slipperywombat Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I've been reading these forums for a few weeks, I've searched for numerous phrases and scoured the search engines for it, and it has eluded me. So I'm down to my last resort, open questioning. I didn't really want to start my forum life with an obnoxious topic/post... but here I am. D'oh! Where can I find plans for a PRS guitar? Free is good, at a cost is fine. I can duplicate the shape by expanding smaller images and doing measurements at GC, but I have no idea how to get the dimensions for the top carve. I've already been to stewmac, the main site here, warmoth, etc. Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 www.guitarbuild.com or you can donate 10 dollars to this site, and you will become an advance supporter, and you can have acces to this sites download section, which i think has plans for that guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Thanks much! I'll check out the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 No problem fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 The only plans they have are for a hollowbody, which I'm not planning on doing. (At least not for a first guitar!) Can someone with access confirm/deny weather there are plans for a Custom 22 or McCarty style available in the paying members area? ---- Incidentally, I saw someone make reference to a tutorial they had done on carving tops, but I wasn't able to locate in the tutorial section. Is it... somewhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Guitar Building Templates has exactly what you want. Even down to the nice bird inlays. Enjoy, a little pricy (if you're stingy like me) but dead accurate and well made. EDIT: I made this awhile ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I've been to Guitar Building Templates before, but I was under the impression that all they gave were the outline shape. Maybe that's my real issue, how do I measure the carves on the top a carved top guitar? I was hoping that I could find plans that would tell where exactly the curves start and stop, and give some spot depths. Response to EDIT Hot diggity dang, I'm DEFINETELY going to be using that diagram for measurement checking! Great looking work, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 The carve depths, stops, and locations are something that is difficult to get a good grasp on and give measurements for. A lot of the work is by eye, and by feel. Robert Benedetto's book on building a Archtop is extremely detailed, and even he doesnt give depth measurements, or locations. He says "drill a series of holes at several different levels corresponding to the proposed outside arch" in other words, you decide how you want the carve to flow, etc. Generally, you have a point thats 0 depth, and at its deepest, the top will be 1/4" thick (around the edge) everything else is kinda up to you. Check Setch's Les Paul thread in the in progress section, he does a wonderful carve job and a pretty good job of showing how he does it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Sweet! Did you route or carve first? EDIT I should be more specific, did you route the pickup cavities first, or carve the top and then route the cavities in? Does it make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I routed the cavities first. To me, it makes a difference, a big one. Once the top is carved, having a place to set your router so that it balances is difficult. If you can help it, route the pickups out first. In situations where the top angles down towards the neck, you have to route them after you carve the top, or they wont be in the right spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Has any1 ever seen a PRS style guitar with a floyd rose on it?... just wondering what it would look like. BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Neil Schon has a few.. but I though I saw them for sale on ebay a couple of months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Speaking of a PRS does anyone know what the depth is for their neck pocket? And how wide the heel is? I've heard people suggest, but never found anyone who knew for certain. I'm just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 ok just a q how thick is the prs body? so the 2 thicknesses needed would be edge and middle... Any1 got 1 to take some measurements? BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Has any1 ever seen a PRS style guitar with a floyd rose on it?... just wondering what it would look like. BigT Agile made some PRS copies which had floyds on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I've taken the picture from guitarbuild and put it to scale and seems to be quite accurate from other measurements ive seen. So here it is Prs Hollow body plans Im still trying to find templates for the bird inlays... BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I've taken the picture from guitarbuild and put it to scale and seems to be quite accurate from other measurements ive seen. So here it is Prs Hollow body plans BigT Not working, see only line sand numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 hummm odd worked for me just right click save as... Will try and fix it if any1 else is having problems BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperywombat Posted August 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Worked fine for me. Maiden: It's an Autocad file... are you trying to view with something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticSmash Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 is there one available for a strat cause what MKGBass made is exactly what I need to make a body template. all i need is measurements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I tried again and this time it opened. Last time it the PC kept thinking and after all the wait it brought lines and like numbers, this time it took a while but it opened fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigabyte Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I know this is sort of old but did anyone ever find out the thickness measurements for a PRS body (McCarty solid style), i.e., maple starting thickness, "binding" edge thickness, and back thickness..... Anyone have any info on that? I've got my template all ready to go, just need to know what thickness of woods to buy........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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