software. It's free and will keep a beat for you.

I like it, but for some reason, I keep thinking the bottom part of the guitar body was traced from a Budda picture.

Welcome to the forum Evan!!!!

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Another plus, if you buy from a place like linked above, is that they also sell extra blades for them.

Which reminds me, I need to order extra blades myself!!

i have been learning modes off of an website, and have basically memorised all of the modes in C Major. The problem is, I dont really know when to use them. I found a backing track in a certain key on some site and i tried to use it to play in the mode that it said, and it soounded completely off. Can someone please explain how to use them,or link me to a website that would do the job.

Chris

Chris it's a good sign that you could tell that it sounded off to you. That means, just learn your modes, but play from the heart and use your ears to guide you. I play all kinds of things, but I don't care what mode it's in, unless someone is asking me to analyze it. Otherwise improvise and don't worry about it.

Sure Scott, but isn't there an easier way than that.. I mean, that looks way too hard..

I think I've used about every method know to man to do contours and whatever works for you and give you satisfactory results, go for it. Here are just some of the few ways I've done this job..

* Belt Sander

* Angle Grinder

* Router with jig I made

* Bandsaw

* Drum Sander attached to a cordless drill..

* Copy Carver

* Rasp, Chisel, Surform and various hand tools..

Test on scrap first, and find a method that works for you.

Oh be a real man and use $800 pneumatic cutters like Warmoth does.

You mean you don't have that setup for cutting fretwire yet? Get with the program Robert.. haha

Is it me or is this the same exact tool that Stewmac sells as the fret tang nipper?

It looks like there's no modifications whatsoever and a lot cheaper too. Can anyone that has the stewmac one comment on the looks of the Klein one? is there anything different to it?

Can someone also comment on what makes the difference between the medium and large fret models?

Robert May and I have discussed this a long time ago, when I found out that the Stew Mac one I had was a Klien tool, except they use heat shrink over the handles to either cover up the Klien logo, or for better grip... lol

I'll let you decide.. ...

Although if you don't have an effective way to slot it like Perry mentioned, you'd be better off buying the Stew Mac one anyway... but regardless.. yes, Phil, it's exactly the same one...

Hard drives are cheap these days, just buy one and add to your computer. Have all your recordings stored on the secondary drive, and let your main hard drive run the software. You'll get more stable results this way, and you'll have room to record to .wav files and keep your recordings higher quality. Then encode them to mp3 to get the best sound out of them. That way you can even go back and redo the encoding if you want, or aren't satisfied with the sound, until your happy. If you go straight to mp3 you can't do that, and are stuck with the sound quality it captured, like GregP stated earlier. Just my opinion though.

You know, I was going to post something about the man's intelligience, but looking over that list again, $2,000 isn't a bad price to let all of that stuff go for. The only really expensive piece of machinery is the drum sander--everything else are just benchtop tools. He probably could have gotten more for the supply stock, but if he's moving or something then it would be worth more just to get rid of it all quickly.

I agree.

I agree he sold quite a bit for that price. I don't know why he set his Buy It Now price so low, unless he just needed the money real bad. Actually, the best way I've found to get good tools is at property auctions. That's where I got my Woodmaster 725 Pro Pak 25" Planer/Drum Sander/Moulder, for a little over 800 dollars. It runs perfect, it's just the people was getting out of woodworking business, and retiring to travel all over the country. Now I look through the paper everyday for auctions in my area that have woodworking tools!!!

There are some great deals out there, just have to find them. Oh yeah, and make sure when you do actually win an auction you have a way to haul the item home.. haha