04-19-2003, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Surfin' with the Alien
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it says australian pounds
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04-19-2003, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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i wasn't trying to be smart i would probably have noticed there's a big 'one thousan pounds' written slap bang across the middle
oh well.
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04-19-2003, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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By the way, the guitars sounds cool, best of luck and sorry for spamming up your thread like that
(hangs head in shame)
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04-19-2003, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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^^ i dont mind, i'm just being careful not to annoy the mods, who have allready put up with me posting something like 30 posts in this thread.... plus i feel i should be on my best behaviour after i have been granted my own sticky thread. so yea post by all means, dont spam TOO MUCH
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04-20-2003, 05:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Happy Crappy Encore Land
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Hey there StreamLine,
I've been away from UG for quite some time. Its good to be back!  I just stumbled on this thread, and firstly I'd like to congratulate you on even starting this immense project...I myself would surely make a c0ck-up of immense proportion! Don't be disheartened at any point by anything people may say about it, or the value of the guitar. Brian May made his own axe...it cost him a total of 8 English pounds initially...now that guitar is priceless. Customising your guitar is a great way of establishing yourself as an artist, with a visual look and even the sound that the guitar may give out when rebuilt. Also...who else in the world will have a guitar that looks anything like yours? All the very best of luck with the work...if at any point you need any help or an opinion, don't hesitate to ask me! Encore God 
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04-20-2003, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Outside the square you live in
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Damn... I'd be too sh!t scared to rip up my precious like that. I dunno enough about guitars or wood working etc to even attempt this... Getting sick of the Strat shape tho....hmmmm
Good Work
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04-20-2003, 10:42 AM
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BareKnuckle Freak
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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allright today was the most rewarding job yet - headstock shape adjustment.
as earlier posts show, i wanted to replicate the RG headstock to create an aggresive look to my guitar, and to get away from the boring yamaha strat completely. i used 4 basic tools - small saw, sanding block, 1/4" file, 1/16" file (i think). after 4 hours of patient work i am rewarded with this headstock  note - cannot install tuners until i get a 9.5 mm drill because the schallers are fatter than my old ones i must say i love my headstock - i think its very elegant, yet very metal like.... beautiful |
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04-20-2003, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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^^
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04-20-2003, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Thats one nice headstock there...beautiful job so far....
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04-20-2003, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Surfin' with the Alien
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Looking cool as anything. I think i'll do that with my crap les paul copy, after I get a new guitar, tho - don't want to be left without one for that length of time
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04-20-2003, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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Quote:
 yea i'm really missing my electricBUT if i bought a new guitar, i wouldnt be as determined on this project and i wouldnt be able to afford all those parts. this is really tough though, if you start it make sure you finish it properly i'll post another pic of headstock - those dont really give it justice |
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04-20-2003, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sacramento, California
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Do you think sanding the head down might mess with the integrity or durability of the head? it probably doesnt but i thought id bring that up.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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hhhmmm i hope you are wrong i mean no offense i took of around 5 percent of actual wood of headstock, all around outside... no its should be just fine, as most of the wood is intact and the original wood structure is untouched.... now if i did a parker (i considered that at one stage) - that would be fatal with a floyd rose during a divebomb... i'm pretty sure i'll be fine, but thanks for bringing that up |
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04-20-2003, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Did you sand off one of the screwholes that are around the tuners?
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04-20-2003, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: London, UK
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(after ten minutes of thinking) oh no it must have sanded it off... no big deal, even good coz the schallers only have one screw per tuner and its at the bottom |
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04-20-2003, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Scotland,Nearest City:Edinburgh
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hey Streamline, have a look here, it would be cool to do for your "Streamline Custom" logo!
http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/logo.htm
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04-20-2003, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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that head looks awesome!!!!!!!!!! killer job man.
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04-20-2003, 07:57 PM
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UG Moron
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Uranus, Michigan
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Hey, i think its pretty cool that ur doin this. I would be really afraid to do this to any guitar, But im thinkin about doing it to my guitar, but i think its made of osb (not sure on that) with a wood like laminate on top. But Good luck in the process, and i hope nothing gets screwed up.
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04-20-2003, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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That looks neat.
Taking off a chunk of hte headstock wont mess with teh structural integrity, unless you start taking chunks off the weakspots, commonly at the nut, esp with locking nut systems with the two screws that go right thru the neck at teh nut. THat combined with the trussrod routing, makes for a MAJOR weakspot. What are you getting your nut made out of anyways?? I hope its graphite, youll need a smooth nut with a floyd and lockign tuner system to stay in tune. |
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04-20-2003, 10:59 PM
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UG Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: erie, PA
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this is a great project you on. I just started doing my own little project on an old teisco i purchased cheap, i'm only doing the electronics tho. when you get to the wireing part of it i found that music stores are expensive. I got 95% of my parts at raido shack(not to expensive) and if you look on the net it can be even cheaper.
try out this site- guitarnuts.com it helped me figure out wiring. man i'm 27 and i didn't think i could do this, but it just starts to all click if you take your time. your doing great dont worry about resale value, after all this work do you really think you'd sell it. good job on the headstock by the way
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