I think the harpist’s boyfriend had the right idea, where it’s shaped like a controller so someone else can play with it while you play the guitar. Neat idea!
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That’s awesome by any measure, but I’m especially loving the warm/cool contrast with the pick guard.
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I need to re-wire the bass too. It hums, sure, but touching the strings doesn’t quiet it as much as touching the bridge guard which shouldn’t be touching cables
Read that as knob to change the humbucker setting to pedantic at first…
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Far be it from me to dictate what people do with their knobs.
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FNARR!
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Very nice. I have tried this in the past and not gotten as good a result. Next time I try it will be on some flat-topped guitar like a telecaster, and then pour resin on it instead of using coats of lacquer (and basically not bother with the sides/back at all.)
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I did the whole body after entirely dismantling the guitar, most of the paper pieces were small and I think that helped, you can only get damp paper to bend one way at a time. The surface was roughened with sandpaper first too.
It took three cans of spray lacquer to seal it with the body hanging on a frame, suspended by string through the neck holes, waiting between each coat and any minor repairs on the scratchplate I cover with clear nail varnish.
It took about a week to complete and I love it.
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THIS is the one problem I have with Squiers, even brand new they need adjustment. I was fixing the action on a Squier neck recently. It’s a balancing act that took me years to understand (pre-youtube), and sometimes it’s still mystifying – wood reacts to the weather, so I can get it right and then 6 months later it’s buzzing again.
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Yup. That bit sucks. Esoteric knowledge for sure.
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I’m often telling people that “It’s not black magic. There are valid, technical reasons we need to sacrifice a a chicken at this step.”
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Sam Ash offers music education.
Always follow the correct procedure - plus you got a dinner option there too.
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