oblaty Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I like seeing those multiple builds. I am building two guitars right now and it is good to see how my skills are getting better Practise is practise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 A bit of an update, carved the body using my trusty angle grinder, spokeshave and scrapers: Then I forgot to take pictures So skip forward a couple of weeks and the first one is nearly finished: Just need to finish the nut off and get her setup properly. The Qld Maple came up nice and shimmery under the wipe on poly, I'm quite pleased with the result. The other two are still sitting back at the same stage as the last pictures except I have rough carved the Rosewood neck. Hopefully I can get the setup done this weekend and have her out to her knew owner, then I can get on with my two. Do you guys have any tips for setting up an 8? I'll get it eventually but if there is anything obvious I would appreciate the knowledge. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Gorgeous, Nice & simple, no clutter of switches or knobs or any other crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) Wow. Great work!!! I love the simplicity. It looks like something that would be growing out in a forest. Edited July 29, 2010 by Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Thanks guys, I do love a minimalist style. It was good that this was how the customer wanted it, I didn't even have to talk them into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) (PS. can a mod please take the 'Planning Stages' out of the title? I think I am a little bit past that now ) Done, plus amended spelling ;-) Edited July 30, 2010 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Thanks for that Prostheta but damn, spelling was always the one thing I was good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Not any more dude ;-) Hey, this was pretty much my same plan for building 7-string and 8-string guitar on a small "run". Simplified common neck joints which are interchangeable, common templates for all the build stages, thick bass Hipshot bridges or recessed TOMs for a common neck angle....would have been fun! I really like the subtle carve - reminds me somewhat of the Jackson models for Christian Olde Wolbers? I do like straight down the line instruments which do their jobs well, rather than "jack of all trades/master of none" guitars ;-) It was probably posted, but what pickups are you using? I've been debating over which pickups to "actually" use in my recent 7-string build, and am pretty much settled on a Super Distortion-7/'59-7 or JB-7/'59-7 combination. Not convinced about the anecdotal information I hear about the ToneZone-7...anyway... Build on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Thanks mate. Yeah I really tried to make this easy to replicate and also with no odd features (weird neck angles etc.) so that it can suit a wide range of hardware. The pickup on this one is a result of the customers budget. It is the 8 string pickup from Rondo. The cool thing is that it is a "standard" size so he can drop in something like a bare knuckle at a later date. Pickups were easily the hardest decision with these builds as the range is still a bit short for 8's. Sure you can go custom but you need the money to do that. The second one will also be a Rondo pickup. It is a surprisingly good pickup, more than good enough for bashing around in my room which is all the action it will ever see. The third one will be an active set. I haven't decided whether it will an EMG set or a Blackout set yet. Anyone have any advice either way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I would err on the side of "try them out" I guess. Opinion is (as always) divided on aspects of EMGs or Blackouts, but having not tried Blackouts I can't say. I do think EMGs sound better with the 18v mod as opposed to the normal 9v supply though, plus it's nice to have the extremely low noise floor when playing with high gain. The only downside I can think of with EMGs is that they don't do the "standard" pickup shape, so it's more of a destructive routing mod installing EMGs unless you use a pickguard! Blackouts offer both shapes IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Hmm, off to youtube I go then to have a listen to some pickups. The guitar has gone to its new owner now, here is a final pic showing the carve a bit better: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 None of the videos I have seen on YouTube are honestly subjective, plus the sound is poor from mostly bad recordings. For example - check out some of the video "reviews" of EMGs, Blackouts, etc. and then compare them to say, a "non-review" video by somebody who isn't trying to pimp words such this: I think you'll find a better view of pickups for lower tunings and longer scales on sevenstring.org for example, although the "djent" term is bandied around far too much ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted September 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 A few weeks later and we have some progress on number two. I am going with a smaller neck heel on this one, here I have just finished routing it. This one has a rosewood neck compared to the first one which was maple. This shows the mini volute I am doing on these ones: And this is where it stands as of today. Lots more sanding to do and carve finishing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted November 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 I finished the second one up about a month or so ago now, I swear I updated this... or maybe not. Anyway here she is, sorry about the horrible lighting, I had to rush the shots because she was being picked up that night: This one ended up with the same customer as the first, the two different neck materials gave them a different enough sound that he had to have this one as well The third one is now well under way. I decided on the SD Blackouts for this one, progress pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted November 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Got the bulk of the carve work done this weekend. Also drilled all the holes and did the electronics cavities. This one will differ from the past two by having a neck pickup, selector switch, two volume and two tone and full chrome hardware. I will also be going for a more complicated finish on this one, I haven't quite ironed out the details yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Well I finished up the third and final one of these a few days ago. This one is the same Qld Maple as the other two. It has a Mahogany neck though with a Rosewood faceplate. Thanks for all the help that was offered in this thread, made the process a bit easier Now to think of my next project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I really like the color scheme Initially it looked like a plain brown guitar, but with the top and fretboard in view, I like it a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thank FireFly It really is serious business on the front with a bit of a party out the back. I felt I had to do something different with this one after two nearly identical builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Fantastic job, have Meshuggah called you wanting to buy it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks Muzz Unfortunately no word from Meshuggah yet, I'm sitting here waiting for the call though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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