Recent content by SabbathFan0220

I searched the forum but couldn't find anyone else talking about this. Do you guys ever stack heads, and find that they leave "footprints" on the one underneath? I'm referring to the impressions in the tolex. It looks like four shiny spots where the feet were. Is this permanent, or does anyone...

Question for you guys. I'm trying to put locking tuners on my Ibanez RGIB6 and I'm stumped by the spacing on the stock tuner alignment pins. I try to avoid drilling new holes whenever possible, and by looking at the headstock, the tuners appear to use the Fender two-pin configuration. I...

Hey guys. Sorry if this has been asked before (I couldn't find any old posts about it), but I'm wondering what the difference is between these two methods of wiring a tone pot: METHOD 1 METHOD 2 As you can see, one has the cap soldered to the center lug, the other has it soldered to the right...

I just bought a late 90's Guild on eBay, which is in great condition with one exception. I noticed some cracks going across the back of the headstock at the joint...should I be concerned about this? You have to hold it in the right light to see them. The finish is nitro I believe. I could...

Hey guys. I'm in the market for a new USB audio interface. My Tascam US-1800 crapped out on me. I think I've narrowed it down to two, both the same price and with very similar features: the new Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 and the PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL. Does anyone have any opinions on...

Hey guys, it's been a while. I need some advice before I drill for a new hardtail bridge on my Warmoth body. I have a body that was drilled for a Warmoth hardtail (which has three mounting holes under the string through holes) and I'm switching over to a bridge with four mounting holes at the...

Does anyone have any experience with leather-free guitar straps? I'm trying to find a few straps made without any leather (even the popular nylon ones have leather ends). As far as I can tell, I have two choices: Couch Guitar Straps or Planet Waves Beatles Straps Does anyone know of any...

I bought a gallon of Nelsonite (15B02) that I have no use for. This is supposedly one of the products that Warmoth uses to "stabilize" their unfinished necks. If someone wants to cover the shipping cost, they can have it. Info PDF Let me know if you want me to get a shipping estimate. It's...

This is a specific question. I'm redoing a few things on a custom Warmoth body then it's going out for refinishing. When I first made the body, I got a little carried away with the cutaway on the treble side. I wanted optimal upper fret access and wasn't thinking too much about structural...

This is my first "real" acoustic. A Martin HD-28. I've been checking eBay for months waiting for one with a beautiful grain in excellent condition...and for a good price. Well it happened last week and I jumped on it. This one was built just a couple months ago according to the serial. It...

I have a routing problem/question. I've had this happen to me before so this time I took pictures. Maybe you guys know what I'm doing wrong. When I'm using a router bit with a ball bearing guide, I often gouge into the wood below where the guide is hitting. It's as if the guide is slightly...

I finished this one last week and thought I'd get some of your opinions. Clearly I'm not a singer, but I'm faking it for now. I used my Ibanez RGA121 for all the guitar parts. The bass is my EBMM Stringray 5. Drums are EZDrummer...

I'm considering using the Ibanez Tight End bridge for a build I'm working on, but I need to know the string spacing first. Does anyone have one that they can measure for me? I can't find the specs anywhere. Thanks guys. It looks like this:

I'm thinking about building a baritone Tele in the near future and I'd like to give USACG a shot, but the headstock shape is a deal breaker for me. I'm sure most of you will say, "Who cares if it doesn't look exactly like a Fender?" But any other headstock on a Tele body just looks off to me...

This thread is a pretty wordy...I apologize in advance. Some background on this guitar: I have another guitar body (not pictured) that I shaped myself from a body blank. I've had it finished at two different shops and have yet to be satisfied with the quality of the work. I ordered this...