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Measure the distance from the middle of the fret edge of the nut to the centre of the 12th fret wire, now double that and you have the distance from the middle of the fret edge of the nut to the centre of the bridge. Check and double check your measurements before committing.

The smaller the pot, the slower the wiper travels along the track for a given angle of rotation at a set angular velocity. The larger the pot the faster the wiper travels along the track for the same rotation and angular velocity. @NancyJohnson was spot on, what matters is the track resistance, taper, and if you're looking at quality, composition.

Also remember that removing wood can cause movement in the remainder...

If I had to take a guess then I'd say the hum could be a poor earth connection or one of the PSU decoupling capacitors drying out - they can sometimes be identified by looking for the plastic sleeving shrinking back from the end. The crackling does sound like a dry joint - tapping around gently with a plastic chopstick or similar (keeps hands away from live parts) could help in identifying where it is.

Shame, it was a fantastic venue with a great atmosphere. A band I worked with (Dogwatch) played it a fair few times in the 70s - I hated the load in/out though, probably my least favourite after the Dope and Canker (Hope and Anchor).

Selecter's On My Radio was 7/4 IIRC

Another one is Amy Winehouse's version of Valerie although IMO the Zuton's original was far far better.

Hurt (Johnny Cash) Nothing compares 2 u (Sinead O' Connor) Respect (Aretha Franklin) Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) Take me to the river (Talking Heads) All the young dudes (Mott the Hoople) Blinded by the light (Manfred Mann) The only way is up (Yazz) You've got a friend (James Taylor) Ok, I'll stop now...

Why would you sell something as unusual as that on Gumtree anyway?

I'm afraid that the photographer that took the image owns the image and the rights to it and can sell it, license it or use it in any way he or she sees fit.

You could try using a paste of baking soda and water to remove the ink - it's a slow process mind and as above, depending on the finish you may just be able to steam the dents out with a little care.

This sums it up for me as well

You can probably do this using water based wood stains although I'd practice on some scrap wood before doing anything on the neck. There are tutorials on the web that will show you how - Crimson guitars have a few good ones.

Remember that new items can be faulty or fail quickly

Sweet Gene Vincent by Ian Dury and the Blockheads

You could also pay someone to do it

You'll need: A fret levelling file (this can also be used to tidy up sharp fret ends), a levelling beam, a fret rocker, a fret crowning file, some sharp good quality drills or a good quality step drill, some emery cloth (various grades for finishing frets), some autosol for the final polish and some nut files. Crimson guitars have some excellent tutorials and sell a fairly inexpensive levelling file and beam - you don't need self adhesive emery, use the masking tape and superglue trick. Watch the tutorials before you buy anything - don't buy cheap crap.

Eh? It's a leftie both sides...

It looks like there's been some sort of liquid contamination - is there anything on the inside of the bottom cover? It might be worth cleaning it off with a drop of isopropyl alcohol on a toothbrush or something similar.

Don't forget to remove the nuts from, the potentiometers and switch as well as the input/output jacks.

Schematics here: http://www2.ibanez.com/support/wiringdiagrams/

Ben Crowe's tutorials on www.crimsonguitars.com are really good for this sort of stuff

A simple rule to remember is that volume pots are normally logarithmic (log) and tone pots are linear (lin). The standard value nearest the 30k in your circuit would be 27k and that should work just fine. The rest is down to the spindle size and type, the physical size of the pot and the type of connection (through PCB or wiring tag). You'll need a decent soldering iron and either some desoldering wick or a solder sucker to remove it. Good luck.

This site has pickguard material: https://www.axetec.co.uk/guitar_parts_uk_021.htm

Yes but there's a difference between a good mechanical contact and a good electrical one. The first is just a matter of doing everything up tight enough, the second means that you have to ensure that contact areas are both clean and tight. It's possible and acceptable to use the control plate as an earth path rather than having the additional wiring, but it does mean you have to ensure that good electrical contact is made between the pots and jack and the control plate. Using a loop of wire soldered to the back of each pot and to the earth tag of the jack is generally more reliable in the long term as long as good solder joints are made.