Recent content by Dane Armstrong

I will be winding an offset "P" pickup (3+2) when I get some supplies.

So, this build is almost finished. (just need to make some pickups for it.) Specs: 37" - 34" scale Neck through, core is 9 piece maple and wenge. (m-w-m-w-m-w-m-w-m). Wenge fretboard, with small frets. Dual action spoke nut truss rod. Wings are koa top, black dyed birch veneer, swamp ash, and...

You can use straight metal bars that are the same lengths as the sides of the different fret rocker sides. Using double-stick tape, attach a small section of 220 sandpaper in the centre, flanked by pieces of upside down sandpaper (or boxboard the same thickness as the sandpaper). Then you can...

Truss rods are a must on a 6 string. I would strongly recommend two dual action. Adjusting at the top or bottom doesn't really make a difference, though, with a headless, adjusting at the head end would probably come with access issues.