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  1. mistermikev
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!
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    funny, I was wondering if bridges for acoustics come pre-slotted or if you could slot them yourself... and now I know. I'm not sure which way I'd do this (someday) but it's best to have some options. thank you both for those - both great ideas.
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    careful sheriff bart... I think mongo is taking a liking to your backside (hehe - sorry, can't help my juvenile mindset... I am who I am)! does look v nice tho.
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    certainly is an interesting account, thank you for sharing. Forgive me for being a voice of condescension but if we assume you pay $15 for an epiphone pickup... then put $10 worth of parts into it... pay yourself $15hr for an hour to disassemble a pickup, then scrape off wax and reassemble... we're at $40. I buy used seymours all the time on craigslist for that... so I'm not sure it's worth it for everyone. That said I've been known to waste a lot more on much more futile efforts so in summary: rock on. Still good info, and I've replaced magnets/slugs on pickups with some success(convert silver to gold slugs comes to mind)... but it's the kind of thing I would really save for a pickup that I really liked or matched my guitar in some way, or just to have fun learning!
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    and you just are gonna ignore the MOST important comment I made re kirk hammet... must have really nailed you there (hehe).
  6. mistermikev
    I'm taking one thing away from this thread... curtisa is on record as saying kirk hammet is capable aka good. (hehe, he's better than me but I think it's funny) other than that... EVERYTHING effects tone... to a huge degree or an infinitely small degree. So IMO it's perfectly legitimate to talk/consider those things... getting carried away with the importance of fretwire is the same as getting carried away with importance of brushing your thumb across the strings as you hit an a chord. If it's .0000000000001% difference then it's a difference. If it's dogma to you... ok. If it's everything to you also ok. I weight your opinion with your ability and tempered with the fact that if you are good you are likely endorsed.
  7. mistermikev
    some nice progress. rock on. thing about sand paper is... you think a heavy grit will make it easier... but that is rarely true. selecting just the right grit can save a lot of effort, and switching to lighter grits before you think you are 'done' can actually save some effort too... but as much sanding as I've done in my life it has taken a long time to understand that! afa scratches... if you paint it you are still going to end up dealing with those scratches in the paint finish... so you might as well deal with them on the wood surface because it will likely save frustration. just one man's o.
  8. mistermikev
    looking great!
  9. mistermikev
    I wish it was a basement... but no... just the garage. technically my kitchen becomes my workshop from time to time (wife hates that!) and so I am going to clam 1 1/4 workshops.
  10. mistermikev
    wow, that's going to look great when it's done. looks like you got-her-on-the-run. nice work. soon my garage will be tollerable for more than 10mins at a time.
  11. mistermikev
    open it up and inspect. more than likely the mono jack has been disconnected or perhaps is making contact with the shield. ask youself: what changed? new cable?
  12. mistermikev
    that just looks outstanding!
  13. mistermikev
    well the good thing is.. at least in my experience... it's a very forgiving finish afa if you get a divot/blemish because new coats actually melt into old coats. stuff smells something aweful tho.
  14. mistermikev
    tar-swallow... that sounds like trail jibberish (hehe). eh, super jumbo, advanced jumbo, round shoulder dreadnought... who can keep any of it straight.
  15. mistermikev
    right on... someday there is a jumbo in my future or even it's predecessor (I forget - what's the one that's bigger than a jumbo?). hard to get a sense of perspective thru a pic. bet it will sound big!
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    is it me... or is that bigger than a jumbo/dreadnought? love the simple beauty of it. normally I like things gawdy like... add some diamonds on the edge, 52 inlays, etc... but this makes a good case for sometimes simple is more refined. nice work.
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    as you know no expert here but having done it with the watco nitro in a very dry climate all sounds good except you may need more than 10 coats (very thin for me). I would plan to spray it up and do a wetsand right away to see if you can get to a very smooth surface before you start the 'waiting weeks' because you'd hate to wait and find out you need more clear. also... given your wet climate you may want to wait a little longer between coats. just some newbie thoughts.
  18. mistermikev
    man that looks great. nice work.
  19. mistermikev
    hehe "what do I win?" -a fir lined bathtub? looking at it... looks like the spring might be sitting up on the edge... perhaps not seated. hope it's that simple.
  20. mistermikev
    looks like a million bux. nice work. I support the choice to keep it tele/singlecut! bravo.
  21. mistermikev
    roger that. For the record I never questioned why the top was so thick... just the back. Could be pretty cool tho. Something about a thick guitar that is comfy... but not too thick (ie 295 thick!). rock on.
  22. mistermikev
    right on. why did you decide to go so thick? just curious.
  23. mistermikev
    carve is fascinating... will be lurching on this one for sure. I can't help but think that guitar looks really thick but that may just be the 'uncarved' nature of it. Have you weighed it? Is it heavy? Anywho... I LOVE where this is going.
  24. mistermikev
    lurking and learning. looking B U tiful.
  25. mistermikev
    wow, nice progress. looks beautiful. love the inlays.
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