Lex Luthier Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Your guitar seems to be coming along alot faster then the bass I'm making. I must be lazy. Looks like you started on Jan 11, I started my bass about a month earlier, and right now it looks like we are at around the same level of completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 yeah well..the last week i have done nothing but wait on tools...and i am pretty lazy so i will be lucky to get it fretted this weekend....at the same time i am trying to "expand my musical horizons" with some joe satriani i think you will probably catch up...especially when i get to the drop top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Wow your avata is So Cool ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 in case you guys are wondering i am concentrating on my playing this week...i will continue on this guitar this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page_Master Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 i have sipo mahogany, bubinga, rock maple and ebony for my neck thru project. plus it is going to be a baritone. i have put all these woods together and they way a lot, i am talking like 4-5kg. on average, how much do neck thru guitars weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 depending on the wood and the finish used,between 5 to 12 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 my purple heart neck thru weights 7.5 pounds, with no hardware just the truss rod in teh slot, the fingerbaord isn't ready yet and the back isn't completely shaped yet.. but still.... it's pretty heavy, i'm considereing resawing 1/4" off the back so i can drill a buch of holes like a honey combe to lighten it up a bit then glue the back, back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I got a neck blank in yesterday thats 90% wenge. Its just large enough for two necks, but by itself it weighs 18 lbs. Based on looking at it, each neck takes up like 1/3 of the total mass. So 5 lbs for the neck, minus fretboard and tuners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 wear a mask when cutting and sanding wenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I do that anyway for all woods because I don't like to suffocate. Is it toxic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 if i remember right...yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I did not know that...good to know. Looking foreward to the finished product wes. Perhaps we should move some threads to the new section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 well it will be a bit longer before i can continue...i have to wait on a tool to come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 okay i cleaned up the early chatting that was off topic so anyone who needs to can easily navigate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 well it will be a bit longer before i can continue...i have to wait on a tool to come in Yeah, I caught that. Have fun with the satch...to avoid getting a FRED pup, just stop your wah in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 i don't need the tone to be exactly the same as satch...my emg 85 and mode 4 sounds just great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 will you fully shape wings first (inc contours) and glue on then, or glue on, then shape? or sort of both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 little bit of both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 tool come yet? I just got all my stuff together....wood shopping tomarrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 i haven't ordered the one i really need yet...besides it is too nasty outside to do anything right now anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 okay...got my tools and had some good weather so here goes this is my maple top soaking in hot water,as has been suggested before by litchfield...it worked very well...i soaked it for maybe 1/2 hour,dried the surface off with a paper towel,and clamped it to the surface of my guitar's arm rest for a few hours,then took it off and let everything dry,then glued and clamped...it should be noted that it wasn't perfect at first and after about 10 hours i had to unclamp it,inject hot water into the bad area,and reclamp just that area until dry(overnight) as you can see...now it is good this is after i rough carved the neck join with a hammer and chisel more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 More pics of the finished neck!!! That looks so cool, Looks like the guitar was just carved from a huge slab of maple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Very nice work Wes... you're still the mann!!!! But I noticed the small gaps between the neck and the maple top... what are you going to use to fill them? Just epoxy or woodfiller? Or does it look bigger in the pics than in person? Anyways, this is a really beautiful guitar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 yeah there are some small gaps there...i will let you know what i use to fill it when i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 mayby thin pieces of quilt veneer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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