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    Don"t do it!!!!

    Don't align the tail piece or bridge with the center line of the guitar. If you do, When you drill your holes, the whole thing will be off! Forget that center line, I find that more often than not-...
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    Applying Dingotone

    Hello, Hope everyone is doing fine. I have a couple of questions about applying DingoTone:

    Can you do a darkening stain to highlight the grain, then sand it off and then apply a lighter color for...
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    Thanks again guys for you help.

    Thanks again guys for you help.
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    Pore / Grain filling?

    Hello All, having a great time staining my ES 2V. Waiting for my rear back control cavity plate to come so I can trace around it for my cut-out; but that's another story! What I like to know now is,...
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    Pore / Grain filling?

    Hey Guys, hello all. Just wanted to be sure about one thing as I work on my ES 2V kit, and that is you do not have to grain fill Maple or Basswood; is that correct? As always thanks in advance for...
  6. Thread: Glue Spots...

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    Thanks All for you help. As always you've been...

    Thanks All for you help. As always you've been great. I was able to lightly brush it with a wire brush and then wipe with the GOO Gone and most has come off and now the stain has taken. One small...
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    Glue Spots...

    Hello, I just did a great stain / coloring first coat on my new ES 2V. However I 've found just a couple of small :D"glue spots" that didn't take the stain properly (and I really did sand with 150,...
  8. Thread: Jazz-wan-a-be

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    Thanks all for you answers to my questions....

    Thanks all for you answers to my questions. You've all been great. I just receive my ES 2V kit today and have already tape off the fret board and body cavities and I'll start the first sanding...
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    Thanks guys, your help and insight are most...

    Thanks guys, your help and insight are most appreciated.
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    Rear cavity cut out

    Thanks guys, your help and insight are most appreciated.
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    Rear Routing cavity on ES 2V

    Thanks guys, your help and insight are most appreciated.
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    Thanks Stan, That's a great idea. I think I'll...

    Thanks Stan, That's a great idea. I think I'll try that. Just gotta find the correct way to cut the shape into the Basswood.
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    Jazz wan-a-be

    Warmoth makes only high quality parts. So if you know what you want, (and they'll help you) you can get a fantastic build on the body, neck or both. You can also buy an nice new guitar for the price...
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    I was also wondering if you need to grain fill a...

    I was also wondering if you need to grain fill a guitar with a maple top and a Basswood body (ES 2V)? And, has PitBull ever considered making a "route-out" for a control cavity on say an ES 2V...
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    thanks all who replied. you've been more than...

    thanks all who replied. you've been more than helpful.
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    Routing pocket on semi-hollows

    I would like to see (if this is possible without harming the guitar's tone) a cut-out / routing in the rear of semi hollow guitars, such as the LP style ES-2v , for the installation of the controls....
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    Jazz-wan-a-be

    Hello All, new to this-so please forgive me for any mistakes. Just purchased an ES 2V. Trying to make it into a Jazz guitar. I was wondering if anyone know if the body finishing (Dingotone) can be...
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    Do you need to grain fill a basswood body?

    Do you need to grain fill a basswood body?
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