Recent content by posite63

I picked up a trashed Washburn A20 for $20 on FB marketplace a few moths ago. It had a crack running halfway down neck, big chunk missing from the neck, holes sloppily drilled for controls and switches, and some big gouges on the corners. I thought it would be a fun winter project, and wouldn't...

I've been on a quest for a good, low budget baritone. I read some great reviews on this company, and saw this beautiful thing pop up on Reverb early this week. 27" scale, mahogany body, maple neck, JB and 59 pickups, Grover locking tuners. The thing plays amazing. Quality is easily up there...

I'm hoping maybe someone has use for this. I acquired a DDJ in a lot. The seller said it was working fine when they pulled it a few years ago, and that it has been sitting in a box since. I get no reading on my meter. I stripped it down to the copper coil leads, and still nothing registered. It...

I picked up a used LTD HB-300 a few months back. It's a 27" baritone with a maple neck and body. I've had a couple maple-bodied guitars in the past that have sounded fine. But this beast is BASSY as hell. The low end just dominates. Mids are kinda weak but not absent, and highs are very present...

This post is going to be rough, it's late and I'm going crosseyed. Coming from the guitar world, I'm not very up to speed on bass lingo and tech. I'm hoping someone here can answer a simple question. I have an old Ibanez bass that I want to revive. It has a good frame, but the electronics are...

This week my uncle randomly decided to gift me a guitar. It's a partscaster that's of really decent quality. It's currently loaded with a GFS Superstrat pickguard that has some fun tone varieties. My biggest pet peeve with all Strats is the placement of the volume knob. I usually take one tone...

Alright experienced techs and luthiers, I have a bit of a tough one. Google didn't help a lot unfortunately. I'm working on a project guitar where fretboard is thicker on the trebble side of the bottom of the board than the rest of the fretboard. It affects the last half-dozen frets of the...

I've got a couple guitars with extra jumbo frets. They're ok, I don't hate them, don't love them either. But what drives me insane is that I feel like I'm driving over railroad tracks when I slide up and down the neck. It's on the ends, the same place where sharp ends would normally catch your...

I went pawn shop hopping over the weekend. I've not had much success in the past, everything decent is usually priced near retail. Well one of the shops I visited strangly had no guitars on display. When I asked the shop keeper, he said that the wall mounted rack had fallen, and ALL of the...

Re: Chinese PRS kit build I've been working steadily on this build but haven't posted in a couple months. Here's a quick description of what I've done. Finally got the dye job right after several attempts. I had to sand it down each time it didn't come out right, and luckily didn't wear...

I recently won a Chinese PRS kit from eBay for dirt cheap...$5 + shipping. Yeah! Mahogany (or toona) back and neck, very thin maple veneer, carved top, 25.5" scale, set neck, bird inlays. A few blemishes, but it's actually a decent looking copy. I plan to use leather dye on the top (pic below...

I'm posting to gauge interest here. If anyone is interested I'll post pictures. Im selling my LTD EC 256, good condition, a few nicks but nothing huge. Color is transparent charcoal w/cream binding and chrome hardware. Really a good looking guitar. I tried to love it but just couldn't jive with...

I'll preface this with a disclaimer that I am fairly new to the pickup scene, and I apologize if this has been detailed somewhere else. I was not able to find much right off the bat in my searches. I'm considering creating a hybrid using two slug coils. As I understand, the current of the two...

I destroyed a JB tonight. Well, half of it. I'm almost ashamed to confess this here. I purchased a used JB off eBay that was only getting a reading on only one coil. "No problem, it's probably just a loose lead. That's an easy fix", I thought out loud. Wrong. It arrived today, and I confirmed...

Hi guys, I'm having a bit of dilemma with one of my guitars. Here's the background: I own 3 Schecter Gryphons (mahogany w/ thin maple cap, bolt on maple neck, 25.5 scale, the usual). I had done some pickup experimenting and ended up with some hybrid Duncan Designed 102/103 w/ A8 magnets in all...