Cletus Blackwater

I think I read here somewhere (I searched and searched and couldn't find it again) that if you drill through the body so that the screws of a bolt-on neck just pass through, you get a better sounding instrument. Am I remembering this correctly?

I was thinking of trying this out, but I want to make sure I'm following good advice before I destroy an otherwise decent instrument.

Thanks,

-CB

That's a beautiful guitar. I love the fretboard. I wouldn't worry too much about the gap, it doesn't look bad in the pictures. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

-CB

Try searching for AXL and Johnson together --I'm pretty certain they're the same company, just different brand names for different markets.

And yes, chances are highly likely it's the same kit as the Saga, or at least very similar.

But you know that you can buy an entire Johnson for about $100, right? No point in buying a kit--you can strip off the parts, refinish it, put it back together--you won't have to worry about the notorious fit issues with some of these kits.

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Thanks idch, that was the kind of info I was looking for.

As for the rest, I appreciate the loyalty y'all have for Brian, but I was just trying to get educated about the various kits. When I get ready to buy I will probably be sending Brian an order, but right now I'm just trying to understand what's out there.

Thanks all for the responses.

-CB

Howdy,

New around here and thinking about buying a Saga kit for a first project. So I'm looking around to get a feel for prices and shipping and see a kit that looks just like the Sagas but all it says is AXL. Is this the same kit? Different? I tried a search here but apparently 3 letter words like AXL aren't allowed to be searched on.

-CB

What's the head stock going to look like?