Recent content by IAE

Pots can often be repaired. Search for such things and see if you can. You’ll learn either way. ;)

Thicker sounds better to me. 13-56 on all of them.

Korg have tuners that have adjustable hertz. Korg Orchestral Tuner OT-120 Korg CA-20 (old and the one I use) I set mine to 432. Why? I don’t know. It’s staying as it is.

Because of the aesthetics and features. I’ve always liked them and hate pretty much all modern guitars. I don’t like modern cars either. Or modern clothing, or modern anything really.

It’s not a true vintage spec model at all. There’s numerous things historically inaccurate…including the routing. Pickups are AV65s, yes. It’s a great looking model. Clearly not historically correct:

Solder time of 3-5 seconds maximum is what manufacturers often recommend in their data sheets. BTW, less solder is better than too much but it’s always worth adding a little new solder to existing solder.

UV Bulbs will do it.

This one…see bad things. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/luthier-damaged-guitar.2380227/

Last time I talked to Bob Sackamano he was over the whole “fake aging” thing as he too is quite old now and has himself realized that it’s in youth that vigor and enthusiasm are found.

Two sites I found along the way. They may help you define details you’re after. https://precbsstratocasters.com/ https://precbsguitars.com/What_we_do.html

Nirvana - Bleach, Incesticide…specifically. Melvins - Houdini…specifically. Slayer - South of Heaven, Seasons in The Abyss…mostly. Sonic Youth, all. Dinosaur Jr, all. However, my playing style is very broad today. I can sound like any of the above with original material (so much so you’d think...

Indeed. I have songs I can play much easier on my 24” scale guitars than on the 25.5” scale. It makes a huge difference when stretching over multiple frets.

Roy Clark plays Jazzmaster and Jaguar, among others. Also, worth watching him here.

Yes, and many before those guys.

Post them because of a lack of skill that way people can rip you a new one. :D I’ve been playing guitar since 1994 and I’m still learning…always will be. Instrument Mastery doesn’t exist. What does exist is Instrument Wankery!