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Looks sweet. Does this have the same thin 'Wizard' neck profile as a genuine Ibanez? Or is it a more generic profile? Hard to tell from the...

I once could not figure out why my bass was not making any sound. I looked all through the wiring harness and nothing looked wrong. Surprising, how...

+1, a few pics may help. Also this should be a pretty interesting kit. Would love to see what you've done with it ;-) Can we assume you are using...

Hi KaiH, the "ground to bridge" wire is a wire that links the ground wires at the back of the pots to the bottom of the bridge (therefore...

More to the point of this topic... (oops! Highjacked my own tread!) I did a bit more digging. Menzerna has a lot of info on their website......

I think I have given in to the notion that I am likely to keep at this, in spite of the intrusions from job and home-life ;-) On the question of...

Is there really a cheapness project? But, Cheers for starting to prepare for your next 150 guitars:)

I used some Brown (Tripoli) buffing compound on my tele body...and from what I read, it got it right where that rouge is supposed to get it: satin...

You may want to post a pic. There are at least two kinds of pickguards/bridges for hard tail Strats. I have had this problem, although mine was a...

Hi Doyle, Yes, I have had this issue. If I recall correctly, I needed to take about 5 mm off one side. To widen the slot - I used a coping saw...

It was a big relief that the pop-stick-scrapers idea worked. Big plus is that they easy to make and low cost. They were also easy and comfortable to...

I am impressed by your scraping method. I confess that I have been cheating on my archtop builds. I did solid colors on the tops, and painted over...

Today I scraped the binding. Not much was needed with the side binding - mainly getting the Tru-oil off - using the razorblade mounted on dowel....

Today, I have given the body and neck 2 coats of Tru-oil. After it was touch dry, I removed the 3M vinyl tape. I am very impressed with the...

Finally, I got around to: Adding some 3M-471 tape to the binding. Adding a coat of Ubeaut sanding sealer to the neck and body. Lightly sanded...

It might be a little disconcerting to reach down to change the volume only to find him staring at you...