Recent content by jmohil

I'm not sure if there's a way to clean them.  I've only been using them for a couple of years...haven't had any issues with scratchiness yet, but now you have worried!  They do feel great though...super smooth.

I've run into the same problem (I LOVE the short-shaft bourns pots), and my solution was to break out the dremel tool and carefully route out about 1/8" of wood around each pot hole in the control cavity by hand.  It's not the most elegant solution, and isn't as clean looking as a machine...

Honestly, I wouldn't sweat it that much.  I have a tru-oiled guitar, and it's a pretty soft finish...at least mine is.  I spent a lot of time trying to get it perfectly smooth, and I did a decent job (I think), but it started scratching up almost immediately.  It wears much, much faster than...

Agree on the great feel of pau ferro!  I have one, as well as a wenge neck, and am totally sold on raw necks.  I personally don't think you need to be any more careful with raw necks than you do any other neck.  I keep the room where I store my guitars at 45% as well, but I have also taken...

Ha ha!   I'm pretty sure that neck was meant for me!   I noticed that they are now offering 24 3/4 conversions with custom contours (finally!), so I ordered a replacement with exactly those specs minus the Floyd shelf for my V.    Got an email from W a couple of weeks ago saying that it didn't...

Hollow strat with all sorts of exotics, 5-string Gecko, 7-string baritone, or 6/12 doubleneck!!

In for Five!!!

I have the "Durango" model from these guys.  Pricey, but very nice! http://www.eldoradostraps.com/

And how heavy is the body?    How are you planning to finish it?    I've got to admit...I'm kind of GASing for an all-raw build for myself after seeing that body!

It's tough for me to characterize pao vs . other woods...it's the only neck I've had on this particular guitar, and it's the only warmoth pro construction neck that I have.  A bit brighter, like maple, I'd guess?  And it is all pau ferro, but it is a two-piece.  I don't think one-piece is an...

I gotta say I sort of agree with Cagey...when you buy a guitar off the shelf, it should play well and have the correct setup.  After that, setup is really more of a maintenance issue unless it is caused by something structurally/mechanically wrong with the guitar.  Expecting lifetime of free...

I can't speak to all of them, but I have a wenge and a pau ferro.  Both are GREAT feeling, but as far as straight-up smoothness, pau ferro wins.  It's much more tight grained and less porous than the wenge (at least on my two necks).   

Random question... So, I've completely fallen in love with the SRV contour and SS 6100 frets on the Warmoth tele I just built, and now I want that feel on every guitar I own.  I have a wonderful Mary Kay finished Hamer Daytona strat copy from the '90's that sounds great and looks great. ...

LOVE that top!!!