Recent content by Johnny

Since around 2000, I haven't played in any bands and have essentially become a 'bedroom' player.  When I played in bands I had a large, heavy rig (the Mesa 295 power amp weighs a freakin' ton) so when I stopped I bought one of the POD beans and while I knew it wasn't great, it worked well...

I pre-ordered the Helix, so I've had mine since they were first available and have been absolutely thrilled with it.  Everyone tends to want to know how good the modelling is and it is really, really good but you get so much more than just that.  The routing is flexible, it's easy to program...

I finally finished the build.  It took a bit of time because I was out of town for about half the time and I had to do some routing to the control cavity to fit the super switch and get the pick guard aligned correctly.  In any event, it all seemed to work as planned.  I expected that I would...

Thanks!  It's nice to see a different approach (especially considering my inexperience).  As far as I can tell, the net result is the same except that I have two tone pots.  So if I can get some time tonight, I'm going to heat up the soldering iron.  :)

It would be great to see what you came up with if it's not to much trouble.  I think what I have should work but it'd be nice to compare to another diagram to sort of double check my work.  I'm really glad I went through the exercise myself because I have learned quite a bit.  For example, I set...

I converted the wiring diagram to a jpg so everyone doesn't have to download the pdf...

It was really tempting to just ask for what you had drawn out but I resisted because I really wanted to understand how the wiring works.  I got some time this weekend to study a number of wiring diagrams and I tried to work through how to wire up this guitar.  Attached is the wiring diagram that...

Thanks for the help.  I've done a couple of wiring projects but this is my first adventure with something that I have to actually figure out (mostly) on my own - thus the somewhat dumb questions.  I'm going to stick with a 5-way because I want positions 4 and 5 to be at least relatively clean. ...

It's been a while since I last posted here but I'm working on a new Strat project and seeking some help with how to do the wiring. The project guitar is... - Worn Strat body obtained off Craigslist - Warmoth Goncalo Alves/Pau Ferro neck with SS6115 frets - MannMade trem - Gibson 57 Classic...

Oh, and since nobody asked, the next concert with our friends is at the end of September with a band I really am a big fan of....Steely Dan.

Been busy the last couple of weeks and just saw this. We go see a number of concerts with friends of ours and saw BS a couple of weeks ago in Austin. Yes, Ozzie was off on a number of tunes but after buying tickets I was pleasantly surprised to see that they actually were all still healthy and...

Very nice!  I'm not sure exactly why, but I've been drawn to canary necks for a while now.  I keep thinking one would look really nice with a body finished in green.

Thanks for the advice. I'd have probably not lubricated the water without your input. It's funny that the pic actually looks rougher then it actually appears in person. When I look at the pic it looks pretty rough but when I look at it directly it doesn't look nearly as bad. In any event, I can...

I'm (hopefully) pretty much through with my first finishing project.  The guitar is a cheap foreign job that I bought to get some experience.  It's an alder body which I've had to do a fair amount of work to.  In any event, my latest exercise has been to finish the guitar.  I decide to stain the...

Never works for me either.  :icon_smile: Absolutely beautiful guitar. BTW...Didn't everyone go to sealed tuners for a reason?  I don't think it makes much (if any) difference, but I find it funny that PRS started doing open backs.