the topnut that the strings pass through before they get to the tuners

http://www.earvana.com/
best invention for guitars since muddy waters discovered electricity.

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Got it! rather misleading name for that contraption but yeah, it seems like a good idea to change that out. this link helped alot.

http://www.earvana.com/EarvanaInstallation1.pdf

I'll have to rely on the experience of others to determine what type of nut to use, and as i've said, I have local techs upon which I can rely to do the work properly.

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

Unfortunately that is true BigJay despite the advantage of the LSR....so careful consideration is necessary.....

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My Guitars :: My Rig

To chime in. On any guitar the first things you need are, Fender/Schaller locking tuners, and Fender/Schaller strap locks.

On the topic of the nut, I replaced mine with a bone nut.(Which I filed myself using the old nylon one as a template. This took a few attempts, so not for the timid. i wasted a couple blanks.)

Also when replacing those pickups, (For some reason i think that strat cries out for Custom Shop fat 50's!!) also swap out the white pickguard for mayeb a tortoise shell or an aged one. probably want to go with a different colour accessory kit too, like parchment.

Oh and for our brit buddies, when I build my partsocaster at some point, I am using some volume and tone knobs from Total Guitar magazine, they all go up to 11!!! I'm thinking of painting it plaid.

I have them on my jackson dinky their really cheesy. Now thats a great guitar to mod. sanded down neck, Emg's 18v and a clapton boost on it too. Unfortunatley i cant post pictures of it here because of that guitars explicit content. Its in my myspace pictures with a rr3 and a jh600.

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Yeah they're really cheesey, so I need an appropriately cheesey project to use em on. I have had em in the little plastic bubble since the day that issue came out.

Oh I looked at your pics, that is one punk rock guitar, kinda looks like my ibanez with all the stickers.

About a year before i quit the band i was in i made a point of getting a sticker at every gig we played and dumping it on the guitars i was using. Apart from the 'run like blah' sticker which was homemade due to there being no merchandise at the gig from anyone. I still look at that guitar fondly, plenty of memories there.

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Go for it and get yourself a set of Kinman Woodstocks

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

"On the topic of the nut, I replaced mine with a bone nut.(Which I filed myself using the old nylon one as a template. This took a few attempts, so not for the timid. i wasted a couple blanks.)"

-Still doing some research on this subject.


"Also when replacing those pickups, (For some reason i think that strat cries out for Custom Shop fat 50's!!) also swap out the white pickguard for mayeb a tortoise shell or an aged one. probably want to go with a different colour accessory kit too, like parchment"

- Pup suggestion noted. went and picked up a new white pearl pickgaurd and tremelo cover this afternoon. (still undecided wether to use the tremelo cover or leave the cavity exposed)

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

Those pups are rather pricey eh?

http://www.kinman.com/Shop/strat.htm


So given the choice which would you pick?

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Ive played on kinman mk2's as i said before im just too tight to shell out £200+ on pickups. I'd have em in a heartbeat if they were priced better, they are a magical pickup. £200 for some bits of plastic and metal with a few magnets seems like some kind of sick joke to me. I know you pay for quality but thats the price of a good practice amp. I've owned cars that cost less.

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Agreed! these pups are just less than half of what i rough budgeted for the whole project. I was thinking either texas specials or cs 69's. I guess I could shell out the extra $140 for some kinmans (after all I did say "the ultimate playing experience") but it will take some convincing.

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

My first guitar was a dinky. love that guitar! I put emg 85 at the neck and an 81 in the bridge (yes, the zakk wylde set up) . it can been seen in the pics of my strat thread.

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"