JFC Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Pickups: EMG 81, EMG 60 More pics here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoughtless 7 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 That thing is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I don't like explorers, but that's a wonderfully neat and well exicuted build. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 i like it, what material is the inlay made out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Prorably melted some Low M.P. Alloy in a mould to get that inlay. Btw, how do you get that finish, did you use matte black? But when lacquer gets applied, doesn't it get shiny again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFC Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 i like it, what material is the inlay made out of? ← The inlay is made of clear acrylic with a "mirror" bottom Prorably melted some Low M.P. Alloy in a mould to get that inlay. Btw, how do you get that finish, did you use matte black? But when lacquer gets applied, doesn't it get shiny again? ← I used nitro satin clear, its a flat clear kind of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Damn that is nice!!! I love explorers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Pickups: EMG 81, EMG 60 More pics here ← I would love to build an explorer but don't have any plans for the body. Do you have anything you could email me? The guitar is fabulous. Definitely one of the nicer guitars I've seen here. Very classy. I like the ebony board with the single inlay. One thing though - why mount the pickups on rings? I see a lot of projects done this way in this forum. Why not simply screw the pickups directly onto the body? Edited January 4, 2006 by guitar2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFC Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Pickups: EMG 81, EMG 60 More pics here ← I would love to build an explorer but don't have any plans for the body. Do you have anything you could email me? The guitar is fabulous. Definitely one of the nicer guitars I've seen here. Very classy. I like the ebony board with the single inlay. One thing though - why mount the pickups on rings? I see a lot of projects done this way in this forum. Why not simply screw the pickups directly onto the body? ← I can mail my drawing, its a bit smaller than a standard explorer, more like the Explorer Pro. On a guitar like this with the neckangle and all it would look really ugly to mount the pickups without rings, atleast in my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mullmuzzler Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Everything on it says: HELL, YEAH!!! Awsome looks! Great guitar! mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFC Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Explorer drawing: PDF Corel Draw 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasty Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Very awesome guitar. Totally sweet. My only quibble would be to ditch the home-depot screws that hold down the rings and get all black hardware instead. Easy change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Explorer drawing: PDF Corel Draw 9 ← Thanks a million! I can finally start! For the tenon, on your plan, it looks like its not the entire width of the fretboard. I guess you simply set the neck in such a way that the end of the fretboard is flush with the top of the guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hey, great! I'm jelous now! I haven't (or don't want) started anything here. I got to get my self running in order to catch up.. lets see, I got a double cut and an explorer to get going again...hopefuly by spring, I thought I was going to be able to build during the winter but this darn surgery put me out a few weeks. Anyway! I like this one! The only thing I don't like and as you know me already is the neck joint, but it is nice and you get all the access down the board, just that I like flowing lines better than tenons. see you around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Anyway! I like this one! The only thing I don't like and as you know me already is the neck joint, but it is nice and you get all the access down the board, just that I like flowing lines better than tenons. see you around! ← For the neck joint, I like it because its the way Gibson does it BUT in saying that, I agree with you. I'll build mine with a contoured joint to allow for better access, especially on a 24 fret neck. I may also go for a tenon that goes the entire width of the fretboard. F.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croaticum Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 JFC you just showed me my dream guitar. AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnn_h Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) black beauty , it came out very clean and elegant. Edited January 7, 2006 by johnn_h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenhoneywell Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'm loving the 12th Fret marker as well. It \m/ \m/'s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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