NGuilbea Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Finally done with this one. Made entirely out of argentine mesquite. The body has lots of small weight relief chambers and this sucker is still quite heavy. This is my first attempt at a burst type finish and I am happy with the results. It was made with minimal cost and parts I had sitting around. Tons of sustane and plenty of warmth with quite a bite to it. What to yall think of the pickup and ring color? I am thinking about changing them. My thought are Nickel covers and black rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 i wouldn't change a thing NG, it looks good as it is, lovely warm colour on the body, and the heel area is well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanFafian Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Great looking job! Felicitaciones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Looks REALLY good. Just one minor thing. The string thru is way too close to the bridge. So your strings pass over the saddles, and hit the back of the bridge. Dont worry about it too much. I saw a jackson catalog with a string thru tom raised so high, 2 strings clearly hit the back of the bridge. Though I was surprised nobody caught that, and let it into the catalog..... Generally, the string thru about 2" from the rear of the bridge is fairly safe. If the neck angle is correct so the bridge stays nice and low... Other than that- it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGuilbea Posted September 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Looks REALLY good. Just one minor thing. The string thru is way too close to the bridge. So your strings pass over the saddles, and hit the back of the bridge. Dont worry about it too much. I saw a jackson catalog with a string thru tom raised so high, 2 strings clearly hit the back of the bridge. Though I was surprised nobody caught that, and let it into the catalog..... Generally, the string thru about 2" from the rear of the bridge is fairly safe. If the neck angle is correct so the bridge stays nice and low... Other than that- it looks great! Thanks for the feedback Postal. I agree that the strings should be further back, but in this case the tom is recessed into the body slightly to acount for the neck angle so the strings have good clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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