68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Would 4cm after the fretboard be enough space to put in a humbucker and floyd rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 you could just fit a humbucker yes.... but depending on how many fretsthe neck is i'm not sure if you're have room for a floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Sorry I dont think I described it well enough. I want to put in a realy long fretboard and it will be ending about 4 cm before the end of the scale(25 1/2"). I will prob put in a single coil sized humbucker for space saving so would I be able to put in a floyd rose speedloader aswel. Not sure if this makes it clearer but hopefully it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 i think it would be but it would be really hard to find a way to strum and pic with out getting annoyed, but space-wise yes, if you want to, how many frets is the neck?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Unfortunatly I cant go into details as I realy dont want people to know the details of the guitar until it is finished as it a eral concept design. People will probably figure it out though. It wont be built for at least a year though as I have to wait until next year to make my SG, which will be the first built so I can get funds. When I do make it though I will write up on it all and post the full thing. Dont hold your breath though. Also any opinions on a realy!!!! heavy wood that has great tone for lead? Kinda offf topic I know. Also reponses to the original question are still very welcome how ever I have got a great response already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bicycle made of anarchy Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 68 lost souls, was it you looking for a fret spacing calculator that took any number of frets/scale length/rounded to one thousandth? http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/f...c/jscrptclc.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 68 lost souls, was it you looking for a fret spacing calculator that took any number of frets/scale length/rounded to one thousandth? http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/f...c/jscrptclc.htm that was him, but that has a maximum of 24 frets, but its funny, cuz when it tells you to enter the measurement unit, you can enter anything (i.e. goobers) and it will say that the first fret is at X goobers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Thanks for the thought though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bicycle made of anarchy Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 weird.. i guess i didn't actually TRY entering a million frets better luck next time i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 ur freaking crazzy man, how many frets,and can u shredd them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Its all up in my head at the moment and its gonna stay there for a few months at least. Diffinately until I have the plans sorted out anyway. Fret number? Thats the thing, its a secret until I unvail it. So any thoughts on a realy realy heavy wood? Is rose wood the heaviest tone wood? Ineed the heaviest wood you can get with a greaat lead tone. Im thinking shoulder braking heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafier Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Oak's a damned heavy wood, not sure how it sounds to be honest, but I know its freaking heavy as hell... try shifting a solid Oak bench and you'll see my point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 My experience with oak is that it's not the greatest wood to work with as far as musical instruments go. It is indeed back-breakingly heavy, but I don't hear the tone out of it that you would expect. Oak drums, for example, sound like absolute piss to me, when compared to maple or even mahogany drums (mahogany is the cheap stuff in the drum world). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Also meant to say, for heavy woods: wenge, bubinga, purple heart, all very heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Purpleheart's very affordable, and VERY dense. That's probably your best bet if you want a back-breaker. I don't quite understand the reasoning for wanting the heaviest wood possible though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Youl find out. What about a laminate of Purple heart, bloodwood, and padouk? Heavy? What tones would it be like and what type of fingerboard should I use with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I hope you have tiny fingers if you plan on playing like that.... HMmmm....a lapsteel with a floyd???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Not quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 68 lost souls, was it you looking for a fret spacing calculator that took any number of frets/scale length/rounded to one thousandth? http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/f...c/jscrptclc.htm that was him, but that has a maximum of 24 frets, but its funny, cuz when it tells you to enter the measurement unit, you can enter anything (i.e. goobers) and it will say that the first fret is at X goobers. Simple. Change your scale length to half (treat the 12th fret as the nut) and calculate 24 frets. That will give you a total of 36 frets. Still not enough? Change the scale length to 1/4 the size (treat the 24th fret as the nut) and calculate 24 frets again. That will give you 48. You are going to reach a point where the fretwire is too wide and you wont be able to place them side by side. The most I've seen is 36and that was rediculously close. I'm not sure that you can even build a 48 freter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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