Monty-Jay
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You might recall I started installing LED side markers into a few necks...while shortly after I started work, I stopped because I found some good info on fiber optic strands and the tools I would need to use them for my fretboards. I'm still in the process of getting the materials and tools, but the sample I have is pretty cool and I'm definitely gonna use Fiber Optic instead of all LEDs.
The LEDs are nice and large, but that's the problem there. Even with the mini LEDs, they are still pretty big compared to your average side marker. They light up nice and bright (And by changing the resistor you can change the brightness) but you can see the white center.
On the other hand, the Fiber Optics are very small and they have a nice, clean, pure look. They really are a lot nicer to deal with. All I have to do now is figure out the routing since you can only bend them so much
Here are a few pics that I took. My crappo camera doesn't even come close to capturing the nice solid colors. The fiber optic is on the 2nd fret and the rest are LEDs (I'm not using this neck on any guitar, it's my testing neck. It has more holes in it than a 15 year old at the Warped Tour).
[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/living2win/FiberOptics/fretboard10.jpg[/img]
I just checked the pics and they appear very dark on this computer. They were fine on my laptop and camera, so I'll try and fix them later....
MJ
The LEDs are nice and large, but that's the problem there. Even with the mini LEDs, they are still pretty big compared to your average side marker. They light up nice and bright (And by changing the resistor you can change the brightness) but you can see the white center.
On the other hand, the Fiber Optics are very small and they have a nice, clean, pure look. They really are a lot nicer to deal with. All I have to do now is figure out the routing since you can only bend them so much
Here are a few pics that I took. My crappo camera doesn't even come close to capturing the nice solid colors. The fiber optic is on the 2nd fret and the rest are LEDs (I'm not using this neck on any guitar, it's my testing neck. It has more holes in it than a 15 year old at the Warped Tour).
[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/living2win/FiberOptics/fretboard10.jpg[/img]
I just checked the pics and they appear very dark on this computer. They were fine on my laptop and camera, so I'll try and fix them later....
MJ
