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I applaud the creative thinking behind this, but how does one actually use such a guitar-bass in a musical context? The closest I can think of is Mike Rutherford (Genesis) and Geddy Lee (Rush) who used a dbl-neck guitar/bass, and they tended to use bass pedals when they were using the guitar side (because their prmiary function in their respective bands is as the bassist)

Thanks! So when building a wireframe grid, are you mainly starting with one curve, copying it to a nearby location, modifying it slightly, copy, modify, etc (using whatever top/front/right grid as necc) methodically until that wireframe is complete? And what command did you mainly use in the pic in post #11 to surface the grid, networksrf? loft?

Just to give this a bump update. I was able to find a dirt-cheap v3.0 of Rhino on Ebay, and I've got the 2D shape down using polylines, no problem. All x and y axis so far. Now where to even begin to shape a carved top onto the 2D outline I've got so far? I can use Surface | Extrude curve | Straight to bring it into the z axis and give it thickness, but that's not really a carved top. How to start to create something like the carved back in post #11? (obviously Rhino) What menu items?

Yes, but I never understood the "tonewood is king" marketing ploys For best sustain I would suppose the hardest woods (maple and ebony) would be best - but according to the marketing hype, these woods aren't "warm". So use an EQ!

http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator

Maybe now would be a good time to give yourself a break on the over thinking the "tone wood". Sounds like in your last three posts you are caught in the viscious cycle of marketing hype and small points. Excellent point - 99% of an electric guitars sound is the pickups, effects, and amp! There are certain companies that have perpetuated the hype of magical "tonewoods" because that's where they make their money.

you don't need that zero point thing...not with a cam system.because there is no friction to counter Until you break a string (that's the point of centering devices like Ibanez zps or hipshot trem-setter)

Is the ZR the only one of Ibanez's trems to have that Zero Point tension bar thing? Where it has extra springs and extra stops to bring it back to a middle spot? (I think the Trem-king also has a variation of that)

I'm curious how one would do a Strat with a carved top (like an LP) on CNC. There are 3 things going on the top-side: the carved top, the perimeter edge rounding, and the forearm contour. Would each be done in separate passes? If so, I guess the carved top comes first, but which is done next? Rounding the perimiter edges and then the forearm contour? (or the forearm contour, then the rounded edges?)

Nice work! Is there a picture of the full guitar? You can only see about half of it at the end of the video.

Hey Maxim, why not a Warmoth? If you really wanna build from scratch, great, but IMO your requirements don't really seem all that extreme. It looks like all you need is the Soloist body: http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/bodies/soloi...=flatop_soloist And the Jackson headstock (or get the paddle and cut out your own design) http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm (and get all the Floyd routing, and shark inlays, and whatever you want there)

Another CAD software question - what grid dimensions are most commonly worked in? For instance, fret slots are usually done in 100th's (IE: 6.397" for the 5th fret on a 25.5" scale) whereas the most common nut width is 1 11/16" which would imply working in 1/16ths or 1/32nds (1 11/16" converts to 1.6875"). So is 1/100ths or 1/32nds for the grid?

This year there was 16 OEMs at namm with Kahlers on them last year there was.......1. Its the 80's al over. Floyd id dead. With my marketing hat on, I'm curious as to WHY... Are players getting tired of locking strings and allen wrenches? Is it the routing thing if you wanna pull a Floyd up? Does the Floyd have an "image problem" being too closely associated with hair-metal crowd?

they cannot accept drawings with splines on them. Tonemonkey - could you explain? Do you mean something like an LP carved top? GuitarEng - where are you located? Also (anyone) this is a good animated demo of Rhino: http://www.k2cnc.com/videos/GuitarProjectw...thCallouts.html Bottomline: if I were to invest in just *ONE* software package, would Rhino be the one? ...that would allow me to model the guitar AND then bring the dwg file (and the wood) to a shop w a K2/Haas/Fadal?

Thanks! I went to the K2 website and they seem to be marketing their KG-3925 toward luthiers. Here's a FAQ page with links to a video and software demo near the bottom: http://www.k2cnc.com/FAQ_GuitarMaking.asp Also - moderators - should this be moved to the tools & shoptalk forum? (I dont mind)