Tegro Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hi, Some of you may remember me as I have posted here before regarding this guitar. I was met with some criticism, but that's okay. It was good criticism. Yet still - I ignored most of you hehe Mainly due to time - or rather the lack of it. Anyway. I finally finished it. It plays like a DREAM. I can't express how happy I am with it. The set up is awesome (even thought I didn't do much work on that part) and it looks, feels and place like...the sex. It's so nice. I am so happy with it. The ONLY thing I am not happy with is the paint job - but this will be sanded down and redone at a later date as my hand in is tomorrow I will be getting a professional to do it for me. Without further ado - here are ALL of the picture I have taken (in rough order). http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00045.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00053.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00054.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00052.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00063.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00064.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00065.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00141.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00144.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegro Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00145.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00148.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00149.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00150.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00180.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00181.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00191.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00193.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00194.jpg Edited March 31, 2007 by Maiden69 ONE PICTURE PER POST!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegro Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) oops =P http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00196.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00294.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00293.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00286.jpG http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00285.jpG http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00284.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00228.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00214.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00210.jpg Edited March 31, 2007 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegro Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00300.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/IMG_6801.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00306.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00307.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00308.jpG http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00309.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00314.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...r/Img_6843a.jpg Done =D http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/IMG_6819.jpg being played! =] Well, my hand in is tomorrow. What sucks is that it has to stay at school for 3months cause of my GCSEs...so I won't see it for a while =[ Not cool. But still, its done. FINALLY. Thanks to all who offered there input before. Will Edited March 31, 2007 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!WOOD!! Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wicked enthusiam but the mods are gonna get ya.Way too many pics . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKETROB Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Congrats on finishing your project. I'm sure you learned alot even though you did not follow conventional wisdom, plus you'll be ready for the next one. You got it together and it plays well; and thats the primary function of any instrument. Hpoe you get a good grade. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 It definitely elicits an emotional response. Good art always manages to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegro Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Congrats on finishing your project. I'm sure you learned alot even though you did not follow conventional wisdom, plus you'll be ready for the next one. You got it together and it plays well; and thats the primary function of any instrument. Hpoe you get a good grade. Rob. Not wrong there, I have learnt _a lot_. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incunic Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 awesome job man i am really quite impressed im currently doing my first build, its an explorer copy and i was wondering how did u get your routing so..... so....... perfect!!!!! hahaha this is very Kurt Cobain style if u see where im coming from i really love it Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somn Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 dave mustainish like his ltd one. i like the look of it its diffrent did u find it hard to put up the trem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegro Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 awesome job man i am really quite impressed im currently doing my first build, its an explorer copy and i was wondering how did u get your routing so..... so....... perfect!!!!! hahaha this is very Kurt Cobain style if u see where im coming from i really love it Nic routing was done using a CNC router Not much too it. Draw shapes on computer, put guitar in machine and leave it over night hehe =] Notice the wood filler around the edges of the pockets. This is where it was in the wrong place and I had to stop it and re align it. dave mustainish like his ltd one. i like the look of it its diffrent did u find it hard to put up the trem? Getting the mounting pegs in the right place was hard. Made a jig in the end after a few mistakes. What I learnt - Mark the holeso n the CNC router. Its so much easier. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Nice job dude, i would love to do a guitar for a school project, they only have to ask for a personal work, so i can do it. Congratulations, it's very tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Man, that looks like my old school's workshop. strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Strange, disproportional shape, but if it floats your boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 I was quite close to congratulating you but...well, I will anyway. You've done a reasonable job despite ignoring just about every piece of advice that you were given If it plays ok & you're happy with it then it's a success no matter what anyone else thinks. ...Now, back to the criticism It's not really a criticism as such but a word of caution & something that I wanted to point out. I'm not against CNC'd guitars, I'm not a traditionalist in any sense & I imagine that using the CNC contributed to your final gradings, however...You've shown that technology can't make up for poor workmanship. routing was done using a CNC router tongue.gif Not much too it. Draw shapes on computer, put guitar in machine and leave it over night hehe =] Notice the wood filler around the edges of the pockets. This is where it was in the wrong place and I had to stop it and re align it. It's all very well being cocky if you've got the skills & experience to back it up. So, saying that there's "not much to it" & then explaining that you had to fill the holes & start again because you didn't double check it first goes to show the trouble with trying to run before you can walk. The first rule of wood work is: measure twice, cut once Getting the mounting pegs in the right place was hard. Made a jig in the end after a few mistakes. What I learnt - Mark the holeso n the CNC router. Its so much easier What you should have learnt was to draw everything out full scale first, then take time to make jigs. If you'd drawn everything out first you could just mark the hole position & drill in a drill press. Your reliance on gadgets is just over complicating things. The reason why luthiers & amateur builders make guitars the way they do is because it works, it's straight foreward, simple & uncomplicated. Get things sorted at the very beginning & you'll save yourself a lot of time correcting mistakes further down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 man, i'm gonna come off as a dick, but that thing is ugly... the general idea is good, but you really need to work on your lines, on making things flow well, it looks rushed a bit... if you could smooth up the lines and work on the way it flows, the general idea would go over really well... its alright for a first project, one thing that you could still change is that big overhang on the side of your neck pocket, though itd take reshaping your neck heel a bit... it doesn't look comfortable there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 wow.. nice guitar.. i wonder how much weight guitar body? body is all hardmaple?.. is it some weight is heavy? many people like light weight guitar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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