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  1. Originally Posted by brandass Thanks for the guidance, will start with a fill and see how it goes. Do you play with your whammy a lot? If so, you'll wear out yer nuts quickly.
  2. Originally Posted by wagdog I have, in the past, shimmed one side of a nut to raise it slightly. I've also heard of people using a mix of baking soda and super glue to build up a nut slot - but never actually done that myself so I can't comment on the effectiveness. Pre-cut nuts, imo, are the way to go. I can. It's the best way to deal with one or two slots that are too deep. any more than that, just make a new nut. Put the baking soda in the slot and apply a SMALL drop of CA. It sets up NOW! BTW I'm having good luck with corian. You can get 2" square samples at Lowe's, Homeboy's, etc. for free. You have to have a vice and a hackwaw to make the blanks, but corian is good {censored}, Maynard. I haz one customer who was burning thru nuts because of his insane whammy use. I put a Corian nut on his geetar and haven't seen him in a year. Well I actually saw him last nite and he's still raving about his nuts (DON'T GO THERE!!!!!)
  3. :cry: Major mojo sent. Only let the good memories stay. But with dogs, there are seldom bad memories.
  4. I did a pick up gig recently in a small bar. Guitar to processor to P.A. I was able to get a tone I liked. The band leader even sez he'll provide your choice of processors? This is a no brainer! If you ain't doin dis you be a fool. Don't let the old farts tell you any different. Less gear to move, quicker set up, more room on stage, what's not to like? "Oh ya gotta haz an amp!!" {censored} you ya dinosaur.
  5. :facepalm: I bet if Jimi was alive he'd be using some form of modeler.
  6. You mentioned being left cold by the Champ 12. A friend of mine has one with the full Torres mod package. I did the mods for him. Easy as hell to do and the difference is night and day. I'm Gassin' for one myself.
  7. He's good at doing Van Halen songs but not much else. I think he's entirely too one dimensional to even be in the top 10
  8. I know there's a whole lotta love for teles on this board and i love them too but that is not a pretty headstock. then again, i don't think teles are meant to be pretty - they're more of a getting-the-job-done guitar. they look good in their own way My fave Fender line: the Strat is the prom queen of the family and the Tele is it's slutty sister. We all need a good slut now and again.
  9. I love Teles but I can't stand the traditional Tele headstock.
  10. Today I wet sanded starting at 1000, then 1500 then 2000. Looks and feels very smooth. I'd like to put some polish on it. Recommendations? If you've gone as far as 2000 I'd get some automotive polishing compound. Turtle Wax is as good as any. Then I'd use a good carnuba based wax. As stated, I like the KIT brand automotive paste wax.
  11. Start with 1000. Got to 1500. Then go with rubbing compound followed by polishing compound. With the polishing compound I like to use a Powerball. Then use Kit car wax. It's mostly carnuba with a light scratch remover. Just make sure you don't take it into the sunlight without shades, It WILL shine like a new dime on a goat's ass!
  12. The luthier idea is a winner. I kinda fell into that when I did a setup for a friend. Now I have a small, but regular clientele. Another idea is to find broken guitars, fix them & flip those. But that is usually broken off headstocks, refrets and such.
  13. I've heard sand & sealer can react negatively with freshly applied lacquer, but I don't have first hand experience. May want to brush it on and be careful around the fresh paint. Don't skip the B.I.N. You'll regret it.
  14. Unfortunately we ALL learned the same way you did. When you think it's smooth enough, think again. It has to be baby ass smooth or the imperfections will show. I like to use the B.I.N. after the sand & sealer. And I sometimes will use twice as much sand and seal as I think I need. When I'm done sanding, I sand some more. Hold the thing up to the light and get the reflection on the surface. A lot of things that you thought were good will show up in that light a bit better. Or worse depending how you look at things.
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