So I decided that since this is going to be my first project guitar, then I'm going to make my own pickups and we'll see how it all goes from there. I have a collection of resources online to help me with the process and I'm currently setting up an expense sheet to see how much it's all going to cost. That will be posted once it has been started with the essentials. It looks as if I'm going to need:
- 42 gauge copper wire (and lots of it)
- Alnico #5 magnet
- Some plastic, probably from a CD case
- Screws and/or short metal rods
- Lots and lots and lots of time
I have a jar of money started as my summer guitar fund. I'm looking to add to that jar, so if you know of any jobs, need a tutor, or have any old junk that you don't mind donating to me, let me know! If you have any thing that might be usable for the building of this guitar, that would also be very handy and greatly appreciated.
Ha; alright so after that shameless plug, I sat down the other day to try and learn how to do a little guitar sweeping, using Bloodmeat by Protest the Hero as my training song and I can proudly say, I have accomplished my goal! There is a new link at the top, "Video" and if you follow that link, you can view the video of that song.
So check it out and let me know.
-- Mike
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