rhoads56 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Truth Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 magnificent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 YouTube video and soundbyte... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Do you have a picture of the back of the neck?...I was just curious how you blend between the hard clearcoat and the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 There is no line between lacquered and oiled, its sanded smooth and the line buffed away. Its 'seamless'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Awesome work as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 DUDE! Those are some huge caps! What's the low-down on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks Perry...Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 They look like those big oil and paper caps... aparently give great tone from what I hear. Myka gave me a soviet era one I'm dying to use. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Stunning guitar, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 This is probably the best looking guitar I've ever seen. The wood is absolutely amazing! I love the contrast between the neck and body as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Absolutley gorgeous, one question though which I have seen on many builds, with all the time and expense invovled in the builds why have you put a black cover plate on it? It just detracts from the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 You mean the Indian Rosewood plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) You mean the Indian Rosewood plate? Yes, it looks really dark, or maybe the pic doesn't do it justice, although it is a matter of taste. If it were me I would have used a lighter colour, it's a continuity thing Just a question on the way you finish off you neck pockets to get the fit as tight as they are. Do you router them slightly smaller and finish off with a chisel, or do have templates that finishes them at the correct size. When I saw the pic of you doing the neck fit it made me cringe a bit, but I guess if you weren't 110% you wouldn't have done it. I think I would have at least a mattress under there. Edited October 24, 2008 by jaycee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 You mean the Indian Rosewood plate? Yes, it looks really dark, or maybe the pic doesn't do it justice, although it is a matter of taste. If it were me I would have used a lighter colour, it's a continuity thing Just a question on the way you finish off you neck pockets to get the fit as tight as they are. Do you router them slightly smaller and finish off with a chisel, or do have templates that finishes them at the correct size. When I saw the pic of you doing the neck fit it made me cringe a bit, but I guess if you weren't 110% you wouldn't have done it. I think I would have at least a mattress under there. The rosewood matches the neck. Its a little hard to obtain burl maple, and it certainly wouldnt have had anywhere near the same grain, so why bother? You dont think id take a photo of a tight neck joint if i though the body i spent many hours shaping was going to fall and get damaged... do ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 The rosewood matches the neck. Its a little hard to obtain burl maple, and it certainly wouldnt have had anywhere near the same grain, so why bother? I think I've had this coversation with most of my local guitar related friends and almost all agree that unless you can actually match the grain almost exactly on a cavity plate, its best to use a contrasting wood to the body. Matching the neck is a perfect choice and looks nice, especially when you see a guitar in person. I've seen too many cavity plates that are made of the same body wood, but the grain is way different or the color isn't the same and I cringe every time I see that. Perfectly matching plate or contrasting, anything outside of that tends to look off and completed distracts from the flow of the guitar. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 i agree, it needs to be a seamlessly matched back plate or something that doesnt try to "compete" with the body woods, thats best achieved by tying it into somewhere else on the guitar :-p i think it looks great just 1 more quick question, you use templates for your control cavities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 This one really reminds me of a Thorn guitar, and that is definitely a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Beautiful guitar Perry ! Is she finished ? Can we see her at GOTM this month ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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