prs man

practice what your going to play until you got it down tight

I used alder and mahogany and finished it in a solid color.

the guitar has a nice warm sweet tone

one other thing to be concerned is will the saw mill cut it for you.

I know in Michigan the mills will not touch a tree from your yard or empty field/ lot.

you can never know if some one has put a nail in the tee and the tree just grew around it.

if you can get it done then awesome.

duncan 59 in bridge and neck.

the bridge has a great sound high or low volume and the neck pickup have a awesome warm sound

I put the neck angle in the heel when I used a prs style neck joint and had no trouble and it was one of the best neck joints I have done. I have use this kind of neck joint on my last 3 builds and all have turned out fine.

I would start by checking the blade might be dull or you need to adjust the guide blocks.

there might be uper and lower guide blocks that need ajusting.

vary nie work it should be awesome when it is all done.

I use the same as jer7440 used and I have a angle aluminum that work the same.

both work good.

walnut works fine I'm using it on my 2 project I have going now.

duncan 59 neck with a jb in the bridge split sounds good.

what happened to the money your mother gave you for singing lessons.

I have bought bits from home depot and Lowes saved money and they work fine.

I like the body shape and the neck pickup I love is the Duncan 59 or jazz.

humbucker set up Duncan jb for bridge and Duncan 59 for the neck.

strat set up rio grande muy grande or a set of texas special

therer is a lot of different ways of sanding.

I use a oscillating spindle sander and a lot of hand sanding.

I spend a amount of time sanding before any finish is sprayed.

I use 3/4 with no trouble.

vary nice awesome job on your build.

I like the control cavity big enough to get things in with no trouble.

amp overdrive works best for me.

there are times when I just turn the amp up and let it rip. when you want it clean turn the volume on the guitar down.

that is the best set up for me.

I have used alder for backs and maple or ash for tops.

the sound it great. I love the sweet sound alder has and with a maple top vary cool.

on one guitar that I painted a solid color I used alder back with a mahogany top.[ painted blue]

awesome tone.

looks like good stuf to me.

this might help you

http://paintyourownguitar.com/

I would have the guy your doing this for to pick out the red paint.

good luck with your project

I have 3 guns 2 are devilbiss. one pint gun [ I would call it a touch up gun] it works great for spraying color. the second gun is bigger I use it for clear.I only use the big gun for spraying clear lacquer.

I just bought a top feed gun from harbor freight and it works great 39.00 sale price 16.00

the compressor is a emglo model Emglo AM99-HC4V 2 Horsepower 5.6 CFM Compressor

Yield 125 PSI with air line regulator with twin tanks

small but enough to spray finish all day long and use a nail gun when I need it put new shingle on my house.

looking on Amazon dewalt has the same kind for 250.00 with free shipping.

I spray using 35 psi. make sure your gun is clean and free from dirt and old finish.

looking good I like the body shape post more picture when you get them.

when finishing a project I wait a couple days between coats.

finish needs time to harden between coats

I used alder with ash top

the top being 3/4 thick and it takes more time to carve it out and the finish is fine as long as you do a good job at sanding.