demonx Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) Heres a few pics of my current build I started the other day. So far so good. Specs are: RHOADS V - 6 string Qld Maple body Maple Neckthru Birdseye Maple board with Ebony binding Reverse Sasafrass headstock Kahler Trem Grover Tuners Bridge p/up - Bareknuckle Painkiller Neck p/up- Bareknuckle Mothers Milk 3pce USA Maple neckthru: Sasafrass reverse headstock: I dont use these clamps when laminating, but I do use them to get the position as they are quick and easy, then I swap them over one by one with more dependable clamps. Truss slot jig I built: Queensland Maple body: Started on the Bevels with a rasp and bastard file: Birdseye Maple board with Ebony binding: Fingerboard being glued: Today I started the heel and neck carve: I'll post more pics when I do more work! Cheers Allan Edited November 28, 2011 by Maiden69 Fixed it for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Heel looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 For the love of God, spell the mans NAME right !! It's RHOADS. Nice looking build so far though. Still an unforgiveable oversight....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 For the love of God, spell the mans NAME right !! It's RHOADS. Nice looking build so far though. Still an unforgiveable oversight....... At first I was expecting the guitar to be 60 feet tall... Anyway, it's looking good, I love the asymmetric heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Too late to edit it now - won't let me, but yes, I agree... a typo. Thanks for pointing that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Eh,who cares about spelling,the work is very professional.That one small strip next to the neck in the body keeps throwing me off(for no good reason except the color),but I am assuming an opaque paint job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Nice! I didn't know queensland maple looked a bit like mahogany. Certainly it is named maple because of the looks of the tree, not the wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Qld maple is more like mahogany, I think it's actually part of the mahogany family and not maple, but it's called qld maple. On paper it's kind of like a cross between the two woods and grain wise it's very similar to Honduran mahogany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Westheman: definitely opaque or I wouldn't have used offcuts I had laying around! The two wings are the offcuts from another v I cut years ago and I've had these sitting around for "one day", and the added part was a offcut from a neck saved for the same reason. Going to try airbrushing this one but I'm not going to spill the beans on that yet as I'm not sure I can pull off what I'm imagining. It's way out of my skill level, but if I screw it up I can just sand it back and do something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 is it for you man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Will keep it for a bit before selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Spent a bit of time today making a electronics cavity template for this V. End result: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Been flat out trying to get this one done... 16" radius done. Frets in, side dots in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Been sanding, sanding, sanding all day - stage 1 complete, now for stage 2 - paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Today I got a chance to get stuck back into the Rhoads. Block sanded the entire thing with a bit of help from the pup: Resprayed the primer: Hopefully it'll block back nicely and I'll be able to post some color pics soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 I really like the heal on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 I really like the heal on this one I didn't even realize it was wounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinky Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 I really like the heal on this one I didn't even realize it was wounded. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Seems this thread has turned into a Spelling Bee !!! hahahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Eh,who cares about spelling,the work is very professional.That one small strip next to the neck in the body keeps throwing me off(for no good reason except the color),but I am assuming an opaque paint job? I do... Seems this thread has turned into a Spelling Bee !!! hahahahhaa Not really, I'm surprised only one person actually complained about it... can definitely tell that Perry hasn't been on the board in a long time! Love the guitar! First Rhoads V I seen with a single at the neck (or at least that I can remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Nice work, I like how the heel has clean lines yet still looks comfortable. I just noticed that you have the same orange sheets that I use for a spray booth. They are quite cost effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Seems this thread has turned into a Spelling Bee !!! hahahahhaa .... and some MOD edited your original thread title to correct the spelling anyways, bahahahahaha.... now my first post makes no sense. Wait. None of my posts make sense. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 and some MOD edited your original thread title to correct the spelling anyways Wudn't me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 There's always the "heal" vs "heel" spelling bee quiz. We're all guilty here! Hopefully I'll have some pic updates for this thread by the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 and some MOD edited your original thread title to correct the spelling anyways Wudn't me Wudn't accusin', although reading it back, by capitalizing 'mod' I made it look accusatory. My bad. and yeah, post some progress so this thread goes back on track. See what happens when you build slow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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