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  1. electric__steve

    Neck finishing: Making flame maple pop without coloring the neck?

    I picked up a swamp ash Tele body that's finished in clear satin nitro, and now I've got to find a neck. I was considering a flame maple neck, but I'm wondering if a clear nitro finish isn't going to get the flame to pop. On the other hand, I don't really want to color the neck. I want the...
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    Anyone have experience with Gotoh HAPM-style locking tuners?

    They don't use the thumbwheel at the bottom like most locking tuners do. I've read some reviews that they're fiddly to set up, and you can jam them if not careful. But I do like the fact that they have a cleaner look, and I think I'm sufficiently mechanically inclined to use them without...
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    The Eclectic XII.

    I just placed the order today: A chambered Strat body with Koa over Mahogany, and a Canary '65 12-string neck. I was really unsure about what to do with the neck. I'd been thinking really hard about Padouk as well, but it ages into a cooler burgundy color. So I decided to go with the warmer...
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    Warmoth, what the heck is going on with all these Tele bodies?

    Burl maple in fire burst red? https://warmoth.com/index.php/guitar-bodies/telecaster/pt-8739-29534 Bound rosewood? https://warmoth.com/index.php/guitar-bodies/telecaster/t-8652-29533 Flame koa? https://warmoth.com/index.php/guitar-bodies/telecaster/pt-8739-23401 Spalted maple...
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    Warmoth needs a finish gallery

    Idea:  Warmoth should photograph every finished body they build, just like they do with the showcase bodies, and keep a gallery out of those photos.  Make it so you can filter / search by wood type and finish, including all the options like front vs back color, clean line vs burst over, binding...
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    Anyone build a Bass VI?

    I'm curious how well Warmoth's build works.  The recent Squier 6s are known to have issues with intonation, and low string break angle over the bridge.  Did Warmoth use an angled neck pocket, and good placement for the bridge?  Any other thoughts on the build, or the Jazzmaster trem/bridge?
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    Suggestions for smoothing out the fuzzy wood fibers in pickup/cavity routes?

    Best idea I have is sandpaper on the edge of a 1x2?    Not sure I can get in to the sides of a humbucker route that easily though.
  8. electric__steve

    Modern construction truss rod question

    I have in my possession a Gibson-scale-conversion Warhead neck, which is supposed to be Modern construction, and thus have a dual-action truss rod.  It has the neck heel truss rod adjustment nut, as well as the side adjust mechanism.  The thing is, I just realized that the heel nut can be...
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    A few miscellaneous questions...

    [list type=decimal] Dyed finishes are only available for quilted and flame maple?  Any reason in particular?  Anyone ever order dye on another wood type? Fire Burst Dye - In some photos it looks like it's black-red-orange, and just red-orange in others.  Is that a function of transparent red...
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    Battery box but no active pickups, ideas for other active onboard electronics?

    I've got a body with a double battery box route, but am not planning on using active pickups... at least, not immediately.  So I'm wondering what other options there are for onboard active electronics.  I really don't know what products are out there, and didn't find much while searching the...
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    I'd love to get some ideas from the crowd on how to build out this body...

    It should be shipping soon, and I'm underprepared for it. Anyone have a preference or recommendation for TOM style bridges? Anyone have thoughts on what pickups to use?  Okay, 3x humbuckers is kinda silly.  I was thinking a pair of P90s and a single humbucker at the bridge.  One volume, and...
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