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Will dissconecting the middle pup on a strat make any difference soundwise? I have dissconnected the tone pots already, and i think it sounds a bit more alive.. You have guessed it...i like Malmsteen:)

Using Burmese Teak these days, does not sound good to me.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...nited%20Nations

Here you can see it explained by the maestro himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4d88wV7yXQ

looks really neck heavy..

Looks fantastic!

Check it out

http://www.sonoinvent.com/index.php?option...3&Itemid=40

...by the way. The guitar looks great!!

Identical pickups would have looked even better.

i have one strat with a brass nut (malmsteen model) Does it sound "better" than any other strat? Absolutely not!

I really dont see the point...What are you going to do with this guitar? If you are going to use different tunings, it helps.

Ive heard that Steve Vai is going to have this on his guitars now.

Buy something YOU like. Asking for opinions about what pups you should have is like asking about what you should have for dinner tomorrow.

I really understand why he doesnt want to show us how that "thing" sounds like I would love to see him tune up that thing. I also wonder if theres a pickup under that cover at all..

Tonezone pickup, heavy strings and tune down to d. Youre maple body will love it!

it makes a makes a difference...but not as much as youre amp, youre strings, youre pickups or youre fingers and picks. Thats my opinion on the subject. I bet Van Halen (and/or the worst player in the world) would sound just like himself if he had either played on my all maple guitar or my mahogany/ebony guitar.

Here one guy not happy with a fender.

Fantastic! im youre number one fan.

.. i would like to see em with walnut knobs.

Yes a double bass might be a bit neck heavy.. im going to use hipshot lite tuners and make a long upper horn.

youre right aidlook. I dont need separate volume for each bass. but i think i will go for separate blend and tone

so this is what i have so far

-three way switch on upper horn. fretless-both-8string

-master volume on lower horn

-blend, tone, blend, tone under 8string bridge

-two outputs with a three way switch for each. That way i can use two rigs and send each bass to either rig1, rig2 or both. Hope that works. I have some looping ideas and i think that might be cool.

im not in a hurry about this project, but for those interested i will add some pics when i have something to show. Im not in the same leauge as most of you other folks here, so i think i will need some input on this one:)

i agree with you. Less is more.. But i have some plans for this bass and that plan gives me 10 knobs and switches..and that will not look good. i have to come up with something clever.

I have never played a double neck before, so im a bit afraid about the balance. What about yours Erik? is it neckheavy?

Im planning to biuld a double neck bass. One of my concernes is that it will be to many knobs, and i dont think that looks good. Is it possible (dont laugh:)) to have all the knobs built in a box, seperate from the bass? connected with some kind of cable...

I have one mahogany bass with emgs on, and it sounds good to me, but i think ill go for alder next time..lighter, and in my opinion better sounding for a bassguitar. But maybe a mahogany bass is just youre cup of tee. Go for It!

I would definitely stay away from Brazillian rosewood for other reasons than looks and sound. Lets save some for guitar builders in the future!

i love the look of black limba.

Have you tried the emg booster? if not ..you should, before instaling it.

I have it on one of my 81/85 guitars and peronally i find it useless. Thats my opinion.

Great! i play an all maple myself..

I ment "sounds a bit Mr. Scary"

i like maple! its cool and its not endangered.

..but an all maple guitar with an emg 81, sounds a bit scary

Do you like it?

I work in a music store from time to time and i have blindfold tested every Fender and Squire there is. (at least in my country)

The result is alway the same..the american made Fenders do always win the test. BUT i would like to have someone from Fender tell me why i have to pay sometimes 10 times the amount to get an american made guitar. The difference is not that big.

Any suggestions to what i can tell my customers who ask that question? ..other than status and american sallary.

Why cant Fender build theire best guitars i taiwan?

is a two piece body better than a five piece? if so..maybe someone should tell Alembic and Carl Thompson