RestorationAD Posted September 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Looks Fantastic Brett. Keep the pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Looks Fantastic Brett. Keep the pics coming. You should be telling me to work on your pickups.... instead of building prototypes. BTW I got some killer 1018 pole pieces of for the pickups for this... and A really nice A5 Unoriented and an A4 Mag. I am going complete Jazz pickups for this thing. It should sound like the dark GodZilla when I get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Ummm. I'd say that was killer. Damn. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Going to get some fret work in before watching football today. I think I am going to start fretting the boards before gluing them to the neck. It is too much work making them perfectly flat on a shaped neck. I have always done it this way because I learned to fret doing refrets. I have also always worried about introducing water when gluing and the neck moving as it is shaped. However my laminated neck blanks have proven very stable and I think this is the way I will be going in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 From no frets to done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I have changed the angle of my fret bevel (to 25 degrees) again. For a while I was running it at about 10 degrees (very steep) and doing hemispherical fret ends. That has been met with mixed reviews and it is a lot of work. I am moving back to a more traditional bevel but still more vertical than the 35 degree standard. Here are some shots of my bevel block... nice chunk of padauk. It still does vertical by moving the file to the other side (for hemispherical ends). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Tuner holes drilled. You have to be very careful with padauk as it is prone to tear-out while drilling. I did fine on the first holes (use a sharp 5/16" brad point and nice block of wood behind) but when I used the mill to create the step it tore out a little. I still have some sanding to do so I will fill them and sand the flat (all is under the tuner). I know you are thinking why do all that if they are hidden? Contact area is important for tone. Never leave voids under metal parts if you can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Knots are filled now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 And a little tape and the neck glued in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Both guitars are looking amazing. The scarf joint is off the hook, but if I could change one thing, the neck lams would continue past the second contrasting scarf lam through the entire headstock instead of stopping, looks a little odd imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Both guitars are looking amazing. Thanks! The scarf joint is off the hook, but if I could change one thing, the neck lams would continue past the second contrasting scarf lam through the entire headstock instead of stopping, looks a little odd imo. At least I defined the stop with a line instead of letting them run out without an outline. Personally I don't like scarfs... but it is irresponsible to waste wood on prototypes ( I had no scraps left from this build). If you check the 906 (not a prototype) you will see I ran the stripes all the way through the headstock (I also lost a neck blank do to poor planning... grrr). The problem with continuing the lines through the headstock reveals itself in the headstock as it makes the top edge of the headstock look a bit funny. So you pick your poison does it look a bit funny while you are looking at the tuners or at the back of the neck? Hope to get more work done tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Dude this guitar looks like crap. Get some skills as a luthier bud. Joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Dude this guitar looks like crap. Get some skills as a luthier bud. Joking You just hold your horses. I am working on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Dude this guitar looks like crap. Get some skills as a luthier bud. Joking You just hold your horses. I am working on it.... I'm skilled so thats why I use this. you need to step up your game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm skilled so thats why I use this. you need to step up your game. I have seen your builds hatchet man... very fitting tool for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mender Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm skilled so thats why I use this. you need to step up your game. I have seen your builds hatchet man... very fitting tool for you! I've made all my guitars with this I'm thinking of getting a piece of sandpaper in the near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Light weights the lot of you. Come talk to me when you can build using only a few of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Pff... ya'll are thinking too materialistically. Reach an enlightened state of mind and then build using only your mind's power. Remember, the spoon is not there. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Here are some shots of the pickups for this build. I am going a complete opposite direction on these from what most people would think is a metal pickup. Lower DCR with a cleaner smoother output. I plan on letting the Mesa Boogie do the work for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Here are some shots of the pickups for this build. I am going a complete opposite direction on these from what most people would think is a metal pickup. Lower DCR with a cleaner smoother output. I plan on letting the Mesa Boogie do the work for this one. That's your normal M.O. You've said many times that you like a lower output pup, more in the classic PAF style. IIRC, don't you like them in the 8K-10K range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Here are some shots of the pickups for this build. I am going a complete opposite direction on these from what most people would think is a metal pickup. Lower DCR with a cleaner smoother output. I plan on letting the Mesa Boogie do the work for this one. That's your normal M.O. You've said many times that you like a lower output pup, more in the classic PAF style. IIRC, don't you like them in the 8K-10K range? Yes I do... these are even less. The bridge is 7.43K and the neck is 6.83K. On the bridge I am trying to recreate the sound of my 25 year old Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup (7.48k). On the neck I am just experimenting. So far the unoriented A5 in the neck is sweet. No edgy funny overtones just smooth flat sweet. The A4 in the bridge and I are still in the trial phase and honestly I might go to an A5... I won't know until I get them in the padauk. I just shipped Bionic Dave a set of PAFs that were so nice I hated to mail them... 8.41k on the bridge and something a little less for the neck... I miss them already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Well if their that good I might have to keep hem for myself. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Time for the electronics control plate. I decided not to use anything that sticks out so padauk and a bit of grain match is in order. Since I am running a push/pull switch volume knob I have to put a little recess in the back of the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Add magnets to the body and washers to the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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