Vince D Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 (edited) This guitar took a while. It has some very beautiful wood. It has a nice piece of massacar ebony for the neck. Jatoba body, and a cocobolo fret board, The pickup covers are wenge. Im not sure if i will keep them covering the pick ups, I was just trying to think of something new. It has a french polish finish on the front and head stock.Its going to have some pickups from an ibanez 370DX that im getting. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/Vince_D/CIMG0628.jpg http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/Vince_D/CIMG0633.jpg http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/Vince_D/CIMG0629.jpg It still has a few small things to do to it then its done.One thing I am dissapointed in is that the head stock is a little cloudy. Edited October 7, 2006 by Vince D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 How much does it weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Looking good! Might want to read the image posting rules though i think its only one image per post and i think they have to be abit smaller. you're best bet it just to put a link to you image page. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince D Posted October 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 It only weights 8.5 pounds which is less than what I thought it would be when I started making it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 if you f.polished the headstock and its cloudy; one way they say to bring it back is to wipe methoyl hydrate across it, which agetates the shellac to filling in its own scratches; which when there are less = more gloss; but what i would do is take it to a sterile enviroment and wipe tung oil across it, and leave it do dry, the extra little coat will give it a more reflective look and uncloud the appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logical Frank Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 I like that a lot. I prefer the appearance of the types of wood and simple finish you used to flamed/quilted blue-bursts or whatever for the most part (though I like those too!). What did you do w/ those pickup covers? Are they flush to the top of the guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Moisture in the air when you spray can cause cloudiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Moisture in the air when you spray can cause cloudiness. French Polishing is a rubbed finish. Do you suspect the clouding is due to contamination during the process, sanding through the finish, or needs more smoothing? It is hard to tell what is reflection and what is cloudy. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alex Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 You need to de wax your shellac, once you mix it, leave it to sit for a few days, it will seperate out. Decant the top layer, throw away the rest. Its this top layer that will give you a nice clear finish. Most tutorials I've seen for mixing shellac say to wait overnight, which is crap, it takes up to a week to fully seperate. If I get the time, I'll write a tutorial as I'm french polishing a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince D Posted October 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I dont think its from contamination. Its like a foggynesss kind of like finger prints on it. I can rub it, and the directicon of the streeks will change. I am not the best at explaining. On the head stock its only a few spots on the top and right side. Oil makes it a little better but a little still comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Looks great, just a few things. Did you say neck thru? it looks like very long set neck from looking at the back. I cannot say i really dig the pickup covers, though it's different and i have been taught that different can be good or bad, by the looks of them its a good different. Another thing i don't like so much is the contouring where the neck joins the body, but thats more a personal preference thing. The choice of wood is great, they contrast well together, and your fret board is quite nice, as is your headstock. I guess overall it is a nice guitar, most of the things i don't like, others will. Those 12 and 24 fret markers look a little uneven, but my eyes are known to relay bullsh*t to my brain so i could be wrong. How does it play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 RGman, I think it is a deep set neck type of neck construction: Pretty much a set neck extended all the way to the back (or however far back you want it). I like the contrast of the woods. How does it sound? CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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