malmsteen Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 im planning on building an electric guitar and all i need is the measurements for the guitar. specifically the cavities. if you know where i can get the measurements let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Stewmac sells routing templates...you can also find templates in the back of Melvyn Hiscocks book "Make your own electric guitar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 or if you have a router and prefferably a jointer you can make your own what cavities did you want? ' there's a trem comparison chart pinned, the neck pocket is going to be based on your neck but here's a good set of measurements to start off with.... well if you intend to go with an ibanez neck at least. for pickups can be anything you want, if you're putting pickguard over it i wouldn't worry to much if it's your first guitar. For rings, it's usualy 41mmx72mm (1 5/8"x 2 27/32") With wings on the sides 8mmx16mm (5/16"x5/8") hmm i just clued into that fact that you probably mean the rear routing for controls i spent a good day making my own cover and router jig templates that i use now. you can buy them.... but.... why not be creative and challenge yourself and make your own! I find where i want my pots and switch to be then draw then drill pin holes to the back. Then drill to about 1½" depth in the back of the guitar for each pot with a bradley bit (1" or 1¼" bit i think)... the place my female router template for the recessed cover , and rout the correct depth. then set the router a bit deeper (not as deep as i drilled for the pots) and free hand rout to connect the wholes i made for each pot so i have room to run the wires, then drill the angled jem style ouput and connect that to the tone pot again freehand routing.... then i'm all done Well... i still have to make the cover plate... but that's later with the male version of the cover template Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmsteen Posted September 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 thanx for the help. does any one know where i can get measurements for the whole guitar? ie. the neck, the tuning peg placements, fret spacing, anything else you can think of. im building a guitar at school and my teacher wants a detailed drawing with measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 lol just print one of guitarbuild.com then dude lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmsteen Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 lol just print one of guitarbuild.com then dude lol thanx for the site. ive been searching for a site like that for a long time now and have had no success. how can i open the .dwg files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmsteen Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 lol just print one of guitarbuild.com then dude lol thanx for the site. ive been searching for a site like that for a long time now and have had no success. how can i open the .dwg files? nevermind. i found the program to download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 yup, you might want to take it to a copy center to get it printed though, otherwise you'll have 5-10 sheets to try and glue together properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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