***mkm*** Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) Here is my custom designed and completely built by me MKM guitar. I started this project about a year ago having in mind a solid body electric guitar that could perform some additional features than the "normal" electric guitars. I designed this guitar completely from scratch. We have: Mahogany body (flattop, custom contoured) Mahogany neck 22 fret ebony fingerboard 24 3/4" scale Kent Armstrong pickups 1 volume, 1 tone, 5 way rottary switch Grover tuners Dual action truss rod The guitar can either use a wraparound or a telecaster bridge. This guitar features an adjustable neck-angle joint that I have designed myself. The joint is using a convexo-concave formation that can regulate the angle that makes the neck relative to the body. This can make possible the use of a waparound bridge, which is relatively "high", by tilting the neck backwards about 3-4' degrees or a telecaster bridge, which is relatively "low", by having the neck completely aligned to the body. Well the instrument is finished but I will post some pics of the building proccess Here it is "transformed" with a tele bridge Edited November 3, 2010 by ***mkm*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezDudeCK Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That's pretty cool. Is the neck still pretty solid with that fancy neck joint angle thingy? I like the looks of the wraparound with the wood plate better. Would look really cool with a Dean Soltero style carve on the part where you're forearm rests. Did you find a way to wire it with quick connect pickup connections to change from the bridge HB to SC pickup when switching the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Thank's! There is very solid. There are 6 bolts used. 4 to hold the neck in place and 2 to regulate the angle This is a plan I designed before I start the building Here are some pics of the joint The two screws that are used for the angle regulation are pushing against the force of the holding screws and this makes the joint very solid. I was also thinking of more curves but unfortunatelly I don't have the tools.....yet. The pickup changing is done through a swich between the bridge pickup and the harness. I connect the pickup, groung etc to the changing swich, without touching the 5 way rottary there is also no bridge ground problem because the bridge ground wire is connected to a body insert of the wraparound bridge which is always in direct contact with the tele-like bridge Here it is angled/wraparound And "flat" with tele bridge Edited October 25, 2010 by ***mkm*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Here are some pics of the building proccess The body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled_Project Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Too bad you didn't leave the mahogany bare, it looked very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Very intersting design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwcarl Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 The neck angle adjustment idea is really neat. Do you feel you've lost any sustain by having it adjustable? The body shape reminds me of a Godin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Do you feel you've lost any sustain by having it adjustable? There is no sustail lost and the instrument is very resonant. Even if it is made from mahogany the sound is also very bright and closer to a strat than a les paul. The joint is made in such a manner so that the neck and the body are always in full/tight contact (no gap between) whatever the neck angle is. Edited October 28, 2010 by ***mkm*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Too bad you didn't leave the mahogany bare, it looked very nice! I already have guitars with bare wood. I always wanted one in white/pearl so I painted this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 The neck Two piece mahogany Yeap, I made 2 guitars The wood grain Neck rough cut The neck part of the joint The same part cut The fretboard and the headstock design The headstock One neck done Neck and Body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 are you not worried that repeatedly unscrewing and rescrewing into that mahogany may cause the wood to fail. Its a clever idea but you really need to pair it with threaded inserts for long term viability something like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 are you not worried that repeatedly unscrewing and rescrewing into that mahogany may cause the wood to fail. Its a clever idea but you really need to pair it with threaded inserts for long term viability You are right. I used threaded inserts everywere. Here are some in the neck part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 excellent now stop watching TV and make more guitars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxcat Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Awesome job I love the look and great idea for the neck to body attachment are you not worried that repeatedly unscrewing and rescrewing into that mahogany may cause the wood to fail. Its a clever idea but you really need to pair it with threaded inserts for long term viability You are right. I used threaded inserts everywere. Here are some in the neck part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***mkm*** Posted November 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Thank you all for the comments! Here are some more pics Fingerboard attachment to the neck The neck fit to the body (no frets) The neck fit to the body (with frets) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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