mailman Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 (edited) which one would you guys go with? Edited September 27, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 left, it was right the 1st time, it is your guitar and just because somebody don't like it you shouldn't comproimise... we all can give you our opinion (and I'm guilty on the "if it was mione I would... crap) . But seriously, the guitar was good, the headstock alto like the Dean, complimented the body perfectly! So say, when ytou are going to start getting this one done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 hah, alright, stickin with the original! i got time to tweak though, Doug doesnt have time to start on this 'till November oh yeah, where can i get the measurements for how far the bridge should be frome the nut, and where the bridge pup should be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 If doug is making it, just give him the basic templates, he will work his magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 If doug is making it, just give him the basic templates, he will work his magic! ← its just so that i know for sure everything looks proportionate in the template Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Watch it that the D and G strings don't bang into the A and B tuners between the nut and the posts, you'll have a hell of a time tuning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 (edited) Watch it that the D and G strings don't bang into the A and B tuners between the nut and the posts, you'll have a hell of a time tuning up. ← i'm worried about that and thats why I had to make the HS bigger in the first place i'm sure a workable medium will be possible either way, its a locking nut so even if they touch its not a HUGE problem.....but still.. also, in regards to the overall size of the thing......does it look at least as big as a jackson KKV? becausue thats the size i was aiming for when i started this Edited September 27, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Well to me the Biger one looks Beter with the Headstock! But it is your axe man build it how you want it! !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 smaller one I think, dontworry about the headstock,its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 ehhh, i gotta stop posting every friggin change i make. i deleted the post cuz now im doing a mix of the two. its more or less the big one but its skinny like the small one, giving it larger fins i wont update again till i can actually decide on something, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) oh god im at it again this is basicly what it comes down to.....and im just sitting here wishing i had 3D glasses to help me decide.. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3186/si...fference5kt.gif Edited October 1, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Since the differences are so slight, I would make a template for both and decide what you like better then. Having a template in your hands will make the decision easier. By the time you get done sanding and shaping you might be off that little difference anyways, good luck. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 decided on the larger one, should send the plans over to doug soon. probly wont start on it till mid-november for the woods now... okay so its gonna have a G-Alves neck-thru i cant decide on the body and top woods though my considerations for the wings (body): black limba swamp ash other? (suggest) top (trans black): figured redwood quilt maple other? (some kinda quilt though..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) I would do black limba wings with a quilted/mottled bubinga top, or some kind of figured mohagany top. That would look killer, then do some flamed limba binding on the top. Then maybe a cocobolo fretboard also binded with flamed limba. LOL anyways that setup would probably cost you quite a pretty penny, might as well just get a figured koa top!Hahaha, It would make a killer guitar, at least to me, and I would leave it all natural, no paint or dyes, just clear or oil. J Edited October 12, 2005 by jmrentis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 well if i can get bubinga that looks like this then ill definately consider! http://www.ritter-basses.com/phpBB2/files/...bubinga_190.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 well if i can get bubinga that looks like this then ill definately consider! http://www.ritter-basses.com/phpBB2/files/...bubinga_190.jpg ← Prepare to drop some serious cash then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 One thing to consider... redwood is a pretty fragile wood, and will dent REALLY easily. It is awfully pretty, though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) well if i can get bubinga that looks like this then ill definately consider! http://www.ritter-basses.com/phpBB2/files/...bubinga_190.jpg ← Prepare to drop some serious cash then.... ← ready and willing. One thing to consider... redwood is a pretty fragile wood, and will dent REALLY easily. It is awfully pretty, though . ← hmm... well do i need to worry about denting a top of a guitar? edit: honestly, now that i thnk about it im scared if i use redwood that it'll dent and ruin my lovely guitar. whats a good quilt figured top-wood that WONT dent if i look at it the wrong way?? Edited October 13, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 well do i need to worry about denting a top of a guitar? edit: honestly, now that i thnk about it im scared if i use redwood that it'll dent and ruin my lovely guitar. whats a good quilt figured top-wood that WONT dent if i look at it the wrong way?? ← Maple, bubinga, sapele all come to mind. Redwood is a softwood, like spruce, and dents just as easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) im leaning towards Sapele right now..(if i can get a good looking piece) runners up are quilted big leaf maple and maybe bubinga anyone have any info on White Whirly burl? Edited October 14, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 guys, i was thinking ...and drinking but yeah i was thinking that since there will be no neck pup on this thing, would it be a cool idea to make the fretboard longer into the body (it being a neck-thru anyway) and maybe up it from 24frets to...well more? or am i just talking out of my ass, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksolid Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 24frets to...well more It sounds like a good idea, just make sure you can get your fingers at those high frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 (edited) i dont think my fingers are thin enough to fit on anything past the 24th fret i have trouble enough with frets 18-24, lol, and i have pretty nimble hands i guess its just a matter of getting used to using that area Edited October 16, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 how about this piece of camphor burl for the top? http://www.gilmerwood.com/images_after09-0...-15-05W7461.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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