blackjack Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 id like to build my first guitar, but i dont want to do anything too complicated. what guitar designs would you recommend i try? i have limited tools and no router, which seems to be the most important tool in building a guitar. i thought about doing a Danelectro 59 with a tele neck. becuase i dont have a router i thought i could chisel out the space for the pickups and electronics and fill in the space with wood filler. once its sanded and painted you wouldnt be able to tell the diffrence. or i could even cover the space with a pickguard. i dont know how it would effect the sound, but it should work. fitting the neck would be a bit of a nightmare though. what do you think and just out of interest what was your first builds and how did they turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNeeds Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 Hi, Are you planning on building the neck as well as the body? I've not built from scratch myself, but have assembled a few, customised nearly every guitar I've ever owned to some degree, and have re-finished one 'test' strat which turned out ok. If you're not planning to build your neck, but are planning on buying one in, I've noticed allparts do Danelectro necks and other fittings and parts. The original Danelectro bodies are somewhat odd in their use of materials, (some form of particle board I believe?!). If you chisel carefully, I would think that you may not have to fill at all. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 im planning on using a tele neck, seeing as its what im used to, and will look quite good. i think im going to do a hybrid. danelectro single cut-away body, tele neck, bridge and two standard pickups. ill get some drawings done to see how im gonna go it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 Sounds like you pretty much already have plan's in mind which is great. Now come's the figuring out part on what you want to attemp yourself or just purchase. Neck's seem to be harder for everyone for some reason and yes a router would come in real handy I'm sure if you don't have one. If by chance you do get one though be sure to practice on some scrap lumber to get a feel for the machine, they can be scarry at first and noisy and through sawdust everywhere........mmmmmmmmmm the smell of freshly routed wood (go's in vet mode on a spring morning in battle) (problem is idiot you were never a vet) anyway practice anyway with what ever tools you are not familiar with on scrap pieces till your completely comfortable using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 yeah i'm also building for the first time... but i'm not building the neck. if can buy necks from warmoth, but I recently discovered carvin also sell necks, and they're cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 building a neck is not that hard. I built a neck with nothing but some sanding paper glued to a straight piece of wood, a jog saw and I borrowed a router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 yeah but how did you get the neck wood curved at the back? thats my main question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 Sandpaper... Coen is the king of sandpaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 im not going to build the neck, it would be too hard for me to do and i like tele necks, if i was to make one it wouldt be like a tele neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 heres a quick mock up of what id like to do: LINK FIXED http://www.watermelon-sux.netfirms.com/danhybrid.htm i think it looks pretty good, but i think the top part opposit the cutaway (name?) looks too small and needs to be more meaty. also i wouldnt do it in that color. obviously the real one would have smoother edges, i did this really quickly comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 I can't get it to load Netfirms use to host my first forum, glad those days are over. If you could email it to me and I'll post it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 hey if you turn your head right-ways, it looks like a ghost.. or a hand puppet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 okay it will work now, just click the link in my previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 what wood would you recommend i use? i have a limited budget (around £60) and id like something that is easy to work and gives a glassy clean tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 glassy clean tone?alder and maple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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