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That looks terrific. +1 on the nice cavitycover.

wow i didnt even notice the cover and ive looked at that about 3 times now.

great work, im excited to see this one finished.

well i guess untill i get more acquainted wiht my spray equipment i wont give that exact finish a go. i think ill just practice that one on some scrap for a long time till i get it correct.

are there any easier ways to do a burst with those colors? it doesnt have to look the same just similar colors.

btw the tut i was looking at is: link

i think i maye beable to do that one, but is it harder than it looks? i dont want to ruin my top, back , and headstock.

i know thats a computer rendering, a good one too. i was just wanting to do something similar, the colors on that are awsome. if that tutorials not explaining what i want to do, what do i do? i have a spraygun setup, but, ive only painted one guitar. i did a great job(i think so anyways), no runs, even coats etc... could i just do what that tutorial ses but start with a sand back and then use different colors? this ones got me confuzzled.

Yeah, like I wanna deal with that troll.

its not like your dealing directly with him and if you dont have alot o cash, but still want a ORF, thats the place to go.

im wanting to do a burst like so: Fireburst i saw the tutorial for sunbursting with aniline dyes, got the concept, now i need the products to do it. what colors do i need to do something similar? amber, orange, brown, dark brown? also what brand and supplyer do you guys reccomend?

also in the tutorial theres no step for sanding back just the burst. at what point would i do the sand back? after prep, but before sealer, or after prep and sealer. then would i have to seal it again then do the burst?

thanks a ton in advance.

im going to dive into the world of inlaying. i need a base for my dremel, but i am on a budget. so the stew mac one seem outragiouse in price. will this one be good enough: link

hate to say this but...ed roman...sells em for pretty cheap with the nut. i think $160 for chrome.

Do you have to coat the fret board? Wouldn't it be OK to just leave it as you would if you had frets? I'd oil it etc but is epoxy that necessary?

i uesd the epoxy to fill the fret slots, the board was ebony (hard enough for fretlessness), and he used flat-wound strings to reduce the ware, so no you dont need epoxy at all you could just use veneer to fill the slots. depending on the type of wood the board is made of determines really if you could even make it fretless, if the woods too soft itll just wear divots in your board. if you do it at least use an ebony board.

For the chain mail i do not reccomend using galvinized steel as it will never get shiny, unless you remove the coating some how.

... AND occasionally stick it in a bucket and spray some oil on it to stop it rusting.

i used aluminum rings the second time to avoid this, and for the guage or wire and type of weave i did it was strong enough to hold up a guitar and more. plus it was really shiny.

well, thats you and me in dumbass corner then!

Thinking about it, its habit to place your finger behind the fret you are playing. With a fretless guitar, your brain would interpret the fret markers in the same way and I can forsee a player fretting the string so its slightly flat because you aim to place your finger behind the fret, and in my mind, that would be slightly off key. You may need to adjust the position of any markers to compensate for the lack of frets, but then again, it may need a few attempts to get it right :$

Does that make sence?

you dont have to move the markers just compinsate with intonation. i did a fretless conversion to a friends bass, i tryed epoxy, it worked ok. it was a pain to level the board so there were no buzzes. its really fun to play.

i recall reading he used red schwinn bicycle paint, not sure tho.

ive made straps out of leather and chainmail. i could do a tutorial for both of those. for the chain mail i do not reccomend using galvinized steel as it will never get shiny, unless you remove the coating some how.

looking awsome. what will this thing be tuned to, BEADGBEA? also how thick is your headplate, backstrapping, and headstock?

ahhh, im starting a new build. dinky/soloist(is there even a difference?), h-s-s, neck thru, floyd rose, sustainiac sustainer, 3 peice lam maple neck, honduran mahogany body, and a 1/4" flame maple top. now my question is how/when do i apply the maple top to the neck thru blank and how?

the body is 1 1/8", the top is 1/4", neck blank is 2"

do i cut out the fretboard spot and put it on? glue the fretboard on the top? i do not need neck angle as i am recessing my floyd so what would yous guys suggest?

thanks in advance

im not running that much gear, pretty simple.

Amp:
Marshall JCM900 100w Head
Ampeg 4x12 Cab

Pedals:
Crybaby Wha
MXR Phase 90
Boss Metal Zone
Holy Grail Reverb (in the loop)

Guitars:
Red vee i built (see pic link below)
Original Floyd Rose w/ Bill Lawrence USA XL500s

Green ESP LTD M350
Original Floyd Rose w/ XL500 bridge, Duncan 59 neck.

Black Ibanez JS100 (will soon get a new neck with scalloped frets)
Ibanez floyd w/ EMG 81s

Ovation acoustic of some sort

[url="http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Distorted_Frequency/TheMetal.jpg"]The Red Vee and I[/url]and the singer/rhythm guitarist to our band.


will post more pics of the gear tomarrow, probably.

unscrew them.

Dude, it's an Epiphone. Play the hell out of it, beat the @#$% out if it. Why would you want to SIMULATE it. Friggin just DO it. If you hate the color so much, why did you buy it? I hate simulated relicing. Such a poser move, really. SRV didn't relic his Strat. He played it, unmercilessly. That's how it got like that. Do the real deal, dude.

Have you ever tried wearing down a poly finish? He could play that epi the rest of his life and not rub through the clear.

stop worrying about what it looks like and play it. Good playing will grab more attention than how your guitar looks. go practice.

thatll look sweet.

hey cud, where do you get all your supplies to make your cab? how much does it cost w/out speakers? also what are the dimentions of the actaul "fingers" on the box joint? how did you make the Fingers?

yes you can have 2 vol. independant

or

one a master vol. ie: when your on bridge pup vol1 works taht, when your on your neck vol2 works that, then when your in the middle vol1 controlls both pups(i think?). just go check out a gibson.

i have a box style 3 way and mine still does it.

if you want steve harris, just get one split coil single (passive) for the middle and play wiht fingers. geddy lee uses jazz bass singles and plays wiht his fingers. i guess you could put a jazz single bridge side and a slpit coil single for the middle, then you could have the best of both worlds. refer to pic if i didnt make any sense.

pups likes so

i think a Precision Bass and no pickguard with that setup would look sweet, but thats just me.

what do you plan to play? with a pick or without one? my bassist personal opinion is that one split single is best for finger playing and that a humbucker is better for a pick, but thats just what he likes as far as sound. he also has said that the emgs (split single) are too bright.

i dont want actual neon binding, just Neon Colored Plastic, ie the green, yellow, or pink jems, or some o fpaul gilberts guitars. i guess maybe day glo colors would be a more apropriate term. but thanks for the link cool stuff that is.

no info? any one?