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I don't really build for sound in the manner that you would for an acoustic. There are a number of things within the building process of solid bodies that can affect the sound such as...

There are clearly some musicians that have an identifiable sound and that is reflected in the equipment as well as their technique. I'm not a big fan of "The Edge", but I was impressed with his...

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Actually, after having gone back and looked at the tuners did I realize that they were side mounted slot head tuners. That is different than what Allen had originally linked to so you would need to...

I've had a couple of those through my hands, and I'd say that they are the better of the import emandos in that price range. Their construction is much better than the mandobirds. I designed a...

Yes, I bought a set from AllParts to use on a project and they were terrible. I do not recommend them. I would have returned them but they were so cheap that it wasn't worth the shipping. For what...

Excellent as usual John. You're making it hard for the rest of us to keep up.

I don't want to do it full time because it will become work. There was one year that I built about three instruments a month and it was horrible. I couldn't wait to get through the back log and...

DiMarzio does have a great pickup and I believe that the Almuse Moongazer humbucker tone was based on that pickup. It has the same "signal signature". Tom showed me a side by side comparison of...

When I said scream, I was doing so tongue in cheek to Tavy's comment. The Almuse is your best bet. It will be twice the price of the Lil Puncher which is around $25. It will also have better...

Having a set of nut files also means that you buy less "beverages" because you loan them to all the other guys in the jam that don't want to buy them. :) The other option is to buy a set and split...

I like the Almuse available through moongazermusic with a three way switch. You can tap one coil to get the scream and go with the humbucker to give it more body.

Cheap and bright would belong to...

Correct, but based on the photo that I saw it looks like the strings are already fairly close to the edge of the board at the 12th fret. Get too close to the edge and you'll catch the dressed end of...

They may have designed it that way but the bridge spacing and width of the neck is going to impact that spacing. The nut is also a bit wider in my opinion.

I bought my son a Line Six amp and it exceeds our needs and expectations.

Based on my instruments, denser wood gives more sustain than softer woods. The notes on semi hollow instruments tend to "degrade" differently than on solid instruments. The best way I can describe...

That will be for sale at a dealer's website once he decides on whether it is going to be a four or eight string. The back is curly birch. Another builder gave me this wood because of the defects. ...

Throw an on/on/on switch in there for some variety. If you could post a photo of the actual assembly then we might be able to help.
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Hey John. Looks great as usual. Hope all is well with you.

Just came out of my cave again. Thought I'd share a few projects and a video/sound byte by Alex Heflin of my/his K model. The pickup is an Almuse humbucker. I can't say enough about the sound...

Whats old wood? A board cut fifty years ago when the tree was one hundred years old or a tree cut last week that was 150 years old?

I wanted to and had it for about a year, but I was so far behind on projects for other people that I didn't think I'd ever get to it. Besides, when Mike said he'd do it in varnish I felt like I...

I just got my Flatiron back from Mike Black who did a complete refinish which includes a hand applied varnish. I really couldn't have asked for a better job nor a better person to work with on this...

To expand on my comments, it may be that the humidity level in China is significantly higher than it was in TN where the instrument was setup. This may result in some swelling of the wood thus the...

Jon makes a very fine instrument and I'd say the problem lies with the changes that come about as a result of shipping an instrument long distances and to a much different type of environment than...