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RE: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) @sogoslotvvip I used chrome and abalone to brighten it up. 😁 |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: Floyd rose vs neck style Well I didn’t think using a spoke wheel truss rod would be that easy. I was thinking more on the lines of having to drill end to end through the neck but I suppose that’s actually reserved for one-pie... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!! I’m getting close to being finished with a guitar for the winner of the drawing I had months ago. It is a copy of my 3rd design I named Maria after my wife yet using a variation of her middle name, Ma... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Floyd rose vs neck style @nsj thanks |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Floyd rose vs neck style “ Ps using a floyd is a good reason to use a spoke wheel trussrod, less busy at the nut” Good suggestion but yeah, naw. Not yet anyway. More things to accomplish and learn first. However, I’m not abov... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Floyd rose vs neck style Hey Attachment : 981FFADA-54B9-4BD0-A41E-6EA1789D94FA.jpeg yall! Making a build with a Floyd Rose and wondering about neck joint style. I’ve not done a bolt-on build nor a parallel headstock. ... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) And here’s where I am at the end of today. There’s a few spots I have to touch up on the back then I’ll be ready to start shooting the clear. That’s 2 coats cobalt violet chameleon mica. It’s mixed 10... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) Started working on the finish last weekend and I’m spraying the back now. Hope later today to shoot the front of the headstock and a small 1/2 inch black band around the front edges of the body to hel... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: Vintage lipstick pickup question Well I usually set the pickups about an 1/8” below the strings when pressed down at the last fret (22/24). The main concern is how deep to route the ear holes. Cavity itself can be 18-20mm I suppose b... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Vintage lipstick pickup question Uhm, 🤔 anyone? |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) Attachment : IMG_0974.jpeg Mine is the DJ6. Here’s an Amazon link from the app. Sorry it may come up in the US store so check that if you follow the link DAJA DJ6 Pro Laser Engraver with Higher Co... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: New member - third build - still a novice @nsj yeah I suppose if you’re only using regular pots but I use push/push these days. Did use push/pull but switched earlier this year. I do all the wiring on the pots before they ever get close to a ... |
In forum New Members |
1 year ago |
Vintage lipstick pickup question First off, thank you to everyone that’s helped me on here the last couple of years. Also thanks @markbailey for the courses, this forum, and his guidance on those difficult questions. It has been very... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: New member - third build - still a novice Y’all talking about soldering and all but have any of you seen these? Clear heat shrink loaded with a small ring of solder in the middle. Stick your wires in each end then use a heat gun. Tubing shrin... |
In forum New Members |
1 year ago |
RE: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) @markbailey also, I used fine mother of pearl dust and wicked CA into it then sanded it and the abalone dots down. It’s a really thin stroke on the logo so it’s quite difficult to cut a piece of inlay... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) @markbailey MARK! Yes my mentor, I forgot to mention that detail. Apologies. A couple of months ago my laser engraver arrived. I bought it in 2021. Yeah over 2 years later it arrived. I found it on Ki... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂) I’ve finally got design #4 in the works. Originally it was design #3 but I had some incredibly bad luck getting the neck made for it and finally set it aside and started on the next original design. S... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: Shielding Paint What’s it have in it for shielding? |
In forum Finishing |
1 year ago |
RE: Had an amazing thing happen @wolframmalukker 😳 😳 😳 wow, uh no I’m not kin to either of those that I know of. In the BG area, I’m kin to Runners & Richards (😂 R&R 🤣). My 1st cousin ... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
RE: Had an amazing thing happen @wolframmalukker hey hey!!!! I’m actually a bit farther east and about 80 minutes from BG. I live very close to the geographical center of Kentucky. Eight-five miles from Louisville, Lexington, & ... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |