I’ve decided to use on place for all of my string needs, and that place is Curt Mangan Strings. They’ve come to me very highly recommended by a number of respectable luthiers, and they’re some of the friendliest folks I have ever talked to. Check them out! http://www.curtmangan.com
And by DMB I mean Dark Metallic Bronze, not Dave Mathew’s Band.
Here’s the plan for this one. Mike will be supplying the neck for it (I forget where he said he’s getting it). And here’s the in-progress photos. More to come, soon!
1. Plastic nuts. Even on a cheap guitar, I think one of the easiest things you can do to squeak the best out of that instrument is to put a bone nut on it. There are some other acceptable nut materials (GraphTech TusQ, Ebony, Ironwood, MOP), but plastic, or some other types of synthetic material [...]
My finishes aren’t perfect. That probably goes without saying, but I’m putting it out there. They might look perfect in photographs, and to me, that’s good enough. But if you hold one of my guitars up close and personal, and you really get nit-picky about the finish you’ll probably see that it’s got some flaws. [...]
The Lowdown Top: Plain hard rock Maple Back: Bookmatched Sapele Neck: One-piece Sapele Fretboard: Ebony Bindings: White vulcanized fiberboard Headstock veneer: Black vulcanized fiberboard Nut: Bone 1.654″ width Frets: LMI FW74 stainless steel Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer clear coat with Regal Red .004″ glitter top Headstock logo: Hand-inked in gold metallic Tuners: Gotoh vintage Kluson-style Pickups: [...]
I’ve got a few more plates to let go of. I was gonna keep these ones for my own projects, but I’m moving in a different direction with certain ideas, so these are now up for grabs. First is some Supro-style blade switch plates. These are not exact copies of the original Supro plates, but [...]