IbanezDudeCK Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) So I decided to try building because I'm hardly ever satisfied with the guitars in stores and thought it'd be cheaper/funner to build one to my exact specs. The plan is a Ibanez Destroyer type guitar with: Alder body Birch top Maple set neck, 24 fret, 25.5in scale ? fretboard Schaller Roller Bridge (fixed top mount hardtail type) Dot inlay IBZ Designed by EMG pickups (until I decide what Seymour Duncans I want, can afford them, and get my RG that I'm making in to a JEM put back together) For the electronics, I'm using a vol, tone, and toggle with all 3 in a line by the bridge for ease of use. I'm building it with the help of Woodenspoke so as to hopefully not screw anything up too bad Pics: The body clamped up The body template And the top Edited July 26, 2010 by IbanezDudeCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwcarl Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The flame on that birch is pretty intense. Have you started on the neck yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The flame on that birch is pretty intense. Have you started on the neck yet? Nope, that comes next time. I just started actually building yesterday and that's as far as I got. The template is pretty much done (all the routing stuff is on the back side), the body wood is sanded down to about 1-3/4" and glued, the top (I had two pieces of figured birch so we had to get both cut and pick the one I wanted which took a bit longer, the other one is more randomly figured instead of striped looking and is a little thin now that its smoothed out) is thicknessed and ready to glue, and that's about it so far. The neck will (hopefully) be like a set Wizard II. That's the neck on my favorite guitar for the past 3 years and I love those necks, really nice for people with small hands like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mender Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 ...thought it'd be cheaper/funner to build one... Cheaper? One can but dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 ...thought it'd be cheaper/funner to build one... Cheaper? One can but dream So far I've spent about $500 and have everything I need for this and the 7 string I hope to build later with the same woods. This includes pickups and bridges and everything. That's better than the $450 that I would've spent on the Ibanez basic RG 7 string I was going to get and the alder with flame birch is much nicer than the basswood body that one has. Much better than the $1250 LTD I have that I still don't think is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Remember to include cost of glue, finish, paper, your time, and the inevitable tooling up. I mean, I can build a guitar cheaper than I can buy an equivalent one for now, but I've dumped several tens of thousands of dollars into this game.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I'm building it with the help of Woodenspoke (Spoke) so as to hopefully not screw anything up too bad He has a complete shop at his diposal for the build. Includes a new bottle of glue too.. A nice birch top. Great find, cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) Well, more pictures and progress. First, some pictures of me cutting the body and top to get ready to glue. The routing was done before gluing and you can see a part of the route in the last picture Picture of the body and top being glued together: The body and top after unclamping The neck being glued (2 piece maple) And slotting the ebony fretboard Edited August 10, 2010 by IbanezDudeCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Daaaaaaamn that's a ridiculous bandsaw o.O Edited August 11, 2010 by Narcissism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 More pictures. The Neck and fretboard are now attached, the fretboard is slotted and inlayed (dots), the LMI truss rod is in the neck, the neck is pretty much carved, needs cleaned up with the fretboard on it. The body is pretty much shaped up now, need to add pickup slots and clean up the control area. Just pictures of the fretboard being glued to the neck, lots of Stew-Mac neck clamps, other clamps, and a big piece of metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundsteelblues Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Safety glasses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalandser Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 +1 on the Safety Glasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 +1 on the Safety Glasses I did where a full face shield when routing around the body if that makes you happier. Anyways, I have posted an pics or any progress, but it's now fretted and has a headstock backplate that was just glued on last time. The neck joint is roughly drawn out and the neck is 120 grit sanded. Here's a pic of the neck before frets and backplate. And the headstock 'logo' inlay is cut, needs a bit of filing. I've got the headplate piece and need to cut it to the right shape and glue it on then put in the inlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's ALMOST done. everything is pretty much in place. the neck pocket is made, the neck heel has been adjusted, the front and back plates are on and the logo is inlayed. The frets are all in, leveled, crowned, and rounded. The body has the rounds around the edges. Still need the backplate for the control panel, some headstock shaping, tuner holes, and the holes for the bridges screws. Still need to add my fancy headstock taper/ledge/color change thing. Right now, everything is being 120 grit sanded. The rounds and neck have been cleaned up since the pictures I took last night. Neck Pocket: Neck Heel: Headstock side: Headstock inlay logo: Body: Body back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menapia Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Look n good there Bud keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Daaaaaaamn that's a ridiculous bandsaw o.O Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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