68 lost souls Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I posted a thread about the sg Im making somewhere (cant remember) but my problom was that I want to make it a neck through for many reasons including the fact that it adds more sustain, the draw back was that Im using goncalo alves for the neck and swamp ash or mahogany for the body and as it is an SG a laminte top wouldnt look good but I want just one wood type on top. Some one sugesed that I make the body out of one peace then cut it in half so I have a top half and a botom half and hten route a slot for the neck in the middle. To me this sounds alot like a set neck rather than a neck through but because the neck is extending almost all the way through the guitar would this have the same tonal qualitys as a neck through or would I be better going with my idea of simply planning off a bit on the body part of the neck and putting a laminate strip just on this part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 bla bla bla... but because the neck is extending almost all the way through the guitar would this have the same tonal qualitys as a neck through What tonal qualities are you refering to??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 why dont you make the guitar, laminated, then take a single piece of mahogany veneer, and put it over the whole top and bottom? that way you get the wholew thing lookin like mahogany, and the sound you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted July 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I mean the sustain not realy a tonal quality but I wasnt sure what to call it. A veneer would solve all my probloms but Im not sure if the voodoo finish would work with a veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtailed Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I mean the sustain not realy a tonal quality but I wasnt sure what to call it. A veneer would solve all my probloms but Im not sure if the voodoo finish would work with a veneer. Voodoo finish is done with swamp ash, not mahogany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 right. so if you're looking for an standard SG sound, use mahogany, and get yourself a swamp ash veneer to make the look of one of the voodoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted July 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Yeah but does the finish work with a veneer because the black has to soak through the grain and also does a vineer change the sound? Could I use a real y thin peace of vineer thats only 1 or 2 mm thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Could I use a real y thin peace of vineer thats only 1 or 2 mm thick? You mean a really thick veneer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskim86 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 good bolt-ons or set-necks can be just as good as a neck-through. in fact, there neck-throughs that don't sustain any longer than a bolt-on guitar. it's all about quality and the time you spend to make sure it's a good attachment. this is coming from other people on the net, plus it's from experience. my three cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted July 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 No Im mean thin vineer you now that stuff that you can get in a role. The iron on stuff. Obviously it would need a stronger bound though anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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