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I've checked out the MIM Custom Shop-designed Baja Telecasters online and really liked the specs. The other day I noticed my local guitar shop had two of them hanging on the wall so I thought I'd check them out. I must say I was appalled at what I saw. The workmanship was just terrible. On the...

Hi everyone, I'm going to fix up a friend's Fender "Crafted in Japan" Jaguar. First, I'm going to install a buzzstop to make it play better and then comes the tricky part... she wants it to sound as close to a Les Paul Junior as possible with having to do any routing or cutting up the...

Hi everyone, I'm planning a projekt guitar for a friend and I will only be using parts from Warmoth to keep things simple. First, the planned specs: Thinline Tele body (mahogany, no f-hole, double black binding and candy apple red finish) 1-piece Rosewood strat neck (to be played without...

I just got an old 12-string acoustic (about 30 yrs). It sounds reaaalllyyyy good but damn, it's hard to play in tune. A Buzz Feiten install including full setup and fret job costs about $550. This guitar is definetely a keeper, lots of volume, bass and high-end sprinkle. A Buzz Feiten install...

I just came home from NY where I picked up this really sweet Yamaha FG 230 12-string acoustic guitar. The tag in the store said it was "70s" and that's it. The serial number is 1483902, it's a red label Nippon Gakki guitar.

In the descriptions, some pickups are claimed to have "increased sustain". Either by more coil winds or using A2 magnets. So, which one has the best sustain?

Who plays them? What's the sound like? Is it hard to play them without a pick?

How many switching options does a rotary switch offer? Can you get coiltapping or seriel switching from it? I'm thinking about building this cool little guitar with three Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tubes and a rotary switch. But I'm not sure about the rotary switch. And how many pickup...

Hi everyone! Two questions: First, can I install the lipstick pickups in a strat pickguard without modifying the pickguard routes? Second, will there be a problem if the make direct contact with a aluminium pickguard (like on some 50's Fender Strats) as the entire pickguard is grounded? Thanks!