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4001 Mashup

#441
In the mean time, I made a couple of pickup covers. Not quite finished, but I don't want to put more work into them if I decide I won't use them. And of course, I set the neck aside, and knocked it over, denting the side of the fretboard. I got most of the dent out with a wet cloth and a heat gun, but it's still there. I might be able to sand the rest of it out before I install the frets.

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Robert Canfield said:
What is this thing you call, "recoed, record sto, store, record store"?
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Zia Record Exchange

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Zia Records - they buy and sell CD's, Vinyl, DVD/Bluerays and all sorts of pop culture stuff, comics, books, action figures, incense, posters, etc. They even sell musical instruments. I bought an Alesis Midiverb there, a RoadRunner rack case, I even got the gig bag for my axe bass there. It's one of the few record stores still around. They have like 4 locations near me. One of my favorite stores.
 
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No worries Mapleglo, I'm glad it worked.

I currently debating whether or not to pick up an Ibanez ric copy that is missing the fretboard, pickups and part of the pickguard for about $200. Everytime I see this thread, I start doing a little list of what I'd need to do to it to get it working. If I grab it, I'm thinking of making it a 4000 style with one pickup, maybe a bisonic in the middle posiiton?
 
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Splods said:
No worries Mapleglo, I'm glad it worked.

I currently debating whether or not to pick up an Ibanez ric copy that is missing the fretboard, pickups and part of the pickguard for about $200. Everytime I see this thread, I start doing a little list of what I'd need to do to it to get it working. If I grab it, I'm thinking of making it a 4000 style with one pickup, maybe a bisonic in the middle posiiton?
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Ibanez Ric copy? Do tell...
 
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Robert Canfield said:
How did that hammer work for you? Did you cut the tang off each end?
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The hammer works well. Since it's plastic, I feel I can whack the fret pretty hard without doing any damage. With the brass, I think I may have had reservations. I nipped of the ends of the frets, and I'm filing them down now. That seems to be as much work as radiusing the fret board.
 
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HaMMerHeD said:
These are great, and easy to make.

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I took a block of hard maple and used my table saw to cut a 60 degree slot close to the edge of 1 side, and a vertical slot close to the edge of the other side. Then I got a flat, double-sided mill file which press-fits into the slot. Very easy.
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I have them and heartily recommend.
Also have these:
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For those who are curious, a local store has two of these. I didn't take a photo of the other one, but they are both the same design. This one has no hardware, including no truss rod nut, but it does however have a nice fretboard. The other has a working bridge, tuners and electronics, but no fretboard or truss.

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