Boggs Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 The neck is being built now and it will be birdseye maple with a pistatio fingerboard. Progress to date... Not finish sanded by any stretch of the imagination, but will give you a good idea what it will look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 ...with a pistatio fingerboard. Stop holding out on us, Boggs! Show us your wood! Um...I mean...your fretboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 It will be one of these fingerboards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 ...and I do not discriminate against lefties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'd be curious to know if there's a high percentage of lefties on PG. I know I'm learning the craft because guitars I want in lefty versions don't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Forgot to mention, they will be 25" scale and 12" radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Pistachio/Birdseye Maple lefty and Pistachio/Olivewood righty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Wow... I gotta get me some pistachio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) Those are two very nice necks. SR Edited November 4, 2011 by ScottR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Wow... I gotta get me some pistachio. It is available at Oregon Wildwoods. Tell them Boggs from RockBeach Guitars in Rochester, NY told you about them! www.oregonwildwood.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 School and no funds have really slowed my work output on this, but it'll give you an idea of what it will look like. Only one seal coat on the koa top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Biggest problem I am having is finding a lefty bridge... I found out from the manufacturer of the one I have and set up the neck pocket for that the saddles cannot be reversed to convert it to a lefty and they do not make it in a lefty configuration. Very frustrating at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 You might talk to TonePros. Based on my limited conversation with them many (if not all) of their bridges can be reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I'll check them out. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Found a source for a nice wraparound bridge loaded for a lefty!!!! My friends at GraphTech are loading up a ResoMax in a lefty configuration for me and hopefully I have convinced them that there is a need for a lefty-friendly OEM manufacturer... If they market as a lefty-friendly company, I think that could pay dividends for them knowing how hard it is to find one. Here's a pic of their wraparound bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 There may not be enough of us to justify inventory at a Guitar Center, but you're right, there are quite a few of us shopping online. Honestly, the main reason I'm attempting to build guitars is because the models I want aren't available as lefties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Is it really that hard to disassemble a righty bridge and swap the saddles around??? Dick Dale and Hendrix swere flippin geetars over decades ago, it can't be that hard ta do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Is it really that hard to disassemble a righty bridge and swap the saddles around??? Dick Dale and Hendrix swere flippin geetars over decades ago, it can't be that hard ta do... Apparently, the ends of the intonation adjustment screws are the issue as I was told specifically by the manufacturer of the righty I have that if I did try to disassemble and swap them, I would be almost assured of having buzz issues with it. I was told that by actually more than one manufacturer. I suspect the ends are swaged in some way so they stay in place. Make them loose, and I would expect the result they describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Good news for leftys... It looks like the GraphTech ResoMax is eaqually happy as a righty or a lefty. No special loading of saddles is necessary. It also looks a HELLUVA lot more comfortable for palm muting than a typical Tune-O-Matic saddle. Nice to see somebody has their engineering and ergonomics act together besides me! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The completed guitar is now up on the GOTM thread for February if interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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