Snork Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 wazzup widdat~!???! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlj Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 That's awesome! I am becoming a big fan of swirls. Did you build the guitar also or was it a re-finish job? Ok, her's a short briefing of waht it's made of and what's in it/on it. Body: two piece Alder (computer routed, the contour and cavity lines were so sharp you would easily hurt yourself. Neck: Wizard neck from an RG550 Fretboard: ebony Piramide Inlay: green abalone (front), red abalone (side) and blue plastic (top side) (I cut out the pieces for the piramides myself, the fretboard was also computer routed) Fretwire: Dunlop 6105 Pickups: Dimarzio Evolution DP159F (bridge), Dimarzio HS2 in single coil mode and another Dimarzio Evolution DP158F (neck) Electronics: Ibanez volumepot 500K, Ibanez tone pot 500K with a DPDT push/pull swith (when it is pulled, the bridge humbucker is always on), Ibanez 5-way switch VLW91 and an Ibanez jack-input. Hardwear: Ibanez Edge with lock nut and retainer bar, Gotoh tuning machines (Al the hardwear was covered in a thin layer of blick zinc, topped with a thin layer of clear coat. I even took each tuning machine apart(crazy me)) Finish: I used a sparkeling white sort of sealer in spraycans (about 10 thin layers. 3 each time then let it dry for about a week, next 3 etc.) After that, and dont't be surprised, I followed the instructions on the BORAX SWIRLING TUTORIAL on Project Guitar. Indeed using enamel from HUMBROL. I tested a lot, after that swrled it and let it dry for about three weeks. And finally I put a polyurethane clear coat on top (also from a spraycan and in about 9 layers, wetsanding every 3 layers with 1200 gritt. The last few layers I wetsanded with 2000 gritt. Finaly polished it (by hand) and there was my result. The first thing I said to my girlfriend was: "Sweety, congratulations, it's a fine lookin' healthy girl." Note: By applying the polyurethane clear coat the whole thing started to amber. My opinion: "I'm glad it did!" Only thing left is sanding down headstock, spray on a new coat of black paint, put on a blue(same as pickups) Ibanez logo with my initials JGM (instead of JEM) in the same font as the original and finish it with a few layers of clear coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlj Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 No woman or guitar can replace this one. Well maybe a JEM 10th could. Anyone? HAHAHAHA that's why it's for sale here. Ohhhhh, Come on you guys. You don't realy think I'm considering selling it. Now you really hurt my feelings. That's just to see, what people would think it's worth. Seriously, I spent about 3/4 year to finish this. This one is not gonna go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 ??? how did it take that long? just out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlj Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 ??? how did it take that long? just out of curiosity? In the first place; I don't have that much spare time In the second place; Because the man who routed the body, fretboard and pickguard took so long (problems with the Autocad drawings I think, but I'm not sure) Third place: You can get original Ibanez parts here in Holland, but don't expect to have have them sent to you within a few weeks. Fourth: It took a long time for al the layers of paint to dry. I did this op purpose just to make sure they were OK. So maybe you can now understand why I won't sell it. OK, it looks like it's for sale, 'cause I put it on here But that is just part of a bet, I have with a friend of mine (to see what people would pay for such a guitar) Imagine this: This first guy who placed a bid, he wanted to buy it for € 750,-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 In the second place; Because the man who routed the body, fretboard and pickguard took so long (problems with the Autocad drawings I think, but I'm not sure) Hey hey hey... don't blame it on me.. the drawings were perfect!!!! Maybe too perfect for the CNC man, because he couldn't route all of the parts I drew. He converted the curves for the armrest, lionsclaw and bellycut to vectors, but I drew them smooth. The CNC machine routed several little flat surfaces instead of a smooth curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlj Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 In the second place; Because the man who routed the body, fretboard and pickguard took so long (problems with the Autocad drawings I think, but I'm not sure) Hey hey hey... don't blame it on me.. the drawings were perfect!!!! Maybe too perfect for the CNC man, because he couldn't route all of the parts I drew. He converted the curves for the armrest, lionsclaw and bellycut to vectors, but I drew them smooth. The CNC machine routed several little flat surfaces instead of a smooth curve. That is exactly what I meant Alex. Your work was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hehehe I know I am great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hehehe I know I am great \/-look down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 oh i didnt realize it was from scratch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 That's quite a piece of art bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlj Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Thanks Brian, Its my first one ever. Your tips on the polyurethane sure did help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy McFeely Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 i'm a big fan of swirled jems. mostly because of the uniquenss of them, no two are alike. glenn for "glenn"site made one with the same color choices as yours, but they look different. i like yours better, and you did it yourself, not like glenn, who had a third party swirl it for him. kudos man, brilliant work. i like your double neck idea, i have had that very same idea for years, but haven't gotten around to it. man 7 on top and 6 0n the bottom...paradise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Keep it away from CerealK he loves Blue I think it is a great swirl!! Great job and great choice of colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I knew it wouldn't be long before you found this thread. As soon as I saw the Photo I thought Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 He converted the curves for the armrest, lionsclaw and bellycut to vectors, but I drew them smooth. The CNC machine routed several little flat surfaces instead of a smooth curve. Do you mean that your drawings in the Download Section of the Forum can be used on a CNC router without any modifications? If not, what mods do I have to do for the CNC router, Alex? mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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