METALSUSTAIN

hmm maybe

neckthrough acyrlic would defiantely look sweet

hmm , well ill look into it =]

thanks for the input

hey

would it be better to have one thick block of accrylic to creat a body

or several thin sheets glued together ?

if i used severral thin sheets then i could cut some different for the pickup routing and the neck pocket

a neck of acrylic is a no go isnt it ?

wouldnt be strong enough would it ?

wow . nice guitar

it reminds me of satriani , but i think thats been mentioned

good luck , hope it works out

your sg will look just as good i think

what pickups are they ?

have they got 2 poles per string ?

they look sweet anyway

keep up the good work

this may overcrowd it

but change the single coils to minibuckers ?

that would look pretty cool in my opinion and it'd give you some real muscle for rhythm

just my 2 pence (im english)

good luck , it looks awesome anyway

hey man

great guitars

looks like youve got alot of guitars to work on

did you make that roswell with a template ? if so could you pm it me

those roswells look insane

good work , keep working at it

ok

so ive got a strat copy and i want to venture into the world of customising guitars

im going for a matt bellamy style guitar

ill probably have to do some routing and a custom pickguard that wraps around bellow the bridge

can someone check this to see if it looks right ?

thanks for looking

i may post up the idea for the custom pickguard

i know he has both a fuzz factory and a DOD 90 phazor

but does he just use one during the start of plug in baby

if so which one and how can i wire into my guitar ?

in this video btw :

thanks

restrung it yesterday with some ernie ball super slinkies

seems fine now , perfectly balanced too

should be good if it doesnt break now

but the last string i broke was from bending

i cant physically bend it to breaking point

it was a smooth bend too soo im not sure why it broke

i didnt do a massive bend either

um , they always break at the saddles

usually bottome three ( three thinnest) break

just out of intrest

how many strings have you broken with a floyd rose

ive broken countless in the past week and its just annoying

i cant think of a remedy either

any help ? (even breaks em when properly set up)

thanks for reading

WOAH

thats a great job man

those inlays are superb

great guitar , amazinfg for a first build

simple one

is a piezo bridge / pickup possible ?

pickup woild be easy , single coil strat cover with 6 piezo transducers , but what about a bridge

and it would need a preamp

and can you get a floyd rose piezo bridge ?

hey

anyone have any experience of these beasts ?

22.55k

they sound pretty mean

as good as emgs ?

im thinking of getting a set for an upgrade

or maybe make a camo sg and stick em in , sweet i think that would look

just out of intrest

would active pickups be good with this setup ?

hmm

the acylic would be cool , ill see if i can get a hold of a sheet

ok thanks i will

although im gonna wait for some monet so i can get so trisonic pickups as im a big brian may fan

whats the best material for a pickguard

im planning to make one for my interchangable brian may loaded pickguard

plywood ? acrylic ? what ?

i cant use a normal one because the 5 way switch is made redundant by the brian may lots of switches style

so what material ?

i was thinking of using plywood as its readily avaliable to me

hi

well , i have 2 guitar now (both bought) but my new one has a floyd rose so i want to upgrade my first guitar incase when i gig it breaks

i have a strat copy and im thinking of rewiring it (if it goes well ill add new pickups later on)

im thinking of getting about 13 ish pickup combinations via the brian may switching schematic

which ive found here :

^ this is the standard wiring of the red special.

however on the website there is a modification to give 21 pickup combinations , allowing you to humbucker the bridge and middle pickups , shown here

there and it also has a foot note that you can add an extra switch to add a humbucking mode between mid and neck , however im not sure about this one

so i have a few questions :

1. where can you get completely blank strat pickguards (in the uk) ?

2. whats the cheapest supplier of DPDT minature switches (in the uk) ?

3. is the extra switch to allow the mid-neck humbucking combination ?

4 . if they are all on , all put in parallel , wouldnt that act as a triplebucker ?

thanks

METALSUSTAIN

p.s this will be instead of the sustainer for the moment

right so :

what is the name of this switch ? quadruple pole double throw ?

it looks complicated , is this placed before or after the original pickup selector ?

or does it replace the pickup selector ?

secondly , on the fetzer / ruby , there is only one output wire so do you just connect this to one midde pin , then connect that to the pin next to it ?

hi

ok , so , im planning to check out getting components and perf board

how do you split the signal of the bridge so that part of it goes to the 5 way switch and the rest goes to the fetzer / ruby circuit ?

also , how do you wire a bypass switch so that it cuts of the 5 way selector , activating only the driver and the bridge pickup ?

thanks

im currently working out the layout of the circuit on perfboard

i have the layout sorted

the only thing i have to figure out is just the harmonic switch , im guetting there with it any help /

and the other switch as detailed above

hmm

im torn between what to do

my expermintal side is thinking YEAH GO FOR IT

but i dont want to wreck a guitar

how much can this al be built for out of intrest ?

does anyone know where i can get a fernandes ravelle template

or could anyone draw me one up ?

thanks

METALSUSTAIN

hmm

i think it seems a little to complez for me

i think ill go for a compressor/sustain pedal , cheaper and less hassle

but thanks anyway

would i make a harmonic mode by phazing my bridge pickup then running it through the guitar , into the pedal ?

its a little off topic but it still involves sustain

i dunno

to look pretty

ok , but would that be wired up right ?

and whats the power amp ? just an op amp circuit before the driver and switch ?

something like this :

(might to view full size to see clearly)