Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks mate, Im in Stirling, so fairly central. I'll see if I can take a drive there sometime next week. Cheers for the welcome!

Sorry I completely forgot about that! SHIELDING IS A MUST!!! Either get some adhesive copper tape or the conductive paint, they make a huge difference. Also as said above, go US for pickups, if considering DiMarzio/S.D/EMG/BKP's etc. You can get a Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz set (a great bluesy/rock set)...

Thanks Benj, Exactly the type of advise I was hoping for - not bad for only two previous post - I think you might have found a good home here. I'm sure there will be many passionate electric fans out there who will have some advise. :) Thanks. Paul. Haha yeah, no worries mate, really glad that I ca...

Hey mate, Glad to hear you are heading to the 'lecky side! You'll have heaps of fun simply because of the amount of options! Please bear in mind I am no expert, but just sharing my experiences! In terms of hardware, there are a few big considerations, all of which cost a bit, but if you use places l...

Hi all, My name is Ben, from Perth, WA, I'm 24 years old and over the past 2 or so years have been addicted to modifying my guitars. So far they have only been fairly low key mods - replacing bridges, pickups, nuts, rewiring etc, but I want to get more involved and start creating my own guitars for ...