RMatthewFitzpa Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 i just purchased wood at a local lumber yard and it just hit me that my body blank might not be thick enough. How thick should bodies be? THe wood is a little over 1 inch. If its too thin then ill probably buy another, chamber them, and put them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 what kind of wood did you get and what bridge are you using?....neck thru or bolt on? have you considered a decorative top such as maple or koa? about 1 3/4" is the norm...but you can make them very thin with a fixed bridge on a neck thru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMatthewFitzpa Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 (edited) It is African Mahogany and I plan to use a bigsby trem. I bought a maple piece that is 3x3x35 for the neck and a big piece of purpleheart for the fretboard. I also have a really nice 1/4 sheet of flame maple for a top. This is my first project and i really need help. When using scale, what are the exact points of measurement? Im sure many other questions will come up and thanks for helping me out. Edited March 19, 2005 by RMatthewFitzpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 scale is the distance between the nut at the point the string leaves it to the point at the saddle of the bridge where the string touches it(plus a hair after intonation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMatthewFitzpa Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Thx, thats what i have read but still am a little foggy. On many bridges, they go diaganol. Is it scaled from one string? Just where the bottom E leaves to where it is on the saddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Thx, thats what i have read but still am a little foggy. On many bridges, they go diaganol. Is it scaled from one string? Just where the bottom E leaves to where it is on the saddle? the high e...yes t.o.m. bridges are slanted for intonation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMatthewFitzpa Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 thank you, its all clear now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 flame maple for a quilt top Wouldn't that make it a flame top? When measuring scale length, measure from the nut to the 12th fret. Neither move during intonation, so your measurement won't be messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 flame maple for a quilt top Wouldn't that make it a flame top? When measuring scale length, measure from the nut to the 12th fret. Neither move during intonation, so your measurement won't be messed up. and how is that going to help place the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 It'll only help that if it's a premade neck. However, that wasn't what he was asking. His words were: When using scale, what are the exact points of measurement? Nut-12th fret x2 is more exact because intonation can mess things up when measuring. The bridge issue only came into question when he questioned the reasoning behind slanted TOM bridges, and how intonation worked for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 he wanted to know where to place the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Not to be argumentative, but where did he say that? I reread his posts, but did not see an explicit request like that. Did he PM you or something? Or, what if RMatthewFitzpa cleared this up himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMatthewFitzpa Posted June 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 im making my own neck, so i needed to know where to place the bridge. Its really not a big deal. thanks for helping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Aha! Wes, my apologies. Good luck with that guit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Not to be argumentative, but where did he say that? I reread his posts, but did not see an explicit request like that. Did he PM you or something? Or, what if RMatthewFitzpa cleared this up himself? i just use logic...there is no other reason for him to phrase the question as he did just read between the lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Ahem.. Can you use a thinner body with a bolt-on bass? And just make the neck rout a little deeper and set the bridge in so its the right height to not have an angled neck? Or would you loose stability or somthin? (if it makes a difference the bridge I would use is a hipshot vintage 4, its a lot like a standard fender bass bridge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleweaseler Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 THe wood is a little over 1 inch. I also have a really nice 1/4 sheet of flame maple for a quilt top. If "a little over one inch" means "an inch and a half" then the body wood+top thickness will be the standard thickness for a solid body. (Assuming you glue the maple to the other wood.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krizalid Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 i had a 1" wood to be exact. if added a 1/4" veneer on it, how thick is the neck? if i'm going to make a neck thru, how thick the wood should be now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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