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    What strangeness is causing my intonation to be an entire 1/2 step off??!

    So, I have a top mount Floyd setup, with an R3 nut, on my Soloist build. I loooove this guitar and haven’t been able to stop playing it. Everything was PERFECT, and all I did today was swap out the R3 for a Kahler nut, at the suggestion of a forum member, to get rid of the string retainer bar (I...
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    Do I need string trees?

    I called and talked to him the other day, and he kind of said the opposite…that it’s not usually a straight drop in replacement. He said sometimes they are though. I might buy one just to check out the dimensions and see what it’s about, but my guitar has only been built for a week or two; I...
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    Do I need string trees?

    What the WHAT??! That IS a great solution, IF it’s a drop in replacement for a Floyd nut. Do you know if it is or not, so long as the correct corresponding size is chosen (ie will the mounting holes that are already there for the Floyd nut line up with this Kahler, and is the string spacing the...
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    My Soloist build specs...thanks Ed!

    Haha! Nice! Glad I could help. I assume GOM is something to do with the new site layout, but I’m not sure what GOM is. Either way, I’m glad I could help GOM.  :icon_thumright:
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    My Soloist build specs...thanks Ed!

    Thanks Aaron, that’s a pretty high compliment coming from someone who has literally seen them all (almost), so thanks! I emailed Spike in response to an email from early on in my research phase with pics, but thank you guys and gals for providing me an impeccable and amazing product! …and what...
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    My Soloist build specs...thanks Ed!

    One more....those Arizona Turquoise stone dots....I chose them because I wanted to be different, because I figured "everybody" chooses black, white, or abalone, and I didn't want that because it's too common.  It turns out, that they actually compliment the build quite nicely, and from a...
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    My Soloist build specs...thanks Ed!

    A few pics of the finished build.  This guitar came out EXACTLY like how I envisioned it in my head when I set out to build 'my' guitar, and I couldn't be more pleased with it, especially having done every solder joint, every hole, and every minor mistake myself. I love this thing! :-D Once...
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    Do I need string trees?

    As Stratamania said, the Floyd bridge kit comes with the retainer bar. Be sure to install it, as, just as Stratamania said, when you tighten down the string clamps, if you don’t have it…all six of your strings are guaranteed to go sharp, and then you’re playing a guessing game as to where they...
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    Now that I have my neck….

    I’m not at an actual computer much, so this low res photo will have to do. It came out FANTASTIC though!
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    Now that I have my neck….

    It’s this one. Why would I want to cover that up? It’s gorgeous!
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    Setting up your Tremolo or Floyd Rose

    Let's talk briefly for a moment about Floyd's on the 10-16" radius.  There's a lot of info about that particular topic out there on the web, but since this is a trem/Floyd setup thread, I figured I'd throw that into the ring, since it's an issue I'm currently having. I just "finished" my build...
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    Soloist Build Finally Complete!! ...Almost

    Where did you order them from?  I need some.  I looked and it seems that very few people carry them, and the ones that do are backordered.  I have the same setup - 10-16" compound with OFR, so....yup....E/E and A/B need shims.  I made some temporary ones, but would like to get some proper ones...
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    How many more?

    I’ve always “kept my stable small” so to speak. Over the years I’ve probably owned 60+ guitars (not counting basses or acoustics), but never more than a few at a time. I get too “emotionally involved” with my instruments and usually lock onto one and stay there, for a few years or more, and then...
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    Now that I have my neck….

    ….which is an incredibly well figured roasted flame maple with an ebony board…it’s confirmed my suspicion that I can’t for the life of me figure out why anybody would want to change the amazing feel of that beautiful bare wood by putting a finish of any kind on it. That is all.
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    Another Shielding Post

    I believe it does “help”, but to what extent I believe is where the debate is warranted. Regardless of how well you shield your guitar….you still have these completely exposed pole pieces sticking straight out into the open air, which still can and still will pick interference up from the...
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