MartinP Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Howdy! I've been lurking around here fore quite a while, and always I have a question I just do a quick search...and find the answer. Thank's folks for keeping this site up! I'll add hereby my first guitar project (have built 2 basses before). It was started something like spring last year and took quite a time to finish (couldn't find an airbrush artist here in Estonia for months...). Spec: Set in, 2-piece wenge laminate neck (happened to have enough from my last bass project), ebony fingerboard (Warmoth, pre-slotted), walnut body, Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck hb (directly mounted to body, fixed firmly with 6 screws), Schaller Floyd Rose, Gotoh tuners, Neutrik locking jack, 1x volume. There's a very good reason for such a straightforward design - the bloke I built it, as you can probably see from a pic, is a gigging musician in an extreme black metal band called Manatark. I even did a epoxy based (as thin as I could!) protective coating on the back 'cause I've seen what those bulletbelts do to the finish of a guitar :-(. Now it's almost indestructible. Unfortunately, I didn't have a digicam lying around all the time so the pics only show first stages and a more or less finished "product". Link: http://www.hot.ee/martinmg42/ Next one - 25,5'' scale "sort of" SG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Very nice. The graphics aren't my cup of tea, but they're very nicely executed, and the whole thing looks very clean and precise. Great work on the deep set neck, took me a while to figure out how it was done, until I saw the penultimate pic... Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Great work. Your routes are exceptionally clean in execution!!!! One question: What did you do to the back of the peghead? Looks very strange.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 my ego just rocketed... Ref peghead - it has variable thickness (like old Gibsons, I've heard). Thicker towards the nut, thinner on end (point?). The tuners of course have to be aligned perpendiculary to the peghead face, thus I routed a small cavity to the peghead back, so all tuners are at the same..eee...height, too. Also, you can see the peghead-neck connection is not perfect. It's very rough actually. The glue line itself is ok, I've just chiseled small grooves in it, according to the grain pattern of wenge. A sort of "extension" to the light-brown grain stripes. Then I mixed a matching (more or less ) putty to fill the grooves. As a result I had a very smooth, almost not disrupted transition of grain from neck to peg. Should make a pic of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helliumbrz Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Very good work Martin! I've loved the graphics and the inlays. A work for the real Metalheads Hellium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Wow great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 That neck heel looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 really sweet but the finish isnt my thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 the finish is what i love the most...but the rest ain't bad either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 not my kinda style but that is some extremely neat work you are doing, well done! john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladdrac Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Woow It´s fantastic...I think it looks awesome!! The finish is outstanding...it looks so good specially in that kind of music.. The neck heel is impresive..and it looks like a very thin neck..like a wizard...right? keep the good work man.. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Did you leave the back of the neck raw for that wenge feel, or did you finish it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Simply Amazing! That heel or lack of looks awesome, I bet it plays great. The graphics look sweet too! Does your band have a website?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Morning! Ref: neck finish - it's got oil finish. Simple to apply, feels very natural, looks good. Killing wenge with coats of paint wasn't even considered to be an option. Ref: neck profile - actually it's a 24 3/4'' scale and profile is more or less of an LP. Why? Cause the guitarist wanted it to be this way. He doesn't like those "race" necks at all. At first I made the neck too thick, bulky, considering that I can always sand it down. We made a pre-assembly with all the parts mounted, strings on, then he played it a bit and gave his verdict what should be done to the neck. A sort of tailor made guitar, heh. Ref: bandsite - yes, of course: www.manatark.com Have a nice day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdjr74 Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Well considering I'm probably one of the biggest explorer fans in the world I think it looks incredible and your workmenship is fantastic!!!!! The paint looks great, not my style but none the less it came out perfect. I like the idea of the neck/body attachment, it gives me some ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dangerouso Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Killer guitar. Real attention to detail. I'm sure it's an incredible player. That finish just totally rocks! Love the paint and the skull inlays just totally complete the theme. Killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldbil Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Soooo... Do you build those on request...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 love the guitar - the finish isnt me, and the shape isnt my first choice, ,but my the detail, and accuracy is top notch!! its qualitae!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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