Osorio Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Started this year with a build of headless bass. Body back - Brasilian ceddar Body top - Ash Neck - Marfim/Ipê ( Balfourodendron riedelianum / Tabebuia impetiginosa ) Finger board - Braúna Parda (Schinopsis brasiliensis) Hardware - Nova Guitar Parts ( brasilian product ) Pickups - Malagoli custom wound sopabar dual coil Scale length - 34~32,5 Hope you enjoy it ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 love the fretting jig. great to see you back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Here some updates! I'm almost finishing it, Hope you guys like it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Osorio said: Hope you guys like it. The only thing not to like about that is to see how far ahead you are! The accuracy in details like the rebate in the back panel is something so obvious that anyone should be able to do it, yet this was the first time I saw it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Good stuff Alessander! I really like the finish on the first one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 oh man, this is beautiful. I am taking notes. Love the white, how was the logo done? By hand or stenciled, silk screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 4:27 PM, Bizman62 said: The only thing not to like about that is to see how far ahead you are! The accuracy in details like the rebate in the back panel is something so obvious that anyone should be able to do it, yet this was the first time I saw it done! Thanks Bizman, infact I'm doing covers this way in th last projects, since I decided to make it from the same woods used on the guitar/bass. I like a lot the final results with them. On 3/23/2020 at 5:09 PM, ScottR said: Good stuff Alessander! I really like the finish on the first one. SR Thanks Scott, the translucent matte white was the customer's choice, I just executed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, JayT said: oh man, this is beautiful. I am taking notes. Love the white, how was the logo done? By hand or stenciled, silk screen? Hy Jay! Thanks! My logo it's just a sticker ... quite simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Finally! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Stunning! Really nice polish on the frets too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, ScottR said: Stunning! Really nice polish on the frets too. SR Tks man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) New projetc based on James Hetfield EET FUK explorer. Basicly the same specs from original, nothing special on that. Edited August 27, 2020 by curtisa Split pictures across two posts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Old school neck shaping! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pizza Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 nice pics! how did you do the joint exactly on the neck? Did you glue a block on the angled cut and then routed the top flat with the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Sealing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Painting! Next steps are the stickers and relic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Aging with some yellow/tobaco stain the body (the varnish will receive the same). The stickers are fake in fact. They are drawed directly on the body, but have a mask work to looks like the original stickers. Some varnish next, and the rest of relic work, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hey dude! It's been a while. I was wondering if you might have reproduced the headstock break on the original Eet Fuk. James' white Explorers from the Justice to Black era were always an inspiration to me as a young 'un! Also, a very interesting take on the heel. I like what you've done there, but I like the original also for obvious reasons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 In fact, it is a replica but with my considerations to the original project. The headstock outline looks like a lot but is different, a little bit smaller than the original giant one. It has 24 frets the original does not. The neck heel too. Due to the used mahogany cut I had to make an amendment to the base to make the whole set higher in line with the height of the bridge and achieve satisfactory setup. The outlines in this part was changed too. I hate the way that it was originaly concepted, there's no ergonomy on that. Every guitar that I made this part have a special care to let the musician achieve the highest notes in a easy way. It has no angle on the neck, since the guitar is already big, getting a hard case is already a problem, putting an angle would only make the headstock's life in danger in that sense. It would have a real risk of breakage. Of couse, this is not complete without headstock breaking scars. It was drawed on directly on paint, and carefull peeled off and sand to finish. Today I applied the PU varnish, just a thin coat to let wood veins be a little aparent as an old nitro. Some parts will bee sanded to wood or almost for a real finish. Some smashed, scratches and so on will be done too to looks that the guitar was at stage in many gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I'm trying to remember if the Eet Fuk Explorer was an MX-220 shape or not. Still, iconic regardless. Looks great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Prostheta said: I'm trying to remember if the Eet Fuk Explorer was an MX-220 shape or not. Still, iconic regardless. Looks great man. Tks Pro! The client give me this for reference: http://www.guitarscollector.com/1987---esp-mx-220--eet-fuk-.html It says ".... without the pickguard like Gibson, but with almost the same shape...." and them "..... These guitars were originally known as the EX, but later became known as MX-220II. ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 That's pretty much what I thought. It's the Gibson Explorer shape previous to the more aggressively-styled EXPs they did later. Mine are all EXP shapes as I think it's more internally consistent as a design than the Gibson version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Is Finished! Hope you enjoy it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Exceptional! Very clean fretwork as well. I'd have to give it a spin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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