Recent content by ICTGoober

I've done that, too - but replacing it is more exact in my experience.

Okay - it's on the bench, and color me surprised. This is an expensive axe with a lot of extras (it's the Japanese built George Harrison Tribute). Yes, indeed - I get what the client is talking about now. I wouldn't describe the tone as scratchy, but it is very trebly - almost brittle on the...

To get what is often called a doghair finish.

It's already sanded, so skip that.

If you seal the wood first, the dye will only sit on top of the grain, instead of soaking into the grain. Is that what you want? I have NO IDEA what you mean by conditioning the wood.

.105 thousandths of an inch on the back of the blade. A sheepsfoot blade isn't pointy, but since the cutting edge is hollow ground I expect it be an excellent slicer - cheese, meat, paper, string, whatever.

New Jacobsen chuck for my Rockwell drill press, and a Gerber Quadrant knife.

It's common, but not unexpected.

The guy chickened out and took his guitars to Chicago for the holidays. I guess he feared bloodshed on my part.

The client has been talking to other players and about half agree with his "scratchy" definition. He has ordered the Fleor units from Amazon, and will bring them up after New Years along with the guitar. My guess is he will have a pair of TV Jones units to sell soon.

I forgot to post this link... Hope you dig it. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fk9gpsln6ivxttl8zdlph/1981-LP-Custom.mp4?rlkey=looxtlicj8cgr161ds88bc66m&e=2&st=9zv46f5j&dl=0

Tune the strings to a G chord and dust your broom!

He described the sound he got as "scratchy".

He's gonna drop it off after New Years.

I did a little research on other offerings, and nearly everyone is trying to replicate the classic units which had alnico 5 magnets. I was hoping someone might offer alnico 2... Only one did, a Chinese pickup made by Fleor that sells for around $50 per set depending on the seller.