Mr_Riddler Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 When i was in the finish stages of the "Olympus" i started planning my next build. I haven't decided on all of the specs yet, but the idea is a neck thru with 25,5 scale with a hardtail bridge.Flamed maple/purpleheart/snakewood neck,the body will be a nice sandwich of black limba, purpleheart,wenge and cocobolo, hopefully it will turn out as planned.This is what i got so far, the cocobolo piece is huge and weigths about 13 kg so it will hopefully be enough for some future builds.I made a quick cad drawing of the design, still haven't decided if i will go along with that headstock yet. All comments on this project is welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 That should be very cool.....and massively heavy. Any plans for weight relief cavities?And that is another great chunk of black limba, the second one I've seen in as many days.SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Yes, some weight relief is going to be needed, also some carving that will show all the different layers of wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Been really busy the last couple of months just bought a house and all of the work that comes with it. But been able to work on this project the last couple of weeks and it starting to look quite nice. Finally got the body together and started with some carvings but don't know if I should carve the other side or leave it like this? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I always carve both sides. It's more comfortable, it looks cool and more unique, and it's fun! But that's just me. It's good to see this back on the table, looking nice too! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Thank you Scott, feels good working on this project again. I also prefer carves on both sides but sometimes less is more, maybe have to try on some scrap first. Haven't really decided on the what bridge and tuners to use yet but Schaller 3d-6 in vintage copper do look very interesting ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 This is looking really nice. Like @ScottR , I also generally carve the back, if only to scoop the curves and take a bit more weight out. As a matter of fact, how has the weight come out ref your earlier comments about weight relief ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Yeah I think I will make some more carvings. I did some weight relief before gluing all the pieces together but forgot to take any pictures on that part ? the weight is at the moment at 2,8 kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woden Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 This is looking great and isn't a million miles from the neck through build I'll be taking on in a few weeks' time once I've finished the other two I'm doing. I'll be following this thread with keen interest. A lovely piece of limba you found there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Thank you, looking forward a thread about that build then? Continued today with some more carvings front and back and it looks really nice with carved back instead of flat. Hoping to get some more pictures of it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Allright got some more work done today. Made the neck pickup rout and continued with some more carvings. Still got a lot of the work left smoothing out the carves but I think you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Yeah that back is looking good. This is going to be a very colorful guitar. And to think your last one was white. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Thanks, yes quite colorful just hoping the purpleheart stays bright for awhile and don't turn brown and boring directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Yes - looks very good indeed. The back carve is just right. There are some really nice features on this - I like that little detail on the headstock very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Thank you for the kind words ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 The tuners and bridge arrived this week, still waiting for the pickups though. Shaping of the guitar is all most finished. Soon I will just have to work my way thru the grits and this will be done for finishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Have been able to work on this a lot for a couple of days now and the body is almost finished. Something I didn't consider when deciding on body thickness was that the three way switch needed a lot of depth to fit in the body, But I was able to rout out 2mm extra and now it fits nicely phew! Now I need to finish up the neck I'm really excited to string this up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Ah crap, I missed this one happening! It ticks all of the important boxes, that's for sure. The only thing I would have pointed out earlier in the process is that the rear carving and blending would have benefitted from a bit more finessing. Still, it'll be very accessible and ergonomic. I bet the cleans will be good and characterful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yeah my thought as well going to carve some more on the rear, the horns are to thick in my opinion at the moment. The pictures were taken right after I sealed the back and carve with CA so there are some areas that need some more sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Sounds good. The SG I've been working on slowly has been picked up and put down several times so I can be 100% sure that I am happy with the decisions made. Unless you need-it-next-week, that might help. I think there's a straight line showing behind the heel which seems a bit weird to my eye. It transitions the neck profile straight up into a flat bend which is unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 You're right about that you don't want to rush through things like these. I haven't done almost no work at all on the heel area until today so I think the straight line you are referring to is gone by now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 It'll tell you when it's ready. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 The latest couple of weeks have been quite intense but know it's all most finished. got everything mounted and wired ? Still got some areas that need some more Polishing and some high frets I need to deal with. besides that I'm really pleased with how it turned out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Wow, now those photos certainly cast it in a different light (no joke intended)! It's got somewhat of an "obscure seventies gem pawnshop find" vibe to it....kind of like finding an old neck-through Roland MIDI guitar that just happens to have bags of sustain and mojo. How does she play? Inspiringly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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