Yeah, I'm aware of the fact that they should be facing the strings :). So either way the pickup will sound fairly good either way, right?

How about the DiMarzio Fast Track 1? It's distortion is pretty strong and it's one of the hottest pickups I've ever played.

How do you solder? I have a soldering iron, which is just a long stick, one end having a plastic handle, the other with the heated tip. Then there's t...

I'm having a problem with my switch, too actually. And it's a standard Strat style switch.

How do you even install a pickup selector switch? Or take it out for that matter. The head is stuck onto the other side of the pickguard, so how do yo...

I have the Boss DS-1, and it doesn't give me a real metal sound. The MT-2 should, and with the right tweaking of the dist and tone nobs, I'm pretty su...

For me, the cloth would be the best choice. It's basically laying around your house and it does the job well. The bad thing is that it doesn't get in ...

I love maple necks. And the body finish looks sweet. Have fun with it!

Nice choice you got. And it definitely seems as if it'll be a valuable one for you. Heck, it seems like it would be valuable to me!