Hector Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 (edited) hey guys, today I started my 2nd guitar. It's a mahogany strat with glued on imbuia neck and ebony fretboard. I'm pretty sure this one will sound completely diferent than any other strat. What do you guys think It'll sound like? here's some photos: http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/HKNguitars/Strat/ one more question, should I do the headstock flat like a fender or angled? how much? I know that for 3+3 anything between 10º/15º will work. what about 6 in line? any comments and sugestions are always welcome! Hector! Edited February 14, 2007 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Headstock angle is a preference thing, so is up to you, from 9(Carvin) to 13 should be OK, the style makes no difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblaty Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I don´t know...If I were making strat, even though it´s mahagony, I would make the headstock with 0° angle.... But it is just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I don´t know...If I were making strat, even though it´s mahagony, I would make the headstock with 0° angle.... But it is just my opinion... I agree. One question though, if you are sticking with the strat shape, it looks like you cut off a bit of where the neck fits in on the body. I'm not sure if that's enough room to fit the neck in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) "One question though, if you are sticking with the strat shape, it looks like you cut off a bit of where the neck fits in on the body. I'm not sure if that's enough room to fit the neck in. " i was just going to say the same thing, a strat neck sits 3" in. looks good otherwise Edited February 15, 2007 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I don´t know...If I were making strat, even though it´s mahagony, I would make the headstock with 0° angle.... But it is just my opinion... I agree. One question though, if you are sticking with the strat shape, it looks like you cut off a bit of where the neck fits in on the body. I'm not sure if that's enough room to fit the neck in. Hey guys, I changed the shape a little bit to make it more comfortable to play. The neck will have a very long tenon, that will be deep set into the body. It's gonna be a glued in neck. I hope everything turns out ok! thanks for all your comments. Hector! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 oh cool, i thought you were doin a bolt on. should be good then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 hi there, so after a long time without working on this project I managed to do a lot of guitar building today here it is. more pics here. strat album sorry about the pics, I sold my digital camera so I could buy some wood. lol. now I have to use my cel phone camera. more will be done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Looking damn good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 A MAHOGANY Strat! A DEEP TENON Strat! Go you! The way they should have been made all along... It's looking really sharp, I'm glad to see this isn't just a replica job. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeranya Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) A MAHOGANY Strat! A DEEP TENON Strat! Go you! The way they should have been made all along... It's looking really sharp, I'm glad to see this isn't just a replica job. Keep it up! Agreed, it looks great so far! Edited April 23, 2007 by leeranya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) A MAHOGANY Strat! A DEEP TENON Strat! Go you! The way they should have been made all along... I'm glad to see this isn't just a replica job. Keep it up! Exactly!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for that! made some progress today, routed the truss rod channel, the control cavity and the cavity for the jack plate. also sanded the fingerboard (12" radius) here's a mockup pic. more pics here Edited April 23, 2007 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Still looking good, but I've got a question about the newest pic. What's that dark, conspicuous line on the fretboard? I hope it's not a booboo, thought if it was, I think you'd have informed the community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) Still looking good, but I've got a question about the newest pic. What's that dark, conspicuous line on the fretboard? I hope it's not a booboo, thought if it was, I think you'd have informed the community lol! it's the shadow of the drill bit i used to keep the fingerboard in place when gluing. you can see the holes in this pic I use that technique all the time! Edited April 25, 2007 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Oooooooooooooooh... Anyways, that's a good method of doing it. I was thinking about doing the tack/staple ends method, but that works too. What's your method of tapering the fingerboard to size? I'm assuming something powered, a scroll saw, perhaps. I should track down someone who has one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 (edited) Oooooooooooooooh... Anyways, that's a good method of doing it. I was thinking about doing the tack/staple ends method, but that works too. What's your method of tapering the fingerboard to size? I'm assuming something powered, a scroll saw, perhaps. I should track down someone who has one... yeah! i use a tablesaw, and then, i tape some sandpaper in a flat surface, and sand sand sand... today I glued the fingerboard on, and shaped the neck. here's a pic new pics here Edited April 26, 2007 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDust_Junkie Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Nice work so far hector. How did you get such tight corners on the neck pocket ? Did you use the Stewart-Mac pickup cavity router bit (used to get the tighter corners on their pickup cavity templates) ? Or, did you use chisels ? Or some other method ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Nice work so far hector. How did you get such tight corners on the neck pocket ? Did you use the Stewart-Mac pickup cavity router bit (used to get the tighter corners on their pickup cavity templates) ? Or, did you use chisels ? Or some other method ? thanks a lot man. I just used a regular woodcraft router bit, I guess the corners seems tighter in the pics. I should get the stewmac pickup cavity ones, because the ones I use are a bit large. when routing the pickup cavity I have to use a chisel to make it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnn_h Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Very good progress pictures so far... Sent you PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDust_Junkie Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 So that's a 1/2" diameter Woodcraft bit ? It just seems like a much tighter radius than that. Must just be a trick of the photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Chances are it's the 3/8" bit from StewMac, you can get very tight corners with it. I've been using it for the last year and a half, it's a great bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Hey Hector, I had a quick question about this build. What did you decide on for the headstock, neck angle or no? Reason being I'm thinking about getting a Stewmac Fender-type fretboard, but I also want my headstock to be angled. My gut instinct says that a headstock angle won't work with a fender nut because of the extra space at the end of the fretboard, behind the nut, unless it were shaved down. I just didn't know what your final decision was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hey Hector, I had a quick question about this build. What did you decide on for the headstock, neck angle or no? Reason being I'm thinking about getting a Stewmac Fender-type fretboard, but I also want my headstock to be angled. My gut instinct says that a headstock angle won't work with a fender nut because of the extra space at the end of the fretboard, behind the nut, unless it were shaved down. I just didn't know what your final decision was. hey xanthus, I did both I did it fender style, but with a little angle, very little (just a 3mm diference) i don't like string retainers but I didn't wanna lose the fender look, so I made a little experimet. well see if this works, probably not, but we'll see when I put the strings. on the next one I will be more bold and try a larger angle. if you choose to buy stew mac fretboard you can always cut off the extra wood and make it work. let me know what you decide and post your progress here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hmm... know what? I've been playing on a 25" scale for years now, so I might as well stick with what feels good. I'll be able to buy a fretboard, use a Gibson nut, and have a neck angle. It seems to have worked for me over the past years, heh. I agree with you, I don't like string trees either, but I dunno, I'm crossing my fingers that you don't end up with any problems. 3mm is pretty small, after all. If anything, you might want to get a Floyd Rose string retainer. I think it looks better than the individual Fender string retainers. I'm not sure how well string retainers work on tremolos, though. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Staggered-height tuners might also help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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