Tiago Brasil Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Hi all. I´ve been watching this forum for over a year, and this is my first post. Since all the questions I had from building guitars were already answered in this forum, I built 2 guitars without asking nothing here. This forum is GREAT. Thank you all. And this is the result of finding this place: right now It´s painting in a friend. thank you all again Tiago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Wow, very cool! What type of wood is that? And the pickups? C'mon, give us the specs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Looks pretty darn good! Reminds me of a PRS. But..... Is it just me or is the bridge crooked? Looks like it closer to the neck on the bass side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Ho Lee Crap! That's Grrrrreat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Maybe thats why the arrangement of the saddles looks a bit different than 'usual' ? Oh yeah, it looks great though! Cant wait to see it when its all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragyn Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Man I am getting more and more jealous by the guitar/bass. . . . . Great looking work there. Dragyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 VERY NICE! Can't wait to see it finished, don't forget to post pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 That is quite the beautiful instrument you have there...what is the control configuration you have going? Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I´ve been watching this forum for over a year, and this is my first post. Since all the questions I had from building guitars were already answered in this forum, I built 2 guitars without asking nothing here. i think that is great...the fact that you used the search feature to enhance your knowledge without just taking the "easy way out" is really impressive and it is a VERY nice guitar...you should be proud...and i don't just say that to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envenomedcky Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 That's one nice axe you built yourself. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Maybe thats why the arrangement of the saddles looks a bit different than 'usual' ? Oh yeah, it looks great though! Cant wait to see it when its all finished. i think he has just not intonated it yet...i think he just test fit everything before sending it off for paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Very nice, I like it better than a real PRS. Lots of time, effort and attention there. Wes is hard guy to get compliments from, so that says quite a lot. That is plum amazing! PS. Great use of the search feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiago Brasil Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 WOW, I wasn´t expecting so many greats comments. You guys are so sweet. Yeah, the bridge is a litlle short on the bass side, but it intonates good. There´s a lot of little mistakes, less than the first guitar, but still far from perfect. About the specs: I´m from Brasil and used woods from here. The body wood is called loro-freijó, I think it´s the brazilian ash. The neck is ivory, looks like maple and is very hard. The fretboard is ipe, dark ipe. I think I saw here a thread about using ipe on guitars, and I can say that for fretboard it works very well. It´s VERY hard, strong and uniform. Good to make some inlay. I´ve spent about R$40,00 (US$ 15) in wood. I´m also using a roller nut and locking tuners, so I can use the tremolo arm to some extent without going out of tune. The pickups are cheap korean ones for now. But they sound good. And good looking Thank you all for the comments. I will post pics when finished. Tiago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 You said something about painting that. In my opinion that should be an oil job right there. Lovely wood. Keep up the good work! I hope my second guitar will be that nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I think leaving a wood like that bare natural is a bit subjective, cause although its a very nice peice of wood, unlike a lot of people, im not inclined to leave every peice of ash/alder that doesnt look like the dogs breakfast with a totally natural finish I know its a very personal thing, and i -do- respect what other people are into, so im not taking the piss, its just some people rather leave the strikingly beautiful woods bare, and others seem to want to leave every peice of wood that -isnt- a total mess bare. to some people the wood is merely a canvas! I think if your gonna go natural it should at least be stained a touch to make it a bit more vibrant Just an opinion, like everyone elses - Im sure no matter what you end up doing it will look great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 wow.. good.. you have good talent . my first making is failed... T_T do you live in Brazil? i know brazil have too many good wood.. mahogany, jakaranda, ... great work ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiago Brasil Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Yes, I live in Brazil. Here we have wonderful woods, like mahogany, rosewood. But even for us is hard to get these woods. I never found any brazilian rosewood, and I talked to luthiers and they say it´s very hard to get. About painting, my friend will paint in an opaque color. To take easy with him, this is not his area. Tiago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco-Brazil Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 (edited) Hey I´m Brazilian too! mohogany and brazilian rosewood are protected! They are in extinction so is harder to find this wood lawful, but how you now in the black market is very easy! Tiago Brasil E ae meu fi!? Como é q tá? consegui ver as fotos da tua guita naum! falas de onde? valeu!!!!! ps: don´t pay attetion on my poor english hehehe Edited March 23, 2005 by Marco-Brazil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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