Andy Eagle ( Guitar repair tech for 30 years )

Eagle said:
The tolerance is tight similar to a hardwood. You can use screws very carefully. You would have the backplate to deal with. It may not be a good idea to cut a large hole out of it .
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The backplate is an issue, but I was planning on using Aristides own images as a guide
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gearJunkie said:
I'm contemplating installing the Engl Hardtailer in my Aristides H/07R, and I was hoping you could provide some guidance on inserting fasteners into the composite body material.

Does it behave similar to wood with respect to pre-drilling and screw insertion? Do I need to use some kind of insert and adhesive / epoxy?

Thanks
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There you go, tempting me to install a hardtailer on my Strandberg!

Does anyone have experience with those?
 
Andy, my 2025 guitar project will be putting together a guitar similar to Steve Vai "Bones", just with a different sticker theme. Musikraft has the right body so I'm going with them.

As I want a 1 5/8" nut width thus a Floyd R2 nut, should I stick with a 10" radius for the neck?
 
No go and see if you can get one of the new 3D printed OFR nuts in a flatter radius and then order the neck to match. 12” or compound with perform a lot better.
 
Eagle said:
No go and see if you can get one of the new 3D printed OFR nuts in a flatter radius and then order the neck to match. 12” or compound with perform a lot better.
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Ah I wasn't aware of the new 3D printed ones. I see they plan to offer more options when it comes to radius, so I'll keep an eye on them. Thanks!
 
Blix said:
Ah I wasn't aware of the new 3D printed ones. I see they plan to offer more options when it comes to radius, so I'll keep an eye on them. Thanks!
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I’ve only seen a couple but they looked excellent. I don’t know how hard they are but the precision is amazing. No more sitar E issues with dodgy castings.
 
TravisG406 said:
Hey Andy,
What are your favorite brands of strings and respective gauges for different guitars?
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I like NYXL on electrics . I used to be 10s on Fender 11s on anything shorter. These days I have 9s on my rock guitars. If you play according to the tension the heavier gauge strings don’t sound better and for rock possibly not as good. The balance between picking and legato is definitely better on 9s. There are so many great players that have used them. My picking hand likes heavier though. I have Tomastik 11s with a wound G on my jazz box and Savarez Argentine 10s on my Selmer style. Regular acoustic ; 11s or 12s and different guitars like different brands. Got XTs on at the moment and I prefer them to Elixir.
 
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