redwhiteandthemaple

Holy... Easter.. That's a lot of sawdust... Keep it up! And Happy Easter!

I completely agree, but I'm specifically talking about children. The West assumes that the role of government is priorly to educate and the role of family (i.e. parents) is to teach morals. But we also assume children don't have the sense of right or wrong. We also know that there are such thing as "bad parents." While adults have a stronger moral sense, but not to say I don't care about them, it's just that there's a huge amount of investment in children - their future. By legalizing it, it's one step closer to their reach. "Their" including children and teens as well. I realize that the West also believes in majority government, that truth is decided by number of votes. This is to say they have no fundamental base, a sturdy base, which they stand upon. This is also to say they do not have morals, in the sense that the wrong can be right, and the right can be wrong. To me marijuana is another case of the issues of morals in the Western philosophy. Yea, I agree on that. We all know that actions speak far more than words. I think Canada improved on this, this year. Stephen Harper (the new Prime Minister) setup the Federal Accountability Act, which as the name implies, politicians will be held accountable for their actions and words. I have a little doubt it's going to work, but I also have some hope that it might just work out. I'm not too familiar with American politics. This is what I believe.

That's something I picked up from some eBay seller. I think it's true. I don't remember paying duties/taxes for items under $200. But still.. the brokerage fees... I hate 'em.. cr_XD, good luck on your project and give us some pics when you're done! OR even better, pics of your progress!

Wow.. I'm surprised at how many people has said "yes" but as expected of the final outcome. Nonetheless.. still relatively high. Sorry I didn't have the time to read the.. 10+ pages. But I say NO. It's not a health issue, it's a moral issue. I have a bad.. really bad.. experience with this. On the bright side, I don't do it anymore. I'm not gonna talk much why, because I don't really have the time to write an essay.. But it basically immobilizes your learning ability. Mind you, you can still perform your everyday tasks as long as you haven't blazed the whole half quater pound in one day (i.e. you didn't smoke much). But if we believe life to be a living learning/discovering experience, it goes into conflict with the Western philosophies. Not even just Western.. it's a global belief. (This concludes the first point, very brief.. very very brief) The second is it's dangerous, also morally, in sense that a child grows up with weed. He learns that the 'highness' has a nice feeling and links it to the idea of 'escape.' But this 'escape' soon becomes 'avoid.' So the child smokes whenever he feels like he's faced with something. As to speak, he runs away into his little 'vacation.' Again.. life has taught that '**** happens' and you have to face it. (I'm not gonna argue whether there was a divine intervene or not). You might say, well, that's the same with alcohol or even just regular cigs, but you have to look at it this way first. Was legallizing alcohol and cig morally right in the beginning? Interestingly, there has been economical discussions to say that why weed is not legal (as well as coke) and alocohol and cig are. The bottom line concluded that it'll create an industrial boom within the producers (e.g. Cuba), as much as the North America would suffer economically, but politically (e.g. military, as the powers will be more in balance than before) as well. Time and experience have taught me lots of things. You can convince me that medical usage of weed is okay, but as far as legallizing? (Even 15 ounces in Ontario) won't pass me. Just my humble opinion.

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. Guitar pricing vs. quality should represent more of a linear graph. As you go to the high ends, pricing goes ridiculously high, but its quality increases so little relative to the lower ends. I don't think there's too much probblem or difference in the lower range such as approx. >$700. So bottom line: you should get what you pay for!

I LOVE THAT SURF GREEN STRAT! AWESOME RELIC! Did you do it?? If you didn't... IT'S STILL AWESOME!

Here's his rig setup, he changed few pedals around since 1989, but his tone is still all in here. Steve Vai Thought it might interest you.

So it's a no go... K. Thx everyone!

K.. this might be a dumb question. But can I put a spindle sanding drum into a router table setup and use it as a spindle sander? Actually I think the answer is yes.. but just checking. Also, I'm guessing it would work on a drill press too?

Talk about pirating.. Anyways.. If you have some free time.. G3 Live 1996 (Satch, Eric Johnson, and Vai) G3 2003 Live In Denver (Satch, Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen) G3 Live in Tokyo 2005 (John Petrucci, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani) Yes.. it's free.. Enjoy!

I'm not 100% confident, but there is almost no customs charged for goods under $200CAD and they don't even require signatures for most of the time. I have had some wierd experiences with borders. Some goods I bought were charged almost no customs, taxes, and brokerage fees. While for some other goods I had to pay for more than I thought. Link 1 Link 2 I think these are as accurate as I can get without having to call in to my local customs office. So, for most goods bought from US, you are not likely to be charged with duties, or at least not too much. GST and PST (Ontario is 15% total) This is where you'll be vulnerable I think. The Custom Brokerage Fees, I had some goods I ordered at about $300 value via UPS and they charged me $60.. Ouch.. Hope that helps. I live in Toronto, btw.

Where are you getting these fingerboards?? Did you custom order it for the vine inlay route? Also, pre-slotted? So the fretboard comes ready to be glued in literally? Also, does that mean it's been crowned and ready to be played too? Sounds like it could save a newbie like me some time. I'm not too fond of control knobs, but as long as it doesn't get in your way of playing. Intersting bridge for a JEM. It's just me but I really don't think JEMs look all that good with the 'natural look' I mean the guitar itself is very modernized/future concept. But whatever floats your boat. As for the monkey grip, I think this guitar would look better without them, too. And yes, vine inlay all the way! Keep the pics coming! And Good job!

Checkout Canadian Tires automotive section.. They have some good colors in regular size aerosols. A bit expensive, but better than having to regret later on.. I think I've seen some metal-[insert color here] in Motomaster or DupliColor.. or check your nearest automotive store, they can be very helpful. I think you should stick to no-binding.

I'm not a fan of BCish guitars, but it's a nice blend with traditional double cutaways and the 'pointy' concept For some reason I keep thinking it's a 7stringer. I second the dark gun metal. It'll look nice. I was thinking reversed shark fins/teeth for the inlays. Just a suggestion. Oh question, just wondering where the strap buttons gonna be? And keep up the good work! I can see the woman and the blade? but what happens after??

I think mp3.com provides a good sense of genres/subgenres for the ordinary people. Yes I know..! you would argue that some are mislabelled and so on (espcially if you go into punk..) And I like how they put each artist into several subgenres to give a better perspective on their music.

25.5" LP! Wickeeeddd! That rosewood looks really really dark.. I always preferred white with gold hardwares, but this guitar gives me a second thought. It looks 'pure' and delicate in its own way. Man.. I love your guitars.. Good job!

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Ahhh pls.. As I said before.. Try a clear pickguard(?) if you're so worried. StewMac 10" x 13"

Are those GFS pickups from eBay guitarfetish? I like how the dark the guitar is but doesn't look metallish at all. It's very.. PostModern Good job.

Ahhh your cellphone!!! Good job! Looking good.. Is that your school shop? Looks nice.

Need I say more? Hmm.. actually... How do you guys clean your hardwares + How do you clean/ or at least tidy up rust? Such as sweat bubbles on bridges, etc.

NP dude. The stetsbar will fit a SG, carved top or not Read here Also, like Batfink mentioned you should check for your string spacing! Just email them, I'm sure they'll reply, they do want customers Sry can't help ya out with the SG as I don't own one.. Maybe this might help too. Look under "Tang Top" I think he's the first one on this forum to build 1 with stetsbar.. as far as I can remember. Ciao.

Try a transparent pickguard I like the design. Where did its inspiration come from?

FretFX It doesn't require you to modify anything and it doesn't affect your playability. Well.. That's what they say anyway. And of course, it's independent of the guitar circuits.. Any idea(s)?