Recent content by RoccoRiggs

Thanks Ace, Neck has a "clear satin nitro" finish.. Assuming a guitar polish/cleaner will take the gunk off safely..Only maple boards I ever has before this were Music Man and an early San Dimas guitar- which felt naked- I never cleaned either of these as the dirt never became "gummy" they had...

I never had a "finished" maple board- Can one use guitar cleaner/polish such as Virtuoso in this circumstance or is it ill advised? ? I feel the board getting gummed up a little - I am used to rosewood - where I'd do an oil with a cleaner- it is a new brand new neck..the tech had to scrape the...

ahh..naptha...no longer available in Connecticut..shhh...u can buy it online still...

Question: What are you guys cleaning satin finished maple necks with maple fretboards with? Thanks!

my new thought.. don't split the neck or bridge pickups, use the push pull as a series/parallel for the middle and see what it sounds like..(?) Thank u for your expertise, knowledge and patience, great resource..

So best scenario for the present pickups would be to wire the red devil in parallel, not split.. It's at the tech's now.. dropped it last night before I had a chance to read your generous response.. I left it as he's gonna wire it such that pos. 2 and 4 auto split the middle pickup..is it...

Update: Warmoth shipped quicker than predicted, thank you guitar makers and workers!!!! Regarding my S-S-Hum build.. Pots are (2) 500k (1V 1T) with a .033 cap. One is Push Pull for the neck and bridge coil taps.. Regular 5 Way switch (not interested in non traditional pickup selection on this...

...I'm in contact with Bartolini right now, they are seemingly designing a s-s-h set up for me.. will post with updates.. curious..

The Alnico ii is  a Custom Shop Duncan I got from Music Zoo, the box just reads ( CS Strat, middle. Alnico ii 7.09 k, wired by MJ)  RWRP- It quacks well, yet I don't have it set as on in Position 3, its only on in 2 and 4.. so on it's own I can't say.. Stock pickups replaced from the Charvel...

All new info for me to research and ponder. Thanks for the tips and leads on finding more info..

Hi Folks; Just ordered a chambered strat body from our friends here at Warmoth- it's a  s-s-h basswood body, maple cap-pairing it with a birds eye maple & fretboard 21 fret Warhead neck,6150's, black tusq, modern construction. Gonna do 1 vol, 1 tone. Looking for the VH bucker tone as well as...

Here's a link to the 18 hour claim on their promo video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeleviZBJT8 Cagey, I  tried bringing the black light to the gig to place it in a place to  reflect the dots to no avail. I'm happy with the model paint over the dots for now. I love the guitar, and the...

I went so far as to buy the black light tube as recommended by my Warmoth tech (no biggie, $10 at WalMart)..man , they looked really good after 2 days of charge..pulling the guitar away from the lamp, the moon glows were so bright, they looked incredible..almost liquid..suspended in the board...

problem solved with Testor's model paint.

I love it just the same, glow or no glow..