MikeB

yeah, welcome

happy birthday to you..... :

or if you know anyone in a uni - like a teacher or whatever

well done kev, hope all goes as planned and well!

or moving house to some weird place without internet....

yeah, have a good one!!!

surely the nut would only compensate for open strings? anyone care to explain these? Mike

glad no probs have arisen. not to go off topic... but is it in the style of the hetfield headstock? Mike

hey, yeah, i was thinking along the lines of wes' plan. i reckon itll work just fine. Mike

yammie acoustics kick ass!!

thats some progress from the last time! Curtis, that headstock peg holes seem REALLY close to the edge, looks like it may cause a problem.... not pickin at ya, just *hoping* to save you grief. Mike

its always one thing i have avoided in guitar making. i will try one soon.

thanks alot for the reply glad the strat plate will fit, i didnt especially want to spend much time making a plate! thanks Mike

im about to undertake the modding of a genuine 1980's ibanez roadstar. this one has 3 SC pickups, but i am going to put a PAF in the bridge. questions: can a standard strat scratchplate be used? i dont think i can cut the SC bridge slot to fit a humbucker. i will need to pot the existing remaining pickups - these are old ibanez ones, any precautions? and i know people are picky about the wax mix they use, what is best to remove microphonics - they are quite microphonic pickups. if the strat scratchplate is not an option, would it be fair to assume making a scratchplate isnt too arduous - ie make a template from the origional in MDF, and use the router to clean the PUP holes, and use a 45 bit for the edges... i want the classic 1979 ish SG PAF sound from this guitar, is it fair to assume the PAF in the RS will get me most of the way there? or is there a better pup for emulating the sounds, as the RS is ash and maple, with the SG being mahog. cheers Mike

id agree with wes here - you got it spot on dude, i think the black will leave it looking dirty. the amber candy coat sure sounds good subtlety goes a long way. Mike

MZI, thats really classy glad you did the soloist! WOW beautiful woods man, keep us updated with build progress, looks tidy so far

Decided to enter my newest guitar - sold to Rick of Symbiotick. Spec: 24 Jumbo frets Santos Rosewood f.board - 16" Radius Flamed Ash body sepele mahogany neck double way truss rod gotoh hardware abalone inlays dimarzio PAF pro7 and Tone Zone 7 pickups. wired with tone bypass switch and a mute switch. just a photo to show off the figure on the ash. taken during poly coats. this guitar just plain shreds! it has great action, and the body is quite heavy - so there is brilliant definition to the bottom strings. it sounds really heavy. rick collected this and was extremely pleased, first thing he played on it was technical difficulties, lol! i admit, parting with it hurt! but all part of the process. glad he was delighted with it, i was also. oh, the finish is an amber stain - cant remember exactly now. black burst and poly top. i brought rick down and asked if he wanted the grain filled, and he decided not to fill it. he liked it as it was, fair dues. Mike EDIT: http://www.allbarkleys.plus.com/7%20string.mp3 soundclip of this guitar. thought id add this let you hear it.

go for it! im gonna study music in uni next year well the end of this year!

i think i speak for alot of people who would believe that alot is learnt by trial and error. get a good book - build your own guitar by melvin hiscock read and research alot. build a kit or 2, then make a guitar from scratch and see if you can make something good enough to forge a career on. LGM, rhoades and myka are 3 professionals from the board that would spring to mind - apologies if i have left you out, but i have a bad memory! there are obviously guys with vast knowledge that dont sell em - cough cough Drak!!! hynsu, wes, guitarfrenzy, matt, *memory is failing* Mike

part of me is falling for it, but without that beauty of a trem and 24.75" - no chance mait! im actually thinking of going all non-trem, but the trem on that is soo good it would be silly to not put it on! you have gotta try em out! Mike

you would still need 100 accounts... which aint allowed! Mike

check out sack trick www.sacktrick.com strange fellows, really cool! they have some audio up, check out no tomatos for me thanks and penguins on the moon. hell its all good! Mike

no one mentioned the augmented!! *shock* i love it. -0 -5 -5 -6 -7 -0 E augmented. its lovely Mike

brilliant entries, matt you would have got my vote except i have a gripe with the headstock, otherwise she is a beauty. toddler, lovely, have a vote.