goth_fiend Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 now im thinking of building my first neckthru guitar, it will either be a jem style guitar or a rhodes v (alexi laiho version) now if i build the jem its going to have a chrome vine of life with blue leds in the leafs and side dots and if i build the rhodes its going to be black with red pinstripes and a reaper inlay job, my question is this: where would i get the chrome inlay material for this and how difficult are leds to do? i have mentioned this to another forum and they suggested fibre-optics but stated that it is extreamly difficult to do. now for the second question, im thinking of building my own combo using a pod or something like that (i saw one here and it struck a chord) but the only problem i have with this is that i would like a tube amp, so does anybody know of any high gain tube pre amp and a decent solid state amp to combine in one chassis? im looking at making a 100watt combo with celestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 also are carvins prefab necks anygood for neck-through models? i know they make a bolt on and neck thru but are they worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 more questions, with inlaying, should i use a dremel with a flexshaft router? and also, how big are tube power amps? in dimensions not power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 also i need a place where i can find red diamond plate and silver tolex, thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 nobody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 you ask like 6 questions, you may want to give it more than 24hours before you start bugging people.. give it time and you will get answers, people are less likely to answer if you start getting inpatient just my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 point taken, sorry man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 First and foremost, if you are going to do LED's and a custom inlay, get used to the fact that you may have to build the neck from scratch. You could get the neck from Carvin, but you would have to remove the fingerboard to do the LED's. And if you decide to skip that and just do the vine, you would have to remove the frets. And possibly replace the fingerboard anyway... While it's absolutely possible to do, the time and money you have to put into it, may not be worth it. But that just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 i was just looking at carvin as an option, but i probably will make my neck as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Regarding the dremel, that's up to you, dude. Whatever you're comfortable using. I'm not comfortable using ANYTHING, so a dremel or dremel-type tool (rotary tool) with a flex-shaft attachment sounds like the best way to go. Plenty of people use a dremel without the flex shaft, from what I've seen. And I imagine people have been doing inlays with only hand tools for centuries, so you have lots of other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 started building the neck thru blank today, 3 piece maple and mahogany so its underway guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 got the fretboard today, big ole chunk of ebony to work with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladdrac Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 can you show us some pictures?... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 sorry man no digicam, if i had one i would be pimping my stuff dont you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 i havent touched the neck blank now cause im torn between the two designs!!!!! so im putting it to a vote, the quilt-carved top jem or the rhodes V? im going to build both eventually but what do you guys think i should start on first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 well its going to be the Rhodes V, but i,m changing it a bit, headstock binding, quilted maple cap and matching top for the body, transparent red or blue finish with the pinstripes being inlayed with abalone instead of painting!!!! what y'all think of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 alright guys, the body inlays become a concern for me with looking at it, that a hell of a lot of abalone, so im thinking im going to use that stewmac ablam for the body, will that work and still look good? by the way here is what i had in mind for the project. http://www.espguitars.net/gallery/overseas/alexi_laiho/ its the white one i like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 does anybody know of any high gain tube pre amp and a decent solid state amp to combine in one chassis? im looking at making a 100watt combo with celestions http://www.carvin.com/products/group.php?CID=GPRE the behringer is not tube but it has alot of good,usable sounds...and it is very cheap...combine it with a tube power amp and presto!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 now for the second question, im thinking of building my own combo using a pod or something like that (i saw one here and it struck a chord) but the only problem i have with this is that i would like a tube amp, so does anybody know of any high gain tube pre amp and a decent solid state amp to combine in one chassis? im looking at making a 100watt combo with celestions if you want some real high-end stuff, i'd recommend an ENGL preamp. they are very expensive, but i think the money is well spent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 thanks guys, i was thinking of an engl poweramp too, but like stated those things are pricey as hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Alexi Laiho's v's are awesome! I really like the black and yellow one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 i like the white and black one, and thats what this project will resemble but with quilted maple and abalone instead of paint for the pinstripes! not sure if i will do trans black, red or blue, or maybe even green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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