cvhs18472 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I have read a good number of books on guitar building and am a fairly accomplished woodworker. The actual building of a guitar is far less daunting than the gaining the knowledge to build a good sounding one. Things like resonance and pickup placement and type are far more important to me than shaping and finishing a piece of wood. I have so far chosen a white ash body, maple neck and fretboard with 2 extra frets, a strat neck pickup with a humbucker bridge pickup and a one piece tail piece and bridge. I may be insane but then aren't we all. Ed Nothing insane there imo. Have you considered adding a middle single coil (HSS) so you have a noise cancelling option? Or are you tapping the HB (or did you consider it)? Things like your question are why I came to your website for help. I will be tapping both pickups and using paint in the cavity. My son is a music major studying guitar and this is a project that is trying to combine our talents. The information that you offer is one thing that allows us to complete this project. I wanted to know about the resonance so that we could hear the finished piece and then have one less unknown on our trip to the guitar of his dreams. I realize that might be a lot of wood away but you have to have a basis. Thanks loads, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvhs18472 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I have read a good number of books on guitar building and am a fairly accomplished woodworker. The actual building of a guitar is far less daunting than the gaining the knowledge to build a good sounding one. Things like resonance and pickup placement and type are far more important to me than shaping and finishing a piece of wood. I have so far chosen a white ash body, maple neck and fretboard with 2 extra frets, a strat neck pickup with a humbucker bridge pickup and a one piece tail piece and bridge. I may be insane but then aren't we all. Ed Nothing insane there imo. Have you considered adding a middle single coil (HSS) so you have a noise cancelling option? Or are you tapping the HB (or did you consider it)? Things like your question are why I came to your website for help. I will be tapping both pickups and using paint in the cavity. My son is a music major studying guitar and this is a project that is trying to combine our talents. The information that you offer is one thing that allows us to complete this project. I wanted to know about the resonance so that we could hear the finished piece and then have one less unknown on our trip to the guitar of his dreams. I realize that might be a lot of wood away but you have to have a basis. Thanks loads, Ed As an update on the guitar I was building. As soon as I can figure out how to post a picture I will, but my son is now playing the guitar for class and professionally and it sounds great. Does a lot of slide work on it and the ash body does give it a ton of sustain. Thanks for the help and I'll post when I start the Lap Guitar we are now going to build, or when he comes home from school and shows me how to add a photo. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Sounds cool Ed. Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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