ScottR Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 19 hours ago, KnightroExpress said: ("you bought another router bit? I thought you already had one!") You're going to build another one? is what I hear in my garage. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 11 hours ago, 2.5itim said: Like this pan kara? Sorry it's the best pic I've got of it, you might have to zoom in. Yes, pretty much like this. I'm using threaded inserts as opposed to these t-nuts (is that what they're called?), but otherwise this is what I meant. So it works ok? I saw demonx do this in the past, initially I was thinking to do what he's doing which is having the screw access under the pickup, but I've been looking at my thicknesses and in my design I have 45mm body and the neck pocket at 29mm (the neck heel is 30mm thick). I started out with 20mm pickup cavities but I figure they don't deed to be that deep (except maybe the "ears"). If they're at ~18mm then I'd have 11mm of tenon thickness in the pickup cavity. My threaded inserts are 12mm long so I'm pretty much there and I could have the screws go in from the back. On the other hand, given the neck (and heel) taper, one would need to anyway remove the neck pickup to take the neck out I guess... on a 38mm body this is a different story .. I've been playing it safe and staying with the usual 45mm mostly so far, but I have two body blanks which after I plane away some warping will get me somewhere in the 30-35mm range, so unless I go for a thick carved top (which I might), these will force me to explore the thin-body territory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Yep it should be fine doing it that way with thick bodies, my bodies are usually around 1.25" thick (31-32mm) and it does get a bit complicated when you get that thin. The only way I could make this work was to either take the heel of the neck really thin in that area which I didn't want to do, so I ended up at 3/8" thick. Or the other option was to modify the pickup, so all the pickups I put in these models will get the base plate swapped out for a flat plate instead of the dog ear type. While it is all figured out now and I know what needs to be done on the next ones I do it was a real pain to figure it all out. And yeah they are called t-nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Short and sweet today- main carve done, neck is set! Tomorrow, I'll have the neck and heel blended together, then I can start the final sanding process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pizza Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 awesome work, nice pics of the routing process! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thank you! I try to keep a fairly comprehensive set of pics for each build, but sometimes I just get in the zone and forget! Voyager 7 neck has been unclamped. Everything looks good and solid, so on to sketching out the heel carve. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisjapan Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Man, that is one superb transition! I was going to try something like that with Chinaberry Two, which be my first scratch-build. What kind of glue did you use, Titebond Original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks CJ! Yep, just Titebond Original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Lovely transition. The insert looks beautiful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KnightroExpress Posted February 27, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hey PG friends! Sorry I've been so absent lately, school and work have been keeping me crazy busy. That coupled with a few tool-failure-induced guitar problems have conspired to make me feel less social than usual. I've got one build newly done and two more in the home stretch, so here's looking toward a better tomorrow! First up, my freshly finished Pioneer MS6. This is going to be auctioned off at an event for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's West Palm Beach chapter (@CFFPalmBeach on FB). I'm going to get some more pics and a demo video before giving it away. Specs: 25-26" scale Alder body Maple neck/fretboard Jescar 47095 stainless fretwire Hipshot staggered open-gear locking tuners Custom milled aluminum bridge (thanks @2.5itim!) w/Graphtech saddles DiMarzio Red Velvet neck, True Velvet T bridge pickups This guitar has an evil twin.... I'll start behaving properly and post more pics this week. Until next time, thanks for taking a look! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisjapan Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hey Knightro, good to see you! The CFF looks great! (was there a first picture? there's a big blank spot) Hope you get everything sorted out. (I can't imagine how anybody could get cranky about a hobby?!!? JK, lol! ) Love that bridge!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Stunning guitar! O_O 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariahrob Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Great looking guitar and love how you implement different woods for details. Looking forward to the evil twin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdogg Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 you certainly have an eye for design.... each of your builds is... uniquely yours... any background with art school or design of some sort? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted February 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Thanks guys! @Jdogg- I started designing/building guitars back in 2002, and have had a lifelong interest in drawing and design. I am also currently a sculpture major, but that's sort of secondary to my previous experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Sculpture? I'd like to see some of that someday. Brilliant paint job on this little beasty. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thanks Scott! I'll have to find some good sculpture pics.... I did a gorilla skull that turned out nicely last year. I also did a plaster replica of my own head, it currently holds my bike helmet when I'm not using it. Since it's Tele Tuesday, I went ahead and celebrated by finishing off the CFF guitar's evil twin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Man, I love these multiscale tele's. The bridge - I only just notice that that's the baseplate+wilkinson-like saddles variety. If I end up doing more multiscales in the future I'd prefer this type of bridge over the single saddle ones. Did you fabricate the baseplate yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 the evil twin is bad ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdogg Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 hours ago, pan_kara said: Man, I love these multiscale tele's. The bridge - I only just notice that that's the baseplate+wilkinson-like saddles variety. If I end up doing more multiscales in the future I'd prefer this type of bridge over the single saddle ones. Did you fabricate the baseplate yourself? Please do tell why. I was hoping to use single saddles on my next multiscale build.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Jdogg said: Please do tell why. I was hoping to use single saddles on my next multiscale build.... just price. a set of graphtech saddles is ~70 EUR the hipshot solo bridges are hard to find here and appear to be 30 EUR a piece (so 180 EUR for a 6-string setup) that leaves the ABM that I'm using at the moment are ~18 EUR per piece so again, 110 for a setup (maybe there is something cheaper that I'm not aware of) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted March 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 3/8/2017 at 9:20 AM, pan_kara said: Man, I love these multiscale tele's. The bridge - I only just notice that that's the baseplate+wilkinson-like saddles variety. If I end up doing more multiscales in the future I'd prefer this type of bridge over the single saddle ones. Did you fabricate the baseplate yourself? Thank you! I designed the bridges, @2.5itim did the actual milling, then I had them chromed locally. Everything worked out pretty well, no problems so far. Hopefully, the owner won't have any issues. --- Now that the rush to build the Pioneer twins is over (and I've fixed various equipment issues), I'm introducing a new pair of Voyagers. One will be a solid maple 6 string. Sounds lame, I know, but I've got a really fun plan for it....more news as it develops. The other is a 7 string in sapele with a maple top. I've already got a neck nearly ready for the 7, it just needs a bit of sanding and a headstock logo before finish. It's nothing fancy, just maple with a rosewood fretboard. My goal is to have the simple 7 done within the next 3 weeks, then I can move on to my biggest, most ridiculous design yet. Stay tuned! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisjapan Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Knightro, As always, the 7 looks great. The top is fantastic. Yowzer! is that your chambering template for the maple?! Good on ya, man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Thanks CJ! That is my chambering template, but I didn't use it on this build. Simple 7- now with binding! Problem: bound edges aren't terribly comfortable on the forearm. Solution: carve the hell out of it! I'm going to take this to the shop on campus tomorrow and slap it around with a DA sander, more pics then. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 LOL I literally just had an idea today of doing exactly this on some future build - solving the problem of bound body with a thin top being uncomfortable on the forearm by carving through the binding and just having it disappear for that section of the outline. I thought I was being original, but now it I ever do it, it will be another thing to put on my list "and now I'll do what I saw Knightro do in the past" . oh well 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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