Daniel Sorbera Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 As some of you may recall I have been redoing my first guitar. I put on a new fingerboard which means a new fret job that is factory perfect. I also refinished the neck and body and redid the back carve on the neck as it was way too big for my hands. Now it looks great, sounds great, plays REALLY good, and is just a freakin awesome all around guitar. I will have pics up later today. I have too run out the door right now to go paint the youth room at our church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Awesome, can't wait to see what you've been up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Awesome, can't wait to see what you've been up to. ← I second that... Godin.. you going to enter it into GOTM? I know you mentioned the idea but couldnt get it done in time ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Lookin' forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Godin, it's mean to be such a tease. I'm really looking forward to seeing that beautiful guitar again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 (edited) Godin, it's mean to be such a tease. I'm really looking forward to seeing that beautiful guitar again! ← Than I shall be mean no longer Here is the bubinga one, 1 2 3 4 (for those of you who diddn't see it before the ferrule holes were not strait so thats why I inlaid that block there) And Here are a few teasers of the wenge one, 1 2 3 (pudy cool logo eh?) 4 Those are just some crappy pics I just took too show you whats going on. I will have better pics up later. I probally won't put the bubinga one in GOTM but I will put the wenge one in. Thers auccually another wenge guitar identical too this one but it's not quite too this stage. I still have too do some final sanding before I start finishing that one. The wenge guitar looks way better than in the pics. I don't know why my camera made the finish look clowdy. I will have too get some better ones in the sun later... Edited June 5, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Looks good man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Good job Godin lookin nice Good luck if you enter GOTM ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Looks very good. I have a couple of questions: A. Why did you change the bridge on the first one? I know about the crooked ferrules, but ... ? And did you add a piezo bridge? I couldn't tell. B. The second body looks great, and the neck is far out, man. But is it just me, or are the bass side tuners not equally spaced like on the treble side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alex Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 (edited) But is it just me, or are the bass side tuners not equally spaced like on the treble side? ← the A tuner is WAY out. Godin, if your gonna make lots of guitars, you should make a jig for those holes, then you can do them real quick, and they will be even. just get a block of hardwood and drill it nice and straight, then it can be clamped on to the peghead. edit: looking at it again, I think its the D that's out, but then it would have gone over your logo if it higher. Edited June 4, 2005 by Mr Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Godin SD, Thats looks incredible, both of them. Is the neck on the wenge one hard maple(rock), with flamed or curly figuring? It's not soft maple is it? It doesn't really look like soft but it's hard to tell, it looks really nice with the horizontal stripes on the back of the neck. Also is it one piece besides the fretboard? You did an excellent job on all of it. I really hope some of my stuff comes close to being of the quality of yours, I would be so happy! Keep up the great work, it's always so inspirational to see somebodies art come to be a beautiful piece. And a complex piece that is able to be played is even better. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 (edited) The neck is made out of perfectly quartersawn hard rock maple with curl figure. It must just be the pic angle because when you look at the headstock from the front everythings perfectly lined up. ie everythings spaced the same from the edge and is spaced coredtly from each other. And I changed the bridge because I diddn't like the look of the first one. Edited June 4, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Sorry, dude, but there's no way that's just the camera angle. The A-string tuning machine is closer to the D than it is to the E. Looking like a good guitar regardless! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Thanks for the fix! I have to say, I really like the newer control layout much better (on the Wenge guitar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 The A-string tuning machine is closer to the D than it is to the E oh you mean it like that. I tried it the other way (all even) but it diddn't go. This way it flows much better with the headstock lines. It does look whack from that angle though, thats what I was getting at... I really like the newer control layout much better (on the Wenge guitar). me too. The controls, while they looked cool were too far away for quick changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 You got a shot of the new fretboard on the bubinga monster? I loved that bit of sapwood in the old one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 (edited) okay I have some new pics 1 2 3 4 Oh shoot I forgot a pic of the fingerboard. It's prety standard for cocobolo. Jsut nice dark with real deep red streaks that look real cool. Edited June 5, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 oh you mean it like that. I tried it the other way (all even) but it diddn't go. This way it flows much better with the headstock lines. sorry,but i gotta call b.s. on that.i think you just messed up and don't want to admit it.there is no way that "goes better with the headstock lines" just admit your mistakes and move on.nice work on the rest of the guitar though.it reminds me of that melting clock in the m.c escher print Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 sorry,but i gotta call b.s. on that. You do realize when you call bs and your wrong you take the whole deck? (in the card game in case you have no idea what I'm talking about) I did try it and it like it better this way. I don't lie, ever. I will leave it at that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 sorry,but i gotta call b.s. on that. You do realize when you call bs and your wrong you take the whole deck? (in the card game in case you have no idea what I'm talking about) I did try it and it like it better this way. I don't lie, ever. I will leave it at that... ← just some advice.obviously you would prefer to keep up the charade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 In my opinion it looks fine but I can see how some other people would think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 If it works for you.......it works for you. Personally I don't think it looks very outta wack........although you see lot's of people screw-up on their tuner holes.......looks so darn easy.......but it's not. Same as those darn ferrule holes. I haven't drilled my tuner holes yet....just for that same reason. I couldn't get them straight in test drills....gotta improve my method a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 I gotta go with Wes, from a design standpoint it looks wrong, the curve is the same on the treble side as the bass side, on the treble side they're lined up nicely, it looks correct, on the bass side it just looks like a mistake. And if you did place it there purposely, then I personally think it's a mistake from a cosmetic point of view. But it's not my guitar, just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 excuse me...salvador dali http://www.timebendz.com/meltclock.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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