Personally I would have all your new parts fitted to the body before you repaint it. Its not out of the norm to have to re drill a hole, or file a cav...

I've never tried to get tape out of a hole, but the tool I'd probably try first is a dental pick - they're small, come in several different shapes, an...

A left handed bit would probably work, but they are very hard to find, and you might enlarge the hole. A small pick tool might work. You should be abl...

Thanks for the reply!I was thinking of doing it myself, simply because it's a skill that I want to acquire. Would I need to purchase some sort of aero...

A good set of screwdrivers that fit the screws well. Cost... not that pricy. A soldering gun/iron. Also pretty cheap, but spend some time practicing i...

Well you gotta do what you gotta do to keep the family housed, and fed. Ive been lucky that I have not been there, and if I did I don't have that much...

Well Roy, both. :lol: They happened to be on my Studio and I liked them. I believe the 498T is their hottest stock pickup. I like hot. Definitel...

OK, so im not that experienced so maybe im out in left field, but it sounds like your over thinking it a bit. Most blues fits pretty well into the mol...

There are so many off brand strat copys out there, Im guessing its just some random brand that one of the import company's put on it.

I generally do not like modern electronics in my guitars. I do not like active pickups, boost circuits and God forbid USB output. (I'd take your Les...

OK, so first you need to check the neck. Find a long straight edge and lay it on the frets and look to see how straight the neck is. If you have no me...

I fell for a LP Traditional studio that they came out with a few years ago. It was the faded Gold top with the P90's. It realy wasn't that much money ...

I remember your issues with that Ultra Roy, I did not know you had so much more issues. Ive been very happy with mine, but its also just a Standard, w...

I never heard of that brand/model, but if you have a gutted guitar, and looking for a fun rebuild project on the cheap, you cant beat Guitarfetish for...

I cant help you learn anything, But if you haven't already, check out Ry Cooder "Dark is the night" Sounds like the style your looking for.