Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Here's some photos of my current project. I'm waiting on a few parts to finish it Specs: Black Limba Body 3 piece (Try and find the joints ) Flame Black Limba Neck Cocobolo Fingerboard 12" Radius Recessed Original Floyd Rose R4 Nut Sperzel non locking tuners Seymour Duncan Cool Rails Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan Dimebucker Bridge Pickup Dunlop 6100 Fretwire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 COOL! That cocobolo looks awesome eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Scott: I have been thinking of doing a Limba neck /how is the feel of the wood & most importantly, what is the tone like? Also., did you buy it or build it? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Looks awesome. Ilove how good black Limba and spalted maple look alike. I just got my quilt glued into my korna V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 COOL! I really the the fretboard, and i love those satin black tuners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 OMG amazing! I've always been a sucker for limba, but that is OVER THE TOP!!! I love how the neck has that subtle flame to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 That will be a TONE MONSTER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Scott: I have been thinking of doing a Limba neck /how is the feel of the wood & most importantly, what is the tone like? Also., did you buy it or build it? Dave Dave, The neck it really stiff, in part because of the cocobolo fingerboard, and the Limba is Quartersawn. I built this guitar from scratch. I have no idea how it sounds, I'm waiting for the bridge pickup to come in the mail. I'll update when I get it finished. The neck feels good. it's sanded to 800 then tung oiled, resanded with 800 then Waxed with Pool Cue Wax (my secret) PS I'm thinking of entering it in the GOTM next month, what do you guys think? Is it good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 That will be a TONE MONSTER I hope so, I'm a bit concerned because the Limba is relatively soft compared to maple, so I tried to balance that by using a Hard Fingerboard to hopefully keep the highs sounding good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 that is nice! of course it worthy of GOTM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Also., did you buy it or build it? How dare you asking that!!! PS I'm thinking of entering it in the GOTM next month, what do you guys think? Is it good enough? It's a great guitar... I love it. You'll have some competition though: I'll enter my Spalt strat too. But since the bull posters really hate me and mine doesn't have a whammy, you'll beat me anyway.. What glue did you use to glue the cocobolo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 What glue did you use to glue the cocobolo? Gorilla Glue and a Vacuum Bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Scott, great lookin gutiar! It looks like there are going to be several black limba guitars finished soon. I haven't plugged mine in yet but unplugged, I really like the way it sounds (mine has an ebony fretboard). I think there's at least one other person building a black limba guitar here? Anyway, I haven't seen you posting much lately and I'm really glad to see you back. You're top bending info really helped me out a while ago - thank you very much. Is the finish you picked going to provide enough protection? I noticed with mine that the slightest bump can create a big divit in the limba. I was thinking that it would need a pretty hard finish to protect it. I'm not familiar with the wax that you picked - is it pretty tough stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 The wax is on the neck, The body is Tung Oil Only. I take very good care of my guitars that's why I don't worry about hard finishes so much. plus this was a test to see what Limba Sounds like in a guitar so I didn't want a hard finish possibly altering the tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I hope you like the sound of it. I was very happy with mine so far (we'll see what the pickups do to it). I was just wondering if your choice of finishing would work for me or not. I rarely take them out of the house but I think I will go with something harder just in case. I hope it doesn't affect the sound too much. I look forward to seeing it in the GOTM!! It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Thanks, I'll post some better closeups when it's finished and I enter the GOTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 That looks awesome! The cocobolo has a bit of an odd look against the limba, but i bet it feels great! Have you strung it up yet to see how it sounds unplugged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 No, I haven't strung it up yet. It's killing me My Dimebucker will be here friday so I'll have a full report, and more photos this weekend. I think the combination of the Cocobolo, Limba, and the Black Hardware makes this guitar kinda jump out at you without really being gaudy about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I would just like to say that the guitar is very, very beautiful. How much was the limba (body part)? I believe that it is quite expensive + cocobolo... Phew! mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 your headstock is on backwards hahaha couldnt resit, beautiful guitar!!! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I would just like to say that the guitar is very, very beautiful. How much was the limba (body part)? I believe that it is quite expensive + cocobolo... Phew! mullmuzzler | OSSMT Thanks for the kind words I think I've got about $60 USD into the wood. I bought the fingerboard as a 2" x 24" x 1/4" board from the Woodcraft store near me. I slotted and radiused it myself. The Body wood came from Cookwoods via an ebay auction and the neck blank was something we had laying around the shop. As for the backwards headstock The guitar is loosely modeled after Warren DeMartini's Performance Custom Guitar. I changed the body a bit. It's not really a Jackson Dinky Shape. It was actually modeled after a Tom Anderson, and to me there's no better headstock shape than a Good Old Strat, reverse or standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 I changed the body a bit. It's not really a Jackson Dinky Shape. It was actually modeled after a Tom Anderson Really nice body. In fact, I can see some resemblance to Suhr guitar body (the down-sized strat body shape). I really like it, especially with the black hardware & reversed headstock (it goes hand in hand, rev h-stock + BLK h-ware, I mean ). How did you come up to do that body shape? Do you have an Anderson Drop Top? Again, I really like it, in fact, it is quite catchy combo of the hardware and wood. You proved yourself once again, man! Excellent job. mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 How did you come up to do that body shape? Do you have an Anderson Drop Top? Again, I really like it, in fact, it is quite catchy combo of the hardware and wood. You proved yourself once again, man! Excellent job. No, I drew the body shape from a photo I had and changed it a bit until I was happy with the final Shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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