Recent content by mayfly

Lookin pretty stratty out there...

Yikes! Yes that's not cool at all. as stratamaina said, contact the big dubia

I once owned this thing: I completely re-built it. Sounded fantastic, weighed as much as a motorcycle engine. I sold it to finance the start of Mayfly Audio.

Good guitar tone you're getting on there... ;)

Just found this! https://www.axesrus.co.uk/PickguardSTratJuan-p/arumodpgstratjuan.htm They're right across the river from me... Update - oh wait - that's a different Hull entirely. ooops.

Weeeeel, that all depends. Do you have a 5 hole pickguard, or an 8 hole version? It's kinda (sorta, maybe) normal for the 5 holer, but not at all for the 8 hole version. If you have the 8 hole version, then it means that whoever made it mis-aligned the pickguard holes when drilling it. If...

Almost forgot: Overheard somewhere in the midwest of the USA... "Hey Hunny - we're out of lube!" "Don't worry - I've got some screw lube on the bench..." "...WTF??"

Nooooo - too heavy. But... I LOVE that pickguard! I want one for my strat.

wow - where did you get the bridge and neck-thingy?

I think it's kina cool that folks are trying to decode old warmoth neck markings. Up until now, people only did that with old fender necks (oh yes, this neck was made in july 1956 and was inspected by Louis XXIX. It would make a lovely pairing with a fine burgundy, er I mean a blond telecaster...

Hey - I've been intrigued by this thing: (update: photo added) https://www.korg.com/caen/products/dj/nts_2/ any one seen one in real life?

The pickup ring of fire!!!

Well that sucks. I had that problem with a Rickenbacker guitar: loose truss rods, still need more neck relief. I've had good results with using heat and clamping to move a neck a bit. My procedure is: 1 - remove all truss rod tension 2 - use a jig with three points of contact to hold the...

At the local legion.

I must like the thing.