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MadSkillzMan

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  1. guys im quite stumped im trying to wire my restored aria diamond. It has 2x single coils, and i had to score a new switch. It was much like the old one. It has the output pole in the middle, and 3 poles on each side of it, so 6 poles. Theyre connected though, so it looks like this: *_____* *__*__* *_____* For the life of me, i cant figure out how to make it so BOTH pickups go on. I can easily figure out 1 pickup at a time, but not both...though i havent tinkered yet, i assume if i bridge anything on the switch, ill get both pickups when i dont want both ANy infto id really appreciate it guys, thanks in advance
  2. well the crestwood i took a wack at just by pulling out pickups. i used stiff craft wire and kite string. No matter how imaginative i got, the input jack would only allow for literally a few threads to come out of its hole the more i looked...here the damn guitar was made with the walls of the body so thick, its impossible to get anything of any useful length so i slapped a big nut on it and im waiting to go to the guitar shop to get some more input jack nuts. I actually tried carefullly filing and sanding a funnel shape to the inside of the input jack hole, with minor success. It gained me a few more turns on a nut, but the important part is, no one can tell i did it, and so far thats all thats important right? i think ill wing the totally sunken one with wire and such unless i get super pissed at it thanks guys
  3. hi guys, im istting here looking at 2 cheapo guitars. One was payment for moving a piano, and the other is a friends who said if i can fix it, great. One is a Crestwood the other is a Diamond. 2 nice looking guitars. Anyways. The Crestwood has the input pot just floating around somewhere inside of it, and i beleive its unsoldered. Also along with the pickup selector. From the looks of it, it seems as if this body has been separated and worked on before. Its pretty much the same sitaution with the diamond, however EVERYTHING is inside and rattling! It has great action and one hell of a thin neck, imo its worth fixing up for me..plus itll be a nice learning expereince. SO. Based on the assumption i have to resolder everything in the diamond, and tons of work ahead of me on the crestwood, having already been cut open at the seems, what do you guys suggest? Should i shoot hours trying to fish it out? Or should i bust out the heat gun and razor blade? Thanks in advance!
  4. ok guys last question. ive seen some nuts that just say for gibson, and some that say, gisbon les paul...this is for an SG..im talking about the precut ones does it matter? so far i see that using a fender nut woulndt work...if i ever find a rolling nut dirt cheap somewhere id pick it up to play w. it and make it work thanks in advance
  5. oh thanks a ton guys! Ptt-Guitars your right, it would suck if i used a peice of fabric. I just didnt know how much of a big deal it was on an electric, compared to acoustic i think the local vintage guitar shop has some premade ones. I think ill checkout graphite. I didnt knwo if bone was a usable thing for electrics. Dont ask, im new to some of this, though im confident i can do it. If i did locking, wouldnt i have to drill my neck? or no? Also, what about the rolling nut some fenders use? Use that alongside with the locking keys? I had a jazz teacher that had that setup, and i never understood what the heck it was til the other day. Now im assuming it only affects the open strings? Still though, itll be neat. little off topic, but any opinions on the upgrades i plan on doing? the pickguard, extra pots, tremolo, etc? Pickups are a must, but i need $$ for all this, so one thiing at a time. Im just curious, ive never talked to anyone who took a bottom of the line guitar, and upgraded it to one of its higher models. I appreciate the help guys. Thanks a ton.
  6. hi guys. my beloved epiphone SG has a cracked nut..the E and A wont stay tuned for the live of the guitar, not to mention they wander. It was plastic anyway. My fault im sure. So, im curious, on opinions for nuts on an electric. Graphite? bone? rolling? I LOVE this guitar. Its a cheapo SG, but the thing is, ive yet to find a neck this thin, and frets like this. Its better than a wizard neck, and the frets arent jumbo, i think theyre about medium. It just a guitar id never replace. sure i could afford another one, but why should i when im content with it? I am thinking of upgrading it more as time goes on. For starters the full face pickguard, and now im seeing tremolo setups for the SG on ebay. Then imi wondering about rewiring the pickups and add 2 more knobs.. I dont know if type of nut affects tone like on an acoustic, so i know you guys would know. Thanks in advance everyone.
  7. alright sorry im taking forever...now i need to fix this thing! i gotta gig december 10th. Im playing for this guy whos got a pair of record producers looking at him and he needs a real guitarist...so i got the job hehe..but i need a guitar with REAL tone. Thats this thing here. im starting to wonder if the bridge was simply made too high. Alltogether, bridge and the peice under it, i measure 2.3CM which = 0.90551181 IN At the 12th fret, unfretted, it measures .5CM (0.19685039 IN)from string to fingerboard. The neck does look crooked to me, however next to my usual 6 string, it doesnt seem THAT bad..yea its a bit higher but not as outrageous as ive always perceived. I might just take it to the local vintage guitar store and ask what they think. They have those archtop bridges on ebay that allow intonation adjustments for about 15$ total, so if it isnt neck, im so going with that...but i wont keep my hopes up I'm gonna try to get pics up asap Does that help at all guys?
  8. Not yet on the measurements. however, we have a humitifier that produces pretty good steam, i think ill give it a try on my junker guitar first its just the neck is too darn curved. not warped, where its crooked left or right, its just really really high action
  9. sorry i havent replied, mailer isnt working.. anywyas, hows this to screw with ya, there is no trussrod. Its a 50s silvertone that says nothng more than "Steel Reinforced neck" At the headstock there is no rod adjustment, and its an archtop with Fholes, so i doubt theres an adjustment inside However, is it possible if i removed the neck id find a truss rod adjustment nut? i havent tried anything BTW, busy with school and such. my 3$ guitar will be my soul gunea pig for this, and ill post pics and results as i go
  10. hi guys. i have been carrying around this relic silvertone archtop guitar, however the neck is quite bent. An old hippie at the local guitar store always has em like this, with action as good as an electric..however i dont A. have the cash for a repair B. love the guitar too much to part with it Ive read about neck resetting, and this guy definently doesnt do that. he'll have 50 year old guitars, with PERFECTLY straight necks....well not perfectly STRAIGHT but you get my point. it wont be an angled heel, the neck has very little bow in it a friend of mine claims the old guy simply uses an every day ordinary steam iron for laundry. He works at a competing music store i guess. Said he heats up the frets, leaving the steam gush as much as possible, moving from the 3rd to the 7th frets, back and fourth, until finally the neck is easily movable. my friend said he did it on an 80s electric and it worked wonders. claimed he didnt remove the fretboard or anything Now ive got a 3$ guitar to test it on with a bowed neck, hump in the body etc lol an OLD 12 string i bought at a flea market with bent neck, sprung block body hump, and a Kay classical, thats 3/4 scale. i can play it, but the neck could be straighter. the above are my guniea pig guitars. Anyone have ANY knowledge/words of wisdom on this method?
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