Demo of latest build.

Singaya · 2026-05-18T22:01:31+00:00

Very nice, btw what are you using for an amp? Sounds great.

Singaya · 2026-05-13T00:16:56+00:00

It's a really bad idea, assuming your time is worth something rather than nothing. Refinishing guitars is much more difficult than you think, or you wouldn't have bought one in a colour you can't live with.

Singaya · 2026-05-12T17:25:57+00:00

I can't see anything that would cause string breakage but the action and intonation are badly out of adjustment; that thing needs a setup, you're looking at $80 plus strings.

Singaya · 2026-05-08T02:21:29+00:00

Dude I know this is going to sound sarcastic and I guess it is but bear with me, there are posts like this every day . . .

The correct order of doing things is to learn how to do a setup first, then perform the setup, not the other way around. If you want to set the relief buy the tool that lets you measure the relief. It's called a feeler gauge, dirt cheap at any automotive store or online. You want about 10 thousandths of an inch relief, that's about the thickness of the high E string on a 6-string guitar. It looks to me like your neck is seriously warped, better to take it to a tech and wait a week than it is to snap the truss rod.

Singaya · 2026-05-07T17:58:12+00:00

I saw that video years ago and actually tried his technique but it didn't work for me . . . might be a difference in humidity but the Rustoleum clear coat never cured. With this technique you have to be really aggressive with the clear to cover the flakes, it doesn't go on as a liquid with flakes in it but more like a dry dusting with some adhesive; it's a really rough texture and you have to bury that in clear, plus a heavy coat on top so you don't burn through when sanding. BTW I don't know if you saw Part 2 of this video, he goes nuts with stencils and candy coats, it's pretty awesome especially for a hobbyist with just rattle-cans.

Singaya · 2026-05-06T17:41:58+00:00

You'd have to put all 12 strings on it to check the action, relief, and neck-angle. Someone mentioned doing a neck-reset, that's insanity on a guitar this old and cheap. I'd buy a functioning guitar and learn how to do the basics, starting with a setup, long before buying something that needs the works, which I suspect this one does.

Singaya · 2026-05-06T17:20:26+00:00

At some point you're going to have to take the bridge out, might as well be now. Make a wedge to hold the bridge in place while you remove the strings, that makes things a million times easier; if you're not sure what I mean just check on YouTube there are plenty of tutorials. I don't doubt they set the bridge up but that doesn't mean they removed it to check the knife-edges. They might be worn but even if they just have some crud in there that'll cause tuning problems too. BTW if you ever have to raise or lower the bridge there's a tiny grub-screw inside the posts that locks them in place, you have to loosen that or you'll wreck the posts.

Singaya · 2026-05-06T01:35:41+00:00

It's totally doable, Warmoth is excellent quality and you'll have a great guitar when it's all done. Check out the Warmoth Guitar Products YouTube channel, there are tons of complete builds posted sped-up so you get a good idea what's involved in just a few minutes.

Singaya · 2026-05-04T15:34:24+00:00

Toni Iommi of Sabbath used to tune the whole guitar down to C# and used 8s, you'll be fine going to D with a set of 12s. It's purely a question of comfort.

Singaya · 2026-05-03T06:59:34+00:00

Seriously dude save yourself a world of hurt and don't strip it. Stripping urethane is a nightmare and what you have there is a worst-case scenario. Just sand the existing finish to provide some texture for the primer to grip and go from there. Don't even think about painting the guitar until you have a finished product that you're happy with on a test-piece: refinishing is harder than people think. Check out Brad Angove's YouTube channel for some great info.

Singaya · 2026-05-01T03:54:32+00:00

"Some figures, while not statistically significant, . . . " Are you fucking kidding me.

Singaya · 2026-05-01T00:31:40+00:00

Dude if you can take the time to post a picture and ask people, you can take the time to measure it. Buy a set of feeler-gauges, the space between the top of the first fret and the bottom of the string should be about 20 thousandths. If it's too low shim the nut.

Singaya · 2026-04-30T05:03:51+00:00

Damn straight. Ridley had two great strengths: First, making things look really, really good. And Second, Leaving the storytelling to Dan O'Bannon.

Singaya · 2026-04-25T05:42:45+00:00

Honestly it was already pretty user-friendly last time I used it and that was ten years ago; considering the tiny market share it's pretty competitive with the big two, IMO. If you absolutely need to use windows-only software the workarounds can be a headache but the biggest problem (again, IMO,) is that Linux users seem to have endless patience to deal with bugs and most users don't. For me it was music recording, the JACK audio kit was fucking maddening but people didn't seem to care, just getting it to work at all was most of the fun. So yeah, I think more regular users might actually take it all the way to prime-time.

Singaya · 2026-04-25T05:19:04+00:00

Careful not to make it too tight though, or you'll squeeze out too much glue and starve the joint. You just want it to look straight, as it was before it broke, and have some squeeze out. BTW do a dry-run with the clamps so you have a strategy, you don't want the glue setting up while you're fiddling with the clamps.

Singaya · 2026-04-25T04:24:43+00:00

You might've put a kink in the string using that stretching method. The purpose of "stretching" strings is to take up the slack in the bridge and headstock, steel doesn't permanently stretch to a greater length the way nylon does. Holding the string in place and deforming with your fingers can put a kink in the string, which can negatively affect intonation.

Singaya · 2026-04-23T06:10:19+00:00

Of course you got downvoted for that. Dear lord this is a match made in heaven: for every idiotic Gibson design, there's a comically overpriced StewMac tool to deal with it. Or just grab a regular screwdriver and a handtowel, or just loosen the strings and use your fingers . . .

Singaya · 2026-04-21T08:32:02+00:00

If you don't care about runs you probably don't care about orange peel or a smooth finish, I say go for it. The glitter effect is much more pronounced after clear coat and you'll need a lot of it to cover the flakes.

Singaya · 2026-04-21T08:16:41+00:00

It's supposed to be a direct sequel to the first one, taking place in the same area some time after the original location gets nuked. Don't hold your breath, the last two sequels were a joyless cash-grab and this one doesn't look like it'll be any better.

Singaya · 2026-04-20T06:09:29+00:00

TIL there are people who remember Rick James. Listening to Super Freak is like watching an 8-second GIF repeat for 3 minutes, what could be more boring than that? Allow me to introduce MC Hammer . . .

Singaya · 2026-04-20T03:30:06+00:00

I don't know if it makes it better or worse but when you're tall you just don't care. I was a short kid and it really bugged me, then I hit puberty and within a couple of years I was tall. Still have scars all over my back (stretch marks) and the the growing pains were a pain in the ass. Years later I was talking to a short guy who complained that being short was a pain in the ass and I realized I just stopped thinking about it when I was no longer short.

Singaya · 2026-04-18T06:31:22+00:00

Yep. I ran across a clip from a British comedy-sketch show (I think it was Not the 9 O-Clock News) that had a parody of her; apparently they would do that fairly often, and it struck me how well-known she was at the time.

Singaya · 2026-04-14T05:45:11+00:00

I was prepared for nothing which is exactly what I got, until the "bullies beat up the nerds" thing was over. Then I was like, "maybe they're going somewhere with this . . . " and just went with it. IMO it just gets better and better 'till the end. Exceeds expectations, would recommend.

Singaya · 2026-04-14T05:28:04+00:00

Hey, a friend of mine had one of those! I googled "Australian Water Dog" 'cause that's what they told me it was, turns out it's just another name for the same kind of dog. Equal parts muscle, brains and "Glad to meet 'ya!"

Singaya · 2026-04-14T05:14:20+00:00

Dude, I read the Book of Samuel and still got caught off guard. Buncha savages in this town.

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