nsherman2006 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi all. This is a sketch of the body style for my first guitar, going to be started this summer. It was very much inspired by toddler68's in progress guitar. It will be a neckthru with a lacewood body, maple/something/maple laminate neck, rosewood fretboard (22 frets), EMG 81 pickups, and a tune-o-matic bridge with stoptail. I hope it turns out half decent. http://community.webshots.com/photo/255073...255074225MUUcJq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 i realize that's just a sketch and not an acutal plan, but make sure when you do make the plan that the string paths on the headstock are clear. as it is the D and G strings would be cutting it close. i like the design, especially how the headstock mirrors the lower half of the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 thanks, i hadn't thought of that, i will make sure that i can fix that before i start building. Thanks. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Something about the way the carving works out makes the flat parts at the horns look like the top of two big bones. I do like it, though. Although I'm sure lacewood would look excellent, the carving IMO would look spectacular with a veneer top on it, carving through to the main wood underneath. Maybe curly maple down to lacewood or something of the sort. Kinda like this: http://www.schecterguitars.com/Dproducts/2...ass_nat_pop.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 'tis a good idea skibum.....but i already have the lacewood and don't feel like springing the cash for a quilted top or veneer(i don't like curly, only quilted) Plus, then i'd have to cover up the prtty neckthrough, or make the project much more complicated. JMO. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 any other opinions? suggestions on something you think looks better? For a little more info, the top is going to be flat, not carved, and the cutaways should provide some sharp contrast to that. It looks like the neck will be maple/walnut/maple, maybe i'll get even more creative with it. The frets markers will be blue LED's(thanks for the help daveG) and the finish will probably be tru-oil, unless i fell like going drastic and dying the body red. I just hope i don't embarass myself, and hopefull it will be done by the end of next summer, so that gives me two summers and some time while i'm in school to finish it. I'd like to start building the templates soon, and hopefully i can make this work with my limited array of tools. Thanks all for all the help you have given me. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Blue LED's against lacewood, walnut and maple? Well, not my thing, but whatever you want. Personally, I'd go for some nice amber LED's. Also, while thick laminate 3-piece necks can be nice, I'm more a fan of 5 piece: maple with two walnut stripes. This, of course, means that you need the tools to cut the thin laminates, but if that's possible, I much prefer the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 i'm not a fan of LED's, but if you're gonna use them i'd suggest amber like skibum said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 uhhhh.....amber led's.....not my thang. I think that the blue's will be ok, and they will only go on as a showoff, so it won't be all that bad. Also, i would love to do a 5 piece neck, but unless i want to destroy about 1" of walnut, i doubt it's happening. Thanks for the input. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Mike Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I just saw this for the first time and had the same initial reaction about the string paths on the headstock. But then I thought it might be fun (and incredibly confusing to tune) if you made the indention curve on the side more drastic and ran the A and B strings from the top tuners and the D and G strings from the center tuners. This means that starting at the nut and moving clockwise the tuners would control the following strings: E D A B G E Like I said, really confusing to tune, and probably a stupid idea as a whole, but I thought I would throw it out since it came to mind. Great design, though, it looks great! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmike Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 this might sound completely stupid as i havent seen it done elsewhere (and theres probably a reason). keeping your headstock design as is, why not use string trees (is that right?) to redirect the D and G into the centre of the headstock so as not to cross with the others? im not sure if you can do such a severe redirection of strings as i cant say ive seen it done before, but off the top of my head, i cant think why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 i'd be willing to bet that the tuning stability would suffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 yeah, i think i'll modify that in some way, i'll post more pics when i'm done. Thanks for the input so far. Any opinions on the body? Thanks all. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 still haven't figured out the headstock yet, does anybody know any negative effects of using string trees to put the strings on the right path? Thanks. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs666 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 depending on the angle at which they leave the tree, it will more than likely weaken the string at that point and cause breakage more often. also the string at an angle going through the tree will bind during tuning or tremelo use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Move the location of the tuners, keep the original design. Ala: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 thanks MKG. I was thinking something like that, but couldn't get it to look god. That really helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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