Recent content by itookacanuk

I still need to wipe it down and get the frets, bridge, truss rod, etc. done, but here are some preliminary pictures. The ebony neck and stainless frets are so far beyond what I expected I can't really put it into words. I was extremely skeptical, but there was no need for that. A big thank you...

Thanks for the thumbs up. We just got it done and I hope to put pics up soon. I saw a guitar in the gallery that matched the headstock and body and so I read up or inquired about it. I think it was $45. extra. I also had to have them put a fmale maple veneer on the headstock which was also...

Good advice, guys. There's a luthier named Kurt Wright who is legendary around here. I'll have him do the setup.

Okay, got it. Good advice. I will do that.

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. This is very new territory or me. I have never really had nice things before. That's great to hear, no pun intended. I have been playing about 22 years but oddly enough have never owned a serious guitar with a humbucker in the neck. I don't quite know...

The body is a mahogany VIP with a flame maple top, green dye, and an extra burstover. Neck is maple with jet black ebony fretboard. It's a 24.75 conversion neck. I wanted to preserve the deep look the body colors set so I chose to have no inlays. After trying out many variations on a photo...

I began looking for a guitar about 8 months ago. I started by scouring the Sweetwiter, Guitar Center, and Musician's Friend catalogs, then anything that looked promising got played everything at Guitar Center or the local vintage shop. Nothing was blowing me away, not even the $5000. guitars. So...

Thanks for the ideas. I think I'm about 3 days form ordering and I'm starting to get excited.

I am looking at getting custom inlays done and wonder what the best route (no pun intended) to take is. If I get the neck from Warmoth with fret grooves but no frets, the inlays will be far cheaper. The rub is that http://custominlay.com/ don't do frets, so I'd end up with a sweet looking ebony...

I am a day or two from ordering my first build and have read a few posts about forgetting easily overlooked yet essential components. Is there a post that lists everything I would need to complete a guitar? I am mostly focusing on the things that are hard to get get locally. This is what I have...

Unbelievable finish.

Thanks for the input, it's a big help. Seems like a lot of consensus on the SS frets, though I'm with tfarny, I'd like them in my familiar size. Interesting idea on the scale regarding string tension. I had to look it up. Never knew that before. You got me thinking. This is a lot of fun. I'll...

Thanks, Bagman. I'll check it out.

Very nice. What kind of body is that? Similar to a Tele but with carved top. Don't see it in the Warmoth in stock section.

Hey, All. I am excited for my first project build and am hoping to end up with a guitar that will be my main instrument. I am looking for a versatile instrument I can play 3 days a week at church, for about 3 hours at a time. Our team has a Foo Fighters / Pink Floyd / Jeff Buckley kind of...