Andronico Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yesterday I was working in the recessed cavity for the tuners, the GT2´s compartment and the front holes for switches and pots : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body11.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body10.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body13.jpg My problem is the GT2´s cover. I can´t be flat because the most part of it covers the board and battery but the other part (nearest the end of the body) must cover switches (2 toggle ones) and pots(4) that will be recessed ! I can decide if make a wood cover or a simpler plastic one. I don´t know, time to think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I still can't see how the tuners are supposed to mount? Any possibility of placing the tuners there as a mock-up and taking the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I still can't see how the tuners are supposed to mount? Any possibility of placing the tuners there as a mock-up and taking the picture? Sorry Aidlook I can´t take a picture as a mock-up because I´ll be begining with the tuners during weekeng (I hope). To clarify a draw a very simple sketch using Paint. Hope that helps. You have to think about the tuners like a tremblock (as Mickguard did) but fixed. Thanks for your interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I have to put the GT2 stuff in the following way : The left part of the cavity will be used for the GT2 board, battery and front switches. The right part for the GT2 controls, front pots and output jack. The right part have to be recessed Of course. The idea is fix the cover using small neo magnets. You can see that the cover can´t be straight. What material you suggest to use for the cover : metal, plastic, wood, other ? Any idea is welcome friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Che muy buen trabajo, pero que lejos te fuiste para comprar caoba! a menos que el finlandes ese viva en Argentina! jejeje Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Che muy buen trabajo, pero que lejos te fuiste para comprar caoba! a menos que el finlandes ese viva en Argentina! jejeje Hola vecino ! No, la caoba la compre a 2 km de mi casa, el amigo Finlandés me pasó las medidas tomadas de su propia guitarra. Realmente fueron una ayuda invaluable. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) I had the idea of embedding a Pocket POD into a guitar. It'd give you effects as well as amp sims. I had the exact same idea, but I think that I will leave the pocket pod away from the guitar, these things are replaced with new models way too fast, and pretty soon the pod would be outdated. If I build a nice guitar it will outlast any effects/amps simulators that are available now. my idea now is to build a travel guitar that can be carried on a backpack and then the pocket pod and a small cable would complete the package. Edited February 2, 2008 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Or you could do something similar to the way Atomic Amps does their thang... make a standard-sized "housing" and then you can substitute whichever effects unit you want. Could be Pod, V-Amp, Gt2, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Or you could do something similar to the way Atomic Amps does their thang... make a standard-sized "housing" and then you can substitute whichever effects unit you want. Could be Pod, V-Amp, Gt2, whatever. Great idea ! Perhaps the next build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Che muy buen trabajo, pero que lejos te fuiste para comprar caoba! a menos que el finlandes ese viva en Argentina! jejeje Hola vecino ! No, la caoba la compre a 2 km de mi casa, el amigo Finlandés me pasó las medidas tomadas de su propia guitarra. Realmente fueron una ayuda invaluable. Saludos. Ahh asi si! jejejeje esta quedando bien bonita!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Reporting more progress : I was working on the headpiece. I used a piece of brass, my drill, metal saw, and files to try to make it. This was my first time making metal parts, please be gentle... Step by step pics : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece01.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece02.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece03.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece04.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece05.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece06.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece07.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece08.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece09.jpg More ¨almost finished pics¨ : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece10.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece11.jpg I´ll use allen screws to attach the strings. Now I have to begin with the tuners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Wow, awesome! The headpiece looks good to me - nice work for a first time! Are you having a "guiding nut" behind the zero fret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Wow, awesome! The headpiece looks good to me - nice work for a first time! Are you having a "guiding nut" behind the zero fret? Thank you for your comments Prostheta ! Yes, I have to do a small groove in the beginning of the headpiece to accommodate a Fender style nut. Tomorrow morning I´ll buy the nut, take measurements and finish the headpiece (polishing, etc, before chromium plate). Today, I was talking with a friend that has a small lathe in order to make the tuner pegs. Because is impossible to make a centered hole in a brass bar with my drill press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Can you not pop into it with a centrepunch or even with a nail and hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiki Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I prefer screws for metal and not for wood because my Gibson S1 uses them and think that are more reliable, specially for an unexperienced guy like me. And choose allen ones because they are very easy to obtain near my home and looks good too. About the finish you are right, I prefer to see the wood. Don´t worry about your english or spanish. My english is near to poor and my portuguese don´t exist ! Are you during carnival period ? How are the garotas ? man, that step-by-step of the headpiece is amazing! nice photos! i never worked with metal, only bought the hardware... maybe someday I'll try to make, it's really interesting. and it looks really nice to me, but I don't understand much of metal working... and about the carnival, well, I was here, but I don't like the party too much. I spent the holyday with my girl, and It's enough to me waiting for the next steps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Can you not pop into it with a centrepunch or even with a nail and hammer? Yes, I tried with a centrepunch but I haven´t the right tools to fix the brass bar under my drill. The pegs are 15mm long so when I start the hole centered in one extreme, it´s not centered in the other one... My friend will make the pegs (with his lathe) next saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Reporting more progress : I was working on the headpiece. I used a piece of brass, my drill, metal saw, and files to try to make it. This was my first time making metal parts, please be gentle... Step by step pics : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece01.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece02.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece03.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece04.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece05.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece06.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece07.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece08.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece09.jpg More ¨almost finished pics¨ : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece10.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...Headpiece11.jpg I´ll use allen screws to attach the strings. Now I have to begin with the tuners... AMAZING job for a first time !!! I find it really hard to believe this is your first metal working job !!! Looks like an interesting design, I toyed with the idea of "getting" (it was not "building" at the time) a travel guitar some years back, when I travelled a lot for a week or two at a time to Bariloche, but never crystallized. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 .... the idea of the pocket POD is more usefull than a GT2 but I want to make all the electronics, and think that the SansAmp is a good start point for my guitar. Are you transplanting an existing GT2 or building one from scratch ?? Is the schematic available ?? I thought it was almost as secret as Cristina's plastic surgeon name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 man, that step-by-step of the headpiece is amazing! nice photos! i never worked with metal, only bought the hardware... maybe someday I'll try to make, it's really interesting. and it looks really nice to me, but I don't understand much of metal working... and about the carnival, well, I was here, but I don't like the party too much. I spent the holyday with my girl, and It's enough to me waiting for the next steps! If you are a beginner with metal like me, you need a lot of patience, make things slowly and taking measurement step by step. But it´s Regarding the carnival, my wife said me (when she was my girlfriend) : you can see (the other girls) but not touch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 AMAZING job for a first time !!! I find it really hard to believe this is your first metal working job !!! Looks like an interesting design, I toyed with the idea of "getting" (it was not "building" at the time) a travel guitar some years back, when I travelled a lot for a week or two at a time to Bariloche, but never crystallized. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Saludos. Thanks Blackdog ! (your name is one of my favorite songs...) Bariloche, what a beautiful city ! Did you have to travel to that paradise a week or two frecuently ? I envy you ! Hey Blackdog, you have the skills to make a beautiful travel guitar, perhaps you need a little push to begin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Are you transplanting an existing GT2 or building one from scratch ?? Is the schematic available ?? No, I built a GT2 close using the Tonepad information a year ago and works great. Here is the link : http://www.tonepad.com/project.asp?id=22 Is not an easy project but sound really good. I have to build another board to put inside the guitar. I thought it was almost as secret as Cristina's plastic surgeon name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Are you transplanting an existing GT2 or building one from scratch ?? Is the schematic available ?? No, I built a GT2 close using the Tonepad information a year ago and works great. Here is the link : http://www.tonepad.com/project.asp?id=22 Is not an easy project but sound really good. I have to build another board to put inside the guitar. Thanks for the link. I have one of the original SansAmps from 1993 (later reissued as the Classic), and I still think is one of the most organic and warm sounding solid state pedals out there. There was a lot of point-to-point wiring in those and a board/module completely potted in black epoxy. The GT2 was intended to be pretty much the same but easier to use. Talking about pedals I just finished building a Compressor kit from these guys: BYOC Highly recommendable, sounds great and comes with absolutely everything down to the rubber feet. They even include all the additional components needed for the most popular mods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks for the link. I have one of the original SansAmps from 1993 (later reissued as the Classic), and I still think is one of the most organic and warm sounding solid state pedals out there. There was a lot of point-to-point wiring in those and a board/module completely potted in black epoxy. The GT2 was intended to be pretty much the same but easier to use. Talking about pedals I just finished building a Compressor kit from these guys: BYOC Highly recommendable, sounds great and comes with absolutely everything down to the rubber feet. They even include all the additional components needed for the most popular mods... This is the GT2 that I made a year ago : I haven´t tried with BYOC but I´ll keep in mind for the future, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Reporting the tuner´s progress : The tuners are completed. I tested it and works well. More pics with the cover : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner16.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner17.jpg More pics showing each part of the tuner : Tuner Jaws : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner01.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner02.jpg Tuner Pegs (my friend made them with his lathe, really well made !) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner03.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner04.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner05.jpg Jaw Screws : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner06.jpg Tuner Base : (made with a piece of iron) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner07.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner08.jpg Tuner Cover : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner09.jpg Tuner Fixation : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner10.jpg Assembling the tuners : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner11.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner12.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner13.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...tar/Tuner15.jpg The headpiece and tuners are ready for the chromium plate and I have to begin with the GT2 board and the portable amp ! But first I have to decide which material use for the GT2 cover... The following diagram explains the way the GT2´s controls will be : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...CoverSketch.jpg The left part of the cavity will be used for the GT2 board, battery and front switches. The right part for the GT2 controls, front pots and output jack. The right part have to be recessed Of course. The idea is fix the cover using small neo magnets. You can see that the cover can´t be straight. What material you suggest to use for the cover : metal, plastic, wood, other ? Any idea is welcome friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have to decide the material for the GT2´s cover... but I made a little progress in the body : When I tested the neck, the action was too high, so I put a little slice of wenge into the neck pocket and now it´s ok. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body14.jpg The GT2´s compartment has the stands for the cover installed and drilled for the neo magnets : http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body16.jpg Inside the hollow for the tuner pegs I made a support for the allen tool that I need to fix the strings in the headpiece. The tool is inserted in the little hole and a small magnet keeps it in place. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Body17.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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