Recent content by A_Cold_1

I just got a new amp head and 212 cabinet as my first real amplifier, (H&K GM40 w/ TM212) and I noticed that the cabinet has not only an input, but also an output. I was wondering what the use for this output is; my first guess would be as a way to connect to an audio interface, but I'm not...

Alright so I've been wondering this for a little while, and I'm wondering if any experienced builders can chime in on this. So I hate floating Floyd Rose bridges, and I love the surface mount style. However, due to the height of the Floyd rose, the neck needs to be angled in order to...

So I've wanted an EBMM Axis for a while, and recently found a used Ax40D for $600 after shipping and tax. Now, as far as I know, these guitars are no longer in production, and the only ones I usually find are for $1000+ CAD. (I am in Canada by the way, so everything is way more expensive) In...

I’m building my first electric guitar, and I’m looking at buying a router. I was wondering if the Bosch Colt PR20 Palm Router would be a good option. I’m looking for it to do truss rod routing, pickup cavity’s, tremolo cavity’s, and neck pockets. If done slowly, and with a lot of small passes...

I’m building a guitar for myself from scratch, and I’ve chosen to use the Gotoh Floyd Rose, (1996 I believe) and it’s going to be surface mounted. Because of this, I need a slight neck angle. How many degrees would I roughly need on my neck? For me, routing an angled neck pocket isn’t...

Have any of you ordered your figured maple from these guys before? Are they legit? They have some pretty cheap peices of flame maple that I’m thinking of buying for an upcoming build.

I’m gonna start my first hand build in the next upcoming months, and I have some questions about the body finishing process. I’m gonna be doing a basswood body with (possibly/hopefully) a flame maple veneer. It’ll be a crimson red colour with a black burst around it, and it will be hand rubbed...

I'm looking to build a guitar from scratch, and want a solid colour finish. I have painted a guitar with spray cans before (Rust-Oleum) and I've gotten them to look pretty good. The problem I have is with the clear coat. I tried used spray can clear coat from Rust-Oleum, but it never yielded the...

Re: Show Off Your Affinity/Bullet My pride and joy. New (trash) satin job from a rattle can, stained the fretbaord, (again, trashy) and put in completely new hardware and electronics. GFS Locking Tuners, Duncan Cool Rails in the neck, Vintage Rails in the middle, and an EVH Frankenstein...

Alright, so I need someone to elaborate more on this. I am building a guitar comepletly from scratch with a maple fretboard, and I want to definitely finish it. For polyurethane, I will be wiping it on with some stain rags from Home Depot, and as I don’t have much experience with lacquer, I...

Just wanted to make a post about this tremolo, as I haven’t seen much of it. It’s a really, really good, high quality tremolo, that is capable of doing some intense dives, and coming back almost perfectly I tune despite heavy usage. I actually have it in my Squier Affinity, so YES it will JUST...

Ok, so if a pickup WITHOUT pickup covers is wax potted, is it safe to put on a pickup cover without waxing the pickup? Does the cover need to be potted? If I remove a cover and clean off the wax from the pickup, do I have to wax pot on the outside of the pickup, do I have to wax pot the...

I have a new pickguard and I want to put it on my strat. Both are 11 holes but don’t allign up correctly, I’m aware that I have to drill new holes, but what about the old ones? They’re very close to the new holes that must be drilled, so should I fill them with toothpicks and wood glue, then...

I have a stratocaster that I'm changing pups on, and I'm going to be putting cool rails in the neck, and P-Rails in the bridge. What would you all reccomend for the middle? I was thinking vintage rails, as others have had success with that in the middle postion. Any suggestions?

I’m changing pickups on an HSS Stratocaster, and I’m just wondering if this pair of Coold Rails neck and middle with Sat Night Special Bridge would be a good combo. I personally love the sound of the Sat Night Special.