Ben Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I should really finish off my other projects before starting another... but anyway: All the parts are salvaged from a cheapo superstrat style guitar I have. The parts are actually decent quality. The neck is really good, the parts all branded 'wilkinson' and seem to be decent too- the onlything I didnt like about the superstrat was the body. It was bright red and had some cheesy really thin quilted maple veneer on it (which had been sanded through in one patch!) So I'm making a new body for it. From AAAAA skirting-board tonewood. (the body is laminated together from 25 pieces- it has more pieces in the body than it does frets ) It should give me an idea of exactly how much of an effect body wood has on the sound too, since nothing will be changed except the body wood. I'm probably going to finish it black, but I'm tempted to try to stain it/ sand back and enhance the beautifully figured wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Awxcellent body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 quote : ( From AAAAA skirting-board tonewood.) that's a good one -Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Oh man this is cool!!!! DO NOT PAINT IT this would be sooooo cool if you Burnt it a bit and made it look aged or something I think it would be a neat looking axe EDIT- OMG did you tear apart a vantage!!!! WHY? oh I love vantage guitars oh well this axe should be Wicked !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 god it looks gorgeous!! now i'm getting Kelly gas!! hahahaha, i see that guitar in trans green and one pickup, a la marty friedman, sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Looking really awsome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 (edited) Thanks for all the comments! Oh man this is cool!!!! DO NOT PAINT IT laugh.gif this would be sooooo cool if you Burnt it a bit and made it look aged or something I think it would be a neat looking axe Hmm... I like the burning it idea. I could steal Slabbefusk's cool burning technique thing while I'm at it I dont know what I have that I could use to burn it though. I dont have a heat gun. Would a barbeque work? EDIT- OMG blink.gif did you tear apart a vantage!!!! WHY? oh I love vantage guitars oh well this axe should be Wicked Nope its a 'vintage' guitar This one to be precise Edited September 9, 2006 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb06 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 tis looking good. would of been good if you had a photo of the original before you started so that pl could compare them. bt its lookin giid. check out my first build, with the help from Skelf (think u no him on this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Man you should really do like I did on my RG on that one except do it all over the body then stain it! AWESOME! I just have a feeling that would be HAWT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Today I did all the routing I've routed for the floyd rose, the pickup, the neck pocket, and the control cavity Click the image to view it full size For some reason I seem to be making really rapid progress on this project, and not making any mistakes (so far) Man you should really do like I did on my RG on that one except do it all over the body then stain it! AWESOME! I just have a feeling that would be HAWT! I have a feeling it would be too actually... i like the idea. I just wish I had a heat gun..I might have to try some experiments with the barbeque I wonder what the neighbours would think if they saw me BBQing a guitar One reservation I have about the burning thing, is that I'd be worried that the heat could melt the glue joints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 man!! that guitar is coming along very kick ass and it's giving me serious kelly GAS, is it gonna be only one HB? if so, AWESOME!! it seems like there are not many one hb guitars anymore. And as color sugestion...I see thta guitar in transgreen, with the gold hardware it'll be SEXY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 man!! that guitar is coming along very kick ass and it's giving me serious kelly GAS, is it gonna be only one HB? if so, AWESOME!! it seems like there are not many one hb guitars anymore. And as color sugestion...I see thta guitar in transgreen, with the gold hardware it'll be SEXY Thanks I'm still undecided about how I'm going to finish it It is indeed going to be 1 humbucker I have another one spare that I could stick in the neck position, but I cant really be bothered, since it doesnt sound that great and I'd probably end up never using it. Btw, since posting the above, I've also routed the recess for the trem and control cavity covers, which both turned out very nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 pics mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoughtless 7 Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 That guitar looks super sweet man, is that gold hardware though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 OH MAN thats just flat out deadly BURN IT AND OIL IT OR BURN IT AND CLEAR IT BUT BURN IT you know it may look cool if to burned it than staned it red maybe even darken the red around the burns than clear it but maybe not in a high gloss maybe flats woulf be something to look at for this axe? !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 That guitar looks super sweet man, is that gold hardware though? Thanks- yeah thats gold hardware. Not really my favourite colour, but its what I had available OH MAN thats just flat out deadly BURN IT AND OIL IT OR BURN IT AND CLEAR IT BUT BURN IT you know it may look cool if to burned it than staned it red maybe even darken the red around the burns than clear it but maybe not in a high gloss maybe flats woulf be something to look at for this axe? You'll be pleased to hear that I have indeed been experimenting with possible methods of burning Here is my favorite experiment so far btw: Thats actually burnt on there. Its not permenant, and sands off very easily Heres another experiment: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 WICKED MAN!! Now The Only thing I think is that you have to high light the bevels some how, what if you burned them Black and make it look like the Burning on the guitar is comeing from the bevel!!! that might look deadly EDIT: wow ok I just looked at the second pic and thats exactly what I was just saying!! !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Looking good i personally like the first one =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 how did you do the first one???? holy crap it looks HOT god, i don't think i have seen such a cool finish, and it's not finished yet!!! hat off to you sir! awesome guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 YA Im likeing the first one now!! but I still think the bevel needs to be high lighted!! !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Now thats giving me ideas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Thanks The first one is actually the second one chronologically, and that design is still on there, as i havent sanded it off yet. I will be doing soon though, as the wood it too rough to justify finishing it without a lot more sanding how did you do the first one??? Just used random torn bits of masking tape, arranged then so they looked like they were radiating out from the centre, then burnt away. (whilst occasionally stopping to extinguish any pieces that catch fire ) BTW this was done with a candle and not a heat gun , and the marks are about 30% singed wood and 70% soot. They smudge unless you spray a very thin coat of clear lacquer on there to hold the soot in place. but I still think the bevel needs to be high lighted!! I agree. It shall be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 QUOTE but I still think the bevel needs to be high lighted!! I agree. It shall be done WICKED MAN!!!! PICS I NEED PICS !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb06 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 looks dam mean!! a like it tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 thanks, but dont expect any progress for a while... I'm at uni now so its gonna be a long while till i get time to finish this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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