swirlslave Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 hi everyone , just wanted to show you where im at with my first project.. so far i would say its going pretty good for a first time, im at building my neck for start and after that i will do the body. just routed the channel for the hot-rod truss rod tonight, like the topic says i want an ESP mkII type of neck with reverse headstock and white binding on neck and headstock. i didnt buy the special bit from stew-mac, i used a 3/16 freud bit and made it wider by doing 2 channels sort of, width of my channel is .224 inch and depth is .465 inch when i read on my digital caliper. i also didnt make a channel all the way, i left some wood underneath where the locknut will be place and drilled a hole beneath for the allen nut to pass. i will put other update in this thread when i will have some, its going slow but surely. thx for reading hers some pics = p.s. sorry for the crappy pics but i only have a $20 bucks digital cam, LOL take care.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Pics dont work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 sorry about that... link is good now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 i like the little decorative thing i kinda remeber her name, betty boop is it? Anyways, it looks like its coming along nicely, what kind of wood is that? hard to tell from the pics, but kinda looks like maple? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 (edited) yes your right its maple, 4 piece laminate for neck and 2 piece for headstock. i started this as an experiment and bought my maple at home depot, the neck seems more difficult to build than the body for me so i wanted to try it out without spending too much on wood, if all goes good maybe it will good enough. the next one ill build will surely be 1 or 3 piece with a bubinga stripe. and yes thats betty boop back there, lol, my wife likes her and thats the only place where the pics where coming out decent with the neon light under the kitchen cabinet, hehehehe.. Edited January 31, 2006 by swirlslave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 heres some pic of my two fretboard blank the one on the left is indian rosewood, the one on the right is morado. ill be using the indian rosewood for this project and keeping the morado for another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 looks good to me. in probably a week i'll be starting my project similar to yours, so i hope mine comes out that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 I wished more people would invest in one of those little digital cameras, Might not be the best quality for $20 in the world but it sure is awesome seeing the work in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 just got myself a dozen of ultra bright blue led. $1.50 each can dollars plus a 2xAAA battery holder. those led runs on 3 volt dc and have a diameter of 3mm. im looking forward to put those in my fretboard !!! thx everyone for checking out . @the plague = looking forward to see some of your progress pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 great choice of a guitar to make...i have a ESP M-II Deluxe and its the coolest guitar...and try to make good notes on your led experience so you can share it with us...i want to try to install led's in my explorers fretboard...looks good tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 @the plague = looking forward to see some of your progress pics... yes i'm hoping to get a cheap digital camera soon to take pics of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 heres a little update of what ive done this week-end : started to sanding/shaping the neck and headstock with my drum sander attachment for my press drill (i looove this thing,lol) close to the marks and cut the thickness of the neck with the table saw, put an ear on headstock cause it wasnt wide enough and i still need to bring down the thickness of the headstock down. it starting to take shape pretty well. as for the led im still far from doing them but ill surely try to make a little tutorial on those even with my shitty camera, hehehe, i dont really know how i will do those yet, gonna have to put some thinking into this when times come.... take care people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezifon Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 humm seems very clean work, what finish are you goint ot use for the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 thx ! as for the body i didnt started to work on it yet, or actually didnt even bought wood yet, but it will probably solid color and i dont have access to spray paint equipment so i will use dupli-color paint i guess.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) Hi everyone, heres a long due update of my project; Fretboard is slotted and ive put the white plastic binding on it and plastic diamond shape inlay i made from a pickguard blank material.Scale length is 24.75 and radius is 16". The fretboard is also drilled for the led that will be the side marker, just done them yesterday and at this point the fb was just taped with double faced tape so i can get it out and install the led in it and after that i will glue it permanently. I will buy some wood for the body real soon, probably will be mahogony with a stripe of dark wood sandwich in between like wenge or bubinga, and a flame or quilted maple veneer above all this. Im starting of thinking about a blue/aqua stain on the figure of the wood and a black burst all around, not really decided yet on this, still have plenty of time left to make up my mind for this,lol. thanks for watching !! Edited December 8, 2004 by swirlslave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I'm looking forward to seeing the finished guitar! ESP's are good looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Looks cool! I hope you are able to find a way to dim those LEDs a bit though. For front markers, super-brights are great. For side markers, they can blind you to the point where you can't tell where you are (depending on the angle). Try expermimenting with the current and get it down low. Are you using resistors embedded in the fretboard or are you using one big honker in the body? I'm glad to see someone doing an ESP style guitar - you don't see those too often. Keep them pics comin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Ah yeah, i forgot to mention, im not using my super bright leds, im keeping for a future project for front marker one day cause like you said , its WAY too bright for side one and its literally blinding you when it hits you right in the eyes, so i got a pack a green and a pack of red normal led, 12 led for $1.50, lol, way cheaper then the super bright. For the resistance i will use one for each led like on your tutorial. Thanks daveq and everyone for your kind word !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 WOW and is this your first build??? it looks AWESOME!!, i love the BC Rich touch with the diamond inlays, it looks like the fretboard on the warlock I'm building, except it's an ebony fretboard,a dn the inlays are paua abalone, but yours looks incredibly good, i can't wait until you show us some more pictures of the body wings glued , keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 beautiful, great job, espescially for a first build, just blows me away. Its probably 100 times better in person, that little camera probably looses the guitars apperance quality. Cant wait to see the body. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 (edited) Finished gluing the LEDs last night , heres how it look now, every solder have been dipped in PLASTIC DIP (sort of rubber coating that harden for tool and stuff) to prevent any short circuit, again sorry for the poor quality pics but its the best i can do.. Also, ive bought my wood for my body this week, its 5 block of mahogany (honduras, but aint 100% sure) 2¾ x 2¾ x about 18/19 inches, i have started to resaw them with my tablesaw to 1 7/8, so thats leave me with about ¾ left each for another project, was on sale at $5.00 a block, not bad. after slicing them i will join and glue them. thanks Edited December 11, 2004 by swirlslave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 holy lord that fingerboard is great. good job, im real proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 nice work on the truss rod access hole, very precise. props on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlslave Posted December 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 I have started to shop abit for a tremelo and i might be interested by those = tremolo 1 or this one = tremolo 2 The first one seem on the cheap side, the second one seems much better i think, i was wondering if any of you here bought one of those or has any experience with them. Any feedback will be appreciated, thanks !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 (edited) Amazing work ! Sure doing professional work for a first project ! Keep us updated I bought the TRS low from them, I don't like the first one, but waiting that it arrives. Anyway if you consider the price I think it will be a good tremolo, I wanted an Ibanes lo pro for my 7 string, but way out of hand the price, I can't afford it. I saw some licenced floyd rose trems for about 55 $, but will not reccomend. These of Guitar Parts depot seem to be a good quality / price trem. Edited December 18, 2004 by Mahelcaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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