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  1. guitar2005
    Guys, I used to have a link to a place in the US that had pre-inlaid fretboards. They looked like they were nice quality. Anyone know who makes these. I'm looking for fretboards with the usual inlay Gibson inlay patterns. Thanks
  2. guitar2005
    I'm sure you could find ebony binding. There's a place here in Ontario Canada that has 'em. I make my own binding now. Its so easy.
  3. guitar2005
    To do the job properly, I would heat up the neck joint and separate the neck from the body. I would then clean the neck tenon and body mortise from all the glue. Only when everything is nice and clean would I reglue the neck in. You should be able the clean off the glue with some warm water, a little area at a time.
  4. guitar2005
    The cloth wire I use is multi-strand. Its a joy to work with.
  5. guitar2005
    Very nice.
  6. guitar2005
    Don't put a tele neck on a strat shaped guitar. It looks wrong and ugly IMO.
  7. guitar2005
    An aftermarket neck will be a cheaper and faster fix. Just a simple question though... Can you measure neck relief on the low E string? How does it compare to the high e?
  8. guitar2005
    Another question - Where is a good place to get SS wire? Allied Lutherie has some and I was going to order some truss rods from them. Anyone else use their wire? Comments?
  9. guitar2005
    Great! I think that I'll be trying this on my next build then. Does the Stew Mac fret nibbler (for bound fretboards) work well on SS frets?
  10. guitar2005
    what about frets 1-5? Do they intonate ok?
  11. guitar2005
    I'd like to try stainless steel frets on my next build. I hear that they can be very hard to level and dress. Is it just a matter of having a litle more patience should I do to do a slight fret levelling/crowning on my neck? It seems that with the amount of playing I do and my playing style, I wear out the frets a lot. If I could reduce the number of times I have to re-dress the frets or re-fret, that would be great. Actually, my '97 Strat is in need of a re-fret in the next 12 months for sure.
  12. guitar2005
    Glue another dot on top with CA and sand flush.
  13. guitar2005
    Yeah, but you'd sill need to clean up the cut. I've tried this on the miter saw and its ok. I use it for the rough cut and then clean up with my router jig.
  14. guitar2005
    Arghghghg! Blasphemy! Maiden, Priest & Randy... hair metal? Twisted Sister, Poison, Warrant etc - Those are hair metal. Randy's tone was'nt too good on the 1st album. I blame the engineer. His tone on the live Tribute album is really good IMO. As for the mid scoop, gain to the max, emgs and what not, I agree. They all sound pretty much the same to me. I've never really analyzed that sound but its becomes very hard to distinguish the tonal differneces when the mids are scooped, the bass is boosted and the're tons 'o gain.
  15. guitar2005
    So where did you order them?
  16. guitar2005
    As much as I think that wes can be condenscending, metal tones are affected by the guitar and the way its built, pickup selection and wood types. I've been playing metal for too long (I don't want to date myself here... LOL!) and I can hear the difference between Maiden, Priest, Rhoads, Iommi, Metallica, Megadeth, System of a down, Killswitch Engage, Dokken, and the list goes on and on.... Maybe its just a question of liking/disliking a certain style. To some, all rock & roll sounds the same. To some, all opera sounds the same.
  17. guitar2005
    I'd be interesed too. Looks like a nice way to get into building a LP for the first time.
  18. guitar2005
    Well it's very strange. I reset and checked every angle and blade height, but no matter what I do I can't get a level cut (length and width). It has me totally baffled! Could be your technique?
  19. guitar2005
    For the string ferrules, you'll need a counter boring bit. I got a couple from Fastenal but there are other sources for them. There's a picture in the page linked below (look for how John drills the string ferrule holes on the back) http://www.modernguitars.com/page/archives/003706.html
  20. guitar2005
    Don't do it. You will only be dissapointed with a benchtop jointer, I guarantee it as you already have been with the one you have now. Sell it, save up and get something nice.
  21. guitar2005
    Read: "That's a $35 RG body that I picked up to use as a crap-kicker-outter/test bed/beater guitar." But aren't you trying to make this into a guitar again? .... or are you just fooling around with this body as scrap and throw it away ?
  22. guitar2005
    +1
  23. guitar2005
    The brass doesn't come in direct contact with the wood or strings. There's no way it could affect "tone". As for mass, having more of it at the bridge could help with sustain, but that's about it.
  24. guitar2005
    Man... that's too bad you screwed up with the router around the input jack, but I don't understand how you did the same mistake twice. Looks like the router bit's ball bearing followed the input jack recess. Is that intended?
  25. guitar2005
    This is the best method and explanation I've seen so far. I believe that its the same method that David Myka uses. http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Ski...e.aspx?id=30182
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