urbansmurf Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 its me again. as most of you know, i started building a neck and got pretty far when i realized that i was using poplar and it would not hold up. thanks to guitarfrenzy i am now working with some honduras mohogany. heres what i have so far: yay for guitarfrenzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 I should have let you borrow my Melvyn Hiscock book "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" it would have explained the whole process for you. First off, you need to make sure you have the neck blank so it is quartersawn to the top, it just makes the neck stronger. Basically though, you need to draw a centerline to go by, and draw the neck out top and side. Then before you do anything else, you'll need to route the truss rod channel in the center with the appropriate sized bit, while all the sides are still square. The reason for drawing out the neck first is because you'll lose your centerline after you route. I even take a larger sized bit and route past where the nut was drawn out, toward the headstock so that it will leave room enough for truss rod adjustments, and that will leave you with a professional looking adjustment slot , that is if you want the adjustment to be at the headstock, which I strongly recommend. Like I said if I'd have thought of it, I'd have let you borrow that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 If you're in a hurry to get a guitar-building book for fairly inexpensive, the Martin Koch book is what I went for. I'd like to have the Hiscock book, too, but it's "out of stock" on Chapters.ca, and who knows when (if) they'll get it in... Anyhow, the Koch e-book is printable, and costs only 15 Euros, which isn't TOO bad. buildyourguitar.com Nice looking hunka wood you got there, though. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 i got the mohogany part done and tuner nobs installed. pics soon, left my camera in the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 took the knobs out to reassemble my old neck for talent show tryouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 i like it, but personally would be a wee bit worried of the strength around the last tuner hole..but then again..what do i know? good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 A couple of things... it looks like the tuner holes don't line up straight (are you planning to use a locking nut?) and I can't tell from the pictures, is there an angle on the headstock? It looks flat, level with the "fingerboard." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 i think it's pretty cool, reminds me of a parker headstock, it's familiar yet, unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 the headstock has a 10 degree angle backwards, and i plan on laminating some extra wood to the it, i dontlike the way some of it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 This has absolutely nothing to do with your neck, but on your first picture you have some major orbage going on! Call the ghostbusters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 yes, i too noticed this. however, i just yelled at them and as you can see, by the second picture they left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 yes, i too noticed this. however, i just yelled at them and as you can see, by the second picture they left lol.. Don't tell me you do Exorcism's too? Devil be gone... Anyway, looks like your doing good, but I'm still wondering why you didn't route out the truss rod slot before you cut the neck out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 sure, exorsism is kinda a hobby of mine anywho, i think i can still get it routed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Shazam! Im a forum regular now! <<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted March 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 havent got much done on the neck lately, been super busy and just havent had the time decided to make this guitar a baritone though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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