blame me^ to cont. it.. anyways;
You guys have probably have seen me around, asking frantic questions and id like to apologize for any irritation that might occur. I'm a first time luthier and want to make it my profession after high school (I'm a jr/11th grade so.. yea lol) so i would like to ask for your experience stories, how you started out and what tips you could give to me. This would be something i would do till my fingers break off
its become a passion. I'm looking to make my guitar crazy with tone (2 humbuckers, at bridge and neck and a single coil p90 style in the middle) 3 tone and 3 volume. 1 tone and volume to each pickup with a capacitor to each tone. I would also like opinions on THAT specifically, i want something unique. i want to learn and I'm passionate about this. so if you could give your 2 cents to a beginner on how you like to setup your electric guitars in terms of wiring. Do you think i should change a pickup or remove one? (I'm thinking about the middle p90 because of the lazy-ness in me lol) but any thing would be great. and don't be afraid to. i wont bite lol
i wanna learn before i make mistakes..
. I used a pretty uncommon wiring scheme on my current project and what I learned from it is invaluable. I learned a lot about every aspect of the process, from seeing where to put the holes and channels so that it doesn't drive me crazy next time round, to actually learning how the currents work between the parts. Picking wood species and neck joints is the easiest part, but the wiring is something different, almost comparable to bracing an acoustic top. GFS has everything you'll need for wiring, nothing cheap, and nothing too expensive either. I just realized that every part of the wiring process uses GFS parts in my project. Pots, wire, capacitor, pickups, soldering iron, solder, soldering wick, everything but the outlet and the paper towel I use to clean the tip of the iron, all GFS. Not saying that's the best way to do it, just saying it's very easily done and an enjoyable experience to use quality parts from a reputable source. Another good thing to try is working on other people's guitars. If someone tells you about an annoying buzz, find out how to fix it and offer to do so, no matter how cheap the guitar is. If you do fantastic job doing it you may even have a small cash flow. Or if someone mentions changing out the pickups on their guitars, go for it! They may even sell you the previous one for cheap, which you can put on another guitar, putting more cash in your pocket.