Galaga_Mike Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 This was my 5th build. Nearly identical to my 4th build other than this one being a hardtail. I did this one as a 40th birthday present for my brother. He was excited to get it. I enjoyed doing this one because I did it in 6 weeks, which is pretty fast since I only have an hour or two a day for building. It was especially fun since this was the first time I repeated a build, so that: 1) I had all the templates and didn't spend all my time making new jigs. 2) I could redo some small mistakes I made on the first one. Overall, a good experience. My finishing has a long way to go. Here are the specs: Maple top Chambered mahogony body Set neck Rosewood fretboard with zero fret Locking tuners, roller bridge Grain matched cavity cover (same piece of wood) with magnets Alnico V Humbuckers (tried some cheapo Belcats on this one, not a big fan, will probably swap them out) Tru-oil finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Plain, but nice and clean. I would suggest in the future, putting the truss rod much lower down. It shouldnt be that far up in the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Is the back a cap? Is that how you managed that cavity cover? Very cool by the way. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylanderer Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Clean looking guitar. The back (cap?) looks bookmatched with that semi-hidden control cavity really is a nice touch. I can't tell if it's a back cap or not, but if it isn't did you use a method similar to the one shown here which I think is pretty slick: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/266594-making-grain-matched-control-covers.html ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Mike Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 It's a solid mahogany back, no cap. I definitely borrowed the method from someone on here. Just route a cavity in the mahogany from the top until the remaining wood is the desired cover thickness. Then drill a small hole and feed through anthin scroll saw blade. Cut out the cover, then install a lip to catch the cover and embed magnets on the cover and lip. Hope that made sense. I actually find this method faster than trying to make a perfect fitting cover from other wood. Thin blade scroll saw is the key. The back wood is not bookmatched at all, just got a little lucky with the grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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