nakedzen Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Will be 27" scale, maple neck, ebony fretboard, ash body, ss frets, single pu, vol. All dyed black and tru oil finish. Very rough and raw metal guitar. Body is really thin, only 30mm or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 3 hours ago, nakedzen said: Body is really thin, only 30mm or so. I'm a fan of skinnier-than-usual guitars too, but I will say to take care with your planning when using such thin pieces for your body. When you get that thin you start limiting what you can get away with inside the electronics cavity. A right angle Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch for example is 22mm tall from the shoulder of the mounting post the the bottom of the switch frame, which sounds OK inside a 30mm body. But you lose some of that depth if you want to recess the back coverplate into the body (2-3mm?) plus the thickness of the front cavity wall where the switch collar pokes through (3-4mm?). That only leaves barely enough clearance inside the cavity for the switch to fit inside without bottoming out on the rear cover. You'd never get a blade-style switch or push-pull pots to fit inside either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Yeah that's why I'm thinking single vol/pu only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard0811 Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Uh nice. I love me a nice EX-Shape. Have a couple myself. Will follow closely and looking forward to the result 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 4 hours ago, nakedzen said: Yeah that's why I'm thinking single vol/pu only. Gotcha. I just saw the pencil outlines you'd added to the body and saw two pickups drawn on there. My comment was meant to be more general though - watch out for sneaky things like pickups that require extra depth routed for the mounting ears or the magnetic slugs poking out the back of the baseplate, or neck mounting screws being too long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 This will be set neck so that works with the slim body. I hope. Pickup will be 81-7XH (regular humbucker housing) with pickup ring so the depth won't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Man this has been slow moving. Truss rod installed and fretboard glued when the wife wasn't looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGTay Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 10:09 AM, curtisa said: watch out for sneaky things like pickups that require extra depth routed for the mounting ears I just came across that with the Mockingbird I am working on, 31mm body (maybe 30mm after all the sanding) and I had to chisel out extra depth for the pickups, was getting very close, probably around 4mm to spare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Fretboard radiused, rough sketched the headstock. Not sure if I'll use this one again or make something new. Drew the tuner holes too far at least. The streaked ebony looks lovely to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Fret markers done, UV powder + resin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Thought why not since there's some extra room and it'll be single pickup, so I made some extra "frets" 25 and 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard0811 Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Uuuhhh... "Becaus I could... " is my favorite reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Neck pocket done. My ghetto template, some hot glue and maple strips. Didn't have any double stick tape and didn't want to drive to the store. It'll sand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Headstock shaped, frets leveled, neck rough shaped. Went for a pretty thin and wide D profile. Checking for bridge placement with some string and print copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Neck is glued! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Headstock veneer done. Finally today I have a couple hours to myself to get this moving forward a bit. I'll try to get all the cavities and string throughs done at least. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Cavities done. A bit sloppy with the control cavity, but eh, it's my personal guitar and it'll be covered up anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Last time to see the grain, almost sad it will become black soon. Sealer coat of shellac done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, nakedzen said: almost sad it will become black soon Why bother using good wood when MDF would look just as nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Lol. I think this will be the final look. Idea was "what kind of guitar would The Joker play if he played in a Batman themed metal band"? Now I need to decide whether to go with truoil or britetone for the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Ahh, that kind of black. Makes a big difference regarding materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGTay Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Liking that colour, looks more purple than black. Should look good with the finish done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Yeah it's a mix. First dyed the whole thing purple, then black on top, then sanded back with steel wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Went with truoil, Less of a hassle and will keep in line with the gritty look. First coat on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Truoil is on. I think 6 coats for the front, 4 for the neck and back. Glossy enough for me. Thinking of making a small batman diorama in the control cavity with see through cover and lights. We'll see if there's enough room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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