Recent content by alexreinhold

@Rick just like you say, I can't really explain why it happens and I know the bucket trick works. But well.. 3/6 Warmoth necks is a bit much I'd say. fully flat for leveling before bolt-on once I bolt on and add strings, I adjust nut, bridge and truss rod in increments. When I encounter that...

I've recently completed a Tele Deluxe build for my cousin which turned out really nice (build thread to follow). However, this is the third time (50% of my Warmoth builds) where I have encountered a truss rod issue with my Warmoth necks (2 roasted maple, 1 wenge). Essentially, in all three...

re sanding the fret board: thanks for confirming my suspicion. I did sand but just to get the gunk off. Afterwards, the board felt nice and smooth enough and I didn't feel like it needed any more extra sanding. That said, I am 99.9% sure I didn't mess with the radius when I sanded. re cutting...

lol - I don't expect to have fun when learning. Let me put it this way, it's been worth it 100%

I was wondering if that's really a necessary step. It's not mentioned in the video posted by Stratamania. I mean, if I use a straight sanding block in between removing frets and installing frets (because that's when you use it, right?), will it really affect the radius of the board that much...

Thanks @rauchman that makes total sense. I have the triangle file but I guess I just need some more practice. Good advice on the top surface area - hadn't thought about this but makes total sense.

in addition to my previous post, I can really recommend this video:

OK - I did it on my retired neck-thru Epiphone Gothic V. In a nutshell: huge improvement if you close your eyes (feel is actually great, I'm kinda proud). But man, i put in so many mini dents into the neck, thank God the guitar was already pretty worn out (relic'd lol) before. I have four...

I'm building a Tele Deluxe for my cousin and he wants the pitch-black ink look but ideally without having any grain pop through. He sent me this picture as a reference: This finish, to me, looks like someone just put on 10 coats of ink without sealer or any clear/oil coating. I managed to talk...

Massively helpful. Thanks so much for sharing. Glad to know I am not the only ambitious one haha lol - I mean... learning ain't a waste of time, right?

is 36 young? asking for a friend.

I pulled the trigger. Mostly on StewMac because they have a crazy sale for another 2 days (free shipping + discounts). Here's my shopping list including customs an shipping.

OK, I thought about this again. The two guitars I would like to refret are my two oldest guitars with loads of emotional value. I played thousands of hours on these necks and don't want to replace them. I managed to cut down costs of tools to 750€ (a refret job in Germany is 250€ each). And I...

Thanks for the amazing advice everyone. Just noticed - I will have to pay close to 1000€ to get all the tools. Now the big question: will I buy two new necks (for much less €€€) or invest in my hobby? :-) I think I gotta sleep over it haha Feel free to manipulate me.

I have a 2002 Fender American Fat Strat (HSS) which I've played extensively for 23 years now. As you can imagine, the frets are worn out. The neck is 25.5" long, 9.5" radius throughout and the nut is 1.6875". This would be my first refret ever and I would love to put stainless steel on - but...