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Im sorry if this thread is old and im reviving it, Ive just got a question... Where do you get the vaneer or the wood strips? Is there anywhere online I can just order them from? Thanks!

Ok I got this bass from this kid for 40 bucks and was gunna shine it up and make it look new then resell it for 80 bucks to another kid (good deal eh?) I took it all apart and rewired it, go the electronics working, used some murpheys on the neck make it look all pretty, then the final step buffing and waxing out the scratches. When I finished waxing it, i picked it up with two cloths as to not get any fingerprints on it, and being stupid, i picked it up near the bottom, and as soon as i put enough pressure on it, off it went. It flung out of my hands and bounced a few times on the pavement. Lucky me, now I get to sand it all down, and repaint it. I did just get a new airbrush that ive been wanting to test out though. To make this thread more useful, post some ideas for me to paint it. Im not very skilled yet, but I want to try something (if you guys know smashnmash from the ultimate-guitar boards) with masking tape and an x-acto. Its a silvertone normal p-bass. http://images.misupply.com/products/full/S...rtone/b11lh.jpg ^ That one.

Oh alright, thanks.

Hey one of my guitars pickups are really weak and buzzy, i heared that you can strenthen the pickups somehow by putting more wire on or something. Anybody heared of this?

ok, I was on these boards a while ago and I saw some sort of flat piece of wood used to put into frets to make a fretted bass fretless. Ive already done a few searches on it and I couldnt find this old topic, could anybody help me with this? Thanks in advance

*drumroll* I am proud to announce... my kawai guitar now offically plays. Im so proud of myself, I just got the strings on a few minutes ago, and its still falling out of tune, but at least im making a noise with it.

UPDATE! Guitars goin good, new pickups and tuners, electronics done and my new bridge and tailpiece are on the way. I ended up buying a bronse gibson-like floating tailpiece and bridge, and when theyre here, Ill just string it up and it should be ready to play. Naturally the photogenic boy I am, I got some pics. As youll see, the new pickups really make the guitar look new. PICTURE POSTING RULES NOT FOLLOWED.

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haha its unclej! reconize me? Its my archtop, from the acoustic board. Your probably right, Ill just have to drill some new holes.

Very vague title, I know. Ill explain. I ordered new pickups for a archtop guitar, the guitar is pretty beat up, everything works as plan, accept the screws down line up right. Im afraid to drill new holes in it because of cracking. What I was thinking was, could I aucually glue the pickups to the body? I was thinking about glueing some dummy screwheads into the holes just for decoration. Any input will help, even if its to say hi. Thanks

Its been a while so I thought Id update you guys. The body work is completed, I ordered some pickups on ebay and theyre on theyre way. Once they arrive, Im hoping to get the electronics done, then all I need is a bridge and tremolo. Its looking good tho.

haha... Australian Dirt is Ac/dc's "Have a Drink On Me." The intro to it.

alrite got an updated picture for ya!

Couldnt have asked for a better answer. Thank you, that helps ALOT.

It may be kawai. My thought is theres an independent guitar manufacturer. Im looking at bigsby tremolos, thats what Im hoping to put on it. I have a piece of the tailpiece and its just a plain rusted piece of metal, most likey used for a cover. My two ideas are: 1: Buy a tremolo and a bridge, and raise the strings high enough with the bridge to match the neck. 2: Cut the neck where it connects to the body low enough that the tremolo matches up with it, and suck the pickups into the body accordingly. Im thinking 2 might be cheaper and 1 may be easier, and I have a nack for distroying projects. Ill just be sure to do alot of measurments when I find a cheap enough tremolo, till then Im still trying to refret it, or find somewhere to do it for me. School is in 6 hours so I should get to bed.

I found this great diagram that shows how I need to do the wireing on my guitar, but what I was wondering, was on the volume pots, do all of the prongs into the pot do the same thing, or do certian things do certain things. Like do I always need the one all the way to the left to go to the ground? Thx in advance.

Update: Body work is done, glued and clamped it, and that nasty crack along the top is gone. Now Im working on the wiring, and in the market for a new tailpiece and bridge. Nothing left to work on without getting more parts. Im happy to say everything is going smoothly so far.

So, how much ya charge for a pool cue...

Hey guys! I had this idea, If I were to put an aucual piece of paper on a guitar, maybe glue it down, then spray it with gloss, would it gloss over leaving it unable to be peeled off? Or could I eventually rub it enough times until it falls off. Also,will the dyes in magizine paper run if they get wet with gloss? Thanks in advance!

Oh man, im absolutely in love with the voodoo series too. Every once and a while you see one on ebay for an unbelieveable price. I heared somewhere that their coming back out again, but I seriously doubt that. Any clue why they were discontinued in the first place?

very very nice, i love that look.

Hahaha thanks! But I think Im inspired enough to give it a go. Ill give this little orphan guitar a good home.

Alrite got some pics! Just an overhead view, you can see my shadow and a bee near the bottom. (that thing almost stung me) Now you can see the damage Closer up. If you look close, theres a crack along on this side too. A nice shot looking right down inside of it I think that says kawal, if anybodys got any other ideas, tell me. Side view, you can see how long the crack is. What Ive found, is if I press agent the neck (pressing on the neck, twards the body) I can aucually make the seams line up again. What Im thinking, is would some wood glue do the trick? I know the strings will give me a little more levrage twards keeping it on there. Once I get the body completed, Ill work on the bridge, then the frets, the frets look pretty worn. If I can, Ill work on the pickups too, Although they work, Im not sure how well they work. Seems like a fun winter project, I aucually got the guitar itself for 5 bucks, but Im thinking all together, its going to cost me around 50-60. If anybodys got any information at all that I missed, or just want to comment on it saying its a piece of crap, anything (I mean ANYTHING) will help.

Has anybody here ever heared of them? My friend just brought one over, Im not sure the term for it, but it looks like an acoustic-electic. The body is cracked down the seams. It looks like sombody dropped it sideways on its neck. The bridge is completely ripped out, leaving 4 small holes in the body. The electronics work, but Im not sure how well. My main question is, is somthing like this even worth refurbishing? Maybe it would make a good winter project, but mind you Im a n00b when it comes to project guitars. Ill have some pictures up in a little while.

well, from what i heared softer more higher quality wood gives a better tone