I Want To Make A Gibson Explorer

[incunic]

Hi ive been really reading into guitar making and tosing up between buying a pre-made explorer body from warmoth and making one myself

But i think it would be really fun and a good experience to make 1

i want to put a jackson styled neck on it with the sharktooth inlays but i dont want to screw the neck up

and i dont know what wood to use, and its all really expensive

and i would really appreciate all help

Thanks

nic

WE DONT NEED THE KEY, WE'LL BREAK IN!!!!!!!

[Davis guitars]

it depends what u want to make the neck out of it may be cheaper the buy a neck blank and a preinlayd/fretted fret board off of ebay iv seen them go for 50-150 fretting takes a lot of patience (spelling?) work and tools same with some inlaying tools... all depends just give us some details u want on the neck

[incunic]

well i want it to be exactly like a jackson neck, with the sharktooth inlay, and i dont really want to ruin it if im going 2 build it, so thats why i was thinking of buying a jackson neck

[Davis guitars]

well i want it to be exactly like a jackson neck, with the sharktooth inlay, and i dont really want to ruin it if im going 2 build it, so thats why i was thinking of buying a jackson neck

hmm what style of jackson ? like the rr 6 on one side?

[incunic]

Um the neck i want looks like this:

with this body:

But i dont know what wood to use for the body either

because this will be my first build

[Davis guitars]

it all depends on what u want theres a post on here about differnt types of woods ill see if i can find it and link u 2 it

[incunic]

Thanks a heap man.....

i really appreciate it.

i hope to get started in 3 days

i am going to go buy a a slab or 2 of mahogony or ash at one of the timber places in my town

anything i should b weary of?

[Davis guitars]

well i cant find the page so ill just tell u some of the woods u can use :

pauduk (spelling?)

koa

spruse

maple

mahagony

ash

poplar

zebra

alder

redwood

lacewood

purple heart

walnut

rosewood

some cherry

basswood

bubinga

white limba

cocoba

wenge

cedar

fir

snakewood

sycamore

ziricote

[incunic]

yeah thanks a heap for that

i will most likely go for a ash, mahogony or rosewood body

but im still uncertain about the neck

i want it to be a very good guitar cosmetic and playability wise

and im a very precise guy lol

[Davis guitars]

do u want a set neck, bolt-on or thru? id go with a mahagony for a setneck, maple with wenge laminate for a bolt on, and pretty much what ever ud want with the thru

[Davis guitars]

heres a ebay fret board http://cgi.ebay.com/IBANEZ-JACKSON-STYLE-F...VQQcmdZViewItem

[incunic]

Im most likey go for a bolt on or set

but probably a bolt on

Do u think those pre-made fretboards are worth getting?

Thanks again

[Davis guitars]

i have no clue to tell u they truth never gottn one but the tools u need for inlay are alot unless u do every thing with a set of hobby knivzes

[incunic]

well i dont have "alot" of money so i dont want to spend like 300 on just the neck

if u get my drift

but i dont mind spending 500-700 on the whole guitar

but these pre-made fingerboards

do they come with the inlays?

[Davis guitars]

yeah they are pre inlayed and pre slotted the only difficult thing is finding 1 in the scalelenght u want and radius good thing is its only 30$ and u can get neck blanks for around that 2 (depending on wood) but for the inlays alone may cost 50$ and the fret board mabey another 30 depneding on typ of wood

Edited March 5, 2007 by Davis guitars

[incunic]

Those people who are selling those fretboards are very sneaky

they say "check my store for inlays to fit this fingerboard"

and the inlays cost $20

but what i thought was a good idea is:

if you buy a jackson neck

then u can build the body and make the neck joint to the right specs. of the neck

[Davis guitars]

Those people who are selling those fretboards are very sneaky

they say "check my store for inlays to fit this fingerboard"

and the inlays cost $20

but what i thought was a good idea is:

if you buy a jackson neck

then u can build the body and make the neck joint to the right specs. of the neck

you may be able to find 1 problem is it may not have the inlay u want and may cost $300 or more ud have to check

[incunic]

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Jackson-Guitar-NEC...1QQcmdZViewItem

how bout that neck?

any other problems i should watch out for?

and can you help me with anything else?

[thegarehanman]

Looking at that seller's other auctions, you can expect that neck to end up going for more than $150. Don't know what your budget is but i figured i should point that out.

peace,

russ

[incunic]

good point

thankyou

haha

any suggestions on building the explorer body?

[TheIRS]

make sure your quadruple check all your measurements. and make a good template with no mistakes on it. i didnt check my measurements enough on my first build and its all off. so take your time and be careful

[incunic]

Well im just about to leave and buy some wood now!

probably some mahogony or ash or rosewood for the body

and i was going 2 use templates or proper measurements from the gibson site

[Hector]

Well im just about to leave and buy some wood now!

probably some mahogony or ash or rosewood for the body

and i was going 2 use templates or proper measurements from the gibson site

I wouldn't recommend rosewood for a explorer body. waaaay too heavy.

[incunic]

Hey i was thinking of buying these templates:

http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com/58Explorer.htm

But im not sure about the neck joint

because if i buy a jackson neck, what do i do then?

HELP

[ihocky2]

I would try and find an explorer template on the net and just print it out. If you want a Jackson neck, keep an eye on Ebay. I bought one for under $100, but took several weeks, and did not have the locking nut or tuners. Or if you only want a Jackson STYLE, you wan order one pre-maid from Warmoth to the specs you want with the inlays you want. Before you cut the neck pocket though, I would make sure you have the neck your are going to use so you can use it for your layout. The best method I found is the one listed on this site, using two rails along the neck and clamped to the body. Good Luck.