[QUOTE=bravehat;19538010]That's why im putting everything in from the back :P[/QUOTE]
Good idea. Of course, you can always make the pickgaurd out of one layer veneer, It'll keep the wooden tone. I think you could route out the pickups from the back of the body (not sure if that's what you are referring to) and have them punch through the top, but you can always just route the front, and mount the pickups straight into the wood, or use metal pickup rings.
The one issue with back or body mounting everything is it makes wiring more difficult. With a strat, if you need to modify something you can just lift the entire pickgaurd out, but with bare wood cavities you'll have to unsolder a lot of stuff.
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[QUOTE=nos217;19538050]I thought there was only supposed to be a visible space at the top for the pickups if they were out.[/QUOTE]
Not sure what you mean, but here's the difference between back routed and top routed.
Top routed (for use with a pickgaurd)
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Back routed (no pickgaurd)
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The black walnut strat was top routed, but the body was very heavy so I routed out a lot of the top to try and reduce weight, but that was a bad idea in the end because it made it sound crappy. the pickgaurd covered up the massive route, so when the pickgaurd is on, you can't see it.
Ahh so you done a basic chambering type job?
Lol, not really.
This was mostly weight reduction, chambering is done mainly for tone.
On this most recent one, I did heavy chambering under the pickups. Most people only chamber the sides, and leave the center solid. I did this chambering to get a more hollowbody type sound. Fortunately, the pickups are still mounted into the thicker padauk top, not into thin plastic, so it's not going to sound cheap like my blackie strat.
Do you think it would be hard to make a hollowbody Dot-sort of thing?
Being that they are hollowbody, probably. Hollowbodies require more attention to detail and careful workmanship is needed to do it right, compared to solidbody electrics.
A high end solidbody can require as much or more work than a hollowbody, but you don't nessesarily have to go all out on it for it to be an acceptable guitar. The minimum level of work is a lot higher for a hollowbody.
Ah fuck me, won't be able to spray for at least a week due to the shit awful weather. Lacquer needs to be sprayed at 13 degrees and have clear weather for spraying. I've got 8 degrees and rain coming up for a week or so.
Ah right. I was thinking about the back routed one. I think I prefer the idea of them.
I started doing the nitro lacquer today. I did a sealing coat on the back; the back and sides are going to be painted white, but that will take a while so I decided to finish the cap first. The cap is staying natural (derp).
The padauk takes a shine really fast, this is after 3 coats of lacquer. I left the pores open because I like seeing the grain lines in the finish. I think I'll do maybe 10-15 coats over the span of a few days, then let it cure before wet sanding and buffing, then I'll start painting and lacquering the back of the guitar.
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Damn that looks great, I love the curved body.
Yeah, that body actually looks awesome, I'm not usually a fan of different woods on one body, but that is nice.
Two more coats. I can see my reflection in it now. This is going to look like a mirror when it's wet sanded and polished.
Keep its wooden look - like this Ibanez.
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Try to do a 7-string next, with a nice sound for jazz :)
Honestly guys, I'm never doing a 7 string. I see no point in it, and I'll have to buy a special bridge, special pickups, a special headnut, I'll have to buy each tuning peg individually. Waste of time.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;19769936]Honestly guys, I'm never doing a 7 string. I see no point in it, and I'll have to buy a special bridge, special pickups, a special headnut, I'll have to buy each tuning peg individually. Waste of time.[/QUOTE]
Except 7 strings are the greatest so it's not a waste of time :smug:
All of those 'special' parts are readily available anyway, and really no more expensive than equivalent 6 string parts. For a niche instrument 7 strings are pretty popular.
Readily available from separate websites for exceptionally high prices. I buy everything from stewmac because they are trustworthy, have excellent QA/customer service, and best of all I can buy almost everything I need from there.
Even if they did have seven string stuff, I still wouldn't buy it. It's a gimmick that requires special parts and construction. Not something I want to get into. I fail to see how a 7th string could be genuinely practical, therefore I see no point in building specialized guitars that have them.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;19779694]Readily available from separate websites for exceptionally high prices. I buy everything from stewmac because they are trustworthy, have excellent QA/customer service, and best of all I can buy almost everything I need from there.
Even if they did have seven string stuff, I still wouldn't buy it. It's a gimmick that requires special parts and construction. Not something I want to get into. I fail to see how a 7th string could be genuinely practical, therefore I see no point in building specialized guitars that have them.[/QUOTE]
That's pretty close minded. I would understand if you played one and didn't like it, hell I played one years back and didn't really fall in love with it. I just bought my current one as a gamble and turns out I loved it.
The low B opens up a lot of options, especially in solo guitar as it allows you to add more lower end where a bass guitar or double bass would normally fill in. There's no impractical side to it, if I don't feel like playing something that requires the low B I just ignore it and play like a sixer. But more often than not the 7th string actually allows 6 string stuff to be played more easily as it offers more positions to play in.
But hey, I won't argue with you if your favourite store for some reason has all their seven stuff overpriced. I just would've thought you'd find some interest in building something different.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;19779694]Readily available from separate websites for exceptionally high prices. I buy everything from stewmac because they are trustworthy, have excellent QA/customer service, and best of all I can buy almost everything I need from there.
Even if they did have seven string stuff, I still wouldn't buy it. It's a gimmick that requires special parts and construction. Not something I want to get into. I fail to see how a 7th string could be genuinely practical, therefore I see no point in building specialized guitars that have them.[/QUOTE]
...alot of players use seven strings
like a metric fuck ton of em.
It's ok Hypno Toad, I don't like 7 strings either.
Actually now that I think about it I'm pretty indifferent, although I doubt I'll be buying one any time soon.
it also depends on what type of music you play. I think somebody who plays metal would buy a 7 string before somebody who plays mostly country or something.
[QUOTE=Van Gogh;19781350]it also depends on what type of music you play. I think somebody who plays metal would buy a 7 string before somebody who plays mostly country or something.[/QUOTE]
And some jazz players I suppose.
Guitar project is looking awesome so far Hypno. Mind if I ask how you got into making guitars?
[QUOTE=TheGuru;19780314]That's pretty close minded. I would understand if you played one and didn't like it, hell I played one years back and didn't really fall in love with it. I just bought my current one as a gamble and turns out I loved it.
The low B opens up a lot of options, especially in solo guitar as it allows you to add more lower end where a bass guitar or double bass would normally fill in. There's no impractical side to it, if I don't feel like playing something that requires the low B I just ignore it and play like a sixer. But more often than not the 7th string actually allows 6 string stuff to be played more easily as it offers more positions to play in.
But hey, I won't argue with you if your favourite store for some reason has all their seven stuff overpriced. I just would've thought you'd find some interest in building something different.[/QUOTE]
It's not useful to me because I don't play jazz or metal, and doubt I ever will. The only things I'm mildly interested in learning right now is rock and blues. If I ever need a different range of notes I'll just change the tuning. 7 strings isn't different, it's the same thing only more expensive to build and harder to maintain. The benefit doesn't outweigh the downsides IMO.
At everyone suggesting 7 strings: stop being silly
Laid on some coats of matte white onto the back. I could leave it white, but there are a few grain patterns in the wood, that I think would look cool with a metallic copper paint. I think the copper would go better with the padauk top, too.
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Awwww, I thought that you would have kept it with a natural finish. or at least a slightly opaque paint finish because the grain and pattern on that wood was gorgeous.
I think it wil look cool with a natural front and painted back. Not so sure about the metallica paint though, I think white would look good actually, especially with a light coloured neck.
I think a gloss black would look stylish on the back.
Hell no, make a 12 string. It's looking good!
Man I wish I had the wood, the time, the money, the motivation, the tools, and the space to build my own guitar >:(
Aww, no natural finish? That stripe looking nice.
He's only painting the back of the guitar, the front is still gonna have the original colour. I think.
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