Recent content by db82

In the one period of my life where I had to make those kind of choices, pro audio and anything else went first even if it was at a bigger loss, because I knew I would regret selling instruments. A few years ago I found a Godin Flat Five on Craigslist Brooklyn - a guitar I pined over but couldn't...

It was definitely down/buggy - I was trying to browse more stuff on the All Satan Sale where the devil keeps telling me to buy more stuff I don't need.

The general consensus is also that brass is potentially too soft. You may want stainless steel. (I see I'm telling you something you already know) I just got the 8-32 stainless steel of these from Amazon, and to be frank they're a little suspect as far as tolerances though... like there's a...

I'm pretty used to taking time to build up order quantity to offset the cost of shipping. I've been mail ordering electronic components this way since the late 90s and I'm still in this habit despite Mouser only charging $7.99 minimum per order. I'm not from the old guard like many of you seem...

TLDR : Sometimes putting in extra work/experimentation to get the sound you want while keeping your controls simple is worth the effort/time. I have Freeway 5b5-01's in two strats and I'll be putting a 3b3-01 in my current velocity build. I love seeing their products continually come up here...

So the lore goes, EMGs were originally designed to solve a jazz problem... David Gilmour has signature EMGs, definitely isn't playing metal... but his set is not HH. It's funny someone also mentioned Clapton because Gilmour and Clapton were also fans of the BOSS HM-2, which is a pedal closely...

The guy who is helping me with the wooden pickgaurd will know the best path for getting the result I'm after with what's in front of him, so I'll defer to him.

Stepping back to the original "inspiration" board I put together, my two favorite looks are telling me "dude, gold hardware." So I'm going to commit to all gold (for now...). Pickgaurd will be on the dark side, but since we're making it I have no idea what it will look like until it's made. I'll...

Changing the head stock would involve changing the neck. It's the actual neck. I bought the two parts to make a hybrid on purpose. I realize this is a sacrilegious use of a strat body and an hombre neck, but that part of the equation isn't changing.

That added a little more dimension - as I shaded them I started thinking, maybe the choice shouldn't have been gold or black. It got me to start looking at chrome...

The winnng sweetwater application cover letter : "Have phone. Will pester." No attached resume required.

Decided pick guard needs to be either very light, or very dark, and refining accordingly (sort of... introduced a plastic pearloid in the mix) The non-strat knobs (Left to Right #3 and#6) are gold with pearloid white tops. Really favoring the all gold hardware, and leaning towards #3 or #6...

I can appreciate that, unfortunately, those are the real inlays in the actual neck and I don't see myself removing them... now I'm going to have to get another neck made! haha.

Customizing via Warmoth is a terrible thing for an indecisive person, which I am... first world problems... Doing some mock-ups for one of my upcoming builds, would love to see similar builds from others or get some input. The image is of the actual body/finish (red on mahogany) routed for...

So since this is a "general feel" neck thread - I have to ask. What other production neck would you compare the DC to? Are we talking 17mm Wizard I S540 thin, or something else?