Recent content by Stilgar138

In the video, he says not to get it with a Tune-O-Matic. I was thinking string through but decided to try the funky Gretsch V shaped tailpiece I posted about a while back on the parts section, so I'm doing the Tune-O-Matic/Stop Bar route. I've already got the tailpiece and I picked up some...

That's another decision I'll have to make when/if I do this(I'm not 100% sure but I really think I will). That screen cap was what I was thinking at the time. I'm leaning towards a pair of Gibson '57 Classics but I've not eliminated P90s as a possibility. I mean, P90s are great at gettin' dirty...

That is purty! One idea I had was a mahogany core with a walnut top but I feel like I'm pretty set on the look I'll be going for. Basically, a Mooncaster with gold top Les Paul cosmetics. I'm thinking mahogany core, mahogany laminate top, gold top and natural back. I used the wrap around option...

With so many options available, it is indeed hard to not let my mind wander lol. I had no intentions of thinking up another guitar to do as I have that Switchback planned out that'll be the next guitar thing I do but I made the mistake of messing with the body builder. Actually being able to do...

I apologize, I messed up in how I worded that. The Mooncaster requires a laminate top, what I was really wondering if the type of wood made a difference. I'm probably going to do it as a gold top with natural back, so there's no point in paying more for anything fancy. I'm leaning toward...

Somehow, I forgot to come back around to this thread. It certainly sounds like 25.5 inch scale makes Fenders sound more, well, Fendery haha. I got to play a different Squier Starcaster, this one had regular uncovered humbuckers. It didn't tell me what PAF style would sound like, they were...

That is where things get interesting. No doubt Fenders sound different than Gibsons, but there's far more to it than simply scale length. I've never played a Strat with Gibson scale or a Les Paul with Fender scale to be able to make a direct comparison. Gibson has made some Les Pauls and I...

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who answered. I feel like between reading the replies and watching some videos, I have a decent idea of what these things can do. I think if I do decide to do one, I'm going to get it sprayed as a gold top and take some influence from a Les Paul Standard...

Question on the dual truss rod, what about it changes tone? Is the the added mass of having, well, two truss rods? That'd make sense. The neck I'll be ordering for my Switchback project is very similar, apart from some cosmetic differences, to what I think I'd want for the Mooncaster. I think...

Thank you everyone! That gives me food for thought, I may have to do one. I'm expecting anything exact, I guess what I was wondering is if the construction would lend itself to just being bright. Take something like Rickenbacker, I find it hard to imagine even putting PAFs in one would give it...

I wouldn't expect it to sound exactly like an ES-335 as I know the construction is very different but what I'm looking for is something along the lines of Clapton's Cream sound. I'm not looking to exactly recreate that but I want something that has warmth and the ability to get nice and dirty...

Very cool! I had wondered what that kind of technique would look like with something other than mahogany. I think it gives it a kind of mystical look, like the tree absorbed silver as it was growing and it created deposits within the grain structure. I don't know if I'll ever do it but I've...

Well, it'll work on my Firebird. I didn't string it up with it but I was going to restring it soon anyway so I thought I'd test fit it. I think I may get another later on for the Bird, I really like how it looks and think it fits the Firebird style really well. I took this with my phone so not...

From what I had found, I was pretty certain that was the case. I think with that I've got my plan, apart from fret size but that's a personal preference thing.

Thanks. Cool, I'll probably be putting 11s on it but I think I can get it going. On the overhang, so the regular neck pickup route works fine? I can't find anything that says it changes anything but I'm just wanting to cover my bases and have the plan ready to order when the time comes. I think...