the third eye

:ph34r: you probably couldn't swirl the paint with the dryer as you usually need something physically moving through it

and if it did work you would get really boring patterns no intricate detailed swirls

an idea i've been kicking round is after you dip the guitar in

what if you used something to suck the paint out like a pump or something?

i've never heard of it before

one day they'll invent guitars that play themselves

ooohhh.... AI .vs human guitar showdown!!

don't worry..the one will save us(stevie vai!!)

pretty nice

to tell you the truth

for some reason i don't like it

could be the colour

whoa!! i love the finish on that guitar you linked to!! :o

i also like the idea of transparent red or green

personally i wouldn't go orange

lookin really good!!!

what sort of finish are you planning? :ph34r:

all hail the finish king.......again

that is so so so so lush :ph34r:

Hi Michael

whereabouts in Aus are you?

i'm in Tassie

can't really help you in finding wood

have you asked any luthiers?

there are a lot of people overseas that could make a body for you though

i guess this is one of those things where you gotta strip the guitar and see how it's connected first

in the next couple of weeks i hope to refinish an RG7620 and maybe a

Yamaha RBX765a (bass)

cool site speedy, have you read the thing on electrical shock?

that's bloody scary!

You just have to make sure that on some part the shielding paint has to connect to the earth wire, usually found on the back of the volume pot, or the wire that runs from the bridge.

Thanks,

did you mean the earth wire i need to connect the shielding to is found on the bridge or volume pot,

or,

that the connection to the shielding can be found there

therefore i don't have to worry that i'm covering the whole pickup cavity with paint?

don't know much about the layer of shielding paint under the pickups

does it matter that it gets covered in a layer of paint and sealant

when refinishing?

will it affect anything?

people don't seem to mind that it's covered just as long as it's there undeneath...but why?

questionsquestionsquestions

i never seem to runout :ph34r:

for my jem shipping was $130

but doesn't matter anymore i've found another

tis too

i like my birthday

who else can say they were born on friday 13th

ok sorry,misinterpreted the question

and i meant to say wood is organic therefore a feature it possesses

is that no two are the same

(jus worded wrong)

i know what it means

and if it's the same quality/wood..etc

then the sound should be basically the same

i say basically because wood is organic(no two the same)

many people build their own bodies

there's a few tutorials on it in the main site :ph34r:

and some of the members here have made their own

OMG first jem on the moon!

one small step for jems

one giant leap for ibanez!

seriously looks awesome though

epoxy 330 i think

you may be better off making new inlays

same thing i'm doing soon

:o whoa 5.6cm? for neck dots?

you sure this is the right measurement?

thanks

that is what i thought you meant but i was a bit unsure

cheers for clearing things up though,

appreciate it

what shape and size is the inlay?

just thought i'd chime in and say that is one classy lookin guitar

seriously awesome job bro!!

and to be offered a job after your FIRST DIY guitar!!!!

nuff said.. :ph34r:

However, I believe that the dots in the JEM are metric. your best bet for the new dots are, cut off thin slices from a clear acrylic rod, then it's perfectly round,

ok i feel really stupid now

but some things about the brass tube aren't making total sense yet

if it's used the way i think you mean then what difference does it make if

it's perfectly round to start with

if i'm right then does this mean i need different size brass tubes for each different size cutout?

and do you mean by "the dots in the JEM are metric" that they are all uniform sizes?

sorry, but i just want to be sure

Thanks

i had to edit my post cause it did this © too