mj_gant

Thank you, I always thought there was something to do with airplanes and loosening the strings.

Aside from damage to frets from crushing....why loosen string tension? This instrument will be hard cased, then wrapped in bubble wrap, then placed in another box.

I am shipping a guitar UPS ground from coast to coast USA. Should the guitar have string tension or not?

Bump, anyone?

I have an older LP junior being refretted. Is there an easy way of cutting the fret ends after the install without chipping laquer. I want to end up with a flush or partially recessed cut. No filler or removal of laquer. Just nice, clean, straight tang. The only solution I can think of is to cut the tang to desired length and leave an overhang on the crown. After ends are tamped and glued, then cut the tops with ground nippers. Follow with dress and bevel. Thanks in advance for any technique shares.

Relax. I don't come here to jerk people around and make false statements. By you referring to my reply as BS isn't very cool. It's just my opinion.

I've had the 81/85 combo in several of my guitars used for metal mostly. The sound? Every guitar sounds the same. No tone from wood or construction, just that tight EMG sound. For this reason I have been slowly ebaying all of my active pickups and replacing with passive. Everything from Dimarzio PAF to Super Distortion and old Alan Holdsworth Sig pickups. The result? I can finally hear the guitar the way it was suppose to be. Each piece now has it's own character. I wont go on an EMG bashing, but I can tell you that IMO they steal a guitars soul. If you have one of those acrylics, EMG may be a good bet though.

This is from an earlier thread Here are some "pro" setups taken from Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair guide. Malmsteen: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .008 relief at 7th Clapton: 3/64-4/64 string height at 17th with .010 relief at 7th SRV: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .012 relief at 7th Here is Gibson flat top factory setup specs: Maximum relief at 7th: .012 Action at 12th: 6/64 low E and 4/64 high E

Alot of the products out there break down the factory grease in sealed pots. Always best to try and work out the dirt by rapidly working the pot first. Out of all the stuff available Deoxit is a safe bet, mind the laquers.

Will do. Thanks once again LoveK.

It is a strat. I am keeping the VTT config. I guess I'll just stay with the 250k pots. Duncan doesn't mention otherwise.

Installing a set (3) of hotrails. Should I keep the original 250k pots or replace them with 500k since these are essentially humbuckers. Did a search, sorry if this has been covered.

Thank you for the diagram LoveK. You all rule. I thought it may be as simple. I will use your diagram LoveK and report any problems. Thank you again all PG heads!!!

This guit has 3 single coils. The guy wants a 3 way strat switch that will select bridge in position 1--neck AND middle in position 2---neck in position 3

Is this possible with a 3way strat lever switch and 3 single coils? Position1 bridge pup Position2 middle and neck Position3 neck I don't think it's possible since 3 way levers are made for two pickups, but if anyone has a mod idea, please let me know.