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  1. What program did you use to draw those?
  2. This is a program I got off the Roberto-Venn website. It's very useful for making wiring schematics: http://guitarmodder.com/beta/
  3. Did you ever end up fixing this?
  4. Guitar: An American Life by Tim Brookes is absolutely amazing. It is about the author buying his first custom built guitar, and the history of guitar as an instrument. I was poking around in the library one day when I came across it, and didn't expect much at first, But after a few pages I was totally hooked. I can not suggest it highly enough for any guitar head, although it does focus on acoustic guitar for almost the entirety of the book. Here is a page with a more balanced perspective: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-American-Life-Tim-Brookes/product-reviews/0802142583 cheers
  5. It's great! Stays in tune better than any trem bridge I have played. Doesn't dig into your hand to much when palm muting. Sounds really nice also.
  6. Thanks , it gave me a reason to record some goofing off XD. I especialy had fun with the whammy drop at the end
  7. It would just make the pickups be in the wrong order, switch wise. check for any exposed metal in the pickup wires as they may be grounding themselves. It could be a defective switch. You may have overheated the switch. Please post pictures of the setup.
  8. Lace sensors: Red in bridge, Silver in middle, and Blue in neck. Chrome Tele knobs Sanded smooth neck fender electronics
  9. I have made peace with its more 'worn' finish. It still plays great, and sounds great too. Had some electrical trouble with it but that got fixed. And demonx, your finishes are better than good.
  10. That thing looks like a monster! could you link some videos or audio files of you playing it? from what you were saying that pickup must sound great distorted.
  11. did you use this switch? http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Switches_and_knobs/Lever-action_Pickup_Switch.html cause everything I have heard about it say's its a piece o crap. Check for loose connections, especially at the solder points for positions 1, 3, and 5. tug firmly (not hard) on them also if they are not loose because you may have a broken wire inside the solder connection (This has happened to me before). Check and see if any wires are grounding or partially grounding themselves. Also, don't be nervous as this is unlikely but still possible, if you overheated the switch it may not work properly, but again this is unlikely as you said it works on 2 and 4. Please do post pictures.
  12. OK! its fixed. After looking at it until I went cross-eyed, I said @*$* it, swapped out the out jack because it was the only part I wasn't sure of, and BOOM no hum. BUT WAIT, I put the pickguard back on and it starts humming again. Then after a few more minutes of blindly staring at the thing I notice the switch is touching the shielding paint, grounding it. Once again, duck tape saves the day. I just put a strip in between the switch and the body and the thing is quiet. thanks for all the comments helping
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