Recent content by JSG

Man, thanks a lot.  I really appreciate it.

Is the amount of Danish oil you're using just to get the color you want or is two coats pretty standard? 

KKorina, How many coats of Danish oil and Minwax poly are you using?

For a mahogany body, can I simply stain it until I get the color desired and then shoot it with Deft Satin?  I don't want to deal with grain filling, so does anyone know what I'm looking at as far as the number of coats?  I don't know what stain I will use yet but I had pretty good luck with...

Cool.  Thanks, man.  I did a danish oil finish on black korina last year and it turned out pretty good.  I wish I'd given it a sprayed satin finish afterwards though because I'm finding that my pinky nail (no matter how much regularly I groom) keeps digging into the wood where my pinky naturally...

I've got an unfinished body made from poplar and was wondering the best way to finish it.  I don't want to paint it.  That's the only thing I know.  And it's for no other reason than I just don't do a very good job of it and I don't want to pay someone else to do it.  I'd rather use stain or...

Awesome!  Thank you, sir.

Anyone know where I can get a pickguard to fit a Musiclander body?

That is what I'm talking about!  Thank you, my new friend!

I just got a maple neck with maple fretboard from Warmoth.  I didn't have the extra $75 to spend on the satin finish at the time of ordering and I just couldn't wait.  I figured it would be a fun adventure doing it myself anyway.  But now I wish I had waited, as I have no idea what I'm doing. ...

Excellent info.  Thanks guys!

I know what I'm getting into, but I still want to build a guitar with a scalloped neck anyway.  It's purely for shredding.  What I don't know is what size neck I should get.  For my regular guitars I stick to the Wizard profile.  I have small hands, so that type of contour is perfect for me. ...

Wow!  Thanks for all the kind words.  I've indicated in a rather crude manner where the strap buttons are placed in the picture below (back of the top point and centered on the bottom).  I had seen the other guy's post about his Musiclander being neck heavy so I tried something different.  It...

First of all, thanks to everyone who helped me piece this thing together, especially Willy K.  I couldn't have done it without the help.  I ended up with pretty much exactly what I had hoped for.  This is a black korina body with birdseye maple neck and fingerboard.  I hot rodded it with a Bill...

All great input, my friends.  Very much appreciated.  I'm gonna go with locking it up for the sake of staying in tune and the assurance of keeping my strings in place.  My tone is exactly what I want whether I'm playing my SG or one with a locking nut and tremolo.  That's largely due to my...