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Are those the outlines of the above mentioned guitars?

Jason.

I have internet access again!!! However, I missed the majority of this conversation... Thought I'd throw my two cents in anyway. I used to work at a music store and sold a lot of Mexican Fenders (so many that Fender gave me one for free). I've seen a few crappy ones (they get pulled and sent back, i...

I disagree! Pickup placement matters, but not that specifically. If you put it directly under the 24th fret, it's only under that particular node for that particular note, everywhere else it's slightly higher. Pickup placement is a general thing. If you want to read a book on the subject, I suggest....

A friend of mine from my days working at the university has been interested in lutherie for a while, and he finally decided to take the plunge. I'm helping him out by teaching him the basics of electric guitar design, providing the tools and teaching him how to use them, providing something of a pla...