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I’m curious as to where the forum members acquired the skills they apply to their awesome builds. Here’s my story. I grew up on a farm. I was operating small tractors in the orchards and gardens by about 10. I got introduced to some pretty antiquated manual tools. By the time I was around 13 I...

I’ve seen the discussion of friction in tremolo bridges many times before, and in my opinion, they’re often just a little off the mark. So let me put my understanding of it forward, and you can tell me what you think. Let’s look at the 6-screw trem, and so long as it’s a floatable trem based in...

Say, would anyone happen to know exactly what brand/color of dye Warmoth uses for their blue-dye finish jobs? I have to match the color. So far, I've worked through several Lockwood powder dyes, both water- and alcohol-based. Also ColorFX, a liquid concentrate dye I've been able to get here...

All my guitars have names. And for this one, I arrived at.... “Seraphina“. The name is the feminine form of the Latin name Seraphinus. The biblical word seraphim means "fiery ones", and the seraphim were an order of angels, described as having six wings, and continuously singing. I have big...

I can't believe it's finally here. It had got to the stage where I thought it'd never come. After I'd browsed the forum to death, researched and agonized over all the choices, I was finally ready to go, except for a few questions about laminate choices. I first phoned Warmoth on July 27, and...

I wish to dye a veneer for a pegboard. It's a Warmoth neck, Vintage Modern, and thus I couldn't get them to do a matching pegboard veneer, so I'm looking to tackle it myself. Trouble is, I've never done any dyeing before, and to make matters worse for this scenario, it's got to match the...

Hi all. Well, here I am again, asking for help. I'm posting this in "Tips and Tricks", and while I'm just asking questions, I'm hoping others' answers will fit the bill for "tips". It looks as though my body and neck will ship in the foreseeable future, and I'd like to get myself straightened...

Hi all I have on order a new body, and am trying to get organized while I wait for it. I have a question regarding finishing around some milling that I have planned. The body back and sides will be black. I will be using threaded inserts for the neck. I'll be drilling out recesses in the body...

Hi All This is my first post here, and it's gonna be a big 'un. I considered making separate threads for the multiple aspects of this, but decided that - because a guitar is the sum of its parts - it would be better to have the entire formula in one place. It could have gone in "Neck Woods" or...