Recent content by StalePretzel

Strap locks are on their way in the mail. Playing this thing for the first time, i realize how over my head i was buying this neck. IT'S HUGE!! It's like playing a baseball bot! Awesome! The ground wiring still needs redone but the buzz doesn't bother me and it doesn't need immediate attention...

As i'm sure some of you know, about a week ago i brought to the table a possible trade i was looking into. I was going to trade my Silver Dean VMNT for an ugly purple strat + 100$. Man am i glad i turned that deal down. The guitar was shipped out today and i should have it friday. Ladies and...

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1410038261.html 450$ wow

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1408947332.html Anyone else spot the small flaw in his picture? What a farking moron.

Ok so i did some researching. Let me break it down. I recently installed some Highway one tele pickups into my nocaster project. Instead of bolting down the ground wire to the wood (not enough wood, it would go right through the body), I just decided to attach the ground to the bridge pickup and...

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1400503429.html Notice they don't state much except that it's a strat. No country of origin, no nothing. Call me paranoid, but doesn't the decal look a bit off?

Ok so i finished wiring up the pickups Lazarus sent me. Some stock Highway One pickups. Instead of grounding the wire to the body, i did like you would with most teles and hitched it up to the bridge. When i plugged it in i got some really bad feedback when it was in either neck or bridge...

So this guy posts an ad on craigslist (ahh yea i know what you're thinking but hear me out) claiming to have 13 years of luthiery experience under his belt in restoring and repairing old instruments. So i give him an email asking for the price to have the nut on my telecaster neck slotted. He...

As i'm sure some of you know, i've been trying to sell off this VMNT with a crack in the clearcoat. Anyways, I got an email today from some girl willing to trade. Her offer is a MIM stratocaster with hardshell case + 100$. The color is a little weird. Here's what it looks like. Weird color...

I'm a pretty big black Black Sabbath fan. So i thought i'd show off the SG line they're making down at Jaydee Custom Guitars. First is the original.

Ok. So my Musikraft body has a vintage style loose neck pocket. Problem is, i don't know where the neck goes. Do i put it to one side or the other? Do i center it? Someone explain where this **** thing goes. Thank you much.

This is in excellent condition, a few minor blemishes on the corners and on the tolex; cosmetics only, it sounds incredible. 50 or 100W RMS output, 3 Channels, 5 12AX7 preamp Groove Tubes, 4 GTEL-34M Groove Tubes power tubes, 4-8-16 ohm output 3 channels, a sparkley clean, a real 80's crunch and...

Here are some update pictures. Got the pickguard and tuners came today. Nothing is screwed down yet. I put an equal amount of paper on each side of the neck to try and center it. Not sure if this looks right. Take a look. P.s. ignore the control plate in the first pic. I don't have it in place...

Just realized i have no idea how to mount a vintage style (no side holes) tele neck pickup....WHERE EVER IS THINE HERO WITH THE B ON HIS CAPE?! Anyone wanna walk me through this.

Ok. So anybody who takes an interest in reliced telecasters/stratocasters knows you're a flat out idiot if you're putting down 4,000$ or more to have a guitar sand-blasted by a nitwit at the fender factory. Especially when there are CHEAPER and more AUTHENTIC looking ways to have it done. One...