Curtis P Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Well, I am dawning near the end of my Jackson RR project, waiting for the pickups and couple other parts to come in, the neck will go on, but i gotta go to the hardware store to get some good bolts for it Anyways, here is what my next project will be: The pickups and all, i have decided that this will be my thrash guitar, something that will not be the greatest, but looks good and fun to play, so i decided to look around in pawn shops for a real cheap electric bolt on neck guitar, steal the neck off it, and pickups, single coil or not, and then, i am going to put built in distortion and reverb on it, 2 volumes (1 per pickup to blend them together, thanks for idea wes!) and the other 2 for distortion and reverb, luckily, my father has a double cut away style guitar in mint shape, but its a lefty so i cant play it, and he does not want me to tear it apart and make it work for me, he doesnt play it, but he still likes it that way, anywho, i have a problem with hi jacking my own thread! i need an opinon if it should be double cut or single cut, either way, its going to be hollow body with crappy pickups and neck from a pawn shop guitar, built in reverb and distortion, so, single cut away or double? Thanks for the input Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 i think double cuts look cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Thanks aaron! my dad's is a double cut lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krizalid Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 hai curtis, i just want to know, how are you going to build the guitar with the built in distortion and reverb? sounds intersting you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 out of interest how are you planning on doing the reverb? i know you can get reverb digital FX but they are generally done by microprocessors i thought since reverb is a hard effect to make sound right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 double cuts are the best man! I love the jonoir(sp) special shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I'm building a double cutaway, they're soooooo much cooler. Can you just trace round your dads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 out of interest how are you planning on doing the reverb? Yeah, I'd like to know also. Without the classic spring method being available, I'd think that you would be left with a DSP device of some sort. Just curious - are you putting these effects in so that you can take it places without needing to bring your rack/pedals? Is that something that you typically run into? I'm only asking so that I can understand why more and more people are looking into doing on-board effects. I think it's a very interesting project and it sounds like a lot of fun. I hope it turns out well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 What about getting an ht-10 kit. Probably save you cash and start with problem free parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 That sounds like a very good idea. It will already have the hardware, and a figured maple veneer. The only problem is that it is already routed for humbuckers so you'd have to have them. Also, you said hollowbody, so I guess that's out...maybe I should've thought a little more before I posted that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 To answer you questions, I am going to take a reberb pedal, take the guts out and jam it into the body..... haha, just joking, it would work, but i hate battery powered idea, if i cant figure out the reverb, then i wont do it, but the distortion i am getting my friend to build a circuit board for a distortion pedal (Tube Screamer) and i will put it in, even though it runs on batteries, i have always wanted a Tube Screamer Thanks, yes, i am tracing around my dads Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I was thinking about on-board effects as well until I thought about the work involved. I'm an electronic tech by trade so it's not outta my range to design a circuit (lotsa on-line DIY sites too) but I looked at my Line 6 PODxt and thought "too much trouble". The PODxt is portable enough and has lotsa cool effects. I also have the Pandora's box which is about the size of a cassette tape and has cool effects as well. I am still thinking about making an on-board dB boost similar to the Seymour Duncan SFX-1 pedal. Then I can overdrive the amps front end and get better sounding distortion at lower volumes (so I don't piss off the neighbors). Let us know how it goes and any problems you may encounter. Cool idea BTW...are you gonna have a true by-pass switch (maybe push-pull pot)? Oh! DOUBLE-CUT I think is definately COOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 VanKirk, when you say true by pass, you mean so its just completly clean? yes, what i plan on doing is just distortion at the moment, on my Boss Heavy Metal, it has 4 knobs, volume(level) the left and right colour blend and the distortion, i was just going to design a chip board for a tube scremer style pedal but only have the volume and distortion then incorporate it to the guitar, i know its difficult to explain over the internet, ohh, by the way, the picture in my first post, that aint goin to be the finish, this one is going to be a carved top hollow body, and instead of those 2 fancy holes for the sound, either flame cut outs or lightning bolts, painted black with either flames (if flame cut out) or a big lightnin bolt down the centre (if i use the lightning bolt cut outs) so, haha, i cant wait to go help my friend shop for a acoustic guitar at pawn shops! crappy bodied guitar, here i come! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Thats as close to my dads as i could find, except his is a lefty Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Ahhhh... Your last pic looks alot like a Gibson ES335. Very nice jazz/blues guitar. VERY nice sounding cleen or with slight distortion. I have to admit I agree with your Dad. I wouldn't put a distortion circuit in that particular guitar. That mod on that guitar would draw away from the tone that guitar is known for IMHO. I really like the double-cut Les Paul in your first pic. The ES335 & Les Paul are different sizes. The ES335 has alot bigger body than the Les Paul. ES335 body style is similar to Lucille (BB King's guitar but I think he plays a ES355). As for the by-pass switch I mean that when the switch is engaged (or disengaged depending on how you wire it) the pickup signal will be routed around the distortion circuit. IMHO, I would have the switch just in case you'd like a different distortion sound in the future. It wouldn't be very hard to do and parts would still be cheap and your guitar would be more versatile in the future. I change different distortion sounds quite often myself so I would get bored with the same distortion sound after a short time. BTW...IMHO clean sounds are sweet sounding on a ES335 style guitar. Almost forgot... Without a by-pass switch your guitar will distort and eventually have no output at all as the battery goes dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 5thanks for the reply VanKirk, i will definetly put in a true by pass, i love this guitar! its honkin big though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 LoL, Yeah there a bit larger than an RG. Maybe you could wire the guitar to keep the stock volume and tone controls and then with a switch have the pickup signal run through your distortion circuit? Hopefully you wouldn't have too many knobs or switches that can be confusing to play if on stage. Let me know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I will keep everyone posted, but it wont be happenin for a bit, i still need parts for my RR5! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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