Kirkus Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Hi all, I'm just shopping around for some timber for a body I want to build. As this is going to be my first crack at building one I wanted to minimise my investment. I've found a local timber shop that can sell me some hoop pine which is 38mm thick - 1 1/2 inches. Can I get away with this thickness? I'm building a copy of a BC Rich Beast with a Floyd Rose and EMG and a AANJ neck. Cheerz, Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 pine is a soft wood is it not? if so , i would not recommend using it. 1.5 inches seems ok to me. but generally 1.75 inches is the norm! john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 yeah dont use pine too soft....look for 8/4 or larger wood....you can have them finish it to 1.75 inches for a few dollars.....thats what size you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 i have seen a custom guitar at 1 1/2",but they use slim pickups and are very careful routing.i think it's called the dragonslayer?yeah here it is.,and here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_urr_A Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 There is one thing you should look out for. The Floyd will require a certain depth. I have done the mistake on my first guitar that I'm building, to choose a too thin thickness, to the Floyd will stick out in the back. Doesn't really bother me, but I thought it might be good to warn you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 grind down the tone block you don't want pine though.too soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_urr_A Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 Nah, that probably won't be easy or good, so I won't do that. I did however for a while consider the option of making a "carved-bottom" guitar, to get some wood around there so it won't stick out, but I don't think it is that much of a problem. Btw, your sig, wes, what is that supposed to mean? (Being from Sweden it's quite hard to figure out what that might be in a certain dialect (is that the correct word?)) The only thing I can think of is "I am retartded. I am so f*cking retarded". Is that what it's supposed to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 well, you can get smaller tone blocks for your floyd..they make a lot of different sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 yeah g urr a you guessed it.it's just something they write on portacan walls on construction sites.the thing is you read it out loud and everyone laughs at you. we're really easily amused over here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_urr_A Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 I was right!! /me feels proud of himself To get back a bit to the topic, what about birch (I think that's its name; the tree that is white with black "dots" all over it)? Is that any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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