killemall8 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Pretty much finished this one up. only thing left to do is to rout the cavity cover recess, and drill the jack hole. body is african mahogany 3.4 pieces. Bookmatched bubinga veneer again. Gibson style FADED finish (a few thin coats of satin clear, no grainfill) It actually looks pretty good, i think. Neck is 3 piece mahogany and maple, with a darker mahogany headstock. I actually dont like the way it looks now, the maple ended up looking like a skunk stripe. I took lots of closeups for WES. Album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I dont like how far down the neck the scarf is, other than that its a awesome looking guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 yeah, the thicker the piece of wood you start out with, the lower the scarf will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 You should make a multilaminate neck through sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I think it's pretty nice. It's safe to say that headstock ain't gonna break too. You could minimize the effect of the maple by staining it a little so it doesn't stand out. Depends on how much it bothers you. And I would suggest all black hardware if you care for such a suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterblastor Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Neck is 3 piece mahogany and maple, with a darker mahogany headstock. I actually dont like the way it looks now, the maple ended up looking like a skunk stripe. I dunno man, I think it looks pretty cool with the maple stripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Looks good. +1 for black hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Ive wanted to make a NT multi lam, but am afraid to attempt a neck thru. IF i was the one putting this together, it would no doubt have black hardware ( i only use black) but im selling it like this, so i can only hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I think the scariest part about a neck through is the final carve of the heal area. On an explorer, it shouldn't be too bad though. I personally think neckthroughs are more fun to make than set/bolt-on. This one looks nice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 you have the skills for a neck-through now - it will be easier than you expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Plan out the electronics drilling ahead of time.... I know you probably know this but if you forget I want to say "I told you so". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Beautiful flowing work as always, love your builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I hate to be negative, but.... Wow. Yet another mahogany explorer with a waterfall bubinga veneer top and KL headstock. It kinda loses it's mystique after the tenth one. Ever consider something else, or these only for sale? I know you've said they sell well for you, so I 100% get it if that's the motivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I hate to be negative, but.... Wow. Yet another mahogany explorer with a waterfall bubinga veneer top and KL headstock. It kinda loses it's mystique after the tenth one. Ever consider something else, or these only for sale? I know you've said they sell well for you, so I 100% get it if that's the motivation. For me, new designs and wood combos are not the only interesting thing in guitarbuilding. I find an example of flawless craftsmanship just as interesting as a new design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 It just seems like there is SO much more planning that goes into making a NT guitar. And we all know, I can NEVER do anything right the first time. Im just afraid to try it. Ive tried planning, and so many things mess with my head. I just think its harder. Thanks Drak! Well john, Ive made pretty much every design already, besides hollowbody stuff. There is just not much else i like to make. I have a ton of that bubinga veneer, but it doesnt look as good on other stuff. It is 99% because of how well they sell. the other 1% is because i have learned them so well. by the way, its 26 Kl explorers, not 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Whatever floats your boat. I figured it was because they sold well for you. You must have made most of your other shapes before I came along. Understand that I'm not making a negative comment about the craftsmanship or looks - just that you've done a LOT of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Lets see, Explorer Les paul (bout 4) Strat BC rich beast RG PRS Another type of doublecut Gibson style Vs (3) RR Style V (3) My own design that nobody likes (3) I think thats a few. I dont like the crazy designs... I like the popular normal ones. I would make a lot more les pauls ( i LOVE making and playing them) But they only look good with certain finishes, and I have given up on high gloss perfect mirror finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 All I remember seeing from you are these, a couple of LPs, the funky finished V (uber-cool!), and your pointy strat-like thing that nobody likes. I'm sure I could go back and find more if I really wanted to, but those are what I remember. Personally, I have a hard time making the same guitar again. Then again, I don't make whole guitars to sell. The bodies I sell I have no problem doing the same bodies over and over. I just don't show them off here. The Formica-topped Tele body does pretty well for me. I just got in a 7" wide piece of 8/4 canary and some 12/4 sapele. Both are getting split down the middle. The canary for tops, the sapele for the base. I should be able to get three bodies from it all: one for me, and a Tele and PRS that'll get sold. I'm really excited to see how the canary will look like once it's carved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 All I remember seeing from you are these, a couple of LPs, the funky finished V (uber-cool!), and your pointy strat-like thing that nobody likes. I'm sure I could go back and find more if I really wanted to, but those are what I remember. Personally, I have a hard time making the same guitar again. Then again, I don't make whole guitars to sell. The bodies I sell I have no problem doing the same bodies over and over. I just don't show them off here. The Formica-topped Tele body does pretty well for me. I just got in a 7" wide piece of 8/4 canary and some 12/4 sapele. Both are getting split down the middle. The canary for tops, the sapele for the base. I should be able to get three bodies from it all: one for me, and a Tele and PRS that'll get sold. I'm really excited to see how the canary will look like once it's carved. Well, i I only posted like 50% of the guitars ive made. Ive had so many pics of guitars on my photobucket account, ive ran it out of memory like 3 times. ive had to go and delete pics from my account 3 times, to make room for new ones. they only allow i think 500MB of pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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