bigdguitars Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I found this nice piece of sapele. looked really nice I figure I would try it out. anyway its a semi holow body that is in the shape of a smaller strat 12 inches wide, with a tele config. used tru oil with a wax finish its actually really nice. The shape is not perfect. I kinda compressed the shape so the neck pocket is smaller than it should be. oh well goin to ebay so someone else can mess around with it... really wanted to see what tru oil lookes like waxed an all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Did you find a piece of wood and do that? It looks realll nice, how much are you asking for? I might be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 actually I will just give it to you, just pay me for shipping. since you are new to the forum consider it my gift? Send me a PM to discuss futher details... derek@bigdguitars.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoht Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 (edited) that wood looks nice.. i would scream if someone would offer me a free body that ain't gonna happen since i life in the land of snow and i don't have any money how's sapele then.. is it softer than honduras mahogany? Edited November 18, 2004 by samoht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 haha whoa my heart just leaped, but i couldnt take that for free even paying shipping and handling..even a small fee ill pay..thanks very much, i cant believe my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 BigD, you picked out a nice chunk of wood there. Are you free-handing your pickup routes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 obviously, they look horribile. xebryusguitars, I feel sorry for ya. that body may have a good finish, but it really isnt worth much. Big D, you go off on rants about Ebay scams, and then you admit you botched a body, and mention you plan to sell it on the bay?? Hold the phone. If you want to talk ethics, show some yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Let's not get bitchy now ladies. Granted the routes are significantly short of perfect (as have quite a few of your's been), particularly the neck pocket, but that's no reason not to offer it on ebay. It's not like it's sight unseen. Caveat emptor and all that... Besides, until some pics of Gothfiend's custom neck surface I'd say you're still very much in the glass house, so you might want to hold fire with the stones.... it's been what, six months now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted November 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hey mr. custom guitars, wanna talk about my threads go right ahead, everything is all out there, not stating something that its not. Your new name should be Mr. Plastic wrap if you decide to come back here... or have you been lurking all along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 So, assuming that im getting this body, i wouldnt recieve it if i didnt buy it, i dont see much wrong with the pickup routing cause its a strat thats gonna have a pickguard over it, and if it is a little small, than ill just fix that up. But I dont know why you're talking about ethics due to the fact I wouldve bought it. Luckily bigd has offered better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 xebry, do you still think you're getting this? Its up on ebay now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 i hope so because he emailed me and i paid him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Post a link to the auction, please and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 the auctions over apparently, he emailed back saying its getting shipped on monday or tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 i dont see much wrong with the pickup routing cause its a strat thats gonna have a pickguard over it A suggestion: don't use a pickguard! That's some really nice looking sapele. I'd just use a tele bridge and plate for the bridge pickup, a mounting ring in the middle for the humbucker, and a mounting ring for the neck single-coil. Route the controls in from the back and you'll have a nice looking guitar. Good luck recarving the neck pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 I was gonna do that too but, i always wanted a strat in that color. Im not a fan of strats unless they have the natural look on them, and it seems like this would be the perfect oppotunity to turn it into a strat. thanks for the suggestion though, i like your ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3763082311&rd=1 That was it but apparently it is over. There were 4 bids on it I think. He didnt try to sugarcoat is problems though, very accurate description I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 That bottom pup pocket don't look too bad, if you insist on using a single just make a custom ring if not I think that you can re-route for a hum w/ring and it should be enough. The only concern is the neck pocket, becareful when rerouting this I think it will be tricky to get it righ. Call me crazy, but what I would do on this is get 2 strips of walnut, figured sapele, padauk, wenge, ebony, anything that will look good and compliment the wood and carefuly cut 2 1/2-3/4" strips on bothsides of the bodygoing lenght wise and make it look like a laminate body, that way you can correct the pocket and pups routing on one shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Hmmm i dunno what i can do, because i cant really put a pickguard on that because they dont make pickguard for anything like that and i dont wanna route it out more and get a pickguard blank and bevel bit. I dunno about putting on a tele bridge cause its supposed to look like a strat not a hondo deluxe series 66 (yeah you're probably lost on this one, my friend gave me one and its like a combination of mini strat/tele and crack put all together. Ill post pics soon. Well hopefully i can get this problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 What about doing a ginormous 3" rout down the center and essentially inlaying a big block of contrasting wood, essentially making it look like a neckthrough? That way, you could redo the routs yourself, and voila, problem solved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 You're going to think I'm being a mean-spirited prick probably, but after reading your posts, it sounds like you don't really have the ability to do much at all to that body, and if that's the case, that body is not for you, it might be better suited to someone who has more ability to modify it to their needs and you buy a pre-made body that is already finished and there's nothing wrong with it. Just an observation. I mean, what can you do? It sounds like you don't want to do much of anything at all, or don't have the ability to do much to it. Either case, a body that needs work would not be the proper choice for you, and maybe someone else here would like the opportunity to have that body who CAN modify it properly. I'm not dogging you if you don't, but why do you want a body that needs work if you can't do the work? I'm just being realistic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 (edited) Im sorry..im not really trying to bitch, its just first of all i cant change whats done to the body and i was just asking for open suggestions. and also it was mostly a gift from big d so if incase i do mess up, i would feel guilty due to it mostly not being my work. I thought this was a forum open for discussion....thats basically what i was trying to do. I havnt done much router work in my life and I wanted to plan before i did anything i would regret. Sorry for lecturing and stuff, i just thought it was a little out of line. Im just trying to plan because of what I have to work with on this body. Edited November 20, 2004 by xebryusguitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Dude, the reason why Drak posted that is because every advise given to you the answer has been huh, I don't know.... Just take the body once you get it to the local cabinet place and tell them to dado 2 slots from top to bottom about 1/2 " then tell them to inlay 2 stripes of walnut or mahogany, they should have plenty, take it home clean the routings for what ever Pups you will use and fix the neck pocket. that's it, if you can't do that, since you mentioned that you are about 40 min from PRS, that means that you are close to me, just leave the body close to the trash can (let me know in advance) and I will go by and get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Yeah, I wasn't trying to dog you or be negative or anything like that, I was just stating what seemed to be obvious facts. Why buy something you can't do anything with, it doesn't make a lot of sense. It would seem to me that you just looked at the eye candy part and are not looking any deeper than that. That's like buying a hot sexy 2-seater Lamborghini when you have 6 kids and a wife and are on a baseball team and normally transport half the team to games, know what I'm saying? Nothing you've said is wrong or bitchy at all, I'm just looking at the 'real deal underneath. Let me put forth an example of what I mean... Say I see a -tremendous- piece of wood that would make a top that would just -slay- people that's going for cheap. Normally $200.00, but I can get it for $25.00 for whatever reason. OK. But following that: I need a neck ($200.) I need hardware ($200.) I need finishing accessories ($100.00) I need pkps ($100.00) I need 6 months to build and finish it Now say I've just bought a new house, have a car payment, insurance payments, other bills, and I just got laid off from work. Does that initial $25.00 steal deal -still- seem like a good decision based on the other surrounding mitigating factors? To me it doesn't. That's what I mean. To me, it seems you just saw the eye candy and made a decision based on that alone and haven't considered the necessary work that it's going to need as a followup that would make that body unsuitable for you. You might be better off spending your money on something that suits you more, a body that's already done and ready to go. That was my only point, and I could be wrong, maybe you DO have the ability to work it up, but maybe you don't and someone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 alright i see what you're saying drak, that whole lambo put it in perspective. you're just saying i bought it too soon without even knowing what i wanna do with it. I guess you're kinda right, it WAS indeed sorta an impulse buy. I had just bought wood off of ebay and 2 templates and 10 minutes later he asked if i wanted to buy it so i just did it. hopefully i get a feeling of what to do. sorry again drak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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