matthew bryan Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Finally!!!!!!! The specs.... Mahogany body from exoticwoods.com(chambered on either side with ~3 inch wide strip from top to bottom) Redwood top (from Bob) rosewood bridge (allparts) maple neck from exoticwoods.com rosewood fingerboard (stewmac) Goto locking tuners from allparts ebony headstock cap (LMI) black plastic binding bolt on neck with truss rod adjustment at the heel dots are on the side and are MOP Fender scale length Fishman acoustic matrix pickup total thickness 2 1/8" back control route via stewmac templates neck and neck pocket templates from guitarbuildingtemplets.com body design .....from my Takamine and squished around till I liked it Headstock design......original idea from MJ guitars (the cut out) and the rest morphed from my takamine and a Schecter electric picture until I liked it. Finish is non-grained filled, Rockhard varnish wiped on and using micromesh until last grit to buff Here is the link to the pictures http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePhotos.j...67_499311302211 Hope you can see them. This has been about 3 years in the making....which is sad I know.....but it is finally done! Yep 3 years from when I put to paper, made a plywood and MDF prototype to the final product. The thing really sounds good! I am being biased of course but I am surprised at how it sounds like an acoustic guitar through my amp. Things I should have paid more attention to..... Neck is way, way too thick. I used a 1" round over but in a table to round over the neck. Used 50 grit belt off of a belt sander to "shoe shine" to a more round curve. I should have taken more measurements from my guitars to get a better feel of the thickness at nut and body joint but was nervous about getting into the truss rod route. The other is the finish. Should have taken more time and grain filled, and practiced the buffing process. Do not get me wrong I LOVE the look. But I think I can step it up a notch with a proper gloss finish job. Do not think I will do another headstock like this one. I do like it a lot because it is a different look. The time it took to handle it though may not be worth it. Thanks to all here for all the help. I have received some great advice here and other forums and have used every bit! Keep teaching and sharing. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Way to go! How does it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 i like it a lot! looks very good. congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Nice job. I like the unusual headstock - something different. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Nice flame top, very distinctive. Is there a "player" sound hole or no soundhole at all? I didn't grain fill on my first either, there will always be 'things for next time'. At the bottom of the picture page it says I can order a mug with the guitar on it. It's a nice guitar, but no mug for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew bryan Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Nope, no hole on this one. I did do that on the prototype but left it off on this one. Sorry did not know about the mug thing you mentioned.....must be some advertisement for kodak or something. I am extremely suprised how much it sounds like an acoustic instrument plugged into my amp. I was expecting it to sound more like an electric guitar on a clean setting. It has exceeded my expectations on the sound when plugged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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