maikman Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I wanted to see if anyone else bought the 70s strat templates from guitarbuildingtemplates.com? I noticed the neck pocket and the neck templates do not fit together at all, I have to take out about 1/16th of an inch out to get it close to getting in the pocket. Is this normal with laser cut templates, or is it just mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I wanted to see if anyone else bought the 70s strat templates from guitarbuildingtemplates.com? I noticed the neck pocket and the neck templates do not fit together at all, I have to take out about 1/16th of an inch out to get it close to getting in the pocket. Is this normal with laser cut templates, or is it just mine? im going to say its just yours. you should contact ronni, hes great about fixing problems. i have ordered numerous sets, and all of them fit exactly. you might have got a mismatched set by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I wanted to see if anyone else bought the 70s strat templates from guitarbuildingtemplates.com? I noticed the neck pocket and the neck templates do not fit together at all, I have to take out about 1/16th of an inch out to get it close to getting in the pocket. Is this normal with laser cut templates, or is it just mine? im going to say its just yours. you should contact ronni, hes great about fixing problems. i have ordered numerous sets, and all of them fit exactly. you might have got a mismatched set by accident. i got several sets and the fit on the strat template is crap the pocket is way bigger than the neck template the tele not much better i found the pockets on ronkims go with templates from guitarbuildingtemplates.com sets weird huh now i am making my own necks i will cut my own pocket template from a laser cut of the design drawing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cukaracha Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 can somebody pls give me the measurements (height and width) of an ESP F? Thx.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 ordered three times from him and got 5 sets until today...except for one strat set, all of them werent exact...got sick of complaining and argueing with him...just wont buy from him anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maikman Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 yeah i sent an email and no response yet so I figured next time ill get one of those stew mac neck pocket templates and make my own neck one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 dont expect the stewmac templates to be right for strat cos it aint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Search through the forum tutorials. There is a great thread on how to cut the neck pocket by clamping some rails along the neck. You can use mdf, as long as the edges are perfectly straight. And it is very cheap. Edit: I found the link during some general surfing this morning. This is the method I use and the neck pocket gets nice and tight and will accomodate any neck you use and doesn't take very long to set up. The only thing I do different is use a laser level with the laser set vertically to get the neck perfectly center before I place the side pieces in. http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/pocket/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotenator Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 (edited) You know I just order the Gibson Firebird (set neck) templates and realized, after I had cut my neck angle in $50 worth of mahogany, that the fretboard is only about 17.5" while the actual specs for a Firebird fretboard spec to just over 18". When I asked him he responded by saying noone has complained yet. The length is clearly wrong. The only way I am going to be able to salvage this wood is to go with a bolt on configuration (i.e. not enough length in the wood to lengthen the neck and still have enough to cover the body needed). As for the neck pocket temps, I too ordered the Stew Mac only to return it. I have used the method in the previous link with exceptional results. I use this method to make a 1/4" plexi template from which I then use a pattern bit to complete a perfect pocket. Edited July 26, 2007 by spotenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 build a jazzmaster with his templates...body is done and got the pickguard today...neither the lower horn, nor the pickup placement and the neck pocket fit at all...way off...i know i should have ordered the pickguard before building the body, but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.reranch.com/reranch/viewtopic.p...f9f8a1f29199747 CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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