Wreck Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 hello!! I am new here and thanks for accepting me!! let me introduce myself!!, wreckguitars are instruments that i make in a slightly different way!! here are some photos of how it looks inside of a guitar!! this is a copy of a LP flat top 7 string guitar hope You'll like it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 what on earth did you use to get that chambering done in such an odd 3-D fashion?? Your guitar looks great, very classic and clean, yet very, very modern. Good work !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Looks like his routed grooves with a cove rounded bottom bit and then routed at 90 degrees with a v shaped bit. Can you explain the theory behind this for us? Cool build though. The headstock could be a little clunky but the build is top notch! Edited February 17, 2011 by chops1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 It points the wrong way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinky Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Very cool. One question though. I know that Kahler tremolos don't need a huge route like the Floyd Rose, but that top is strong enough to hold the bridge? I would think that over time string tension would start to pull it free from the wood. Just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Interesting routing job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Anderson Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 what the heck is that chambering style? you're crazy dude now let me flip those pics. so I can look at them correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 is that an attempt to make the chambering purely about weight relief rather than tone? interesting, to say the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 If this is the same guy... I once saw a bass thread that had chambering JUST like that. He said it was for tonal reasons. Something about minimizing some sort of unwanted frequencies or something. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 i can see how it could potentially influence the air movement within the cavities - which may well be important with a chambered guitar. but i dont think it would make a guitar chambered this way sound the same as a solid guitar - but might make it sound different to one with complete chambers but then i am assuming thats why it has the pyramids - until i am told otherwise i cant see any other reason for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Aren't there pyramid shapes in studio foam? I don't know if that has anything to do with it, or if its even an influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm gonna call it as tone voodoo. There is no way he's done any real testing to confirm what frequencies if any it removes. Fair play for setting up a fence 30 times to rout some chambers for a guitar, but you've got to be kidding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Whatever...I like it.I like the way you did so much work even knowing you would never see it once completed. It's so much nicer than all of the nasty chambering we see so often with the excuse of "you'll never see it,why bother?" I know without a doubt that if you took that much time making an invisible area so nice,then everything else is top knotch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy g Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I agree Wes. Nice work indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Cool and clean work, definitely yes. Do I remember buying the explanation when I read it awhile back on some bass forum... not really. Hopefully he comes on an explains it though cause I'll be the first to tell you, as above, that I don't remember it exactly. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Anderson Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 wreck, the OP, is an alien... he (they?) came here to show us strange technique in guitar building, then left us wondering same effect that we get from crop circle. ok, I read too much sci-fi during high school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 hi my dear craftsmen!! i am really glad that You like it.. this type of construction i've been exploring for 4 years and there is a notable difference between two same guitars, one built with that system and another without it. Not only in weight, which is about 30-40dkg lighter, but there is a significant difference in volume of sound and clarity of the same. You are right, as this is not tested in a test room for sound examination, as I really doubt that any of famous guitar and bass builders has done that, but You can hear the difference. This are not acoustic instruments, primarily those are a kind of a semihollow body instruments, so You have to look it that way. More about it is on my site www.wreckguitars.com if I am aloud to post it here, if not I'll understand if You move it or delete it, thanks anyway.. this is a small movie about one of my guitar, as the presenter speaks on a Croatian language, I'll post some spesc. down bellow.. Wreck Blue Morpho Classic body--poplar top---poplar rootwood neck..maple/mahogany fretboard---rosewood fishman undersadle transducer with Aries 3way preamp cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mender Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Very cool. One question though. I know that Kahler tremolos don't need a huge route like the Floyd Rose, but that top is strong enough to hold the bridge? I would think that over time string tension would start to pull it free from the wood. Just asking. That isn't a Kahler tremolo, it is a Kahler fixed bridge. Looking at the thickness of the top, and the bridge recess only appearing to be a tiny amount, perhaps 1/16" deep, there should be plenty of wood there to hold the screws firmly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 hello! yes it is a Kahler tremolo, but the photo was shot without the tremolo arm... the screws are long enough to grab the body bellow the top as the tremolo is routed in the top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mender Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 hello! yes it is a Kahler tremolo, but the photo was shot without the tremolo arm... the screws are long enough to grab the body bellow the top as the tremolo is routed in the top... Oh, my mistake. I couldn't make out the hole for the trem arm, or even the cam where the hole would be. Aaaargh! I've been wrong twice in one week! My reputation is ruined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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