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  1. GuitarMaestro
    Dimarzio is a independent PU maker no guitar company. Additionally no Ibanez guitar or commercially available basswood guitar uses a ToneZone7. What leads you to this idea???? For you maybe....As I said the guitar sounds fantastic it's just darker sounding then Alder guitars thats all. It's all a matter of taste. I doubt I would ever want to use a p90....
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    All Dimarzio: Neck: Air Norton 7 Middle: Blaze 7 singlecoil Bridge: ToneZone 7 I know it could be the PU's but I doubt it. The 6-string ToneZone is my favorite bridge PU and I doubt that the 7-string version would sound THAT different. Additionally the neck and middle PU's sound so warm and bassy that I nearly not use them at all, because they do not have enbough bite for my taste. As all three PU's sound way more bassy and dark then there 6-string countrerparts I am quite sure that it is the Korina causing that.
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    Depends on where you come from. Korina is considered one of the best tone woods available by many builders and pros. I myself built a 7-string guitar out of the most beautiful figured Korina. While I love it's look and weight I am not 100% happy with the tone. Coming from Alder body shred-modded Strat's the Korina is a little too dark sounding for my taste. I never liked the sound of mahagony instruments much and Korina goes very much in that direction. Don't get me wrong: The Korina guitar sounds better than all my other guitars, has endless sustain and a very complex deep and multi-layered tone, but it's simply a tad to dark sounding for my taste.
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    I love the smell of Korina! No allergic reaction with me. The tone is another thing. I guess I am back to Alder....
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    What is special about it? It's just a common Les Paul bridge config as far as I can tell.... Very nice guitar btw. I like the shape and the look of the wood alot! Looks very cleanly built as well. Only thing that hurts my eyes is using select emg's on such a beautiful axe....
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    Nice stuff....looking forward to the V. I am sure it will look very nice with set 6....
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    Can you post some pictures of your boards too Drak? Would be interesting....
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    Thats great advice! Thanks alot! I will think about that when designing the body shape for that guitar!
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    Which you did not write....
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    Forget about the money and about other peoples advice concerning the sound of an amp. While everyone here is right about the wattage you need for a good bass amp and that most combos don't cut it, it's still a matter of taste which sound you like and which not. In my opinion the two best sounding bass amps are the tube preamp heads + matching cabinets from Ampeg and most SWR models. There is a reason why a huge chunk of proffesionall bass players are customers of these companies. Check them out, you might like them. BUT: Buy the amp that gives you the sound YOU want to hear and buy something with enough watts to cut through in rehearsals and live.
  11. GuitarMaestro
    Binding material for your application can be bought from: 1. LMII 2. Stewmac 3. rhoads56 from the forum HTH, MK!
  12. GuitarMaestro
    Not my style too, as I could not identify myself with that kinda guitar. I still think it looks REALLY cool. Where will you get that kinda fabric? Will you dye the fabric yourself?
  13. GuitarMaestro
    Picture of my splated maple piece:
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    Thanks for the help guys! And thanks for the hosting offer Drak....I just figured I could host it on my band webpage....I'll do that and show you some pictures....
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    Why? While looking very nice the two guitars you linked to look like common Universe Guitars with different top wood/finish/inlays....whats special about them? Different scale length?
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    The Warmoth necks get dipped in a penetrating sealer before shipping according to their website, so there should be no problems.
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    You need a neck blank that is thicker than the wings for this job. Then you can glue the wings on with an angle and sand the neck blank to be even with the wings.
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    But still looks comfortable to play....
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    Cool page....thanks for the link....
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    Good deal dude! But mine was even better! I bought an all original vintage Gibson SG built in 1972 for 125€ from a guy how didn't know jack. He advertised it in the local newspaper as a Gibson Les Paul. I went there immedeately and asked him what he wants for the guitar. He told me "ok I bought this guitar when I was a kid about 30 years ago....it is so old now that I doubt it is worth more then 150€". So I offered him 125€ and the deal was done. The guitar is a original Gibson SG built in 1972 in perfect condition. It's like new except for one ding in the finish....
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    DONATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is more then worth it. The info I got from this site could fill a couple of books and one of these books about guitar building costs 5 times the amount. Additionally nobody makes a profit from this. It's just neccessary to keep the site running.
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    Exactly my opinion. Don't get me wrong but converting a 6 szting to a 7 string makes no sense at all. You risk ruining a good guitar in the process, pay as much money as building a new guitar will cost you AND cannot go back in case you don't like the 7 string modification. Build or buy a new 7 string, anything else is stupid in terms of money and work....
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    There is no way to fit 7 strings on a standard 6 string neck. You'll have to get a new neck first.
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    Excellent work! Two very clean and proffesional lóoking instruments! Congrats for a great job!
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    @VanKirk: Thanks, but as I already wrote I would preffer plastic binding in this case.... @Perry: Email sent!
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