pour bleeding me Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 hi, first time posting on the board here, but thats besides the point. im making a gibson explorer in woodshop class, but its more like an esp. i need to know how to figure out the angle the neck pocket needs to be routered at because i saw that the neck is not straight out of the body. also how do i router at this angle? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 hi, first time posting on the board here, but thats besides the point. im making a gibson explorer in woodshop class, but its more like an esp. i need to know how to figure out the angle the neck pocket needs to be routered at because i saw that the neck is not straight out of the body. also how do i router at this angle? thank you this depends what kind of bridge you're using... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted October 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 i am using a standard bride and tail piece...tune o matic like on the real gibson explorer..its basically just like a real one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 its about 2-3 degrees then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 angle your neck pocket template with some shims to get the desired angle then use double sided tape to hold everything together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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