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  1. mad_mackem
    sure this has probably been asked before and may spark a bit of a debate, but i wana get some dimebag pick ups and im unsure whats best bill lawrence pickups, bill lawrence usa pickups, or seymour duncan dimebuckers. can anyone advise me on which ones to get, ive been on harmony central and they all seem to have good reviews. but what should i go for??
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    hi there, want to customize my bc rich a bit and im gonna get some custom decals done, but quite a large part of the decals will overlap onto my pick ups, my pick ups are active EMG s , i just wondered if there are stickers over the pick ups will they still work in the same way or will they somehow be effected? plse help cheers andy.
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    lol thanx for your help . when u say top coats do u mean coats of laquer will change the colour??
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    hi all about to paint myguitar and did a test piece first. i covered the mahognony in my grain filler which is a red oxide primer n when i applied the stain . the final colour appeared to be more of an orange than a red! is this normal?? and is there anyway to get a more red colour??? plse help thnx n rgds
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    thanx for ur help
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    sorry forgot to mention tht the neck join is bolt on
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    i know theres loads of stuff on here about neck angles but this is just a quick question the guitar im making needs a 3 degree neck angle because the guitar is a flat top i decided to take the 3 degrees of the butt of the neck. is this the right way to do it?? any responses wud be gr8 thnx n rgds
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    hi all right sorry i obv didnt give enough details b4 its a schaller 571 bridge i think basically its a combonation bridge n it did require 3 degrees neck angle. because this is my first time i made the decision/possible error of making a 3 degree slant on the but of the neck the neck at its deepest point of the butt is 25mm aprox and 22mm aprox at the shallow point of the butt thos measure ments are from the butt to the top of the finger board ... if this is enough information plse help!!! lol im gettin worried now. thnx n rgds
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    hey all im making a guitar at the moment and ive got a 15mm bridge height at its lowest position is there a certain depth that the neck pocket should be??? any help would be much appreciated cheers
  10. mad_mackem
    thank u all for ur help...can relax a bit now
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    hi all i got a feelin i cud be kicking myself after i read some replys but theres only one way to find out. iv stupidly taken the action of do now ask questions later. iv cut my headstock out n drilled my holes for the machine heads n thought it looked a bit small. is there key sizes to making a head stock or aslong as i can get the strings to the machine heads is the size ok? be gr8full if u reply thnx n rgds
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    thank u all again! god bless the internet il post pics of my guitar after xmas when its finished.
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    sorry if tht was too vague ...its like a half sphere which is carved into the surface of the guitar... hope tht makes it a lil clearer , cheers
  14. mad_mackem
    hey all does anybody know how to do the depression kinda things which volume knobs sit in the middle of?? like what prs use if someone knows plse tell me cheers
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    thanx everyone for all ur help everyone!
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    hey all im near to painting my guitar and i now have a problem to tackle. in my piece of mahogany im using for the body there was a few holes, normally id just of whacked any old filler in it and painted it, but the problem is that i am staining my guitar with a translucent red stain. so im a bit stuck the holes are on the sides of the guitar and i dont know what to do with them and how to fill them in, obviously id like it so tht if the holes were filled they are a very similar colour, do i just fill with the closest colour putty i can find or is there another method i cud use to achieve a hard to notice the holes effect. if any one can shed any light on this problem i would be greatful thnx n rgds
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    lo all again quick question i think .. im makin my guitar first timer! n ive started to route out my neck pocket and so far have routed it out to 5/8" cos thats what i read in a load of places..is this the right depth for a bolt on neck which needs to be angled back 3 degrees and the guitar has a bridge of 15mm high in its lowest position. the neck pocket is str8 n im angling the butt of the neck.. so is 5/8" suitable or does it need to be summat different?? thnx
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    sorry try this link instead il c how far i get with what u told me tho cheers http://www.schaller-guitarparts.de/1215.htm
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    i know this is a really stupid question but im honestly a bit stuck im making a guitar with a schaller 455 bridge http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/inde...html?recid=5493 (is a picture of it) and i dont understand how to work out the height of the bridge is it the height from the bottom to the top of one of the adjustable pieces? if it is i think i measured about 15 mm does that about right?? i know tis a stupid question but apparently its quite vital so i best make double sure. cheers n rgds
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    cheers for your help
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    k cheers il av to do some testin n see wht results i get . thanx
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    hi all just a quick question im planning on staining the mahogony part of the guitar im making and im going to try to achive a transparent red so it looks similar to a gibson sg. iv ordered all the stuff before im ready to use it to save postage costs and i ordered some mahogony grain filler because i had read in a book that mahogony needed a grain filler when painting, when iopened the pot of grain filler its a thick brown colour mixture. If im staining the mahogony do i need to use a grain filler?? if so will this brown mixture stuff dry translucent? the filler i was sent was simoniz red oxide primer which i was told could be used to fill mahogony grain. but im confused as to whether i need it now plse help. thnx
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    hi all im currently making a guitar for my school project n fear iv bitten off a bit more than i can chew so im desperately trying to do a gd job. the problem i have got it i am using a schaller combination bridge a to be precise. i have worked out that the bridge means a neck angle must be used but i am unsure as to whether it is the actual neck which is angled or the neck pocket?? im sure someone knows which.... also whats the best/easiest way to do it?? p.s does anybody know if my schaller 455 combination bridge needs to be andgled back wards like some prs combination bridges or straight??? __ ___ ___ ___ eg __\ __ ___|___ if that makes any sense and anybody can help me with either of my questions i would appreciate it alot! thnx
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