maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 hi everyone, im new to building guitars but ive collected a serious amount of info on the subject, enough to say that im theoretically professional, but what i plan on doing is axtending a fretboard to make it have 36 frets i plan on using a les paul kit tho any ideas on how i can make the extended cutaway so i can actually reach these frets, il probably have to make a whole new fretboard tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 you'll probably have to change the scale length, make a new neck, and a new fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 also if anyone knows if i buy a lespaul kit from torres engineering can i expect good sound from it?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 a guy made a 31 fret guitar i belive not to long ago. it was an ibanez style i think so it would right off have more finger clearence. look in the 'under progress and finished work' section. you might have to get a piece of ebony or other fretboard wood and plane and shape it yourself. or maybe a bass fingerboard will be long enough. dont forget about that. t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 also if anyone knows if i buy a lespaul kit from torres engineering can i expect good sound from it?????? dont expect good sound out of any kits, mostly, unless you completely re-wire it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 good sound from the wood or electronics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 As far as i know, most kits seem to be basswood bodies wtih maple necks and rosewood fingerboards... nothing amazing I know, but with good wiring and a nice set of pickups it would still sound pretty good. No need to go too overboard, the wood isnt -that- bad. I do remember reading though that the first batch of saga LP kits had particle board bodies... from memory that has been changed to basswood now though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 i dont know. never heard of them, sounds like alot of stuff for 150$ so just think how much they are paying/making it for. prolly 50$. is a 50$ guitar good? probably not. basswood top. ive never heard of using basswood on a top. its really light and thin, might be good resonance quality but the are probably using it cause its so cheap. id spend my money elsewhere, but thats mho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Anyone know where I can get a fret calculator that can input more than 24 frets into. The one on buildyourguitar.com only does up to 24 frets. I need to know for my top secret project that Im making after my sg is finished? I have found one but it only goes into hundredths(1/100) and I need thousands(1/1000) of a millimeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknohippy Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Fret calc here http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fret_calculator.php will go up to silly numbers. That's gotta be the third time I've linked his site on here this week for one reason or another. No associaton honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Thats the one I found already but it doesnt give enough detail. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Can you cut to 1/1000mm accuracy though? I know I couldn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Im not sure I can because Ive never tried it but I thought that that is how acurate it has to be. With the right equipment and if I take my time I should be able to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Not that I have any experience in these matters as I haven't freted my axe yet but...... ........ Cutting to 1/1000mm would be very hard if not impossible. I could teach you how to measure to 1/4 of the wavelength of light if you want it even more accurate But like I said, I have no experience so perhaps it is quite possible, good luck either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Sorry for hijacking the thread by the way I just thought that my questionwas along the same line as yours so it didnt warrent a new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 its koo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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