Recent content by rauchman

If you play guitar or bass, having the ability to really tailor how you want your instrument to be becomes addicting. It is the wizard making the wizard's wand

Not sure on the skunk stripe. I'm not a fan of the side adjust doo hickey, as it prevents creating a Fender Elite / Ultra type heel. I had called W at one point to inquire if there were options to not include the side adjust. IIRC, I was told they could do a standard double or single, however...

I believe on can order a neck with the single truss rod, instead of the standard double truss on the Modern necks.

Beautifully done!

In my experimenting with more than basic wiring, I incorporated coil splitting into a few builds. I've never actually used those tones. The lesson learned is, keep it simple. Related to the OP's question, this post now has me interested in exploring Filtertron type pups. For HB's, I've...

Just as a follow up. I think I fried the pot from too much heat from soldering. I replaced the pot, wired as outline above, and the issue has been rectified!

I never really got into the Dead, but my wife (then GF) took me to see them at one of the last shows with Jerry Garcia at the then Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands, NJ in the early-mid 90's, and ....it was an experience. Since then, I've seen some of the offshoots since Jerry's death. Their...

Terrific info.....thanks. Will try that when I get home

Greetings, I'm working on a 2 HB - 2 Vol / 1 Tone using a 3 way blade switch. Neck pickup is working fine, but on the bridge pup, it sounds a little thin and when reducing the volume control specific to the bridge, it doesn't go totally quiet, more like it gets to about 20-30% of volume. I'm...

Wow, stunning guitar

By going to less # of springs, you'll reduce the overall tension, however, everything will be more sensitive to string bends. Now that I think about it, keeping your spring setup and changing the distance of the claw only may bring problems with keeping the bridge level to the body. By moving...

Hmmm, I have some tremolo experience, but wouldn't consider myself an expert. I'm not familiar with the Super-Vee, but I'm assuming it uses a standard 5 pt trem claw? If you feel the usage has a heavy feel, I'd try.... Use 1 less spring. If using 3 springs, try using 2 springs, but use the...

I haven't used boiled linseed oil, but I've used TruOil on 4 builds for both body an neck. All of them have a roasted maple shaft with 2 having roasted maple fretboards. I don't know if the 2 finishes correlate to one another, but TruOil will darken the wood a bit with an amber tone. I find...

Very nicely done. Interesting on the subtle contour differences.

Wow! Very cool finish. Beautifully done!