Luminlay

[fretless]

so sitting here waiting for my new knobs and had some time to kill . This neck did not have face dots or side dots , I do like no face dots but I was lost without side dots . I just so happen to have a piece of Luminlay here http://www.luminlay.com/indexen.html  and the light I got for a previous build and never used . I'm sure it's way easier to drill out an existing dot but this was a pretty big deal for me , crappy drill , wrong drill bit and so on but I went for it and I'm very happy with the results , check it out...


before , you see the stick of dot material and the mini light you get from them


I went 1 at a time and left the neck on up to the 12th fret where I had to remove it to get the drill in .


followed their install guide , sanded it and resealed it with Minwax wipe-on . And there is still a good bit left over , drilling only about 4mm in and cutting it off with a coping saw





this stuff is cool !

 

[DangerousR6]

Looks like some pretty nifty stuff.. :icon_thumright:

 

[anorakDan]

That's cool, but... you seem to have left out a lot of information. I can't tell what you did except to install some plastic dots.http://unofficialwarmoth.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/dontknow.gif

Surely there's more information you can give about where and how you installed the mini light.

 

[sixstringsamurai]

The mini light is for charging/recharging the luminescence in the inlay material in low light conditions.
IE: no daylight available.

 

[Cagey]

I'd want a bigger light. Hate to plug the charger/recharger in backwards because I couldn't see.

 

[sixstringsamurai]

I'd want a bigger light. Hate to plug the charger/recharger in backwards because I couldn't see.

Smart A$$
:icon_biggrin:

 

[anorakDan]

Okay, I understand. They are glow-in-the-dark, like monster teeth.

 

[Cagey]

Monster's teeth don't glow in the dark. It's just that they never brush and they eat a lot of Luminlay at night while nobody's looking.

 

[fretless]

 

[sixstringsamurai]

Monster's teeth don't glow in the dark. It's just that they never brush and they eat a lot of Luminlay at night while nobody's looking.

HEY MODS,

How come theres no Like button around here?
:icon_scratch:

 

[anorakDan]

Monster's teeth don't glow in the dark. It's just that they never brush and they eat a lot of Luminlay at night while nobody's looking.

HEY MODS,

How come theres no Like button around here?
:icon_scratch:

+1

 

[sixstringsamurai]

W should add this to the neck options!
:guitarplayer2:

 

[DangerousR6]

W should add this to the neck options!
:guitarplayer2:

That's a good idea... :icon_thumright:

 

[alterbridgefan]

W should add this to the neck options!
:guitarplayer2:

Yes!

 

[fretless]

it makes a lot of sense for Warmoth to jump on this. Many fine builders & boutique instrument makers are just starting to use it . They could get it in bigger stock quantities and keep the price pretty attractive. Probably offer the led charger too . It would be a supply / demand thing and it seems like you guys would go for it . It looks great IMO, still effective in non glow mode and it's way less obnoxious & costly than LED's which are just too damn bright . They also make a super cool black / glow dot for light colored woods .

 

[hannaugh]

This is pretty cool, and it seems like they wouldn't have to do anything they're not already doing other than order the material.  I'd order it!

 

[Jeremiah]

How long do they stay illuminated for if you don't charge them?

 

[stubhead]

"Sorry about that wedding anniversary thing, babe, I had to recharge my side dots...." More stuff to worry about. Playing in the dark is good for you.

 

[fretless]

I'd say 15 to 20 min  as that dies down they stay faintly glowing for hours . They are only super bright right after a charge for maybe 3 to 5 min . give or take . ea dot takes about 5 to 10 sec. to charge so you should have plenty of time to get out on stage , go to your wedding anniversary thing or do a mission in ME3 .

 

[sixstringsamurai]

How long do they stay illuminated for if you don't charge them?

Until they go out?
:laughing7: