Recent content by bigdaddy

Darn hippies! :evil4:

I had the same fears and I started with a body drilled for a bridge I didn't have and a non-Warmoth neck that didn't quite fit. I just went for it and I love the way it plays. See this: http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=8046.0. More pictures coming soon. go for it! You can do it! ...

So, let me get this straight, are you guys saying I should NOT have bought this?

Gator Grip 1.5 mm and D'Andrea ProPlec (also 1.5 mm) I feel they give me the widest range of attack dynamics. Plus they make my Martin bark like all get out!

yeah, I know. Unfortunately I am gonna have to decide without seeing the colors on a guitar...

I'm also groovin' on these semi-solid colors. A little more masking but with the dark grain filler it should come through... Here's the link in case you want to check out others: http://www.cabotstain.com/colors-and-finishes/families/Semi-Solids-Colors.html

Please comment on this color sample. Cabot semi-transparent stain. The dilemma is that surface prep would be way too much work due to the previous paint, so I do want to mask some imperfections, hence the semitranparent...

Well, I played it today. I finally stopped thinking about all the ways I could screw it up and just put the thing together. I ended up having to shim the neck, but it ended up setting up really nicely with very little effort and adjustment. I can't decide on a finish and on whether or not to use...

Sorry. I couldn't tell from those pics.

By 3 piece do you mean two pieces of the top laminate and 3 body? From the pictures you posted showing the seam in the top laminate,  I think that is the misunderstanding here. Isn't that just the bookmatching of the top?

Denatured alcohol will work and won't raise the grain. I used it to take 80+ years of wax off the trim in my house.

It sounds kinda like a problem I had when I didn't know proper soldering technique. What is your technique here?

Ok. I have filled the grain (I used plaster of paris tinted with black artist's acrylic, nice look, kinda hard to sand back) and am into a practice fitting of hardware. I used a long straight edge and aligned the neck using the pickup routing for reference. Now I need to work out the tremolo...

Please post more pics of that top... :hello2:

Ummmmmm, who is that?