verhoevenc Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Hey, i've been working on this for about an hour every weekday (minus holidays) since about mid January for my wood shop's final project. I've only been woodworking since the begining of this school year, and this is my first guitar. Tell me what ya'll think. The body's wings are mahogany, and the neck is some type of southeast-asian rosewood (I'm in Singapore) while the fingerboard is indian rosewood from stew mac. Chris Ps: What cha'll think of my recessed tune-o-matic bridge idea so that I don't have to angle the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 looks like a solid job to me. Hows it going to get kitted out and finished? Is it me or has it not been fretted yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted May 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 No, it hasn't been fretted yet, it didn't accure to me to fret it BEFORE i put the wings on until I was reading up on that other guy's pinned story on his neck-thru. But that's ok, if there's a will there's a way and I'll get it done. I'm gunna put a EMG setup in it with two seperate volumes (let them control the pickups, no switch!) and then a over-all tone and EMG afterburner. I'll be using 81 and 89 pickups. It'll be a clear gloss finish.... and i'm tempted to stain a cut-away or two black... but i dunno yet. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Im sure you'll find a way.. its just about holding it still whilst you do it and not damaging any of the hard work. make sure you post a pic when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Looks pretty great to me - especially for a first timer with minimal wood working experience. The ribbon grain on the wings will look spectacular when you finish it, I like that kind of figure every bit as much as fancy maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 nice work... i agree with setch about the wings. they will look great when finish is applied. also, i really dig the recessed t-o-m. looks like some excellent craftsmanship youve got going there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeli Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 My first guitar was nowhere near that. My second guitar was probably worse than that. My third will be as good as that perhaps a tiny bit better. Also you should add a mini switch somewhere in the electronics for the emg 89 because it works as two seperate single coils as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 beautiful mahogany, the front routing looks very accurate from those photos. i like those beveled edges on the front aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Love the wood grain, as per Setch's comment. I can't comment intelligently about much else, but it's going to be a nice-looking guitar when it all comes together. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 looks great...i built a v with a recessed tom and i think you will really like it...i think a standard tom height is too much for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted May 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 To the guy that said my routing looks good, thanks, but it's just cause the photo is from far away... lets just say i HAVE to use pickup mounting rings to cover those holes. the back ones fine, but the front one, because the fingerboard i couldn't get the router up there all the way, I had to do that one by hand with a hammer and chisle, etc.! Thanks for all the comments guys, this is a rush having quality builders really admire my work! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 God, that headstock could KILL!! Great job, excellent choice of woods too. Definitely go for the mini switch on the 89. Its advantage is that it's the only "splittable" pickup they offer. Definitely utilize that feature if you have it! Can't wait to see it with a nice finish and hardware etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 very nice...... you did a great job. Your name sounds Dutch, or Belgian.. Am I close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 WOW! Thats an amazing first guitar. The headstock look killer and I LOVE the figure on that mahogany. Once you completly finish it you better enter it in GOTM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 What's GOTM? And thanks, the headstock USED to be pointier, but someone dented it in my shop class and i had to sand it down a bit. I'm in singapore though, but my name IS dutch, i WAS in belgium until about a year ago though. Some nice guitars there! check out www.kritz.com, they're doing some amazing stuff there in belgium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 GOTM stands for "Guitar of the Month". If you go to the main index, you find links to the threads, with 2 divisions-- amateur and pro-- in which you can enter your guitar. That kritz.com site was interesting as all hell. A lot of it smacked of jiggery-pokery and voodoo to me, along with a bit of an excessive emphasis on brand recognition... but it made for interesting reading and contained lots of inspiring ideas, too. Cheers! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonamemx Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 It will look more professional with a transparent finish. It will look like an original production guitar, and you will have the best grade in the class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Yeah, I've played one, they don't PLAY very nicely, and I wasn't a fan of their self wound pickups either. I think if anything they're more of a SHOW piece, and not a players instrument you rock out with. On the other hand, I was just reading some of the finishing section and have a couple questions. 1) people are talkin' about sealer and nitro, and poly, and a million different things... I just bought a bottle of ColorTone Waterbase Lacquer from stewmac. Can't I just spray on a couple of coats of that?! 2) i was thinking of dying my guitar, but then was wondering if it would look good... what do ya'll think I should do. any color suggestions you pro's think would work for my woods? 3) if i do stain it, can i just use that stewmac stain, and then just cover it with that ColorTone Waterbase Lacquer? Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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