RiffWork2 Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 My Dad finished what i would like to call is best guitar to date. We called it diablo after the Blood wood he used for the top laminate,head stock, and neck laminate. I don't know alot of the details other then the top wood is bloodwood and it isnt stained at all the wood is naturally that color. It has a semi neck through design and the strings go through the body for more resonance. Im very proud of my father for this guitar and excited about the bass we are creating right now(posted under bass beginnings) check out the pictures and also the website www.riffwork.com to see the other guitars tell him what you guys think thanks. caution:: Huggies might want to be worn as this guitar can cause irratic bowl movements. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stachickenlo...6d0.jpg&.src=ph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Nice axe! I can't tell what's going on at the neck joint, though. Not that I think it looks 'wrong', just that I don't understand all of what's going on there. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Nice axe! I can't tell what's going on at the neck joint, though. Not that I think it looks 'wrong', just that I don't understand all of what's going on there. Greg ← You mean that spot that looks like bare wood? Yeah, dunno whats going on there either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 It kinda looks like some wenge and ebony to get some height for the neck, so it would be tall enough over the body. So the string wouldn't sit on the body, just a guess though. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Looks to me like a set neck with different woods glued on to build up the heel. You mostly see that on neckthroughs. Neat way to make that set neck look and feel like a neckthrough, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 primals the winner he simply added the pieces of ebony and stuff on their for contrast it was a planed decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 That's a gorgeous top- congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I just had another look (to double-check my thoughts on the heel) and I have to say that I like it even more than I liked it yesterday. Some of the details are extremely well-executed. The faux binding... the light matte finish... the unique but not whacked-out design.... But I still think that-- conscious decision or not-- that heel looks too much like an afterthought. The colours aren't echoed elsewhere in the guitar's design. No matter, since it was a conscious decision, that means HE likes it, which is what matters. Primal-- I thought one of the hallmarks of neckthroughs was that you DON'T see anything going on in the heel area? The "you mostly see that on neckthroughs" or "...make it look like a neckthrough" threw me off, because I'm accustomed to the heel of a neckthrough being seamless between neck and body. No contrasting wood or additional heel blocks, usually. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 By that statement, I meant how the SHAPE of the heel is that of a neckthrough. It doesn't have a Gibson style heel, rather it flows into the body. As for the heel blocks, I've really only seen them utilized in neck through and set neck basses -- not so much in guitars. You can see an example of this in most, if not all, of Greg Yancey's set neck basses: http://www.gregyancey.com/ I utilized the same sort of thing on my neckthrough bass, although I admit it was an after thought, or rather an after necessity because I screwed up! Luckily I had a perfect piece of walnut so it doesn't stick out too badly. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/ins...shed/bass10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I know that it's an accepted way of doing a heel on a set neck, but I've never seen one on a neckthrough. Then again, I haven't seen all the guitars in the world. As for contour, yup, that part of it is great. Nice and smooth here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I know that it's an accepted way of doing a heel on a set neck, but I've never seen one on a neckthrough. ← All ya gotta do is look at my bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Gotta admit-- accident or no-- that looks great on your bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Gotta admit-- accident or no-- that looks great on your bass. ← Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 the wenge and ebony were an experiement as i was told with different woods for resonince and also the all of the guitars my father makes are deep set necks not neck throughs as i might have said earlier(he corrected me)like a gibson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unusual71 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 and no offence, but the knobs looked a little close for comfort, and algee, posting on two forums, who's side are you on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Well Unusual i can make no statements as to the closeness of the knobs on my fathers guitars. All i can say is the mans been playing for over 30 years so he knows what he likes and knows whats comfortable and not and besides that its only his 3rd guitar to make so he can only go up from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I think it looks really nice except for one small visual thing and one other thing I just don't like. To me it looks like the body is too long, just my preference/opinion but I think it woulda looked nicer if it was justa bit shorter. And EMG hz pickups? Oh dear all that good wood muddied up with microphonic pickups Nice work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 well my dad sold diablo today. i shall cry a little tear heheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 well my dad sold diablo today. i shall cry a little tear heheh ← Err... When did he actually complete it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 completly done saturday the 2nd of july sold july 5th with another guy callin in wanting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 That didn't give him much time to make sure everything was stable. Aren't you supposed to let it sit for like 2 weeks strung up before you know its stable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffWork2 Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 like i said man i don't know i simply help make the stuff a goffer if you will and like i said before i trust his judgement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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