Muzz

That just makes me happy looking at it

Mate the guitar is looking fantastic, and to answer your question, I would do some more work on the colour of the top, the blue is really poping in places and duller in others, it's just a matter of sanding back and re-staining until you get it just the way you want it. All the best with it

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I really like the look of rail pickups, they should be high enough output to push the front end of your amp. Great work on the guitar, must be finishing time soon.

Routed the channel to 10 mm deep The end around the truss rod nut needs another 1 mm on ether side, I used tape to adjust the router guide +/- 1 mm and widened the channel at the headstock end. Again blocks of wood to stop the router. It came out not too bad, the widened section is a bit longer than it needs to be, no biggy. Squared off the channel with a craft knife and a small screwdriver, it's a snug fit so hopefully no rattling. Next step, cutting out the neck,

Not much to do on the body now until the neck is finished. I did some more work on the neck. Drawing out the profile. Marking out where the truss rod is going, I drilled guide holes for the router at either side of the route. As a drill guide I used my invention, block of wood with hole drilled in it, Avengers says that he invented block of wood with hole drilled in it, but he totally ripped off my idea I put the router bit in the guide hole and then adjusted the router guide to sit against the straight edge of the neck blank. I clamped down bits of wood at either side to stop the router at the same points each pass.

Beautiful top, and now I have another brand of beer to add to my must try list

Groovy

Now I get it, Stew Mac explains it here http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Repair_tools,_specialized/i-3416.html A scraper with a hooked edge is like a micro plane? The technique I used dragged the blade along the wood with the edge facing away from the direction of travel, so there was no slice or planing effect. On one of the photos you can see the light dust it produced.

Yes, I just used the blade as it is, you will have to tell me what turning a hook on the edge means

I meant the balls of THIS cricket... black hope to start next week... stay tuned It is going to be as black as the balls on that cricket? well it's not going to be very black then, because that cricket is a female That big spike coming out of her rear end is an ovipositor

Cheers SB, I love my POD, and that one doesn't tell me to get a make under

Finishing the sides of the body, I am using a razor blade not sandpaper

The neck blank has to come down to 23 mm thick, I hacked off a bit with the plane Then buzzed it down Sanded it down Then if you want your ruler to sit dead flat on your neck, scrape it with your ruler

Fantastic, that wood looks so good in the headstock. I have exactly the same Gotoh machine heads in an Ibanez, rock solid.

Sides 95% cleaned up While listening to this

Apart from the Crocs and socks everything is looking great

I like the pointed end on the pick guard. Does anyone know if small changes (~5 mm) in the positions of the pickups make much difference to the sound?

Why or how would too much drop be a problem on a non angled headstock? Looking good Muzz, this is fun to watch. SR Cheers Scott, I am having fun with this. Why or how would too much drop be a problem on a non angled headstock? Looking good Muzz, this is fun to watch. SR For the tuners closest to the nut, there may be a little too much tension to allow accurate / easy tuning. & if its a very high jump in level the low E & maby the A string just wont hold on the tuning post. That's it, I would also be worried about a weak headstock. Tomorrow is a public holiday, I am going to study the diagrams you sent me Paulie and start drawing up the dimensions of the neck, I am thinking 23 frets, just to be different, I think it will also suit this body. I have wondered the same thing recently and thought of a 4"-5" wide template with each edge being profiled, one for the left side and the other for the right side of the neck. That way there should be enough support for the base of the router. Liking the shape on this. The burn marks could be due to the router staying over that area to long. Yep that's along the lines I was thinking Jaycee , perhaps a truss rod channel route in the template to align it to the neck.

So cool

About 3-4mm from the bottom of the fret board is enough. Do you have any drawings of fender necks ? I can send you some if you want. They illustrate it very well. PM me with a mail address & ill fire you some cad files or pdf. Fantastic, will do

Worried about router burn? It's time to change your manpon. Practice neck coming along OK But it is telling me my blank is still too thick, too much of a drop on the headstock Trying to work out if I can make a template which can be used to cut out the whole neck and stop router wobble.

Yep, shape and pickguard design is awesome.