jmrentis Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Sweet Bubinga The second set is still for sale, either of the boards, I thought it would be worth a look for you, they cost a few bucks, but you could get a number of tops out of them, you'd have to bookmatch them because they are only 9 inches wide or so, but dang that would make a sweet top and back even. Also there is another great looking wood down a ways on the page, it's the Figured Moabi, looked very cool. Worth a look if you want to spend the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) eh, ive been eyeing em too and the price is just setting me away. i dnot need multiple tops as i'm only making one guitar....so it'd kinda go to waste The Maobi looks nice too but i think i like the Camphor more. its got this trippy warped look to it i think would go nice under the trans-black i intend on doing. the price is right too! lol always helps i'm also eyeing these Camphors: http://www.gilmerwood.com/images_after09-0...-13-05W7399.jpg http://www.gilmerwood.com/images_after09-0...-13-05W7398.jpg *goes back to looking for the perfect top* *edit*: almost certain ill be using this as the top on the guitar god, thats a load off my back. i can finally sleep at night. anyone think this is a bad idea? Edited October 18, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah I have no idea of how those burls would be for tops, I just don't know the properties of that wood and if it is a good instrument wood, but I guess it's only a top. I'm curious on how those will finish also, especially with a stain. But those pieces do look cool, so good luck and let us know how it goes, I just am curious on how it works out for you. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 *crosses fingers* i guess ill go over it with doug and see if this is a risky idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah I would definately ask around, as I said I have no idea so I can't comment one way or the other, I know I haven't seen many if any tops of that stuff but thats not too say it wouldn't work, who knows it might make great tops, but burls in general are all different, so it might depend on the piece. So as I mentioned let me know how the finishing goes if you do it, I'm curious to see if it stains well and if it finishes well overall, the stuff looks good for sure, I just don't of know the instrument qualities it has, we shall see. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 well considering my first choice when i started this design was to have a spalted top, tonally i dont think it this burl can be any worse :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Very True! So I'm sure you'll be happy with it, spalt is cool too. Well keep us posted. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) edit: im gonna do custom "angled wide block" inlays havnt decided on color and im questioning how the trans-black will look on the camphor so im still considering the bubinga/sapele as a backup....damnit Edited October 20, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 oh yeah, this is gonna sound weird, but which one has a nicer crotch? http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/2886/crotchcheck4gs.gif the one on the left is closer to the bridge, the one on the right is slightly lowered when i made the size of the guitar bigger, i didnt compensate the er....crotch...and well i realized that the smaller one was a little more balanced and the bigger one a bit sharper and more pointy so i tried to compensate a bit and now i cant decide which looks more "right" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 just talked to doug and read my thread about the camphor looks like camphors out and ill be going back to one of the quilt tops oh yeah, and doug says i shouldnt use Goncalo Alves as a neck primarily because of the weight, plus it wouldnt look right with the Black Limba so what should i use for the neck now? (he says a rosewood) oy vey, need to change the entire project around again! :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 just talked to doug and read my thread about the camphor looks like camphors out and ill be going back to one of the quilt tops oh yeah, and doug says i shouldnt use Goncalo Alves as a neck primarily because of the weight, plus it wouldnt look right with the Black Limba so what should i use for the neck now? (he says a rosewood) oy vey, need to change the entire project around again! :-p ← ...he thinks Goncalo Alves is too heavy, but a rosewood is fine? Both of those sit comfortably in the same weight range, depending on the piece. Are you going to do a clear finish on the back of the body? Because that's the only place I see it mattering whether or not you use rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 yeah, thats what he told me another thread on here told me it was too heavy to do a whole guitar in so it seems kinda consensus (weight wise) we've been talking and right now it looks like im gonna go with a white limba neck with black limba body undecided on top as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kith Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) about the 24+ fret question, id say go for 24. not any more. you will probably never need more than 24., and if you used more, they would be hard to play accurately, and if you do use more frets, the pickups will be placed too close together, and wont sound as different as they should. your guitar would start to look like the 31 fret danelectro longhorn (do a search) EDIT: sorry, i meant danelectro guitarlin Edited October 25, 2005 by Kith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 aight, ill just go with 24. i barely go past 19 in use anyway i more or less wanted more just for aethetics since there is no neck pup and a lot of free space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesj Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I have never "touched" a V but one is in the planning stage for me. I'm not sure about the size, so I got the cad file. Am I reading this cad file correct? 17" at widest point and 44 3/4" at the longest point? does that sound about right? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) I have never "touched" a V but one is in the planning stage for me. I'm not sure about the size, so I got the cad file. Am I reading this cad file correct? 17" at widest point and 44 3/4" at the longest point? does that sound about right? Thanks! ← mines 15.7" @ the widest the body is 19.2" long the net length including headstock is 42.4" so from the looks of it yours is bigger than mine, as well as longer. considering i have what many people are calling a "huge" headstock....well you see where im going with this... im like you too. never "touched" a V really. when i started designing this though i went down to my local guitar shop and played around with one of the Jackson KV's they had on the shelf and found it pretty cool and something i could get used to so im just crossing my fingers from here on Edited October 21, 2005 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesj Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I have never "touched" a V but one is in the planning stage for me. I'm not sure about the size, so I got the cad file. Am I reading this cad file correct? 17" at widest point and 44 3/4" at the longest point? does that sound about right? Thanks! ← mines 15.7" @ the widest the body is 19.2" long the net length including headstock is 42.4" so from the looks of it yours is bigger than mine, as well as longer. considering i have what many people are calling a "huge" headstock....well you see where im going with this... im like you too. never "touched" a V really. when i started designing this though i went down to my local guitar shop and played around with one of the Jackson KV's they had on the shelf and found it pretty cool and something i could get used to so im just crossing my fingers from here on ← Thanks for the info, I think Im going with the Gibson measurements (a friends husband is bringing me one to measure) and adjusting the body to fit my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 guys, what wood will get me as close to this kinda finish as possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Nice looking guitar there, I can't say for sure but I've seen both maple and bubinga that have similar figures. I'm sure there are plenty of other woods that can have this figure but you'll have to look around. There a few guys here that really know there wood maybe they will chime in. Good luck. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Looks like deep burgundy/red stained quilt maple to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) guys, what wood will get me as close to this kinda finish as possible? ← Hey guys, not to be offensive, but doesn't that picture already have a label saying black REDWOOD? Redwood is a soft top wood that some luthiers choose and is not as expensive as maple. You can buy it at: http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts....dwood+Top+Plate Just contact the guys in lmii and they will try to find a piece of redwood similar to that dean. Ash HK Edited October 25, 2005 by rokeros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Heh. Good point. Oops. That's very, very flamey redwood, quasi quilt, and it still doesn't look at all 'black' to me. Black/burgundy mix, perhaps. I've seen some pretty funky flamed redwood, and that's even funkier than most. Redwood with that kind of figure isn't that common, and I don't know if LMI will have any. Plenty goes up on eBay, though, although almost all of it is very green, and with that kind of figure, goes for prices similar to maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 thats why i said close to cuz i dont want to use redwood due to its softness... would bubinga be too dark to stain like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I would assume that you could get a similar color to that rewood with the bubinga, being that they are already similar in color, the pictures you see of bubinga on gilmer and such have been either wiped with naptha or coated with a clear coat of sorts to really bring out the color and figure, so I think bubinga looks a little like redwood color wise and sometimes has a similar figure, so I think with some stain you could get similar results. It's a cool looking color and with that figure it's very attractive, I hope you can get it close to what you want, I bet you can. Good luck and keep us posted. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Dude, for the love of aunt martha's goose liver gravy, start building this thing already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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