Rick500 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) Thanks! It's padauk. The padauk stripes were a last-minute addition, actually. It was going to be black limba/flamed maple/black limba, but when I dry fit the strips together, I thought it needed some contrast to bring out the flamed maple. The three-color flamed maple on the face of the headstock was a lucky coincidence. SoundAt11 hooked me up with that piece of black limba. I glued up another neck blank with a similar piece, but it's black limba/padauk/black limba. [Edit: Yeah, some kind of oil finish. Most likely Tru-Oil.] Edited September 16, 2007 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Belly contour (needs a little sanding still): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 lookin' good so far, keep it goin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Belly contour (needs a little sanding still): aslong as its comfortable but i think it could be a little deeper other than that its pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Some more contouring and rounding done... still some more to go. Click thumbnails for full-size pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Very nice contouring. Me likes. Body shape is a little weird, but in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikester Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wow that looks amazing! :D I am looking forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Very nice contouring. Me likes. Body shape is a little weird, but in a good way. Thanks. Yeah, weird was on purpose. The shape turned out a little more radical than the first draft of the design, after a couple of revisions necessary to make it more playable and to make sure the neck joint was substantial enough. Wow that looks amazing! I am looking forward to seeing it finished. Thanks! I only really can work on it during the weekends, but I'm eager to see it finished too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundAt11 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nice job, Rick. Very clean work, nice body shape, really cool looking neck, and very pretty woods. Good work in that neck joint, that's tight. I like that idea of the Limba with the Mahogany, you don't see that often, but the Limba has a smoother feel than Mahogany, so it should be faster. Plus, those laminate strips look excellent. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nice job, Rick. Very clean work, nice body shape, really cool looking neck, and very pretty woods. Good work in that neck joint, that's tight. I like that idea of the Limba with the Mahogany, you don't see that often, but the Limba has a smoother feel than Mahogany, so it should be faster. Plus, those laminate strips look excellent. Will Thanks. I take it you recognize that piece of black limba. The body was originally going to be black limba too, but a suitable piece was nowhere to be found. I love that piece of mahogany though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Lookin' good Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Pic doesn't come close to doing it justice, but here's the cocobolo fretboard, radiused and slotted. This is the second board of three I've made from that particular piece of cocobolo. I love the two-tone thing it has going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 I like that two-tone design as well, I hope you don't lose much of it when it comes to tapering the fretboard off. The walnut I bought has the same contrasting patches, I hope some of it shows through on the neck carve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 I like that two-tone design as well, I hope you don't lose much of it when it comes to tapering the fretboard off. The walnut I bought has the same contrasting patches, I hope some of it shows through on the neck carve Didn't lose too much of it. Fretboard, rough tapered but not yet attached Got the pickup cavities routed today too; they need one more pass to make them about 1/16" deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 I like it more and more I really really want to copy your design, too. Not gonna lie. It's a Les Paul with good balance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) Thanks. And feel free to copy away. I don't remember if I mentioned it earlier in the thread or not, but the body design did indeed begin life as a tracing of my Les Paul. [Edit: I looked back and found that I did mention that before after all. ] It went through a couple of redesigns though, and no part of it is exactly the same as a Les Paul now. A friend mentioned to me that the bass side horn looked a lot like a shark's dorsal fin, and I decided to play that up and run with the whole shark idea. There will be at least a couple more shark-inspired details in it before it's finished. Edited November 11, 2007 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Sounds good! I take it you saw Perry's shark-themed build a few weeks ago? I'm glad the fretboard came out well, too, it looks nice with that natural coloration ::EDIT:: Got any frontal pics? And what size roundover bit did you use for the corners, 1/4"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Looking good! I'm keen to see this one finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah, I did see Perry's shark guitar. Maybe one day I'll be that good. Funny about the fretboard: this is the second board I've made from that piece of cocobolo with the white wood in the corner. People either love it or hate it ("Love the two tone look," "Didn't you have enough wood to cut that white part out?"). Personally, I like to let the wood help design the piece, and I try to keep as many unique characteristics of the wood as possible. There are a bunch more pics here. The roundover is 1/4". And thanks, Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Funny about the fretboard: this is the second board I've made from that piece of cocobolo with the white wood in the corner. People either love it or hate it ("Love the two tone look," "Didn't you have enough wood to cut that white part out?"). Personally, I like to let the wood help design the piece, and I try to keep as many unique characteristics of the wood as possible. It goes well with your "spalt?" at the neck heel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Nie stuff Rick, its looking amazing. Everythings coming out nice and clean! I really like themed guitars, especially when they don't go too far beyond theme and become more of a gimmick. Gimmicks are sometimes ok, but they usually get old super fast, where as a well done theme rarely gets old. I saw your shark fin cavity and thought that was really cool as well, thats where you can put your sharkfin soup! Man, my jokes have been just sad, lol. Anyhow, really diggin' the shark theme. I studied marine biology, mainly sharks as a kid just because I found it so interesting, so these themes have a special appeal for me. Keep up the great work and keep the pictures coming. Also, is your theme going to play apart of your inlay design or are you going standard? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I had aspirations to be a marine biologist myself, as a kid. I used to write for a couple of aquarium hobby magazines, and breed African cichlids for local pet shops... I had a rack of 12 ten-gallon growout tanks in my two-bedroom apartment, as well as three 55 gallon tanks in the living room at one point. It was fun. I need to get back into it one of these days. And thanks for the kind comments about the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 (edited) Nice woods and a pretty cool body design! I want to see how that will look with pickups and hardware on it. Hardware and pickups temporarily in place (pickup cavities need to be cut a tiny bit deeper): (I haven't cut the cavity for the pickup switch yet, but it's going to be done Les Paul -style, but without a trim ring.) Edited November 13, 2007 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) Pieces in relative position... fretboard and hardware not attached yet. [Edit: The fretboard taper is only rough cut in the pic which is why it looks more rectangular than it should] Edited January 1, 2008 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Coming along very nicely Rick! I really like the fretboard, the way the sapwood is positioned is very cool. Rock on! CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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