jay5 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Wow man, that looks great! What color do you plan to do the sides and back? Theyre mahogany right? The only thing I think you could do to make it better would be to fill that little gap between the end of the fretboard and the neck pup, other than that I think its awesome! P.S.- how did you go about making the pick guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooten2 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Wow, that red color on the mahogany is incredible! And the binding really contrasts nicely. Excellent guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Fly Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (edited) Really nice work Carl! Love the headstock and truss-rod cover too. I don't know if it's the colour or what but it reminds me of Brian Mays guitar for some reason. Can't wait to see the finished guitar! Sick lookin guitar man! Brian mays sig and yours do look alot alike in shape and color... i always hated the feel of his guitar though, but yours looks sweet!! Edited April 11, 2005 by Parker_Fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 i think your guitar will be warm tone.. very clean work.. good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Carl Posted April 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hey thanks, guys. 'Preciate it. RGGR, we're cool bro. No prob. Jay5- Yep, all mo-hawg. Back/sides/neck will be natural. Mebbe a slight amber tinge after I seal w/shellac. Got some CA staining/runout on the headstock that I couldn't sand out w/o going thru the outer layer of binding (I was NOT gonna re-do that). Since the CA won't take stain, I figgered to hell w/it & pore-filled w/CA. I think it'll be a nice contrast. As far as the p/g, I used a LP Jr. p/g drawing & modified it to taste. Cut a template outta 1/2" ply, chucked up a bevelling bit in the router & voila. Couple other folks have mentioned the Red Special thing. Furthest thing from my mind, actually. Cool coincidence, tho. I think it's the color/cosmetics more than anything. I'm sure most of you know this, but multi-ply binding is a PITA! Now I understand the heinous upcharge for it as a custom option. Worth it, in the end, but mega frustrating while in process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Looking vey nice Carl. Personally I love the binding and the Ken Lawrence influence is never gonna be a bad thing To me the body shape/colour is very reminiscent of Brian Mays Red Special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Just wondered where you got the binding for the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Carl Posted April 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Color/cosmetics were just coincidence, really. I initially was going to go w/o a pickguard, but had to, in the end, due to a minor goof/mis-measurement in the neck p/u route area. Shape is the bass side of my TCM Royal & the treble side of my TCM FLE. Neck joint area massaged a bit, tho. Xlr8, got the binding from Stew Mac & LMI. But, new MSDSs musta come out lately, 'cos Stew Mac won't ship it overseas/via air anymore. LMI would, as of a month ago, but haven't checked lately. I think the LMI stuff is less expensive, but is also cheaper/poorer quality. AND, the thinner multiply is only available b/w, not ivoroid/black, to match the outter iv/blk/iv binding. Anywho, the binding was 2 'courses'- an inner course of .04" iv/blk (.02/.02) & the outter course is .09" iv/blk/iv (.02/.02/.05). Dunno if I mentioned it, but the neck is BIG- 1 11/16" to 2 1/4" taper & 1.05" thick at the 1st fret, tapering up to 1.15" at the 12th fret. I like baseball bat necks, what can I say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 that is very cool...good idea with the p-90's...i love em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 there are rules here. And you need to make the pics no larger than 600 pixles on any side. Not my rules, those are teh forum rules and everyone is expected to comply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Color/cosmetics were just coincidence, really. I initially was going to go w/o a pickguard, but had to, in the end, due to a minor goof/mis-measurement in the neck p/u route area. S ← I'll always vote for pickguards...I think guitars are naked without them. And yours has a great shape to it, nice! Only thing though, the three ply on the pickguard is a bit much (since the binding on the rest of the guitar is three-ply too) , I'd go with a single-ply non-beveled black. If you have XP, you can download the resizer powertoy, lets you resize your photos with a right-click. Much easier! (I can email it to you if you can't find it--it's only 500k or so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 If you have XP, you can download the resizer powertoy, lets you resize your photos with a right-click. Much easier! (I can email it to you if you can't find it--it's only 500k or so) ← IrfanView is really handy. It'll even make thumbnail galleries and slideshows. Best part, it's FREE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Carl Posted April 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Idch, I went w/the 5-ply binding & pickguard, 'cos I was kinda going for a bit of Les Paul Custom type vibe. Could see how some find it a bit 'busy', but I dig & think it's kinda classy. JMHO, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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