neocon58 Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Like I said, I was thinking of swimming pools when I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Any updates?... ~~ TS ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I can't update you on much, except I'm still waiting for my sister to take the guitar for painting. I can't do anything, because all that's left is painting and assembly. There's your update. My sister is still practicing the painting, when she's ready she's gonna take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) Ok, some more mockup pics to keep you entertained for the time being: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/neo...ct/IMG_2295.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/neo...ct/IMG_2296.jpg Edited April 22, 2006 by neocon58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 It's being taken for painting today, meh, only 2 weeks later than expected. Let you know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Wow. That's not the greatest view of the body, but wow. Your sister did a great job, I'd like to see more body shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Cheers. It turned out wayy better than I expected it to. It's not going to be everybodys cup of tea, but I love it, and that's all that matters to me. It looks awesome up close, but fantastic when viewed from a distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Maybe I missed something, but tell me again. Why is there a hole in the waist? Colostomy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 That was my special place for the input jack. Eg I put all this work into the rest of the guitar but get lazy when placing the input jack so I just chuck it in the same cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 so what happens when you want to play sitting down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 You wear a cup.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 You wear a cup.....? Seriously though, i REALLY like the finish on that guitar dude! been following this from the beginning and can say it was well worth it! ~~ TS ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 (edited) Haha, thanks for the feedback guys. Just out of curiosity, is it possible that I'm gonna get more hum by having the input jack in the control cavity and not it's seperate cavity? I'm waiting for the neck to settle in (it's a being a bit iffy...stay posted), then I'll chuck some strings on again and see how it sounds. It seemed to be humming quite a bit first time round. The wire I'm using isn't the best. The original shielded wire or whatever it was broke off, leaving me using hookup wire for the earth and input wires. Also, should I be grounding the bridge somehow? Edited May 12, 2006 by neocon58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Wow. That's not the greatest view of the body, but wow. Your sister did a great job, I'd like to see more body shots! I think it a nice design but the pickguard really doesn't fit with the rest. You should consider changing it. Nice progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Yes, you'll need to ground the bridge. As far as I know, all you need to do is run the ground wire to touch beneath the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 What else can contribute to bad humming? Shielding (or lack of)? Dodgy soldering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I'm not positive on the "cause" of humming. But one of my older guitars (Peavey) sounded horrible using certain distortions because of the crazy hum I would get when I was playing anything. After I shielded the pot / pickup selector cavity with copper tape, it killed a great deal of it. Using a noise gate can also get rid of that hum, but it's not as cheap as copper tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Ok, I'm having some serious issues with the neck. I screw the neck in all fine, it fits nice and snug in the pocket, and I chuck some strings on. As I'm tuning up, they continue to go flat. I assume this is just because they are new and keep going. I notice the action is all over the place. I look at where the neck joins the body and the strings are slowly pulling the neck up and out of the pocket. I Thought I'd be a smartass and make the guitar a 'set neck', by combining normal screws with liquid nails! I let it set over a few days, chuck the strings back on and it looks ok for a while, but now I can see it's still pulling up, just slower. I'm not talking about subtle movements either, this thing looks like it's about to do a flip right out of the pocket! So I'm stuck with a guitar that's 99% done, and absolutely stumped on how to keep this damn neck in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is the neck actually pulling out of the pocket or is it just bowing in front of the joint? If it's bowing, tighten the trussrod a little, if it's pulling out of the pocket, your screws might either be too small for the holes in the neck or they may not have enough bite to hold it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 You probably need to drill out the old screw holes and fill them with a wood plug cut from similar wood. You can fill them with dowels but the grain runs the wrong way so its better to make a proper plug with the grain running the right way using some kind of hole saw. A cheap fix is to use some matchsticks in the holes to take up any spare room or run CA glue into the holes to harden off the wood thats there so the screws hold better but i probably wouldnt trust these on a neck join. First thing you need to do is get the neck off and clean out the liquid nails, this needs a proper structural repair. Check the screws are ok as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is the neck actually pulling out of the pocket or is it just bowing in front of the joint? If it's bowing, tighten the trussrod a little, if it's pulling out of the pocket, your screws might either be too small for the holes in the neck or they may not have enough bite to hold it in place. This is exactly what I was thinking. I'm quite positive the screws you're using are too small now. You probably put the neck on so many times that there isn't very much wood the screws are grabbing onto. Easy fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 The actual heel is pulling out, and yes, the screws are rather ****, so I'll look at grabing some better ones today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Just remember to drill the holes slightly smaller than the diameter of the actual screw--but not so small that you split the wood, either. This way the threads will be able to bite into the wood and actually hold it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 (edited) I got some better screws now and it's holding no problems. My truss rod tool is stuffed, all chewed out from other projects lol so I'm thinking I'm just gonna take it to a shop and get it strung and innotated. and on top of not having the proper tools, I have stuff-all time to work on it (and do a GOOD job) at the moment, so I'm better off taking it to some chap who knows whats up. Edited May 16, 2006 by neocon58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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