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Hey Tony the problem with getting from ebay isn't really whether or not they are real but the quality of the bone. It needs to have a consistent density so that all the vibrations/sound is transfered evenly... Cheap saddles can have hard spots causing some strings to ring louder or soft spots causing some strings to not really get heard. This can really mess with your overall tone. Also the kind of bone... Camel, cow, buffalo, etc... The finer aspects of saddle/nut/pin materials can get almost as complex as tonewood discussions

Hey Z, There's no need to touch up the finish.  I use a down cut bit with the dremel on a precision router base and the cut is real clean... I then bevel the edges slightly by hand with a small 600 sanding stick before progressing up to 2000. After that I can use a small foam applicator (sort of like a real small foam Q-tip) to just hit the edges and bevel. As long as you're careful there's no spill over to the finish side. If it's laminate I tint a little stain and hit the edges before applying the finish coat to blend the fresh cut so it all matches.... As you can see the process has changed a little since the first one I did.

That is a good one Wayne! Believe it or not I heard that song for the first time (that I remember) just a couple of months ago... Hard to believe I'd never heard it before then. I'm sure you'll nail it shortly Look forward to hearing it! -Pix

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I've done somewhere between 20-25 now and prices have ranged from $50 for a plain oval to $150 for some of the more detailed ones.... I'm doing a F port (modeled after the fender F) on a vintage fender om acoustic now and it will run the guy about $75..... The work really isn't that bad. I can do most designs in 2-3 hrs. The costs comes mainly from the risk involved and from the specialty tools I've invested in. I don't do this as a business or anything... Mainly just for myself and a few friends...   Didn't want anyone to take the post as an advertisement -Pix

Hey I just realized that Zurf has "Barred" the B chord...

Not sure about the Mike Tyson one... I seem to remember him biting off more than he could chew, so to speak

oh about $50... But since you're a fellow Chordian and moderator at that I'll give you a cool $100

Seriously though... I'm not too up to date on electrics but will do some looking around and see if I can find some comparable references for ya...

I agree that a chat room could hurt the forums.
I'd like to see IM links posted with our avatars showing who is available and offering a direct link to IM with that member.... We have members IM contact info in their profile but I feel if it was posted with the forum posts and you could see who was signed into their IM provider it would stimulate more in depth discussion between members. I know there have been times when I've held back conversation so as not to steal a thread or clog up the forums... Most of the time it's not worth changing pages and doing the whole email thing but if I could just click and IM I think I'd know a lot of members better! Just my .02 -Pix

I had one for about a year. Nice unit...   What are you curious about??
It was clean, the affects were good, accurate tuner, decent drum beats, I'd give it a thumbs up.... Never had any trouble at all from it and it was easy to use. Sold it about a year ago though to help finance G.A.S.

I don't mind a little mojo on mine I'm not one to put a whole bunch of money in one and then consider it too pretty to play. If it's here, it's getting the same treatment as any of its less expensive counterparts... They're all built to be played Most of my guitars are probably considered mid-range as far as price (500-1000). My Ukes range from $95 on into 4 digits and the expesive one gets played just as hard as the cheaper ones...  I even carry the "good" ones camping and such... Don't get me wrong, I don't abuse my instruments at all and am actually quit careful with them but if I have it it's getting used