GuitarMaestro

You could buy one from Ed Roman.

Wow....great step by step description on how to build a guitar. This will surely help alot of newbies. Great work. One question though: If cutting the fingerboard slots was so annoying why don't you simply buy pre-slotted boards like I and many others here do?

If they have a reasonable policy of returning stuff, then I would definately try that. I once bought a B.C.Rich guitar already knowing that I may return it and I am so happy I bought it because it is an awesome guitar I would NEVER part with.

In the In Progress section of this forum there is currently a thread about a JS6 and a JS7, I guess the guys that build these could help you out....

You won't get a good Metallica sound out of a pedal. The key Element is still a good amp. In this case Mesa Boogie amps. They only use distortion pedals as a booster and for effects, but the main tone comes from a tube head and you will NEVER get exactly that sound without a good high gain tube amp.

The piece was definately kiln dried and I suspect the seller sold it as it came out of the drying process. It did not change since I have it, so I think I'll use it. Thanks alot for all your input.

I second that....changing the pickups will change the tone much more then another neck wood. DiMarzio definately makes humbuckers in singlecoil format as well.

Thanks for the answer! I think I will use it as the neck will be laminated from that maple blank and two stripes of Bubinga anyway, which should give the neck additional resistance against warping/cupping. What do you think?

Thanks alot for the Info Dean! I have no fear of planing the thing flat again though....I just wonder if it is a bad piece of wood basically which should not be used for a neck. As I am building a neck-through it is VERY important that the neck blank does it's job well over time because otherwise I'll have to throw the whole guitar away....

Nobody worked with warped boards?

Great guitar!!!! Why do you want to put a top on? The wood is so beautiful as it is I wouldn't change a thing....

@RGGR: Bad mood at the time eh? hehehe

I second that. I was only to lazy to correct that ignorant statement. Eddie is the less cliche player ever in my opinion. He broke with nearly every common way of playing lead guitar and to this day his style and way of playing is so unique that you can immideately recognise him. He is definately one of the most innovative players since Hendrix and one of the players with the biggest influence on the way guitar is played ever.

Hmm....I don't know that company, but a neck for $90 cannot be that good. I would definately try to get a look at one of their products in person before buying....if thats possible at all.....

Let the man use what works best for him....lol

What kinda attitude is that???? Tonebucket posted some very helpful pics for anyone in the process of building a JEM style guitar and you only critisize him? Having these pics as I built my Universe guitar whould have been of a great help. If you don't need them....fine, but that does not mean it is pointless to post them!!!!

Hi! Today I recieved a big rift sawn rock maple neck blank for a neck through project. It's 5" wide and the problem is that it is slightly cupped. It looks like this: As I don't need the full thickness I could plane the board flat again and use it. But I wonder if this is common for boards that are that wide and were not planed after drying or if this means that the board has a lot of internal tension and will warp/cup/twist later on if used as a neck. Thanks in advance, Marcel Knapp!

Playing REALLY tight is a skill that has to be practised and studied like music theory, etc. What do you think why Bass Players studying at BIT or any other bass university play simple 8th and 16th note grooves for months although they can already play the fastest runs and craziest slap parts? Playing a bass line correct and laying down a groove like only some masters are able to is a BIG difference. I don't know how far you are in your own muscial developement, but I tell you the better you get the more you will be able to appreciate tight rythm playing. After my study of guitar at MGI(german version of GIT) I hear VERY slight variations and imperfections in rythm playing I would never have been able to hear before. And exactly these fine nuances seperate a master grade bass player from a good bass player. For example I had a band class where I played with Al Di Meola's drummer and the head teacher of the bass school who also played for Paul Gilbert and if you heard them play a simple eight note beat it just sounded incredible and way more gripping and grooving then what your average good bass player can deliver. There is a big difference between playing "correct" and playing like one of the bass greats. Anyway I would NOT put Anthony in that calss of players, but he still is very good in terms of rythm.

Great finish....and I like the colors very much.....baby blue.....pfff....that guy has no taste

Nice....bad recording but great playing. Very tight.

They usa a pencil/scribe that's kinda soldering iron but smaller with a heated tip. With that you can draw/burn marks on the wood.

Most of the people arround here have beautiful wood in sizes suited for a guitar and they won't buttcher it for some knife handles I guess.....

True that he does not play many intersting basslines, but he plays tight as hell which definately makes him a quality bass player. He may not play that spectacular, but the tight groove he lays down is certainly VERY professional.

Post pictures or shut up.....lol

The page is down it seems....you only get reconnected to the Carvin main site....