PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
I am building two guitars right now, a kit and refretting and refinishing my squire strat. My next big project would be constructing a neck.
What are your projects currently?
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Rhythmisking
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I just installed a new neck and slotted the nut on a Nashville Tele...and I was pretty impressed by THAT!
Refretting...refinishing...well, that's a whole 'nuther level...
Refretting...refinishing...well, that's a whole 'nuther level...
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
I got all the frets out today, and I am going to radius the board to a pretty flat radius and then re fret it with stainless steel. I would want to make it into a super strat but I think some texas specials would be just fine. I could consider a veneer for the body but strats have a lot of contour to work with so I wouldn't feel comfortable with that just yet. I hope with re radiusing the neck will fix where I had some chipping action going on.
Rhythmisking
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You have the tools to work with SS frets?
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
Do I need specific tools or would regular fret wire be better for me?
Rhythmisking
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Stainless is really hard and will quickly trash most tools meant for softer metals.
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
So regular steel it is! All the metal on those squire strats is just cheap chinese pot metal so a harder metal would be better.
Rhythmisking
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A lot of professional luthiers don't particularly like to work on stainless steel frets, other's have more patience and the right tools and don't mind so much. They do last almost forever, but there are trade-offs. But in terms of gaining experience working on frets; getting the radius perfect, finishing the ends, etc. non-stainless ones might be a better way to go. There are many different shapes, sizes, styles and hardness's to explore.
I admire your enthusiasm. I was a woodworker when I was much younger, and did successfully build a guitar that I still have. But there were two others that ended up stillborn before the one that made it all the way. And I was a journeyman cabinetmaker working in a fully equipped custom cabinet shop. Of course today there are much better resources for aspiring builders than there were in the '70's; I was mostly using one paperback book on luthiery I found in a bookstore!
I admire your enthusiasm. I was a woodworker when I was much younger, and did successfully build a guitar that I still have. But there were two others that ended up stillborn before the one that made it all the way. And I was a journeyman cabinetmaker working in a fully equipped custom cabinet shop. Of course today there are much better resources for aspiring builders than there were in the '70's; I was mostly using one paperback book on luthiery I found in a bookstore!
Ryan Tapley
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Turning this Custom 22 into a P90 loaded Jr of the future.
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
Wow, I mean the color wouldn't be my first choice personally, but good for you! Please tell me the top wasn't figured at all.
CandidPicker
Tone Matters. Use It Well.
Dialing in several rig's tone with my HeadRush Gigboard. Interesting that each rig seems to change either EQ or tone settings overnight. Some sound more muffled, or low-mid heavy, some too bright.
I've been giving it some thought, but won't overthink this. Ears work well when used correctly.
I've been giving it some thought, but won't overthink this. Ears work well when used correctly.
Ryan Tapley
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Yeah It did start its life as a violin Amber artist 10 top. Blue is one of my favorite colors but knowing me that guitar will change colors every few years.
It was never a show piece. Down the road If I can find a piece of tight flame maple I might plug it and re finish the top.
CandidPicker
Tone Matters. Use It Well.
Was sitting in my room, trying to give some thought to efficient ideas. Some what ifs, swimming in my head, have not landed anything yet...may need to bounce some ideas off you folks, will put our feelers possibly later this week...
One repair involves insulation...(ducks and runs for cover)
One repair involves insulation...(ducks and runs for cover)
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
Ah blasphemy for a 10 top! Hopefully the flame is still noticeable under the new coat. PRS guitars aren't really meant to be refinished and thats due in part with the finish, it's just so thick!
Ryan Tapley
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Yeah no flame visible. The clear coat is mostly intact underneath if I ever need to strip it down.
Had to just dive into this one because If I ever sent it in for a refinish they would probably take the bandsaw to it and put me on some kind of government watch list. Guitar terrorism
It might look ridiculous but she drives like hot butter.
Had to just dive into this one because If I ever sent it in for a refinish they would probably take the bandsaw to it and put me on some kind of government watch list. Guitar terrorism
It might look ridiculous but she drives like hot butter.
PRSfanboy46
Don't lick doorknobs and stay in school
It's blaspheme but hey man you do you! I am building two guitars right now and one's a single cut kit and one is my first guitar, a squire strat and I am stripping the finish off the squire and I am going to do a maybe a swirl paint job or a sunburst vibe and the single cut will be a saharran burst or a faded denim like the PRS color and do that in satin.
Ryan Tapley
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Those sound like fun projects! The swirl process is fun. With that squier I would recommend just hitting it with like 220 or 400 on the finish and try right on top of that. I stripped one of the vintage modified down to bare wood and it was a nightmare trying to get through the clear coat. It's super thick, heat gun helps a lot. The wood is really soft and its easy to deform when scraping or sanding.
Been doing something similar with my old Eleven Rack lately.
Reworking my patches to work better in a mix.
I do this either in youtube playing over backing tracks, or in Pro Tools reamping older tracks I've done.
I also realize that I spent more time doing things like this than really playing...
but I like it...
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Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
Actually, it’s really thin.
