killemall8

So just an update. Ive since put together 4 guitars, and they all still do it as well. Same identical problem. The low strings seem to be even worse. A simple power chord on any of the low strings dont even ring out. Im done for.

i'll message you!

Yes sir, it is! Looking at the pics, it looks like it has little dimples in the clear. but its actually the reflection of some red metal flake i put in the kandy red

Got this one 99% done today.

I refuse to make a guitar with a non matching headstock!

very nice

Here are a few updates. Took this black flame SS out to clean up for final presentation. Hes only the second ever local guy to buy one of my guitars. Also finished up the sunset explorer. Buyer is adding his own hardware and pickups. That one came out great! I saved the top on this one for something special. I resawed it from a massive piece i got last year.

Not nearly as hard as people think!

Sorry, it was late and i might not have been as clear as i needed to be. That is with 2.0mm action, unfretted at the 12th. which i consider very high action. That is also with almost no relief in the 7-9th fret area I appreciate the drawing. I never try to lower the action with the truss rod. that is setup 101. And actually, almost all of my bridges are recessed into the body. I setup my guitars with almost no relief in the middle of the neck.

This has happened on nearly 30 guitars, all different hardware, pickups, shapes, headstock shapes, headstock design (angled and fender style) different control cavity shapes, pickups, pots, and hardware. Definitely not a truss rod rattle. Its easy to tell the difference between truss rod rattle and fret buzz. Ive tried that many times. All of them are consistent. They dont buzz on the last fret but buzz instantly on the second to last fret. Even if i level down ONLY the last fret significantly. 5 different batches of fretwire. 3 different sizes, 3 materials. Standard, evo and stainless. Ive tried nearly all of those. From Different headstock design (non angled) Different bridge types, different hardware all together. Different size and material of frets (evo, stainless and standard) All enitirely different woods, Ive tried a high nut actually. I thought the same thing! It still buzzes the same. Measured one guitar that has horrible buzz, and with super high, 2.00 mm action at the 12th, when fretted, has a .08mm gap between the string and the 13th.

Yeah man, super disappointing when i spend hours on leveling and crowning, and the frets are basically mirror reflective and smooth, and yet ever fret still buzzes.

Been so cold, havent been able to spray. Still finishing up projects from months ago. This has been my longest turn around time ever. Also still having fretting issues. I also announced that i wont be taking custom orders anymore. Got way too stressful, got in over my head, and it was too much pressure. I couldnt handle it.

Nothing major to share lately. Been spending every day spraying. I have 9 guitars that are in the spraying stages. Also looking for somewhere to outsource my fretwork to. After just one fret job my hands cramp so bad that i cant do anything the rest of the day. I did end up becoming a dealer for gator cases and graphtech nuts. im kind of regretting the gator one. Its a minimum of 2500$ purchases a year.

That is actually something i plan to do a video on. Not nearly as difficult as it sounds

Thanks man! Very similar to the one you did!

And here are a few bonus pics

Finished up this Traditional explorer. This is what i dub my best overall build to date. Specs: Body: 2 piece black limba top: Figured claro walnut (resawed myself) Neck: 13 piece Bolivian rosewood, paduak, purpleheart and maple veneer Fretboard: Ziricote, 25.5" scale, 24 fret, XJ jescar stainless, Blue luminlay side dots Custom wound pickups with matching black limba covers (made the covers and sent them to the pickup maker) 1 volume, 1 tone, push pull split

Finding the right audience and buyers is the hardest part. Once you dial that in, then you can sell easier. You have to make things that specific players will like. Trying to appear to a general audience rarely works.

30 of them. I did see that my tax program excluded some of profit. What a relief!

So after prepping my business taxes for last year, i realize i am not as successful as i thought. Not even close. I made 36 guitars. After buying a ton of new tools, wood, supplies... I netted $4500. Insane. I worked 14 hour days all through the summer and worked 6 days a week minimum. What a waste of a year. time to look for a part time job.

Thanks scotty! Yes, repeat customers make up the majority of my client list. A lot of guys have 4, i think 2 have 5. A lot of 2s as well. Business has been great, thankfully.

I guess its that time again. I had been using a thread that was 2 years old. I havent updated progress in a while. I had been working on a ton of guitars, but havent finished many. I also vow to do more in progress/ video tutorials this year.

They are the only ones in town, and they dont really offer any other services anymore, from what i hear. I cant check it out though

Yes tried 3 different brands and 3 different gauges. Obviously the heavier gauges help in standard tuning because there is more tension, but other than that, no difference.