pauliemc Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 quilt always looks good under natural light. You indoor piks will improve if you take the shot with a window behind you or beside you - so the light hits the guitar better. But then some windows filter UV & can change the look of your top on piks. So nathral light is always best. Having said that, still looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I think I said wow before but just in case I didn't, Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks for the wows guys. Paulie, I used to think I could take a decent picture, but guitars do not co-operate too well for me. (of course I used to use an Olympic 35mm SLR, and even spent some time in the darkroom, too.) Oh well, the rest of the shots will just have to be outside.....which is where I prefer to be anyway. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Thanks for the wows guys. Paulie, I used to think I could take a decent picture, but guitars do not co-operate too well for me. (of course I used to use an Olympic 35mm SLR, and even spent some time in the darkroom, too.) Oh well, the rest of the shots will just have to be outside.....which is where I prefer to be anyway. SR HA HA HA, yea they dont always photo very well too easily. That red Prs from last month was a demon. I think the "bad photo ninjas" were out to get me that day. I snapped it in the workshop, with the window uncovered & the door open. I have white walls (kinda) & my ceiling is a twin skin cladding panel with an aluminium inner face that I polished to reflect light back down into the shop (when its not filthy with dust). I also have 4 halogen bulbs in there so its bright as an operating theater. But still - I took about 200 piks to get maby 12 good ones, & even they were only OK. But who cares, this gitir is lookin fairly cool anyway, plenty of time to wait out the bad pik ninjas yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullsession Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Wow.... I have an uneasy feeling about this guitar...like...when I get my hands on it, I'm just gonna get mad that it's not mine. This one's looking beautiful, Scott!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Wow.... I have an uneasy feeling about this guitar...like...when I get my hands on it, I'm just gonna get mad that it's not mine. This one's looking beautiful, Scott!! It won't be long now before you get a chance to test that feeling out.... .....if you get too uneasy I'll let you borrow it from time to time. And thanks. SR Edited July 12, 2012 by ScottR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 .....if you get too uneasy I'll let you borrow it from time to time. SR Or, he might let you borrow it for a long time if he can borrow oooooh - say about $3000.00 Wotcha rekon Scott ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi79 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Absolutely beautiful build sir! This thread will be a good reference for my upcoming semi hollow project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 .....if you get too uneasy I'll let you borrow it from time to time. SR Or, he might let you borrow it for a long time if he can borrow oooooh - say about $3000.00 Wotcha rekon Scott ? Yup, I reckun that would just about do Paulie. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Absolutely beautiful build sir! This thread will be a good reference for my upcoming semi hollow project! Thanks Levi. I hope you do find it useful. Are you going to be posting your upcoming project? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi79 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Absolutely beautiful build sir! This thread will be a good reference for my upcoming semi hollow project! Thanks Levi. I hope you do find it useful. Are you going to be posting your upcoming project? SR Sure will! I need to finish my current build first, or at least almost finish it before I move on to the next I'm no RestorationAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I made a rookie mistake. I let my headstock get too thin while I was shaping it. I saw it of course, but wasn't worried about it because jatobe with an ebony cap is about as stiff as it gets. But Gotoh tuners have a barrel that only goes so deep, and the bottom line was it wouldn't tighten on my headstock. I decided to make some foundations...feet....shims...whatever out of ebony. It would be like a back strap...only with all the non essential wood removed for weight reduction. I'm the only one that's ever had to deal with this, right? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 It's amazing how all the fancy expensive wood, and all the creative carving, and all the deep deep finishes polished so brightly don't quite look finished till you add the hardware. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I'm the only one that's ever had to deal with this, right? No,Ive done it...I just added a backstrap or a cap...but I think your fix is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 This thing is a long way from being set up, but the wiring works correctly and the pickups sound very good so far....full of tone and vintage blues. I expect them to get even better once the set up is done and the amp is dialed in. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I love the starburst pattern thrown off by the checks-nurls in the knobs. This ABS bridge is good looking, but I think it's going to take longer to dial in than the Schallers I've been useing up to this point. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am pretty sure you owe me a new keyboard. I just drooled all over mine and ruined it. Awesome work!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am pretty sure you owe me a new keyboard. I just drooled all over mine and ruined it. Awesome work!!! Thanks. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Cool is not the word, this thing came out savage. as to the head stock, I rekon you will get away with saying it was a tonal thing. lighter/thinner head to resonate a little better with the neck bla bla bla voodoo -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercefield Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullsession Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yep....that thing is looking ridiculous. As constructive criticism - or maybe a matter of personal choice - I'd be looking for bigger knobs or smaller divots around the knobs and switch. They look awfully big in the photos. BTW, as much as I love the front of that guitar, the back is just as breathtaking to me. LOVE that burst with the deep grain of the Mohogany. I sort of want one that looks like that on the front now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Looks Awesome SR! I like the tuner fix. There is a spot at the base of the neck on the back driving me nuts though... not sure what I am seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 WOW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 That came out superb. I agree with Skull a bit on the knobs. Bigger speed knobs in black or clear might fill out the recesses better. At the same time I think the reflections of the knurls on the knobs looks pretty damn cool. Nice job on the tuner shims. Don't breathe another word about the "mistake". Its a feature now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi79 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Woiw dude. This came out incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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