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I can host it if someone emails it to me, XcplumtonX@hotmail.com

(take out the 2 x's, i only put them in so not to get spammed)

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hah, i dont pic hoard too much, i just dont have much progress yet

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Well, i had the jemp like, 98% complete, was semi happy with it, but not overly, and there was a few stuff that was bugging me, i didnt like the pickguard, or the rear cover, the body had a dent in it, and just a few finishing mis haps, so, i, i destroyed the body, lol

so, i now have electronics, bridge, a good neck, and MISC hardware,

so, i am off to build me a pimpin flying V !

specs so far:

Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets

TOM bridge string thru body

GOTOH mini tuning pegs

Seymour Duncan 59 pickups (but, i may use the stock ones out of my Hamer and put the SD's in the Hamer, not sure yet)

Custom flying V design

Now, I want some nice lows out of this, so i am thinking Alder body, or possibly basswood, if i can get it thick enough

if worse comes to worse, i will buy some straight grain mahogany and do it up mahogany body maple neck

Edit, figured i might as well show you the rough shape idea, its just on paper

I got to fix up around the neck pocket though, its a little off

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it could be adjustable at the heel of the guitar, but you dont have to take the neck off, you just have to remove the neck pickup to adjust it

you might as wel pick up the cheap neck as well and then you have one kickin around, incase you do need it

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so thats going to be a super smooth, very fast neck once you sand it down as far as your going and clear it, right?

your giving me too many ideas wes,

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wes, did you epoxy the whole neck, or just the headstock??

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wow, thats alot of rotten wood

nice work,as always, but, its a tele (just kidding!)

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there are lots of tips here, just read back maybe 3 or 4 pages in this section of the forum, lots of cool tips and tricks from the more experianced players on here!!

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wow, the first three are tied!!

go a 3 coloured burst??

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I like that, it looks like you can get great upper fret access and the body shape is very appealing to the eye

Good job!

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without any vol or tone pots, its going to sound REALLY bright

just a tip

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is your neck warped?

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i would do it this way:

go from the neck pocket, draw 2 straight lines all the way from the neck pocket to the butt of the guiar, now, go over to our friend Mr. Bandsaw, and cut along those lines, now, go to the jointer, and plane the edges you just cut smooth, get a nice peice of Maple long enough to make an neck PLUS through the body (or, in other terms, a neck through) and then carve the neck to your liking and such, route for new pickups and drill the holes for the bridge, sand everything down nice and smooth, and spray on your first coat of primer, and eventually move up to a nice flat black with old school hot rod flames going up the guitar

but, thats just how i would do it

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donate to the site and you ca access the download section, it has lots of accurate guitar plans there....

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you do know you can cut out a body with a handsaw, just leave LOTS of room for sanding

all you really need is a handsaw, lots of sand paper, chisels (sharp ones preferably) a hammer to hit the chisels with (unless, your like wes or myself and have guns o steel ) and, if you have a router, then your laughin!!

also, buy Melvin Hiscoocks (spelling?) book about building your own guitar, and read the tutorials on here!!

http://projectguitar.com/menu/tutorial.htm will be your friend!

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if your simply going to state that it is not an actual Fender, then why do you want a fender logo on it?

*scratches head*

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i am with Godin on this one, mind you, i still aint good at this stuff yet

:D

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matt, if you would have read all that i wrote, then you would have seen that i added and make the horns softer and edges softer and your set

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yea, thats not bad at all, buy 'er up matt, its only 1 dollar!!

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if the wood is warped, it will be warped on the guitar too.... hate to break it to yea, my sugestion, table saw it right down the glue line and re joint the edges, you will be much happier in the end

Good luck

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Heres the Boss HM-2 Soundclip

This one too!!

I love the HM-2 pedal, the other one is a Tokai Metaldriver, its not as heavy, so maybe it might be a better investment, if you can find one

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i think he is askin you out?

lol joking , thats a nice lookin guit box there Jehle

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that looks like only a 4 peice to me wes

geeze matt, i thought you be all over this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESLEY-WHITE-GOTHIC-...oQQcmdZViewItem

change the pups and trem and your laughin!!

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wes, if your saying i went out in my birthday suit in the middle of a field with a battery powered amp (a decent one) and decent pickups, with the most "perfect" humidity, and using the "perfect" pick and the guitar was perfect, i would be the best guitarist out there, tone wise??

wow, see y'all in the headlines!

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come on now, everyone knows tone is in your fingers

and your amp

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