Re: Offset Parts and Suppliers

dug · Post by **dug** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:13 am

andrewdoeshair wrote:
andrewdoeshair wrote:I found this pickguard material for scary SCARY SCARY cheap. So cheap I'm almost worried that I just gave them all my info when I placed an order; too good to be true...

I'm talking about a lot of pickguard material. Their site says "These full size sheets of pickguard material will make numerous pickguards. One sheet can make 12 Strat pickguards, 18 Tele pickguards or about 50 or more Les Paul pickguards. .090 24 X 54."

The cost?

$15.30!

Let's see what they deliver. I ordered black. If it's all good, I'm gonna buy tons more and just have it around forever. I like the idea of having raw materials ready for when I get a sudden itch to build something...

Oh yeah, the link. Duh. Check this out: http://www.instrumentalsavings.com/Prod ... de=8233.HD
They sent me a pickguard for an acoustic guitar... Fail.

oh man that sucks.

mcconnachiea · Post by **mcconnachiea** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:33 am

andrewdoeshair wrote:I found this pickguard material for scary SCARY SCARY cheap. So cheap I'm almost worried that I just gave them all my info when I placed an order; too good to be true...

I'm talking about a lot of pickguard material. Their site says "These full size sheets of pickguard material will make numerous pickguards. One sheet can make 12 Strat pickguards, 18 Tele pickguards or about 50 or more Les Paul pickguards. .090 24 X 54."

The cost?

$15.30!

Let's see what they deliver. I ordered black. If it's all good, I'm gonna buy tons more and just have it around forever. I like the idea of having raw materials ready for when I get a sudden itch to build something...

Oh yeah, the link. Duh. Check this out: http://www.instrumentalsavings.com/Prod ... de=8233.HD

To be fair, they did give the dimensions and the thickness was 0.090" but it wasn't marked out properly

the older brother · Post by **the older brother** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:42 am

I know a bunch of you are looking for this-
No holes JM pickup covers:
Black
Cream
White

Post by **sookwinder** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:54 pm

As I am in the middle of a partcaster restoration of a 60s Jaguar, I have been on the look out for orange coloured cloth hook up wire. (which for what ever reason is very difficult to locate)

Bought what I thought was the wire that I wanted from Antique Electronic Supply (http://www.tubesandmore.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), but this turned out to be plastic coated wire, with an orange coloured cloth outer. infact not what I wanted.

I then fell over the following Ebay web store and these guys have perfect orange colour (and other colours) vintage style 22 gauge cloth wire: http://stores.ebay.com/Luxe-Guitars" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. 70 cents per foot.

saxjag · Post by **saxjag** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:12 am

Putting in a good word here for Royce & Kelly Hall <tossednfound@yahoo.com>, dba hallwaysopen on eBay.

I ordered a US Fender hardware part from them over the holidays via PayPal. Transaction painless, communication great, reasonable price, shipping rapid & free. Unfortunately they sent the equivalent Fender Japan part by mistake. When I emailed to inform them of the error, they emailed back within a few hours, said they'd send out the correct part right away. And they did, and it's here! Excellent customer service, pleasant, no hassles whatsoever.

This was my first transaction with hallwaysopen. I'd gladly buy from these folks again.

rocklibrarian · Post by **rocklibrarian** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:42 pm

I've heard a lot of vouching for the Warmoth, USACG and Guitar Mill necks, but never really heard anything about Allparts. The dguitars website is dirt cheap, I'd love to get in on that action, but there's no point in spending $200 on a neck if it's going to suck, even if you are saving money.

Can anybody vouch for the quality and more importantly, durability of the necks? I feel like they might be great when you first get them but then slowly fall apart...

Totoro · Post by **Totoro** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:25 am

Can anyone recommend any books or links or anything that'll show how to wire a guitar? I'm considering making my own Jazzmaster out of Warmoth parts, but I have literally no knowledge except being reasonably competent with a soldering iron, having done electronics at school etc. It doesn't seem too difficult once you understand the basics, so hit me with some knowledge

Post by **Orang Goreng** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:27 am

This one helped me get started: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Electronic ... 0711902321" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a bit weird... shoddily edited (if at all), and quite outdated, but very useful nonetheless.

Totoro · Post by **Totoro** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:02 am

Orang Goreng wrote:This one helped me get started: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Electronic ... 0711902321" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a bit weird... shoddily edited (if at all), and quite outdated, but very useful nonetheless.

Great, thanks! Just browsing the library on this here website gave me some pretty interesting info too. Even though it made me a bit cautious to dive into a project- - not sure it's quite as simple as I had thought!

Jazzerstang · Post by **Jazzerstang** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:48 am

Wow, thanks, that's great.

the older brother · Post by **the older brother** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:55 am

Totoro wrote:
Orang Goreng wrote:This one helped me get started: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Electronic ... 0711902321" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a bit weird... shoddily edited (if at all), and quite outdated, but very useful nonetheless.
Great, thanks! Just browsing the library on this here website gave me some pretty interesting info too. Even though it made me a bit cautious to dive into a project- - not sure it's quite as simple as I had thought!

That's the only Guitar electronics book I have too. - When I bought it - it was one of few books that had JM/Jag diagrams/schematics.

jcole · Post by **jcole** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:32 pm

I had a similar question as another reader. That is, what has everyone's experience been with the bodies and especially necks sold by the companies recommended in this thread (All Parts, Flex, Wildwood, Guitar Mills, etc.).

How do these parts compare to Fender manufactured ones? AVRI, CIJ/MIJ, MIM?

There's a pretty big price difference between these parts and the Fender parts that I see on EBay.

Best,
John

sergionano1 · Post by **sergionano1** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:22 pm

Does any one know where I can find a threaded tremolo arm for my classic player jag?

cursesfoiled · Post by **cursesfoiled** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:39 pm

sergionano1 wrote:Does any one know where I can find a threaded tremolo arm for my classic player jag?

Angela's has started carrying them.

sergionano1 · Post by **sergionano1** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:16 pm

cursesfoiled wrote:
sergionano1 wrote:Does any one know where I can find a threaded tremolo arm for my classic player jag?
Angela's has started carrying them.

Cool thanks a million.