guitardeam0n Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Hello everyone, Im pretty new to guitar building so please dont mind me if i ask any stupid questions. Mty dad recently got alot of wood working tools and ive always wanted to build my own 'custom' guitar. Ive always wanted a rhoads neck thru with a locking trem but that would be around 1500 which i dont have. Ive heard its ALOT cheaper to build a guitar yourself so thats what im out to do. This might sound crazy but i want a 7 string, 5 peice neck thru, 24 fret, quilt top w/ locking trem rhoads. I just dont know where to start, so could someone please head me off in the correct direction? Thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 read around on the site...including pinned topics...there are any number of subjects covered including maple tops and neck thrus but for that kind of guitar it will still cost around $500 or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalo1022 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 yes ands thats assuming youve got all the tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I have heard that tops on neck-thrus can be difficult, especially around the neck/fretboard area. I've always liked the look of a top on the wings but not on the "neck-thru" part. Sounds perfectly doable, however. Have you considered using a neck thru neck blank from either stewmac or carvin? It might make life easier if it is your first build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Hi I am just completing my rhoads V I too used a 5 peice, bolt on though, 22 fret with cherry body and ash neck points of advice, get plans somewhere, i drew mine by hand how I figured it would be fine the way i did it, it wasnt, get some plans somewhere, even if it costs you like 25 bucks or whatever, its well worth it, or if you could get a rhoads V body to trace that would work too, just get an outline first, it will help ALOT by the way, that sounds like a KILLER guitar Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 One thing I forgot to add: You wanted the 5 piece laminate, and I have HEARD (I haven't checked this with carvin) that you can get whatever mods that come on their custom shop necks on the kit necks too. The 5 piece laminate mods are: 5 Piece Laminated Neck Option 5H - 5 piece mahogany neck with two maple stripes 50.00 5K - 5 piece laminated koa neck with two maple stripes 75.00 5M - 5 piece laminated maple neck with two koa stripes 50.00 5MW - 5 piece laminated maple neck with 2 walnut stripes 50.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I have heard that tops on neck-thrus can be difficult, especially around the neck/fretboard area. i cover that in my pinned topic...it is very easy,especially on a rhoads v,which is not a drop top,as mine is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitardeam0n Posted June 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Well actually i was thinking of going with koa wood then giving it a tung oil finish. Where could i get the plans for the rhoads CC? I posted some stuff about the custom necks on the carvin boards. Do you think the blank headstocks will be big enough for a jackson style headstock? And what exactly is a 'drop top' Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 a drop top if im not mistaken is just a slab of wood that is glued to the top of the body as opposed to being carved (excuse the bad analagy im a lityle punkindrublik) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 a drop top if im not mistaken is just a slab of wood that is glued to the top of the body as opposed to being carved (excuse the bad analagy im a lityle punkindrublik) not exactly....a drop top is a guitar top which is bent to conform to the contour of the armrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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