ElysianGuitars Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) body is African Mahogany, the neck blank is gluing up right now, its gonna be a 3 piece neck, birdseye maple and purpleheart. its going to have a 7 degree tilt back headstock, scarf jointed, and a flamed maple cap, half carved. its going to have a 3+5 headstock as well, and a Texas Ebony fretboard. 28" scale, its going to get a nordstrand humbucker for the bridge pup, and nordstrand single for the neck pup. bridge is going to be a hipshot 8 string fixed bridge, 0.175" thick base plate. heres the design its based on http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01542/6...542522466_l.jpg Edited September 24, 2008 by ElysianGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 heres what texas ebony looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 http://www.elysian-online.com/8StringProto/DSCF5188.JPG got the scarf joint done(also my first scarf joint), i've also cut the end off the neck, the fretboard is going to be 21.25" long, basically come just past the 24th fret, and i might have to add wings to the headstock, but i've not tested the design on it yet. need to get the truss rod, and route the truss rod channel next, as well as make my 28" scale fret slot template, and then get the fretboard to shape. its going to be 3" wide at the 24th fret, and its just over 2 1/4" wide at the nut(uses Ibanez string spacing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Love the design, the headstock is subtle, yet metal! lol I think I would have the bottom horn curve round a bit more RGish, but thats just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Love the design, the headstock is subtle, yet metal! lol I think I would have the bottom horn curve round a bit more RGish, but thats just me... thanks for the input, but i'm set on this design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i know you say your set on the design, but to me it seems like the headstock leans a little to the left other than that i love it! cant wait to see it progress on a side note, i just did my first 2 scarf joints a few days ago, how did you glue yours? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 (edited) i know you say your set on the design, but to me it seems like the headstock leans a little to the left other than that i love it! cant wait to see it progress on a side note, i just did my first 2 scarf joints a few days ago, how did you glue yours? haha first i lined up the stripe so that it didn't look funny after carving, clamped it together without glue, and drilled 2 holes with a 1/16" bit, one on each side of the outside line of the neck, and drove a nail through them, so they stayed lined up when i did glue, then i took it all apart, trimmed the nails down so they were just nubs, applied glue, and lined up the headstock piece with the nails, clamped it up with 6 clamps and some clamping cauls, and that was that... hope that made sense and yes, the headstock leans a little to the left, partly because the angle the pic of that drawing was taken, it makes the whole guitar look angled, and partly because it does actually lean a bit to the left in the drawing with the rounded bit... Edited September 25, 2008 by ElysianGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 thanks for the input, but i'm set on this design I wasnt meaning for you to change it lol as it matches the top horn nicely, its just something I noticed when I looked at the design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ElysianGuitars Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 routed the neck pocket, finished shaping the body. i also carved the back like a collen arch top http://www.elysian-online.com/8StringProto/DSCF5194.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 routed the neck pocket, finished shaping the body. i also carved the back like a collen arch top http://www.elysian-online.com/8StringProto/DSCF5194.JPG That is RAD! +1 nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 thanks. i also slotted the fretboard today, and decided that the fretboard is gonna get some nice ebony binding as well. the dual action truss rod is on its way, got a 20" from this place, stewmac only offers 18 and 24, so i thought i'd give these guys a shot http://www.doeringerguitars.com/servlet/th...2-Guitar/Detail they haven't gotten back to me on how deep the channel needs to be, so i'll likely have to wait until i get it to be able to route the truss rod channel. and people, please don't fret because my truss rod won't be centered it's by design, this is a prototype build, testing quite a few ideas of mine, so thats one thing i'm prototyping. i basically want to get the benefit of a dual truss rod(where you can get different amounts of relief on the bass and treble side of the fretboard) so i'm trying an idea i had of putting the truss rod in between a different set of strings than the middle, it'll be 1 set of strings closer to the bass side, and the goal of it will be to get slightly more relief on the bass side than on the treble side. anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 thanks. i also slotted the fretboard today, and decided that the fretboard is gonna get some nice ebony binding as well. the dual action truss rod is on its way, got a 20" from this place, stewmac only offers 18 and 24, so i thought i'd give these guys a shot http://www.doeringerguitars.com/servlet/th...2-Guitar/Detail they haven't gotten back to me on how deep the channel needs to be, so i'll likely have to wait until i get it to be able to route the truss rod channel. and people, please don't fret because my truss rod won't be centered it's by design, this is a prototype build, testing quite a few ideas of mine, so thats one thing i'm prototyping. i basically want to get the benefit of a dual truss rod(where you can get different amounts of relief on the bass and treble side of the fretboard) so i'm trying an idea i had of putting the truss rod in between a different set of strings than the middle, it'll be 1 set of strings closer to the bass side, and the goal of it will be to get slightly more relief on the bass side than on the treble side. anyways. Sounds interesting, hope this works out, as it sounds like a cool idea. Also, nice job on the carving (front and back) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 thanks. i also slotted the fretboard today, and decided that the fretboard is gonna get some nice ebony binding as well. the dual action truss rod is on its way, got a 20" from this place, stewmac only offers 18 and 24, so i thought i'd give these guys a shot http://www.doeringerguitars.com/servlet/th...2-Guitar/Detail they haven't gotten back to me on how deep the channel needs to be, so i'll likely have to wait until i get it to be able to route the truss rod channel. and people, please don't fret because my truss rod won't be centered it's by design, this is a prototype build, testing quite a few ideas of mine, so thats one thing i'm prototyping. i basically want to get the benefit of a dual truss rod(where you can get different amounts of relief on the bass and treble side of the fretboard) so i'm trying an idea i had of putting the truss rod in between a different set of strings than the middle, it'll be 1 set of strings closer to the bass side, and the goal of it will be to get slightly more relief on the bass side than on the treble side. anyways. Sounds interesting, hope this works out, as it sounds like a cool idea. Also, nice job on the carving (front and back) thanks, was my first time trying the flap wheel attached to my drill press, it worked quite well, though this guitar is heavy as hell(think les paul heavy), so it was pretty tough to hold up for the hour or so that it took Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Are you popeye now? And I'm going to try a flap disc soon, but on an angle grinder instead of my drill press. Don't think I could do it accurately on a press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Are you popeye now? And I'm going to try a flap disc soon, but on an angle grinder instead of my drill press. Don't think I could do it accurately on a press. it was tough at first, but i got used to how the wheel worked, and it became like second nature by the time i got to the carve on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 worked on the control cavities today. this is an idea i had for taking out as little wood as possible, instead of having all the routes of say an Ibanez, it also saves me from having to make 1 more template, and is pretty easy to be honest. anything to make this easier is good with me! if i use mini pots i can make the holes even smaller, if i use a gibson 3 way instead of a blade switch, can make it even less wood taken out, i think the idea is pretty sound overall. i also did a UV style jack today. http://www.elysian-online.com/8StringProto/DSCF5197.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 just a quick mockup, fretboard isn't glued on, just set in place. opinions on the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Looks nice...good design.very elegant for an 8 string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Im Not a big fan of the headstock, it seems to smallish for that design and it could flow a bit more with the body. I do love the body design man Very cool, I cant wait to see it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madawgony Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I really like the carve on the top, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 put in the order for the custom wound nordstrand pickups today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Very freaking sweet shape, it flows very nicely. Metal yet elegant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Very freaking sweet shape, it flows very nicely. Metal yet elegant! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I agree. Nice shape...nice carve... I can't help but say though, I see an alien face in the top wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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