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- Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:21 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: It's been a while. Calling this one the Estele.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5942
Re: It's been a while. Calling this one the Estele.
the 356 tyoe shape is timeless... very very nice.
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:17 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First build, in progress. Carved walnut top, chambered spruce body
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6381
Re: First build, in progress. Carved walnut top, chambered spruce body
The neck looks really nice from what one can see...can you do some pics of the neck please?
It's a very fluid shape. Did you design it yourself?
It's a very fluid shape. Did you design it yourself?
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:49 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: figured top strat
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12743
Re: figured top strat
i suppose - like a lot of things - it's possible but probably not worth the trouble if things are going well. My first 'good' guitar way back when was a Gretsch orange DC with an ebony fretboard and a zero fret. The action was unbelievably good compared to what was around at the time. The reason I u...
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:41 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: figured top strat
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12743
Re: figured top strat
...carefully calculated failsafe strategy ..neither a sudden change in neck angle or change in length of the stringpost will affect stringbreak tension over the nut and zero fret. If both happened simultaneously i would be in trouble!! But I reckon the odds of that happening are quite low.
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:16 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: figured top strat
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12743
Re: figured top strat
..Hi. no pickguard - John saw it above...silver wire 1.5mm inlayed into the outline. re the wiring - Jason is right on the push/pull and the other aspect is better expalined here : http://guitarwiring.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/stratocaster-double-tone-control-mod.html#more I liked the idea and added t...
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: figured top strat
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12743
Re: figured top strat
Thanks guys,
Headstock is tilted at 13deg IIRC - whatever my jig is lol.
Headstock is tilted at 13deg IIRC - whatever my jig is lol.
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:54 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: figured top strat
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12743
figured top strat
HI. This is my ‘more than I could Chew’-o-caster. It was almost called the ‘disastercaster’ because lots of things happened - from a loose router bit, a bendy drill bit, moving template , (and more) - but like someone said recently one just gets better at fixing things. Particularly with a high doll...
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:23 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: New Guitar Build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6750
Re: New Guitar Build
Beautiful and the photos are too!
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:21 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Birch topped singlecut with etched brass "Victorian" hardware 2015
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20819
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:39 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: What's the end game in french polishing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13927
Re: What's the end game in french polishing?
Thanks for all your help guys. Pics when done )
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:37 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: SG Neck repair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3212
Re: SG Neck repair
Thanks guys. I appreciate your help.
Regards,
Rob.
Regards,
Rob.
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:20 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: What's the end game in french polishing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13927
Re: What's the end game in french polishing?
...i understand you question...the idea of lacquer pulling rather than sanding to the lowest point on the whole surface appeals to me since I'm usually dyeing the wood and I manage to sand through from time to time :o). That being said - I got to a very nice but not quite perfect shine and being new...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 3:00 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Burst on top, solid on back: simple solid-body finish?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14196
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:57 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: What's the end game in french polishing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13927
What's the end game in french polishing?
Hi. After watching a few videos i made a serious first attempt at french polishing a guitar. I went to check on it just now and I have to say I was excited at the result. However it's not like the guys on the videos get. There is a beautiful shine - more than I expected as a first try - but there ar...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:49 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Burst on top, solid on back: simple solid-body finish?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14196
Re: Burst on top, solid on back: simple solid-body finish?
I think this is the 'holy grail for non spray bursts with solid on back:
http://www.projectguitar.com/topic/1291 ... -tutorial/
Also Big D vids on you tube are good to watch.
http://www.projectguitar.com/topic/1291 ... -tutorial/
Also Big D vids on you tube are good to watch.
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:23 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: SG Neck repair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3212
SG Neck repair
Hi. I had look at an Epiphone SG which a friend recently bought. There has been major repair to the neck (see pics) and now the alignment left right is out ie the centreline is skew and the neck angle is now slighlty negative rathet than +2deg. The guitar is now playable after lowering the bridge st...
- Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:42 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Dream guitar project
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13589
Re: Dream guitar project
...could use binding..
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:35 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Need direction for my CS-336 Clone build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6478
Re: Need direction for my CS-336 Clone build
Hi. Have you 'angled' the top? Ifg you do that from say just behind tghe front pickup you will have a flat angled surface for your neck pocket routing. abouty 3deg IIRC Also check how much hand clearance there is in the cutaways. My first ever attempt was a similar guitar. I knew nothing, and it sti...
- Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:46 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: fretting - rounding errors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7141
Re: fretting - rounding errors
I'll try inputting the slots. and see what happens. I never thought of that.
Thanks,
Rob.
Thanks,
Rob.
- Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: fretting - rounding errors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7141
Re: fretting - rounding errors
Sorry ..I wasn't very clear. I'm sure my excel calculations are on the money, and i step from the nut to each fret position individually, but on the diagram in the cad programme. ie I type in the co-ordinates. when I checked with a 'select' point in the cad programme - a sort of mouseover - the co-o...