Recent content by Waraxe

My first experience withvlace sensors was in the late 90s in my strat plus deluxe. I liked the red for gain. It was like a super clear po0/bucker sound, but much lower in volume. The blue was cool. I didnt like the silver, probably because it was in the middle position, which I despise...

@Spud : ain't it nice when you find that perfect profile? I just found my 3rd. Lol My new favorite is my Ltd eclipse necks in general, with my ec1000fr as the best of the 3. here is the shape at the 1st and 12th frets. Its 20/21 to 22/23mm in size. The other 2 are sanding variations on this...

Stacked pots?

That's a really nice quilt. Congrats! How are you finishing it?

I like this idea. How about any headstock on the 7/8 necks too?

I love the modded tele look where they add a little offset vibe to it and play with the cutaway and upper bout dimensions and shapes. D'Avanzo has one, but its his own builds, not just a body. He is also very limited in what he offers. Good stuff though. Precision guitar kits has one too...

Im having 2nd thoughts on one of these now. No binding, yet masked edges are available. I really want binding. 4 hole controls too. A carved top is a frivolity, but I want it. So, I'm back to the carved top tele, unless the binding and 4 holes are1 doable. I could forego the carved...

Gold is the........ahem......gold standard for a reason. :cool:

I've been working with wood all my life and have never had over tight screws cause any issues on 2 closely and tightly mated surfaces. In a strat pocket, the only mounting thing that can cause a warp up high is a small non tapered shim. No shim, no problem.

I have a set of 57/67tws in my VIP build. I was intrigued by the very same aspects of actives that you are. As @TonyFlyingSquirrel said, they do get some good clean sounds, moreso with the tws in single coil mode. My trick is to eq a little bass and low mids, which shifts the eq a bit to...

Alot of cool stuff can be done with a 4 pole super switch. In either one, you get a common lug plus a lug for each position. Its super easy to do a dual switching setup on one. 3 separate switching patterns is doable, depending on what you want to do. Where you'll run into problems is...

Best i can do is a vip with a wraptail and neck angle. 57/66tws fit, but barely. I have 2mm from bottom of string (unfretted) to top of pickup. They really need a bit more than that, but I deal with it. That height makes for tasty sounding single coils. The bridge has no issues with...

I'm all in as soon as these release. @aarontunes , will these essentially have all the bridge and pickup options like a tele or strat? please say yes.

I keep sniffing around the regal. It would need a funky bridge though. Something you dont normally see. The 4 knob layout and switch location is appealing to me. The carved top tele is another one. This is so true. Its also why I dont like actual les pauls. I guess I just like that...

My '99 tele started out as an alder/spalt showcase body i just HAD to have. I too was concerned about excessive brightness, so I went with a mahogany neck. The fretboard is ebony for some articulation. I wanted maple, but they wouldn't do it. It sounds amazing unplugged, just perfectly...