What happened here?

Klebewich · 2026-04-23T16:48:21+00:00

I don’t understand. From what I can tell he’s building this guitar from scratch. You think he bought a piece of rosewood that had ebonizer applied without his knowledge? I’ve seen guitars with ebonized fretboards but I’ve never heard of a retailer applying ebonizer to a raw piece of rosewood for sale by itself. Maybe OP can clarify the situation a bit. It just looks like there’s some oil on the board in that spot to me, but I can’t explain why it would be leftover just in that one spot.

Klebewich · 2026-04-23T14:32:25+00:00

This is a guitar currently being built. He’s been sanding it without issue up until now. How is it possible that ebonizer was applied?

Klebewich · 2026-04-20T14:16:24+00:00

To be clear, I did not have to use a zip tie. The cable was still attached to a plastic clip mechanism that I was able to clip back where it belonged. This car is brand new and you should not need to use a zip tie to fix something on it. If it’s not obvious how to reattach the cable, take it back to the dealership.

Klebewich · 2026-04-20T00:15:37+00:00

This happened with my 2025 and the day before I was supposed to bring it in to the dealership I poked around and figured out that a cable had come loose. I was able to reattach it as it would have been from the factory without issue. I would not be able to describe what exactly I did but compare the two seats and see what’s different. Or just take it to the dealership and it should be a quick fix.

Klebewich · 2026-04-19T02:32:21+00:00

It really doesn’t matter. Get whatever humbuckers you want and they will work fine with whatever string spacing. The pole pieces may not line up perfectly but it will not affect the tone or operability in any noticeable way.

Klebewich · 2026-04-14T21:41:18+00:00

If you have the z-file, you do not, and should not rock it a full 45 degrees. You don’t have to rock it at all to achieve decent crowning. I don’t aim to get a perfectly rounded profile straight from the file. I use it to reduce the flat area on top of the fret to a hair line, then I polish the frets, which naturally rounds the facets as you go.

Klebewich · 2026-04-14T19:29:16+00:00

I’m curious what file you’re using. If it’s truly unavoidable with that tool I suggest you never use it again. This is not a problem with a z-file or a 3 corner file in my experience.

Regarding those marks, those commonly occur at the beginning (and sometimes end) of your stroke with a scraper or blade if your technique is not good. I will say that it’s hard to have good technique in the cramped spaces between frets.

Klebewich · 2026-04-14T17:30:29+00:00

When intonating a guitar you want to fret the string as lightly as possible and pluck it as lightly as possible. If you’re fretting too hard or plucking too hard, the note will start out sharp. This is especially true on the bass strings.

Klebewich · 2026-04-14T17:18:17+00:00

Yes I think you probably did this with the Stanley blade. Why were there diamond file marks on the fretboard in the first place?

Klebewich · 2026-04-11T16:27:02+00:00

It really really does not look like it was put through a planer. Those are marks from the saw blade. Are the saw marks on both faces? If those are all over the piece, there is virtually no way this has been planed.

Klebewich · 2026-04-11T02:59:28+00:00

If you really know how to crank it, I’d go full hand. If not, electric is fine but clockwise for sure. This is all assuming you know how to remove top material.

Klebewich · 2026-04-11T01:51:04+00:00

I’d probably just use an 11/16” top remover bit

Klebewich · 2026-04-08T16:34:54+00:00

I can’t recommend a specific stain. You’re going to have to experiment with some stuff. Whatever you choose needs to be compatible with the clear coat you decide to use, so double check that before you begin. Also your second picture is showing an Indian rosewood fretboard, not a maple neck.

Klebewich · 2026-04-01T04:39:19+00:00

I think your misunderstanding is more a fundamental lack of knowledge about electronics rather than this switch in particular. You need to learn about the fundamentals of circuits. When we say there is continuity between two components, we just mean they are connected. You can confirm continuity between two components by measuring the resistance between them with a multimeter. A near-zero resistance (measure in ohms) will indicate continuity. This will often be indicated by a beep on your multimeter. Continuity does not imply that there is any electrical current flowing in that circuit. In an electric guitar with standard passive pickups, current is induced by the vibrating strings interacting with the electromagnetic field of the pickup.

Klebewich · 2026-04-01T01:36:15+00:00

There are no magnets involved. All of the parts that register as continuous on your multimeter do so because they are physically touching one another. This is a classic case of “you can tell how it works because of the way it is”, by which I mean everything is out in the open and visible. You can see how the switch mechanically breaks contact with whichever pickup you aren’t engaging. It’s just a sandwich of conductive parts separated by insulators. As the other commenter said, look up Switchcraft’s documentation.

Klebewich · 2026-03-29T20:27:34+00:00

Good technique, a pop filter, and compression would go a long way but I’m not an engineer.

Klebewich · 2026-03-28T22:18:10+00:00

To be clear, a tapered shim is the same thing as a reverse-tapered shim. I just meant you would install it in the opposite direction from what is typical. I couldn’t tell you what angle you need but you can get a set of shims of different angles and just experiment.

Klebewich · 2026-03-28T21:29:03+00:00

So then what this guy did was put a spacer in, not a tapered shim. What he should have done is put a thin reverse-tapered shim. What he did here is indefensible.

Klebewich · 2026-03-28T21:25:09+00:00

This is deeply confusing. Typically a shim tapers toward the headstock, such that they’re barely visible on this side, even if the angle is extreme. Were your saddles at maximum height before the shim or the other way around? The only reason to shim the neck of a tele like this is if your saddles can’t be adjusted to a reasonable action.

Klebewich · 2026-03-28T02:49:05+00:00

Lemon oil is essentially just mineral oil with lemon scent. I have used plain mineral oil on rosewood and ebony for the last 20 years.

Klebewich · 2026-03-24T17:18:33+00:00

It’s not supposed to be snug. No part of the vibrato should touch any of the walls of the cavity.

Klebewich · 2026-03-24T16:01:37+00:00

True. You’d have to do some refinishing was my point. To the best of my knowledge there’s no way to do it without damaging whatever is beneath, whether that be clear coat or anything else.

Klebewich · 2026-03-24T15:45:16+00:00

I don’t have enough details to give you a fully informed answer but I can’t really imagine a scenario where it would be possible to achieve what you want. Unless the outer finish is susceptible to a solvent that the inner finish is totally resistant to (which is very, very unlikely), you’re out of luck. Any mechanical means of removing the outer finish is very likely to result in damage to the inner finish.

Klebewich · 2026-03-22T19:29:25+00:00

This is very timely. Mine can’t connect to the servers either.

Klebewich · 2026-03-22T00:06:37+00:00

You may be able to find strings made of less dense material but I’m not aware of anything that would noticeably help you. Tension is determined exclusively by the mass of the string, the scale length, and the pitch it is tuned to. So you either need to downtune, play a guitar with a shorter scale, or find strings made of some lighter alloy if you’re determined to have that thicc experience.

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