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ohhh wow.... ohhhh goodness....

I do belive Im getting all hot and bothered....

That backside looks absolutely fantastic....

They ususally do.

It is a simple measurement.

Once you have all the data, that is.....

Step away from the guitar, and put down the tools!

"How far away from the humbucker" is not a question to ask when placing a bridge.

The bridge position is determined by the scale length.

No offense here, but if that's foreign to you, then some reading is on order.

A bum string, perhaps........?

It's what ever you want it to be.

Since you're building the guitar, you can do whatever you want.

Make it as thick/thin as you want....

Ola's been posting to this site for how long, and now it's a problem.....?

With respect why not just post the link to the pictures rather than advertising your site?

I was under the impression links to commercial sites was banned in any forum other than the classified section - including signatures.

Got this info:

"Serial # 7471H:

Your guitar was made at the

Kalamazoo Plant, USA

approximately in: 1961"

Without...

If you're looking for a replica of that guitar, there's a lot of homework to be done.

With all those electronics added, it's no longer just an SG...

Or a quick measurement of the neck...

What's the distance from the nut to 12th, from 12th to saddle?

How far you want to take it is up to you.

I've seen guys on here take their ebony boards to almost gloss by just polishing the crap out them...

Well, oiling a fretboard (Rosewood, Ebony, etc), doesn't really fall in the category of "finishing".

Those woods are naturally oily, but can dry up. By wiping them down with some oil, you're simply bringing them back to their glory....

Rosewood does not need a finish.

I believe this is what you guys see:

Not to mention "dry"......

I asked "why" for a very simple reason.

Just because you get the pickup in the exact same position, it won't sound the same as the guitar you're trying to copy.

So, why sweat the small stuff?

I am looking for the exact distance...

Why?

So, Crusader, what you're saying is, that if you play a note on the 12th fret with "open string to the nut" behind it, it would sound differently than if you played the same note but capo'd?

Move the capo around (behind your fretted note), and the sound changes?

Interesting...

I still don't understand how you would capture a specific node, if the "node" moves around as you fret...

Not just that, a pickup doesn't just capture the vibration directly above it. The field is much too wide to try to zero on a single, specific point.

But hey, what ever keeps you occupied...

While planning everything out in your head is a great way to go, it's hard to imagine exactly how everything will actually work.

How do you know how to plan for all the mishaps that could occur with a router, if you have never held one in your hands?

I think you have to follow this path:

Think it through

Try on scraps

Note your mistakes

Think it through

Try on scraps again

Think it through

Start working

There has to be some sort of hands-on experience. It cannot be all planned in your head....

My vote:

PU's should be chrome-covered or black. Cream is really pushing against the color scheme....

Most likely, that is a photo flame, which is why they went for the sunburst. And so will you, unless you come up with a clever way to transition from the top to the bevels. Veneer will not be able to follow that edge.

Just give it a try: take a regular piece of paper (like for your printer), and wrap that around an orange. Didn't work to well, did it? That's the problem you will have with the veneer.

As far as filling the cavity, that's totally up to you. It can be un-done, but it's just more work. Not impossible, just more work. Do you have the skill and the patience to perform that surgery when the time comes? Only you know that...

I implore someone to give this thing a home...I see it on Ebay and I feel sorry for it...sooo badass except for the one tiny problem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=110392469318

A San Dimas Soloist..built in Jackson's days of glory...WITH a kahler pro 2300 trem...for that ridiculously low price...Well,maybe not ridiculously low

Man I feel for that thing..

A pink Jackson was good enough for Vai.

http://www.vai.com/Machines/guitarpages/guitar063.html

Is that a Porter Cable power tool box in the second picture. looks about the right size for a jig saw. Also the burn marks on the bottom at the apex of the V is another give away you used a power tool, a hand saw would never burn the wood. How much wood could you cut using that list of tools given the amount of wood in the first picture.

Though so, busted, hand tools ha.

Not his pictures, but pictures of what he would like to make....