Crusader Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 For a long time I've had the idea of making a Les Paul with no cutaway just to be different So here’s the Les Paul Copy 1 I am doing a 3-piece neck This is my Trussrod jig. I made it so I can go under the fretboard or from the back of the neck like a Strat. I’m doing this one from the back like I have done before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crusader Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) About three years ago I had my eye on a big chunk of Brazilian Mahogany but it was $940 so I said I’ll come back later. I left it too long though and some guy in a yellow Monaro came along and bought up everything over 2 inches thick. So about a year ago I bought a body blank from some place in New Jersey. It was like $120USD but after the exchange rate and all the bank charges I reckon it cost about $400. That big chunk doesn’t seem so expensive now! So in any case for my first build in about ten years I decided to leave this in the cupboard Es demasiado caro I think the following pics speak for themselves Edited December 6, 2010 by Crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 That dog is posing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 That dog is posing! Ha ha No hes not And now I shall continue with my story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Here it is so far. I am currently working out where I'm going to put my frets...long story Its been a long hard day Now this is a pose Edited December 6, 2010 by Crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Here it is so far. I am currently working out where I'm going to put my frets...long story Is that why you have it strung up - or is that just testing the fit of everything. might be interesting to work out individual fret placement whilst its strung and set-up as you like... it would certainly be interesting to do that and compare the results to some of the other discussions we have had on fret placement. looking good so far - if a little scorched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 looking good so far - Thankyou Yes I have it strung up for two reasons, one to see if the trussrod works and two, I'm doing the same thing that Kingfisher was doing a while ago. Although I have done this before, place the frets by the tuner Those frets btw are not properly installed. They have the tang ground off and have just a dab of glue at each end Its a long slow process but I find it quite interesting. I intend to post up some results later. Like one thing I did was to find out how much a string increases in pitch when you bend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I play rhythm almost exclusively at church. Something shaped like this wouldn't be completely useless for me. Hmmmmm.... Maybe something with a huge chamber, spruce top, and the rest of the accoutrements to imitate the looks of an acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Lookin real good! Looks like you haven't forgotten much in 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 I play rhythm almost exclusively at church. Something shaped like this wouldn't be completely useless for me. Hmmmmm....When I had my first Les Paul I complained it was hard to reach the high frets, then someone explained how to pull your thumb around from the back of the neck. Years later I went to see Julian Bream in concert and realised you don't need no cutaway. For a few years all I had was my Washburn accoustic and I've been practicing that method. So compared to the accoustic this should be a breeze to play the high notes Lookin real good! Looks like you haven't forgotten much in 10 yearsThankyou, yes it pays to make notes and take photos. I've kind of got a library of info Hey you know people, I thought someone would have commented on the 4th picture in the 3rd post...any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 I thought someone would have commented on the 4th picture in the 3rd post...any comments? I kinda wondered what was going on there and how it fit in with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 So it didn't make you laugh? I thought the pictures spoke for themselves, it was a failure and I had to start again. Btw the one-piece body from Exotic Woods is still safely in the cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 So it didn't make you laugh? I thought the pictures spoke for themselves, it was a failure and I had to start again. Btw the one-piece body from Exotic Woods is still safely in the cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Well hey, I thought it was hilarious One man's food is another man's poison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hey Crusader, When you routed the angle into the top of the body, where did you start? From the front or back neck pickup or is there a special measurement to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Not sure which you are referring to does this help? On the original pic there is a pencil line that you can barely see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Intersting jig, did you just adjust router depth with each pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Intersting jigYeah, really ad-hoc LOL did you just adjust router depth with each pass?Yeah probably take of about 1 or 2mm at a time or even less close to the end. Lots and lots of passes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 About three years ago I had my eye on a big chunk of Brazilian Mahogany but it was $940 so I said I’ll come back later. I left it too long though and some guy in a yellow Monaro came along and bought up everything over 2 inches thick. So about a year ago I bought a body blank from some place in New Jersey. It was like $120USD but after the exchange rate and all the bank charges I reckon it cost about $400. That big chunk doesn’t seem so expensive now! Yellow Monaro huh $900 odd bucks wasn't expensive at all, considering it was banned from importation under the CITES agreement at the time! That piece you saw was 80mm, and wide enough to rip two lengths of neck material off the sides, leaving enough for a single piece 350mm wide body. :DB) That same week, I found a 4 metre length at another supplier, that is wide enough for one piece Explorer and flying V bodies. I think it's 480mm wide? You can't muck around when "real" Brazilian Mahogany is at stake... hence why I need the horsepower to get me to these sales ultra fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Damn aussies get all the good GM's and Fords. Id kill for a Falcon in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 A Holden Ute would be pretty sweet too! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Yeah, for a split second they considered rebadging one as a pontiac for us americans. Then they shut down the fun division. The FPV utes are nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Hi all, have been too busy working but somewhere during the last couple of years I found the time to get a bit more done. I decided to do the cutout. It wasn't easy after shaping the top http://i587.photobuc...84/IMAG0186.jpg http://i587.photobuc...84/IMAG0190.jpg http://i587.photobuc...84/IMAG0192.jpg http://i587.photobuc...84/IMAG0194.jpg http://i587.photobuc...84/IMAG0195.jpg Edited September 30, 2012 by Crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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