Anybody here do guitar work?
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Laughing Gas
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Anybody here do guitar work?
I'm in the process of building up a cheapo Mexican Fender, and was wondering if anyone else here is in to building guitars/basses? I'm gonna be tearing into a fret job this weekend, never done it before, but no better way to learn than to read up and dive into it. Anybody else into this?
Terry
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Never done frets. Are you replacing them because they are worn, or just wanting to change size? Like vintage or jumbo?
My own project guitar record is dismal. I picked up an MIK Telecaster to tinker with because I didn't want to experiment with my nice Tele. First I replaced the machine heads with vintage style tuners. That went well. Just had to enlarge the original holes a little. Then I replaced the six saddle top loading bridge with a vintage style three saddle string-through. That went sorta okay, but the router hole for the bridge pickup limited how far back I set the bridge. (The scale length was okay, but the saddle adjustment screws rested on top of the bridge screws.) So my plan then was to remove the ferrules, plug the holes and router-out the hole for the bridge pickup some more. Then set back the bridge and drill new string-through holes.
Well in the meantime it got soaked with water real good. (We won't go there.) So I stripped it down to dry out. I figured it would be a good time to continue the project. Well the project got sorta delayed and the last time I moved it around the workbench it got knocked off and hit the concrete floor. The bridge p/u came unsoldered. Oh well, I wanted to learn how to solder pickups too, right?
At least I'm doing a pretty good job of relic-izing it!
Hope your project goes a lot better!
Scott
My own project guitar record is dismal. I picked up an MIK Telecaster to tinker with because I didn't want to experiment with my nice Tele. First I replaced the machine heads with vintage style tuners. That went well. Just had to enlarge the original holes a little. Then I replaced the six saddle top loading bridge with a vintage style three saddle string-through. That went sorta okay, but the router hole for the bridge pickup limited how far back I set the bridge. (The scale length was okay, but the saddle adjustment screws rested on top of the bridge screws.) So my plan then was to remove the ferrules, plug the holes and router-out the hole for the bridge pickup some more. Then set back the bridge and drill new string-through holes.
Well in the meantime it got soaked with water real good. (We won't go there.) So I stripped it down to dry out. I figured it would be a good time to continue the project. Well the project got sorta delayed and the last time I moved it around the workbench it got knocked off and hit the concrete floor. The bridge p/u came unsoldered. Oh well, I wanted to learn how to solder pickups too, right?
At least I'm doing a pretty good job of relic-izing it!
Hope your project goes a lot better!
Scott
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Wow , this site rocks !!!
Ford trucks, beer, computers, redbull and Guitar makin!!!
Hell what more could a dude ask for ! :-)
A tricky business is Guitar makin , fun , but tricky !!!!!
Good luck , and happy sounds :-)
Ford trucks, beer, computers, redbull and Guitar makin!!!
Hell what more could a dude ask for ! :-)
A tricky business is Guitar makin , fun , but tricky !!!!!
Good luck , and happy sounds :-)
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Laughing Gas
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From: Newport News
Basically I just wanted larger frets (Dunlop 6105's). I really like playing blues, and the vintage style frets that came on the guitar were waaaay too small to do some of the SRV & Albert King type bends, especially up around the 15-21st frets. I got it started this weekend but ran out of time getting it all finished. All in all, not too awful difficult, just a TON of patience is required. I think the hardest part for me was getting the old frets out and getting the fret puller under the frets to start working them out. Anybody here have pics of some of the stuff they've done?
Terry
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A long reach :
Basstardo: Can not help you with the repairs on a hands on basis but I have done repairs on both acoustic and solid body guitars all my life .
I have a binder with all of Fenders wiring schematics right back to the 50's and how to reshield them or rewire them so they are a telly instead of a strat etc .
as the different capabilities and sound of the Fenders is basically in the wiring not the box.
Do not play bass but have a Hofner fiddle or beatle bass , 1961 , first production year . D35 Martin, Delvacio all wood resinating Barkley. One piece solid body Kay that was built between 1946 & 1948 with a single lipstick tube pick up and a cord that is wired in and plugs in like a lamp .
I can fax you anything you need from the electrics end as I do not yet have a scanner . No E mail privileges as yet but mine should be in my profile if you can use anything .
I have a binder with all of Fenders wiring schematics right back to the 50's and how to reshield them or rewire them so they are a telly instead of a strat etc .
as the different capabilities and sound of the Fenders is basically in the wiring not the box.
Do not play bass but have a Hofner fiddle or beatle bass , 1961 , first production year . D35 Martin, Delvacio all wood resinating Barkley. One piece solid body Kay that was built between 1946 & 1948 with a single lipstick tube pick up and a cord that is wired in and plugs in like a lamp .
I can fax you anything you need from the electrics end as I do not yet have a scanner . No E mail privileges as yet but mine should be in my profile if you can use anything .
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