sexybeast Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 My new project is in progress as of now. Details: Cherry body with Padauk top/headstock veneer. Maple neck, rosewood fretboard with 24 frets. Side dots only. One single, one Humbicker pickup. Volume and 3 way switch only. Website Photos to be posted throughout the process. The wood is in except the Padauk. More to come tonight. This is to be a full tutorial site complete with mistakes and tips. It's my first full build, so it should be a good aid for other newbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Site's been updated as prommised. More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Site's been updated as prommised. More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Looking good so far ..but could you do something with those thumbnails? That jumping annoys a lot and makes the site messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 How about now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 OKAY, what do you guys think of my headstock design? It's derived from an Ibanez headstock. I think it's pretty cool. Feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 OKAY, what do you guys think of my headstock design? It's derived from an Ibanez headstock. I think it's pretty cool. Feedback? That's sweet, sexybeast. I think it looks great - clean and elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 I actually really like that headstock design, and I'm usually not a huge fan of 6-in-line 'stocks outside of the giant 70's CBS fender style. (Which I won't use, because, well, I'm not building a Fender!) Kind of a classy cross between the "hockey-stick/banana" style and the old "dolphin" style Dano' ones. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I totally redid the website to make it easier to follow. Hope you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Another few updates, kids. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) I liked the reverse banana-style headstock better. Looking good! Edited July 27, 2006 by Slabbefusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Quite a bit of updating giong on. Guitar plan has changed a few times, but nothing really drastic. Gimme a bit of feedback if you have time, folks. Also a bit of advice in what to do about the tiop laminate. I don't have access to a planer that big. Can I just apply pressure and glue it flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 FINALLY!!! Something worth posting a picture of... Another photo HERE. Purpleheart sandwiched between yellowheart. Got the top laminate cut out. The weird uneven edges are reallythin pieces left over by the router. I just need to sand them down. So far so good. I had to rout it with a template carving bottom piece on my router, then turn it over and use a bearing guided bit and cut it flush with the template. Since double sided tape didn't hold too well for me for some reason, I screwed the template to the wood, placing the screws where the knob holes will go. Next, the bottom laminate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Juuuust great, my website got closed down for no reason. (It was a free host) So now I have to start over. What a drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 that photo reminds me of this: http://www.zacharyguitars.com/130904pics.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 that photo reminds me of this: http://www.zacharyguitars.com/130904pics.htm That's where I got the idea, Ben. I love that wood combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matttheguy Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 sexybeast, you probably exceeded your bandwith limit, as I'm sure too many people were visiting it. To rectify this, you'll have to find a better host that allows more bandwith, be it a free site, a friend or a pay host. Also, I hope you had copies of your pictures backed up! Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 sexybeast, you probably exceeded your bandwith limit, as I'm sure too many people were visiting it. To rectify this, you'll have to find a better host that allows more bandwith, be it a free site, a friend or a pay host. Also, I hope you had copies of your pictures backed up! Best of luck. Yeah, I did. But rebuilding is gonna be a real pain. Anyone have hosting suggestions? I need MySQL and PHP, not to mention bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Juuuust great, my website got closed down for no reason. (It was a free host) So now I have to start over. What a drag. That stinks. You might want to check out Blogger. Google is in the process of updating some of its functionality for the better. My blog, Building The Ergonomic Guitar is hosted on Blogger. Generally, I'm happy with it and there are a number of hacks and templates available. You can use something like Photobucket to host images. Backup is one of its weaknesses but there are several workarounds for that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Dig the nice tear out on my body bottom laminate. I decided to fix it this way Read the post, you may get a tip or a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) if you want i can host you i got mysql and php enabled and i got plenty of bandwith email me or add me on msn and il help you out. For free of course. Edited August 28, 2006 by travismoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Did a bit of work the other day. I sanded down the top and I'm surptised at how nice it's looking. The shape still needs refining, but I'm working in it. I just put the neck template on it and an old fingerboard just for looks. Here's a decent shot of the top. Top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Okay, I need suggestions. Here's my project so far. I probably should have laminated the top and bottom before cutting, I know, but live and learn. My problem is that now the top, which is not p[erfectly flat, has warped about 1/8 inch. The bottom can be planed or sanded since it's stable, but I'm not sure what to do about the top. Is it possible to plane it flat again (machine)? I don't care if I lose thickness, but I'm not sure it it's possible. Thickness sand it? Just clamp and glue the crap out of it and fill the gaps? ???? Or should I scrap the top and make another one? Thanks again, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I would just go ahead and glue the top without worrying too much about warpage and whatnot. I see lots of people here worrying about their tops (or whatever) being warped like 3mm or so. It does not matter at all if your body is flat and thicker than the top. Look at this way, if you can clamp it flat, you can glue it flat and it will most likely stay flat. The few exceptions being that your body piece is thinner than the top (rarely), the body has a really uneven (not straight) grain. And probably if you use something like pine for the body and you try to glue a heavily warped zebrano top on it (soft, dense). And if you're ready to scrap the top if necessary then why do you even worry? Try it, if it doesn't work, then scrap it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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