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| Suspect clear finish! | 7/18/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I have a 30 year old black coloured Guild S 300-D electric guitar. I gig and practice with it it ...
A: Brice, I don't have any experience with this model of Guild, despite its popularity, but I will ...
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| sg jr neck | 7/18/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: is it possible to turn a gibson 4 bolt neck into a sg jr set neck by adding a piece of mahogany to ...
A: Hey, Rich... It's entirely possible, but I'd question what you'd gain. The neck joint on a ...
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| Les Paul custom Build | 7/18/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I am a novice builder trying my hand at a Les Paul Custom. I am doing it with a flat top. The ...
A: Paul, I don't see an email address here, so I'll have to answer publicly, which is OK because it ...
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| construction of neck | 7/17/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: it's my first time building an electric guitar neck so tell me if i've got this right, it the ...
A: You've got it mostly correct--I'd insert the inlays right after routing their recesses, but before ...
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| bridges | 7/16/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I wanted to ask a few questions. So here's the first: 1. Is there a way to change the bridge on ...
A: Black is the easiest color to touch up after all the routing necessary to put a Floyd on it. So ...
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| bridges | 7/16/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I wanted to ask a few questions. So here's the first: 1. Is there a way to change the bridge on ...
A: Well, you still didn't mention what type of guitar you have...is this the Yamaha? Putting a Floyd ...
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| bridges | 7/15/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I wanted to ask a few questions. So here's the first: 1. Is there a way to change the bridge on ...
A: Daniel. Your first question had me puzzled until I read the second one. I thought, "what kind of ...
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| Fingerboard Dryness | 7/7/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I bought an Allparts Strat neck (wich i regret so much, should have bought the fender!) with jumbo ...
A: Use the same 000 steel wool on the back on the neck. Rub in the long direction along the neck. This ...
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| Fingerboard Dryness | 7/7/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I bought an Allparts Strat neck (wich i regret so much, should have bought the fender!) with jumbo ...
A: You could do a few different things to make this fretboard right. Here are two: First method: Clean ...
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| need help with whamy | 7/6/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: my guitar is an Ibanez I have had problems with puting it on after the springs broke I have new ...
A: I assume that this is a floyd rose style trem. You'll want to set the spring tension so that the ...
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| Cracked spruce top | 7/5/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I have been build a Stewmac ooo kit. All going well until I had to leave the body due to work. I ...
A: Hey James perhaps I should be more specific here. Thin cyano would be best I suggest you check out ...
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| Guitar Binding | 7/1/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: Is it possible to add binding to an already finished guitar and if so any ideas where I could find ...
A: Hunter: There's always a way to do something like this. But how feasible it would be, would depend ...
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| neck sanding | 6/30/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I accidently droped my Fender Strat putting two indentations on the neck about 1/32" deep.and 3/8" ...
A: Michael... You'll have to sort of feel your way through this one with regards to time...just be ...
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| neck sanding | 6/30/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I accidently droped my Fender Strat putting two indentations on the neck about 1/32" deep.and 3/8" ...
A: Michael! The Mexican Strats do, indeed, have a finish on the neck; it's a matte polyester varnish. ...
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| problem when tuning | 6/19/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: i just yesterday installed new pickups in my yamaha RGX312. after completeing that task i decided it ...
A: Good guess--the strings are the first place I'd look, Dan. You've undoubtedly changed the balance of ...
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| Neck and body scale | 6/15/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: How can I attach a 25.5 Ibanez style neck to a body designed for a 24.75 scale? Thanks!
A: Kyle! Here are the basics. It's all pretty simple geometry, once you think of it. First, we'll ...
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| Regarding pick ups | 6/12/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I have 2 guitars that i am having the same problem with. Basically when i flip the pick up selector ...
A: Asian guitars, both. The electronics in these are usually suspect. Asian cost-cutting takes its ...
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| tuning problems | 6/11/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I have an Ibanez RG-370DX guitar.I bought it 2 months ago. After playing it many times ive noticed ...
A: Sounds to me like your tremelo needs to be setup. If you don't have any experience with guitar setup ...
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| guitar warping. | 6/10/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: i collect silvertone,harmony and kay guitars, most of them are acoustic. and as you probably know, ...
A: Your on the right trail here. Keep your humidity levels consistent and store them in a good case. ...
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| Neck construction | 6/10/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: As a hobby next year in my wood working class I plan on attempting to build an acoustic guitar. I ...
A: Mike: This is the second most crucial assembly in the acoustic guitar (after the body, of course). ...
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| finishing the fretboard | 6/9/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: Hey, I just bought a new aerodyne telecaster and the only thing that I would like to improve is the ...
A: You can apply polyurethane with a brush or spray can.. I'd use a soft artist's brush about 3/4" wide ...
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| bridge positioning | 6/7/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: Ok... new here and my first post. While not "scratch" building a guitar, I'm completing a L/H SG ...
A: Phil: You should measure the 24 3/4" at the center of your tune-a-matic, or 12 3/8" from the 12th ...
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| Broken neck! | 5/30/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: My f##king cat just knocked over my Epiphone EJ-200NA, and it broke right at the top of the fret ...
A: Broken headstocks are an especially common problem on Gibsons and Epiphones. The repair can be time ...
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| Guitar Action | 5/23/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: This is a very subjective question. I want my guitar to have a straight neck, yet after I tweak the ...
A: Sounds like with a little fret leveling you should be able to get the buzzes to go away. Any action ...
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| Guitar Action | 5/20/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: This is a very subjective question. I want my guitar to have a straight neck, yet after I tweak the ...
A: Your right action is a very subjective thing based on the player and that players style. I need some ...
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| superglue | 5/18/2008 | paul wilczynski |
Q: I recently bought an inexpensive hollow body guitar ..it plays fine... i'm not a professional i just ...
A: Don: This is a challenging problem (finish contamination or marring) that many luthiers deal with ...
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| What's wrong with my guitar??? | 5/17/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: Well I have a Epiphone les Paul Studio and this morning it go to play it and something went wrong. ...
A: What I think you want to do hear is check the easy stuff first. Try isolating the problem by ...
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| buzzing | 5/17/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: Hey i just baught a vintage kramer striker 300 ST with a liscenced shaller floyd rose bridge off ...
A: It sounds to me like your having a ground issue. Check that your ground wires are all in place ...
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| Painting my electric violin | 5/8/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I just read your Q & A on taking off a clear coat before repainting an electric guitar...but my ...
A: I'm not an expert when it comes to violins but here's my 2 cents. If the violin is a hollow body ...
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| fret buzz | 5/6/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I bought a guitar off e-bay( I know...big mistake) and found that upon trying to play it, that there ...
A: I can't be very definite hear without a hands on look and measuring some things. I have bought ...
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| mullled high E | 4/28/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I just completed building my first guitar, all strung up, sounds awesome, except My bottom E string ...
A: I would recommend that you check two things. First check the angle of your nut slot and make sure it ...
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| Repairing dings and dents | 4/25/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: What do I do and use to restore my dinged and dented strat back to its original finish?
A: Depends on how damaged the finish you could scuff it and than respray if its a nitro finish or you ...
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| finish | 4/25/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: hy, i just got an old acoustic that had some serious damage to the finish. i couldn't repair it so ...
A: Traditionally either a shellac finish done in french polish or a nitro cellulose lacquer would be ...
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| Bass tuning machine replacement question | 4/21/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I just replaced the stock Fender tuners on my Japanese Geddy Lee Jazz Bass with Hipshot HB2 bass ...
A: If you can't get the bushings out and they are working fine than you should be allright. If you want ...
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| Re Truss Rod Adjustment | 4/17/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: Chris, Thank you for your time. Guitar was brand new, never adjusted. Upon seasonal inspection, ...
A: You could try using the spacer and see if you get any more adjustment out of the rod (in theory you ...
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| Rising Tongue? | 4/13/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I bought a used Epiphone Les Paul Standard recently, via ebay, and initially, I was very happy with ...
A: The change in temp and humidity could be a cause if it seems to have gotten worse as time went on. ...
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| diffrent guitar parts to make one guitar | 4/6/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I have been playing guitar for a few years, and i enjoy it but no guitar fits my standards. The ...
A: Both Warmoth and Stew Mac sell "replacement Fender guitar necks" that should bolt up just fine. As ...
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| diffrent guitar parts to make one guitar | 4/6/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: I have been playing guitar for a few years, and i enjoy it but no guitar fits my standards. The ...
A: This is one of the reasons people come to me looking to have a custom guitar built from the ground ...
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| Fender Bullet Deluxe | 4/4/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: There is a buzz everytime I connect the Fender Bullet Deluxe to a speaker, I've checked the speaker ...
A: Sounds to me like we have a ground issue. Your going to want to remove your pickguard and do some ...
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| BUZZING | 4/3/2008 | Chris Jaster |
Q: only just started playing and my low e string buzzes when i play it. its an acoustic and i don't ...
A: Sounds to me like the string is just to low either at the nut or saddle or both. Could also be the ...
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