Recent content by Bdam123

Swatches?

For $13, def worth a try. Just grabbed one

You guys know where I can find a GOOD mint green pickguard for a Strat? I don’t need the genuine article but I’d like something that’s convincing unlike these modern manufactured ones that are just colored that way.

Correct, that’s the reason I didn’t just go with wizard in the first place. I opted for vintage/modern. Lesson learned.

I started with their standard thin

I’m not sure if they construct them slightly different on those or not. I tried getting some sort of answer about what my limit really is and if there tolerance would even allow for a true answer but they essentially ignored my question.

I’m pretty particular about the way my necks feel as most of you can agree. There isn’t a single Strat I’ve ever owned that I didn’t reshape to my liking. I’ve done 4 Fender Strats and a Musikraft Strat with great success. I love these necks. Fast forward to this year, I finally decided to...

I’ll check one of those out. Are there drill presses that you WOULD recommend?

Got it. I don’t know, I just took someone’s opinion for face value because they made a video on the topic haha

To completely honest, the only reason why I'm opting for SS is because I watched a video on installing inserts and the dude said don't use brass because it sucks. In your opinion, why brass over SS?

I got a roasted maple neck coming my way and I want to install SS threaded inserts. I’ve done this before about 10 years ago on a regular maple neck and was successful but was just hoping to get some tips or general pitfalls to try to avoid when dealing with roasted maple. Should I go from a...

is it safe to say that there is a blue tint to warmoth's charcoal metallic frost or is this just the photo?

How is Warmoth’s Olympic White? I found a video from a few years ago and the on screen example was leaning towards green. The video on the other hand showed what I would consider to be Olympic. Just want to make sure I know what I’m getting into because the whole reason I’m getting this body is...