steve1556 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I've just had a lot of my time freed up so I'm hoping to get a fair bit more of the Strat build done this week, so thought I would start designing my 2nd guitar as well. I've decided to build a headless guitar as my 2nd job involves a fair bit of waiting around so it would be good to have something to practice on that doesn't take up too much room. Specs: - Mahogany body - 5 piece neck (maple, sepele, black walnut, sapele, maple) - Cheap hardware - 1x bridge pickup 1x neck pickup - 25.5" scale length - Vaneer top with a stain and oil finish I've got some old scraps of mahogany from my local wood guy. Just checked the moisture content and it's around 15% in all 3 pieces. I assume I need to dry them down to around 8-9%, so at the moment I've put them in the airing cupboard, but unsure if there is a better/quicker way of drying them. I've already got the neck wood, in the next day or 2 I'll get the wood cut and put somewhere to start drying out (they are currently in 3 meter long boards so need to cut them shorter). For the pickups I was thinking about those mini humbucker kits as space will be at a premium for them. The hardware I've got is the cheap Overload Of Music one on eBay, as it's a 2nd build I didn't want to spend a lot of money on hardware, and the plan is to build another headless with better hardware in the future when I've got a bit more experience as I don't see the point in spending a lot of money on hardware The body blanks are 410 x 235mm and 360 x 230mm. Both pieces are 65mm thick, and style wise I'm thinking of a Steinberger style body (my friend has one that I can borrow to help with the initial designing, then slightly customise it afterwards. I won't start cutting the wood or anything else until the Strat is finished though, but this is just preparing the groundwork so I can start building it sooner. The wood! The really expensive hardware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 I'll be interested to see how this goes as I have one of those bridges from a purchase when I first started building... will likely never use it... but curious to see how it holds up. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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