Bizzar_Guitars Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Here’s one of my latest works in progress, Hades. Hades, the Greek King of the Underworld, the god of death and the dead. Hades Specs 24.75" scale, 5 Piece Laminated Neck Through (Purpleheart, Maple and Mahogany) all reclaimed woods Off set ‘D’ profile with a Figured Bird’s eye Maple fretboard (Compound Radii - 12" @ Nut - 18" @ Body) Mahogany, Maple and Purpleheart binding 24 wide/high frets (+ Zero fret) 44 mm wide black Corian nut 3 mm LED (aligned between top two strings) with Fibre Optics in silver tubing side dots (lit from fretboard LEDs) 12̊ headstock angle, 3̊ body angle Single action truss rod with a Spoke Wheel adjustment nut @ Headstock Chambered Mahogany and Roasted Maple body with figured Maple core and Wenge & Figured Maple stringers Black Tune-O-Matic bridge, Tuners, String Ferrules and Strap buttons Bizzar Humbuckers with matching pickup bobbin tops with ICS (Individual Coil Selection) switches 3 way pickup switch & Switchcraft stereo jack mounted in custom jack plate in the back of the top wing 2 - 500K Audio taper Volume pots, 1 - 500k Master tone pot with 0.23 Tone Capacitor and treble bleed circuit Knobs made from neck through off cuts Mahogany Control Cavity cover, matching back wood grain attached with embedded rare earth magnets 2 AAA rechargeable batteries inside control cavity 1 on/on/on mini toggle switch (for LED colours) Stereo jack in custom jack plate turns LEDs on when 1/4" jack inserted Hand rubbed Tung Oil finish Here’s some pics of the build process: Rough pencil sketch originally based on a bastardized B.C. Rich Beast CorelDraw plan with specs (it was originally going to be have three humbuckers) Start date in truss rod channel @ the 12th fret (notice the nail hole in the top piece of Mahogany) Width of neck laminates 66.6 mm (so appropriate for something called Hades eh?) Roasted Maple top wood for wings from KJP Hardwoods 2 wings from 6" Mahogany also from KJP Hardwoods, the bottom wing pieces was flipped once cut Pickup wiring channels pre-cut in Maple core, eliminates having to drill those angled holes Wing laminates before glue up with Maple and Wenge stringers, pickup cavities rough cut with Radial Arm Saw Headstock with ears on and B.C. Rich Widow shape drawn on for size comparison New headstock design with tuners mounted Headstock rough cut Headstock horns and tail (it IS called Hades after all) rough cut LEDs laid out, a Forstner bit makes a neat cavity for the resistors. The side dot holes were drill before the binding went on. LEDs with resistors LED array lit up red. This isn’t the fretboard that will make it to the final product. Jack plate block made from neck through off cut. Jack plate block first cuts done on the table saw to define the lip depth and cavity width Bottom view of Jack plate with jack Top of Jack plate with jack and rough cut 1st generation knob. This knob will not make it to the final product. Jack plate test fit in back of top wing Bobbin tops and bottoms clamped together with bolts and nuts for consistent shaping of all pieces Baseplate ear rough cut away. No mounting rings, the screws will pass through the maple stringer for height adjustment. 2nd generation knobs test fit The neck through thickened with a piece of Wenge at the body end, due to limitations in the size of reclaimed wood used. Neck profile 1st “cut” done with 40 grit sand paper in a Random Orbital Sander produced a trapezoidal contour. Rough shaped volute, I like the way the Maple looks book matched, notice another nail hole in the Mahogany. Left eye with Fibre Optic “pupil” lit by LED in behind jack plate Eyes backlit with LED mounted under each eye, and Fibre Optics for the pupils lit LED behind jack plate Bridge, knobs and pickups test fit. The pickups have a piece of tape over them just for the picture. I will post more pictures as the build progresses. Thanks for looking. Ciao, Garth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Cheers Garth! It's good to see some of your work again. Man, there are lots of details going into this build. Those cat's eyes are the cat's ass! What are you using for the pupils (lenses)? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Cool, lots of adventurous ideas going out on this one! The string pull looks a lot better than the "Widow" style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzar_Guitars Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thanks for the compliments guys. Scott, the 'eyes' are made from a piece if 1/2" plexiglas with a prupleheart 'iris' and a figured maple 'pupil' with a thcik coat of spray poly over the top of them. The single LED that provides light to the fibre optics in the 'pupils' is located in the jack plate cavity on the back of the top wing. This LED is always on, and light shines out through the jack, and makes 'finding the hole in the dark' much easier. Prostheta, I agree about the string pull, I didn't like the way the 'Widow' string pull looked, or functioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercefield Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 love that pitch fork head stock... I've always been rough on head stocks i would always be scared i would bump into something... Awesome work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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