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Update: Testing scale length to make sure I'm not way off. Like that tailpiece? Headstock looks a little Phat. Or maybe it's those huge gotoh 510s that are on there (that I just happened to have lying around). Better too Phat than too Phin.... Body to neck joint looks pretty good. The...

And never piss up a rope.... no matter how many people tell you to do it. ... not speaking from experience...

Moving right along...

Jayzus! I turn my back for a minute and look what happens!

I'm watching....

I've actually worn out the neck on Kashmir... so I guess I might pick up something if it suits

Update time. I had some time on vacation to think about this little problem, and during that time I remembered something about a drill press mounted planer. Specifically this thing: So despite the trade mashup, I ordered one. While I was waiting, I came up with a jig to hold the neck the...

hmmmm! Could be the start of a great new relationship...

But wait! there's more!

I was honoured to represent Mayfly Audio at the Empress Effects 20th anniversary party yesterday. It was a massively cool event in an old church downtown. The best thing about the church was there was an Irish bar and a music venue downstairs! I didn't get to see all the events or booths, but...

I need 202 - how to not buy twice as many parts as you need because you want to investigate options ... options that you know you won't use in the end ... :)

Never heard of them either. I will say that the website has a far-east vibe, mostly due to the non-use of proper plurality in product descriptions. My gut tells me it's a Chinese re-brand shop. A 'fabless' manufacturer, if you will.

Good advice. I'm going through the Lee Valley catalogue at the moment looking for either a fancy router jig or a fancy miter box.

OK! I did some investigation and Guitar Fetish makes a pile of rick-type pickups. They are 1/2" high, so with some calculations I determined the appropriate height of the fingerboard off the body. From that I calculated how much to cut off from the neck heel: I'm thinking I'll cut the heel...

Sure! But then there would be a little notch where the body meets the neck on the bass side. I might be able to get 1/8" that way, or maybe more since I plan to cut the heel down on the bottom a bit. This brings us to the second problem: The heel of the neck is not parallel to the fretboard...