I'm Steve. My first guitar was a brand new candy apple red Fender Mustang back in '73, and when all the tree hugging started and everyone was playing naked maple Strats, I stripped it, took a big old electrician's soldering iron, and burned a mountain lake sunset picture into the upper heal of the body (in playing position), and put chrome Grovers on it I found at a yard sale.

Here's the DISCLAIMER: I've been planning instrument builds for decades upon decades, and collecting tools. I'm always eager to share ideas I've never tried, so look out! LOL, Although I am fairly smart.... always got to sit at the grownups table AND take part in the conversation! HA! How many got to do THAT! I got a degree in Electronics engineering, but not one that got me paid like one (same technical curriculum, no academics...) When I was a kid, I trained myself to jump over the huge open cellar stair pit, and then taught my brothers and all our friends to do it. If I tell you do something, check to see of there's a huge puddle of gasoline and I'm holding a match.... Other than that, I'm pretty quiet and keep to myself.. NOT! I'm 56ish, still just as pissed off at the world as the day I had to start breathing on my damn own, but I learned fast to look cute so people help me or believe my excuses! I pity everyone here. You don't know what you're in for! mUWAHHWAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!