carousel182 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 This one is a pretty basic build. Just using up some spare parts I have laying around the shop. Basically, its going to be either a cream colored or white strat (2 piece poplar body) with a solid rosewood neck (beautiful wood). The pickguard will be black and all hardware chrome. Not much to it. So here are some pictures One question though.. I will be spraying a polyurethane finish on this one, probably minwax waterbased poly or target coatings waterbased poly. I still have no idea what type of paint is compatible with these finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Are you worried about balance? Rosewood is pretty heavy while poplar is really light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 The body is pretty thick and its only routed for one humbucker and a hardtail bridge so not much wood is being taken away. it should be balanced pretty well. If It becomes a problem I'll weight the body, but I think it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carousel182 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Here are some more pics of where its at now.. i dotted the board, fixed the neck pocket, routed the cavity made the pickguard etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Looking beautiful. Love that neck! Only thing I'd like to see is a deeper cutaway or the bridge and neck repositioned to accommodate the extra frets - even if upper fret access isn't an issue for you, I think it looks a bit odd with the 24th fret way up into the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yeaa i see what you mean about the fret access. Im going to deepen the cutaway and reshape the back tomorrow (I routed around a quarter inch off of the back because of the neck pocket screws not being long enough, and me not wanting to buy new ones.) Everything should be done by tomorrow I'd imagine. just have to do some pickguard work reshape the cutaway and the back and sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Getting close to finished.. fixed the cutaway finished the pickguard etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Almost done just gotta wetsand and buff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decadentjon Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 looks nice but it seems like the neck carve stops a bit early before the heel? especially in the last pic it looks uncarved after the 15th fret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I still have work to do on that I guess then.. I have another strat neck that is carved up to the exact same point, thats what I modeled this after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan0 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 finish looks pretty good, what did you end up mixing with the poly? idk if the pickguard really flows with the lower horn for my tastes but besides that it looks sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I ended up just using car lacquer, I didn't wanna bother with the poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I still have work to do on that I guess then.. I have another strat neck that is carved up to the exact same point, thats what I modeled this after. Probably because that neck has 21/22 frets, and yours has 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Ah interesting, The 23/24is overhang though. Oh! okay i realized what The problem is.. When I was building thus guitar I had to shave a little wood off of the body because the blank wasnt long enough. I shaved maybe a quarter to a half inch off of the neck pocket so it looks bad. Ill just do a little more carving, Ill carve it out to the 17th fret I guess.. my mistake.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 is there no truss rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 stewmac dual action rod accessible at the heel haha, I like the look of the headstock with no hole better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 stewmac dual action rod accessible at the heel haha, I like the look of the headstock with no hole better. having to take the neck off to adjust the truss rod isn't gonna be fun, should have done a wheel style rod and notched out the end of the fingerboard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I don't like the notched out of the end of the FB look either, I might try that next time though. I build guitars, taking the neck off and adjusting a truss rod shouldn't be a problem for me, how often do you have to adjust your truss rods haha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I don't like the notched out of the end of the FB look either, I might try that next time though. I build guitars, taking the neck off and adjusting a truss rod shouldn't be a problem for me, how often do you have to adjust your truss rods haha? at least once every season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 So four times a year tops, and that to me is no problem. whats it take like 10 minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 So four times a year tops, and that to me is no problem. whats it take like 10 minutes? maybe if you nail the adjustment first shot it just seems like added hassle just because you don't like the hole at the headstock, thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Yea, I know what you mean, Ill go with the hole next time i guess, I just like the clean look it has with no hole though . I just gotta fix that neck issue, where do you think i should carve the neck to? 16th fret? Edited November 15, 2008 by carousel182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan0 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I like the butt end truss rod adjustment aswell, the head stock flows much better, one of my warmoth necks, has that type. If your too lazy to bother taking off the neck, well meh its easy enough for me. And im assuming he copied the neck carve off a warmoth due to the profile and heel transition. Looking to be a real player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I adjust mine at least twice a year. Mostly when the temperature change is enough to effect the humidity in the closet that i store my guitars in. I'd have a wall, but my apartment doesn't have enough room in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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