frankenstrat

Swamp ash grows in the swamp, in the water.

I built the bobtavia, nice pedal, i have alot of fun with it.

lots of pop ups when you visit that site.

and watch out for that gator/gain thing that pops up....be careful not to click "yes".

otherwise, nice site.

MXR distortion +

he is the reason that i bought one, all those years ago.

yes, i guess you are right about the "student" and "teacher" crap, but, joe certainly shouldn't be credtied with teaching vai everything he knows, i don't think he was far ahead of vai, at the time.

i read about this somewhere, and it is not like vai spent years "studying" under joe. i think it was just a few lessons in the beginning, then some jamming.....i think vai is far more advanced and creative than satriani, but that's just my opinion.

yeah, you guys are probably right, warmoth is a good company, so they probably know what they are doing.

wow, that floretine is a good looking guitar.

i don't believe satriani "schooled" Vai as much as people think.

i think vai is more melodic, and more tasteful than satriani (to my ears).

i wasn't trying to say joe sucked, or anything like that. i was just saying, that i don't get it.

i have been thinking about building a les paul double cut style guitar.

i cam across this http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/wgp_body_d...temNumber=lpsc7

it seems there is not alot of meat around the neck pocket....i was wondering how stable it would be....anyone used this?

my vote goes to Vai.

everyone is going to hate me for this, but Satriani just sounds like mindless babble to me...I just don't get it.

21 years for me....

my how the time flies.

yeah, the plastic radio shack box has to go, i have a hammond box for it, but i haven't painted it yet.

the blue one is a hammond box, the other 2 are made from housings from center airbag sensors out of Toyotas

some pics of a couple pedals that i built

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/guitarlan.../guitarland2000

i second the recommendation of general guitar gadgets, i have built a few of their projects....awesome site

WOW! NICE WORK!

i got melvyn hiscocks book for xmas, interesting book, i have never built a guitar, but i can't wait to get started.

thanks.

i'm glad i got this neck fixed, i have a MIJ strat neck that i had put on the guitar, after the truss rod broke, but i just couldn't get used to it, it has really small frets, and is shaped a bit different.

i couldn't get the neck adjusted before, because the truss rod nut wouldn't budge, but now it plays better than before.

i had some fun with this project.

i could have probably just bought another neck for short money, but i liked the idea of fixing this one. i also learned a bit from it.

ok, i am almost finished with this project.

i installed the new rod, and made a new skunk stripe out of poplar, it looks different, but i think it looks good. i have installed it on the guitar, and it works fine. now, it just needs a little bit of sanding and finish.

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/guitarlan.../guitarland2000

ok, so I made my own truss rod.....after searching around trying to find a replacement, unsuccessfully. i decided it would be easy enough to just make one.

now, the search for an adjusting nut......i hope this works out......

i'd buy it, but you are a bills fan......

just kidding, nice guitar, wish i had the $$$....i love those d/c pauls

that sounds a bit different than my old favorite guitar form the 80's.

my kramer baretta.

1 p/u, i knob.......lol

ok, i have decided i am going to make my own truss rod. if i got one from stew-mac, i'd have to thread one end anyways, so why not just do both ends?

the one at stew-mac is made of stainless, is there any reason it HAS to be stainless? i have been to lowes, and all they have is steel, and plated steel.

all i can say is WOW!

nice work!

i have been looking there, it seems they are cut to fit, which is ok. also, they don't seem to have the nut that i need, the old one still has the piece stuck in it, and i don't think the bullet style will work.

next question is, what to re-finish the back of the neck with? maybe this stuff, http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_supp...es.html#details in a clear satin?

ok, i now have the "skunk stripe" removed, as well as the truss rod.

i had tried an iron, to heat melt the glue, but as i pried on the stripe, it was just breaking, and making a big mess. i realized that there would be no way for me to get it out without destroying it, so i decided to break out the dremmel (i love dremmels), and i cut right up the middle of the stripe. i then used an iron, to heat the glue, and a razor to remove the rest of it. it came out pretty clean.

as it turns out, removing the fretboard would not have provided access to the truss rod on this neck. i took some pictures of my work, and would post them, if i knew how.

now the question is, where to find a truss rod....

or, i could make one...hmm...

also, does anyone have any tips on how to make a new "skunk stripe"?