pauliemc Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Some more piks. same gitir - but who cares. I like how this came out. Nice feel when playing it, good tone & faster than fresh cow muck off of a greased shovel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 That's really sweet Paulie. I like the way you made a 6x headstock out of a 3x3 shape. I'm not sure I've seen this one before. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Glad you like it. Went down a treat here, Didnt even make it to the shop window. Produced it in the shop, told the guy "I want €800.00 for these in this spec" & a customer of his baught it on the spot ha ha ha. If only every sale was that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Anything new on these ? I like the omega shape, are they all commisions or is the ash one up for sale ? I seen one you did in black+white at a gig. the guy said it was a omega tuxedo but i did not see it on your site. what would the ash guitar cost with that color ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 No there has not been much progress on these. Just a little sanding & binding. Not realy worth posting piks of just yet. This forum is not realy for doing business, If you PM me I can send you details of the store they are going to. Or use the contact page on my Website. These are all earmarked for a local dealer, but Im sure he will sort you out if you want the ash omega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 I sent you a email from the contact page on your site about colors & pick ups. The guy in the shop said i should contact you about it early before they were done or you would not change them without a fee. I hope it ok to contact you here to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 No problems, I got that yesterday. The shop tech is correct, I dont generally do refinishes & change out hardware for free But I prefer not to do business on the forum. You can follow your build here, but contact me thru the mailing details info from the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 OK. A little more on one of these. I have not had much time to play around with personal projects like this latley so they are taking longer than hoped. But hey, wotcha gona do. Anyway, this one is now black-ish. & one hanging just outside the finish room. I have a light coat of clear on here to seal the black. The bindings will get cleaned up & the control cavity finished over the next few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The ash neck looks amazing. I wouldn't have though ash would be stable enough for a neck but learn something new everyday! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 These look fantastic, i LOVE the color choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 The ash neck looks amazing. I wouldn't have though ash would be stable enough for a neck but learn something new everyday! Great work! I find it works well for a neck. Although you do have to be sure its well dried out, So it sits for over a year here before it gets sliced up for necks. it gets a nice texture on it after its cleared, if you dont bother to try pore fill it. Fender used it on a few gitirs But I cant remember the models. Im sure Wezv would know, Or some other wealth of production model knowledge. We use ash over here in Ireland for all sorts as it grows like grass, all over the place. Particularly good example would be hurleys. Iv seen those last for years on end with little or no finish on them, in sun & rain. Those things get some unreal punishment & stay nice n strait. I still have my little sisters at home, it must be 20 years old now. with no finish on it, stored in an outside shed with no real protection from the elements - pin straight - strong as an ox. For those that dont know, hurley's are used in a game called hurling, hurling is basicly rugby, except that its much faster paced, cross bread with murder & played by the kinds of lunatics that a rancor would run a mile from. then for good measure, the ball is much smaller & hard as a stone, The players are all armed with hurley's (basicly a big stylised simitar sword carved from ash) & from the spectators point of view, there dont seem to be any rules against trying to kill the oposing players. Great stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Sounds like a great game. That single cut looks sweet Paulie! The carve on the top was messing with me a bit, it makes the stringer look like it is not quite straight..... Straight as a string from the back though. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 That single cut looks sweet Paulie! The carve on the top was messing with me a bit, it makes the stringer look like it is not quite straight..... Straight as a string from the back though. SR Glad you like it man. Ash does some freaky things when you carve it. One of my fave timbers, even bog standard stuff has more funky grain than some figured exoctic woods. & if you half ass the finish in strategic places it ages realy nice with a little encouragment. great for relic strats & teles & the like. Hard as fook though, kills yer tools after a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redb Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 hi paulie, i saw a a lot of acoustic guitars in the workshop. but no thread ? surly with that many guitars there should be a thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I guess if ash is stable enough for a baseball bat, should be good for a neck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've used ahs for necks. It's fine. There are a LOT of woods that are traditionally not used for necks, but there are no reasons I can legitimize for it. Ash is one of those, especially the hard Northern ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 hi paulie, i saw a a lot of acoustic guitars in the workshop. but no thread ? surly with that many guitars there should be a thread Hey red. Nope , no thread. those acoustics are for one customer, & some of their customers like to think that they all came from the bla bla custom shop. they are not AEolian builds so no threads with any piks or I would loose the contract. hence no uploads of anything for the past while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I've used ahs for necks. It's fine. There are a LOT of woods that are traditionally not used for necks, but there are no reasons I can legitimize for it. Ash is one of those, especially the hard Northern ash. yea. northern hard ash is great for necks. I use it a lot in laminations, but maby only 5-6 one piece necks a year. but maple being so widly accepted & relativly inexpensive, it tends to be used more than any other timber by the big boys. you should try a wenge neck. if you can get over the fear of javalin sized splinters. great material for shredder necks as you can get it to work at stupid thicknesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 i wish maple was cheap here in Spain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Paulie lives! Sounds like your shop is busy as sin. Between that, little Mac and the chick, you must be having a hard time coming up for air. Did you get a new dog to feed your walnut scraps to? Cheers SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've used ahs for necks. It's fine. There are a LOT of woods that are traditionally not used for necks, but there are no reasons I can legitimize for it. Ash is one of those, especially the hard Northern ash. yea. northern hard ash is great for necks. I use it a lot in laminations, but maby only 5-6 one piece necks a year. but maple being so widly accepted & relativly inexpensive, it tends to be used more than any other timber by the big boys. you should try a wenge neck. if you can get over the fear of javalin sized splinters. great material for shredder necks as you can get it to work at stupid thicknesses. The '58 Twins both have wenge necks. Yes, it's great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 yup, i've used apamate, spanish cedar, and purpleheart before it was cool, for necks, and other more obscure woods, as long as they are stable and hard enough, they are ok for necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Spanish cedar makes for a VERY nice neck. Super light, easy to work, great tone, nice color..... but I absolutely HATE the odor. It's dog-a$$ nasty; worse than zebrawood or longhi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Spanish cedar smells like cedar.Not nasty at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Can you smell through my nose? This is my sense of smell, and I don't like it. And poplar puts me into dry heaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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