Mr_Buttman Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Along with bass build i have another neckthrough project - ESP Forest Style guitar. The worst in this build is the finish - the guitar will be black (the customer wants it only black...) but the wood is so nice... So, it's gonna be 7 string guitar with 12-72 strings. Specs: 7 string 25.5" scale 24 frets 48mm nut width Tune-o-matic w/ String-Thru-Body black hardware Neck: wenge/padauk/wenge/padauk/wenge 5 piece neck madagascar ebony freatboard 2-way truss rod + 2 carbon rods stainless steel fretwire Body: Makore body Harware, electronics: Tone Pros TOM bridge Hipshot grip-lock tuners 2x EMG 707 pickups Here is the wood.... The freatboard is in the center: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 The progress pics: The lower is for this guitar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Why the nice multi lam neck, If its going to be painted? Just for strength? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Why the nice multi lam neck, If its going to be painted? Just for strength? Yes. And also i like padauk+wenge tone - the padauk billet was like a bell so the glued blank has very interesting tone. And i hope that i can leave the back of the neck transparent - will talk about it with the customer after sealing the guitar, hope he'd like the look of his guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Very nice work. can't wait to see it done. I'm in the process of buying my wood for my second project. which is also going to be a 7 string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 i think its fine to spray it black you should always be choosing wood primarily for tone and stability anyway so why not do that and spray it the colour you want. i would rather that than have a black guitar built in a substandard way just because it was always going to be black i feel the pain though, there always comes a point where you want to talk them out of the black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Is it going to be a forest, or a forest GT? GT's are one of my favorite ESP's. Nice work, and yes, the wood looks sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Thx guys for your comments. WezV Agree with you that's why i am using nice wood here. But the more i build guitars the more i like the natural look of the wood. ae3 It's going to be forest , not forest GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Look foward to this, looks great so far, but yeah really sucks about the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 i think its fine to spray it black you should always be choosing wood primarily for tone and stability anyway so why not do that and spray it the colour you want. i would rather that than have a black guitar built in a substandard way just because it was always going to be black i feel the pain though, there always comes a point where you want to talk them out of the black Without going OT, I way resawing some QS bubinga today to make some neck laminates, and it started twisting and moving after being cut! SCARY. If I hadn't cut the wood and used it as-was in a neck, imagine all the tensions released from the wood into a neck as it was being shaped....as it turned out, I salvaged what I needed so it wasn't all bad. It just goes to show that wood being stored in it's uncut form still has plenty of settling and moving to do the closer it gets to it's final shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Some progress And the pieces of makore which i've wanted to use are so heavy that i decieded to use Sapele instead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Perhaps my brain has readjusted to longer scales and basses, but how thick is the body? It looks 2", perhaps slightly more...? Really nice progress. Clean and it looks like the planning has borne fruit. Awesome. What tools are you going to use to do the bevelling/contouring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Prostheta, thanks for your comment! Really, the body on photo looks thicker then in reality - it's 44mm (1.7"). I use Stanley Spokeshave and two handmade files (don't know if there is english equivalent for these tools names) for beveling/contouring: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrkIncGuitars Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Nice work! I like how it is a total neck-thru. I think wenge on a guitar is the bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 i really like the color choices on this guitar, it all fits together very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Prostheta, thanks for your comment! Really, the body on photo looks thicker then in reality - it's 44mm (1.7"). I use Stanley Spokeshave and two handmade files (don't know if there is english equivalent for these tools names) for beveling/contouring: http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/M...Forest/file.jpg http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/M...orest/file2.jpg I thought it was possibly a trick of my eyes....the body will look a lot more slender when contoured, also! How and why did you make your own rasps? I know hand-hammered rasps cut better than machine-made, but the cutting edges look very different to what i've used before. That said, i'm not a rasp expert really :-\ If they do the job, then that's what is important of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Prostheta Actually, i haven't made these rasps - friend gave them to me and i don't know whose work it is. I use them because they leave less scratches on the wood so i don't have to sand a lot... Of course it's possible to do this job with standard rasp... Thx Kenny and DrkIncGuitars for your comments. I think wenge on a guitar is the bomb Wenge is very nice wood but it's so hard to work with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Looks awesome. Show that to the customer, and if they still want to paint it black send them over here so I can slap em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kully Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 i have had a few of the top rasps in my shed for years and its never really clicked to me as to what they were but hot that i have seen this i shall have to try them also the bottom one looks like a course thread piece of all threat rod with a handle on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 The guitar is looking good. Yes weird files. The round file I have never seen before the large one looks almost like an autobody file or possibly a horse shoe file used to flatten the hoof prior to installing a new shoe. Hey as long at it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Body carving (almost finished except right horn area): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Shaping up well - no joke intended. You seem to have good method and are obviously planning each step. Thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Buttman Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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