The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 This is my pretty standard JEM cutout. No big whoop yet. the strat stylings are somewhat small for now. The back is planed and drying the glue. Tommorow I'll fix up my ugly dremeled monkey grip and cut out the back. here are the pics. BTW guys. I just want to thank you for all of your support. watching my dream start to take shape is the best feeling i've gotten in several years. Thanks for putting up with my crap and allowing me to create this. or start to create it. Yes i know that i need to get rid of that neck thing. It was what was on the JEM template. And I figured that i just better leave it on because I dont want to ruin anything. Besides I can always cut it out once things get a little more grounded in the design. AGAIN thank you all! http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/481911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 BTW the grain lines up the pics do no justice. and the monkey grip sucks i know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 i will fix it up but tell me how it looks por favor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 This is my pretty standard JEM cutout. No big whoop yet. the strat stylings are somewhat small for now. It doesn't matter, they're pretty much the same anyway Seriously, its looking good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 BTW the grain lines up the pics do no justice. and the monkey grip sucks i know! It seems like such a shame to put a monkey grip in that flamed maple . Otherwise, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Wait a minute! How thick is it? I just noticed you have front and back pics. Is it maple all the way through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Looking Good Man! Hey, an idea on that monkey grip: Have you tried using a file to get in there and straighten it out? It looks like you have most of the material out of there it just needs cleaning up. I do all sorts of odd "clean ups" with my files. They remove wood quickly and allow you to get in those tight corners. Just my 2 cents! Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 thanks guys! I think this will turn out alright. It was pretty cool the guy the woodworkers shop built several guitars and made a multiple stain burst. So he told me an interesting method of putting the darkest color in a thin coat and leave it on for about a night and then sand the next day. So then You've got a dark background. then you wait a couple of days and do the same thing with the next lighter color. Then sand and then apply your final color and dont sand. then you put a clear on it and supposedly it works. I'm not sure if i can believe him but it sounds like it works. I mean he was an employee at the wood workers club so i guess he has a general idea. but i could be wrong. I'm going to experiment on crap wood before finishing my guitar. just thought i would throw the idea out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 its 3/4 inch thick top flamed maple. and the back is flamed maple also 3/4 thick. It may sound thick for right now but I'm going to carve the two pieces like a strat but slightly different. Its not going to be that thick. As for the monkey grip I'm going to use the spindle sander to clean up most of it then I'll probably recut the outside non grip part with a scroll saw or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 i dont have nearly enough files to complete the job I have a 1/4 file and a rasp.................:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 its 3/4 inch thick top flamed maple. and the back is flamed maple also 3/4 thick. All maple! It should be very bright sounding! A little heavy too. Hey, but it'll look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Yeah! thats the idea very bright sounding! My only concern is that the ebony and the 1 meg pots might make it TOO bright sounding for my heavier rock i play occasionally..... hmmm maybe pau ferro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkyboy777 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 The maple looks great....gonna be heavy though. As long as it is pretty, who cares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 thanx again guys! finally MAYBE I'll get some respect MAYBE......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Lookin good! Keep the pics comin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 yeh man its looking good at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Snork, when you calmed down a d accpted advice, you earned my respect. And the guitar looks great. Um I mean IHC Scout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 That thing looks classy. Im not a big fan of monkey-grips, but hey, if you like it, your the one who will play it! What kind of inish are you goin with? forgive me if I have missed a point somewhere saying what your gonna do! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Nordic Gawd Posted December 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 today i started contouring the edges like a strat. But I'm having some second thoughts and I'm thinking about binding the edges with the lighted acrylic idea........ but I'm not quite sure. Should I experiment with the strat style outer contouring (Jem has a flat outside where as the strat is curved) Still debating about the arm rest. I dont think I'm going to do it. What do you guys think? Binding or contours? Contours may be cleaner. Besides I'm using acrylic for headstock inlay and neck inlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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