mattdowney Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 my rhoads project is finally finished. here are the pics: http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v169/m...ar_pics_034.jpg http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v169/m...ar_pics_033.jpg http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v169/m...ar_pics_031.jpg http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v169/m...ar_pics_036.jpg this is my first guitar and i am very pleased with it. there are a few small mistakes but it is my first and imm only 14. it has great sound. great crunch, sounds like a jackson with seymore duncan JBs. the clean is very nice and full. i think the sortof crisp maple sound paired up with high output pickups sounds great. it was going to be a cherry red but the red turned out to be more of a pink so i went with the brown, i am very happy with it i like it more than red. i got the neck from a buddy of mine. there was a old fender guitar(the headstock was stripped down but imm pretty sure its a shomaster) lying around his basment with nothing in it, just the neck bridge and body. so i bought that and took the neck. the rest of the parts i got new. i got the wood for the body from my uncle that has a hardwood flooring buisness. my uncle hooked me up with a man that builds his own guitars mostly acustics he did the finish for me, and he only charged for the materials . here are the specs: body - maple rhoads neck - shomaster (headstock cut down) maple - rosewood finger board - 22 frets, 25.5 inch scale controls -1 volume 1 tone 3 way toggle pickups- kent armstrong distortion humbuckers (13k) hardware - hardtail bridge string through - ping tuners finish - dark mahogany brown thanks for all the help everyone on the fourm has given me, great advice guys. tell me what you think good or bad cheers matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 im impressed, for a first that looks very well made! the heel looks a little blocky tho! i agree with you on the colour, it does like quite nice. john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylde1919 Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Do me a favor and play some of Randy's licks on there for me! Great looking guitar, I have always loved that offset V shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 killer lookin V my friend R would be proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 nice job matt. how does it sound? what did you use for a finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 well done matt! i am gonna be attempting a RR V in the not so distant future! ill keep you posted! i like this, well done man!! keep it up Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Very nice. Dont like the headstock and vintage trem, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I can see that you neck joint is quite tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 So you got a new account litch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 thanks guys. its not a vintage trem. its a trem with the block taken off and just bolted straight down like a hardtail bridge. i had that lying around and decided to use it instead of buying one. ya that headstock isint the greatest but there are not many ways to make a shomaster headstock more like a jackson stye one. anybody else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr_XD Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 great looking, i do like the neck shape, but i think darker would look better. it's a beautiful axe, it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindlei Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 do you have a diagram of the body shape with dimensions? and where did you get the dimensions, i'm planning on building my own in a similar fashion, buying some alder, shaping it, then buying a jackson neck and bolting it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted May 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 thanks, i never used any diagrams. i printed our a picture of a rhoads body(just cut the neck off in paint and printed it big enough to just fill the page) then i measured the neck width at the 20th fret in the picture and the 20th fret on my own guitar. then i found out how much i need to multiply the pic to get the actual width. (example, pic width 1inch , actual width 2.5inch's. you would multiply the pic by 2.5 to get the actual width. pic x 2.5 = actual width. ) the lengths i just gave are not real DONT USE THEM!!. measure all the lengths in the pic and multiply them by the # you got. all the angles will stay the same. i hope that helps you out. if you have any more questions just post them or private message me. any more comments?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Very impressive indeed. I dig the little sculpting by the higher frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 I think you did a great job, especially for a first. I'm not particular about the brown finish, as it seems to subdue an otherwise 'showboat' (in a good way) guitar style. I'm particularly glad to hear that you like the way it sounds, which is the ultimate test after all, anyhow! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 What did you use for the finish? What dye, and clear coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManWhoSoldTheWorld Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Very nice lookin guitar man. Also, for a first, that is awesome. That guitar is just one you want to pick up and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindlei Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 my friend just got a jackson rr-3, i'm going to take measurements on his, and make a big trace of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 thanks, i never used any diagrams. i printed our a picture of a rhoads body(just cut the neck off in paint and printed it big enough to just fill the page) then i measured the neck width at the 20th fret in the picture and the 20th fret on my own guitar. then i found out how much i need to multiply the pic to get the actual width. (example, pic width 1inch , actual width 2.5inch's. you would multiply the pic by 2.5 to get the actual width. pic x 2.5 = actual width. ) the lengths i just gave are not real DONT USE THEM!!. measure all the lengths in the pic and multiply them by the # you got. all the angles will stay the same. i hope that helps you out. if you have any more questions just post them or private message me. any more comments?? Wait... so you took a picture of a guitar off the internet, and converted the measurements by using a crude ratio, and built the guitar based on that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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