suicidecustom Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 hey yall, my first post on this site. im buildin my first guitar and have been planning for a while now. body will be a 3 peice ash, rear routed to avoid using a pickguard. loaded with a trio of emg sa pickups, 1 volume, 2 tone knobs. 5 way strat style switch. tone pros ToM bridge and tail peice. the neck is a washburn replacement neck i picked up a few years ago. hears what i have so far... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_2041.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/492ce0d6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/ac2a13ee.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/7ca7f2d9.jpg and this is a rough idea of the body design http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_2048.jpg let me know what yall think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileynumber13 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 i really don't know much besides what i've read about building a guitar, i can't do much because i don't have any access to the proper tools. however, your design sounds good, and I really like the body design. good luck with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I like the idea, and the general materials sound conducive to a veritable TONE MONSTER©, but I'm not too fond of the shape. The top horn should be shorter, the top cutaway should be deeper, and the notch in the bridge end of the body should be a bit larger. Right now, it looks a little top heavy, and looks kind of like you were trying really hard to create something unique, not necessarily something pretty. The shape as a whole just looks kinda off balance. Keep tweaking it, though, and I'm sure it'll improve. What finish are you going for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 (edited) hmm...I agree with skibum...it looks off... And um...strat?...looks more like a mashup between a strat and a sg to me...with a little lgm thingy on the bottom.. But the main objective when building your guitar is what YOU want...so if you like it...just go with it and don't care what other people think...it's your sweat and labor...it should come to what you want it to be.. Edited January 31, 2006 by aidlook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I think it looks cool, but it would probably look a little more balanced if you make the upper cutaway jsut a little deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hey cool Nice job on the wood but the horns look a bit off *ditto To me it looks like a hybrid of RG/Strat/SG Btw what color are you going to paint it? Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Body design looks like RG in very bad mood. Very bad, bad mood. It's too fat and bulky for my liking. But hey, whatever rocks your boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Your little lady might benefit from a girdle, if you catch my drift. I respect the effort to design something relatively original. Tweaking a design until it's just right can take a very long time, but it's worth the extra labor when it's all said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 thanks for the constructive criticism , i am still playing with the horns a bit, and i am trying to make it a little top heavy, my Dean is a little top heavy and for some reason i like it. "with a little lgm thingy on the bottom", sorry LGM, but I had to . What finish are you going for? im not 100% on the finish yet, but i do know its going a transparent (or candy) blood red with a candy black burst (prolly give it verry dark black cherry look). from there i may go with some sort of gothic design, not sure though, ill have to wait untill i have the base colours done to decide where to go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted February 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) well, just got the wood planed and the body shape tweeked a bit (i also have a full scale drawing to make a mdf template to rout out the final shape) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_2297.jpg i think this is a little more balanced. comments are appreciated. ignore the markings for the neck pocket, i was just playing around with it last night Edited February 15, 2006 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 This looks a lot better! I can't wait to see this thing finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hmmm...I think you should rip the piece apart down the glue line in the middle and find a jointer to get the edges nice and smooth so the joint isn't as visible on the billet. If we can see it in the picture, it's too big. Otherwise, looks good. I like the design, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 So what? That's s'pose to be RG on steroids? I like the design! It'd be cool if you can finish that with something like Dimebag Razor tribute (the Rusty one) with some blood looking effect. the guitar --> dimebag darrell razor Good luck! -IR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hey are you gonna recess the TOM or have a neck angle. I would personally resess, but how many mm are you gonna recess? THis will benefit me also, just wanting to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) Hmmm...I think you should rip the piece apart down the glue line in the middle and find a jointer to get the edges nice and smooth so the joint isn't as visible on the billet. If we can see it in the picture, it's too big. Otherwise, looks good. I like the design, too. actually, that "glue line" you see isnt a glue line, its the center line i drew on the guitar. its actually a 3 peice body, a 2" peice sandwiched by 2 7" peices Hey are you gonna recess the TOM or have a neck angle. I would personally resess, but how many mm are you gonna recess? THis will benefit me also, just wanting to know. yeah im gonna recess the tom. i just need to see which tom imma use. i saw one online somewhere and i liked the design a lot better than most. "So what? That's s'pose to be RG on steroids?" actually, i used a strat copy to get basic design and just tweeked the horns, but looking at it now it actually does resemble an rg a bit Edited February 16, 2006 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Doesn't look anything like an RG to me... The horns are thicker where they meet the rest of the body/neckpocket, and that little LGM cutout in the rear sets it off. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lietuvis Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) I like your design... the SG horns have always looked too small to me, and the RG's cutaways have always seemed much too big. This is a cool hybrid! Hmm... A little reminiscent of this: http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=ARX300&z=y Edited February 19, 2006 by Lietuvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) thanks, the idea i had in mind was that i love the clean sound of strats but i cant play them what so ever(i hate their neck profile). i also thought one would look cool with pointed horns. so i decided to build my own. i've had a washburn neck sittin around for sometime and has a comfortable feel so why not just build the body for it. the only down side is the cost. the body it self is cheap enough, about $40.00Can ($25 - $30 for wood and $10 to have it planed after glueing). but hardware. i could buy 2 squire strats for the cost of the hardware. Edited February 17, 2006 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Hey suicidecustom Can I ask where you got your blank?? My 2nd closest supply is about 1&1/2 hour drive.. and I dont have a car. (1st is always eBay) -IR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) its been a long and busy 5 months but im almost finished. guitar has been built and i shot the base coat and graphic this afternoon. 2 more pics after basecoat was shot. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3504.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3505.jpg a few pics after spraying the graphic. (no the cross isnt crooked near the bridge, the bridge is tilted) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3508.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3509.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3510.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3512.jpg and 2 pics of the washbirn headstock sprayed in the same grey as the cross http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3516.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sui...ff/IMG_3517.jpg both colours (base and graphic) were custom mixed and both include a healthy dose of red pearl. i was going to paint the guitar black with red top and black burst but i ran in to a gun problem and didnt have enough red to do it again so i mixed up the custom pearl orange and shot the entire guitar. Now i just need to order the clear and ill be set. let me know what yall think. Edited July 11, 2006 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Nice job! I like the design on it, it looks a lot better with the cross on it instead of being all red. Can't wait to see it when it is finished and has all the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I like this shape, but i think you might have problems with the stop tailpeice being set so much higher than the TOM. I dont think there will be enough downward pressure on the bridge!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matttheguy Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) That's exactly what I was thinking, WezV. With the bridge being lowered that much, it could, in theory, having the string pull go from the nut to the stopbar instead of the bridge! I hope you did the math correctly and we're only worrying about something stupid, or else you'll have to go in there and recess where the stud pieces will go in for the stopbar, and risk messing up that already beautiful finish. Edited July 11, 2006 by matttheguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) when i did a test fit of all the parts ( used all the leftover hardware from my dean when i changed the hardware) i had just enough of a downward pull on the the bridge to not worry about recessing the tailpeice, it was bottomed out but there was just enough pull on the bridge. I really wish a camera could capture that colour properly though. in the sunlight you catch all the pearl in the paint and it looks like a reddish copper and should pop when i get the clear on it. Edited July 11, 2006 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 One question, why did you route for the pickups all the way through the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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