Desopolis

weird.. mine has a high and low gain input but they stay seperate.

I did however pickup ALOT of feedback from my friends guitar once when we plugged into his. I had to stay a few feet from him

brian, FWW the main thread doesnt have the link to this one like normal.

all ive built is lefty!

wait... im left handed...

most have a lock on function, where you just click the trigger and it releases.

hehe im a trend setter!! woo!

oh and i dont think i put this on my thread, but i changed the pickups a while ago - a kent armstrong p100 and a fender enforcer in the bridge. they sound soooooooo much better. the acoustic sound is fantastic now too. in short, i want its babies

what setup did you have in that youtube vid, and what was that song? I have it in MP3 but after listening to you play it I tried finding it, and of course couldnt.

runner:

can you post a bigger pic of the body? or a link.

is that weird line a arm cut or what?

I took my fender neck, traced the heel on a piece of plywood squared up, and cut it out with a band saw, cleaned it up to be nice.

then used a top bearing router bit and cut the shape to the depth I needed after 2 passes.

then I took the neck and pressed it into place. SUPER snug, I could lift the body of the guitar without screws or glue

I can honestly say that 750 will be close, but not close enough.

Id say the biggest thing to get is a good router. either a adjustible fixed base or a plunge. that will be at least $200( I have a el-cheapo, and its not el-worthito)

you can use a hand drill, but if you dont have on yet Id get a 12" table top drill press from Menards or Sears. I like the ones at sears mainly for the laser and light. about $120 for a benchtop.

then you'll need a decent saw of sorts. I started using a jig-saw and it doesnt cut square enough for my tastes. especially with this hardwood. Id use a bandsaw, either a benchtop or a nice 13" model. Allthough its not required to use a bandsaw, Drak uses a Delta Scrollsaw "trumpets blare" and swears by it. I can say though that I dont have the patience for it, nor for the 3 blades per body cut. id say anywhere from $100 for a benchtop saw - $400 for a larger model. with the scroll saw being in the same range.

Then theres the handtools, files, rasps, spokshaves, sanders, etchers, screwdrivers, Chisels, etc. Ive spent over $150 here.

A palm sander,( I got mine super cheap for $20)

dremel tool(not required) I got mine for $12!

Then comes the special luthiery tools

fret presses, end nippers, fret dressing/crowning files, radius blocks, nut files, fret slotting saws and jigs, etc.

after everything, im more invested into my tools then I would be a American standard SRV made left handed.

oh well!

EDIT: Ill add that I have more power tools and supplys then I listed, and I have a decent table saw. But its not required...

and Im dreaming of a 20" planer... mmm...

I've decided to just use my router for this neck and to wait to get a 13 or 14" saw. either a Delta or a Grizzly.

I was thinking about a scroll saw like draks Delta "trumpets blare", but after seeing that it was as much as a bandsaw I figured Id wait..

Its definatly making me worry(as I allready made one neck to thin) but oh well. this neck im only $10 into...

this whole saving money thing is new to me...

the work is great but Im really starting to hate the "bullet hole" thing..

mainly becuase I see it on these cheap cars and trucks that attacked pep-boys sticker rack.

a bomber Idea sounds cool, id like to see it.

a big topic on here suggest taping down a piece of wood over the finish, as well as a piece of tape over the slot.

and I dont think the hole will cause any sort of problems..

whenever I get my camera ill be putting updates on my projects up there..

especially when I get back to TX and can setup my workshop

what other guitars have you used?

maybe it has a different scale length to what you're used to & you're pinching in the wrong place?....have you tried just moving your picking hand up & down the string whilst using your pinching technique?

Can you get natural harmonic's?....because if you can, you should be able to get artificial's. Pinch the string at the same point as the 24th fret harmonic & it should sound the 24th fret harmonic.

+1

thats basicly how I started learning about artificals, an where Id suggest starting on this guitar.

+1 for melvyn's..

he's also a PG member so...

I like the concept regardless.

the bass posted is pretty sweet, but remember its a whole body not just a top.

maybe some cool escher style tops will apear now

im a bit of a newb in some areas, whats a iso boards purpose in this case?

I reserved alot of my post whoring on this one..

replace the fuse with one from a radio shack.

flip the switch back to 230V (WOW! us is 120)

and NEVER touch anything back there again.

I hated the regular fenders that my guitar came with, and that I used for a while afterwards..

after trying out a bunch Im definatly sold on the DR's. I dont remember witch variety, just the overwound 10's. I didnt ever pay attention that there were different types.

but they feal nicer, and last much longer. Plus I noticed a difference in the overall sound.

I will never use GHS boomers or EB's again.

yeah I didnt mention that the switch you posted was a hold down, not a locking SPDT.

Dunno, why not sheild it though? I definatly would the wires at least.

Im going to make one as a effect loop switch, that way I can have multiple stuff on at one time. Also my Loop pedal uses somthing similar to switch between patches.

i would use this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...4&doy=21m11

hook the input leads to the middle poll of each side(ground to one + to the other), then two output jacks, one hooked to the left, one to the right.

blam...

I agree they are being harsh.

try the 300K pots,

did you change the Cap as well?

My amp is insanly loud past 4, I allways use the guitar volume to level it out. Especially with my Super hot pickups.

wow.. this thread got serious fast.

No, the fretboard sits proud of the body, even for the pickguard. Allthough mine is right on the pickguard. as far as being off on one side I dunno. maybe your pickuard is missing screws or is getting pushed up so it looks like that.

the bridge has adjustible saddles, so I assume its not level with either the top, nor the bottom of the fingerboard. (or if it is, I dont expect it to have a adverse effect otherwise)

personally I wouldnt do the "school" Id find a specialized teacher. Someone who you can sit one on one with. And if you dont like the style, leave.

usually arround 15-25 a half hour, once a week.

I can honestly say that after 4 years without a teacher, the last year with one I have improved 10 fold.

Especially in the relm of understanding what the hell im doing and playing with others. before I was just playing songs and scales. Now I hardly ever play other people's songs anymore.(witch I need to do, because no one knows what blues song im jamming when Im doing it).

Some times it ends up us jamming for over a hour. Then He gives me a set of music or a tech. to practice at home. I come back and we work over my mistakes and polish up my playing.

Im faster to pick up music off the radio, and I can play pretty decent with others witch when all you do is play AC DC and SRV in your room can be hard to learn.

I hope so. that walnut was a bit of a hastle. and Ill be pissed if nothing good comes of it...

yeah that sounds cool...