mushy the shroom

Hey thank you all for your replies. That helped clear that up. I still have the issue of machining glass, which will be large inlays spanning several frets, inlayed on a fretboard of metal. The glass needs to be transparent (for LED's), so that the inlays light up... I think that if I CNC mill the metal and glass parts seperatly, it'd work out.

Hey I'm considering having a glass/metal fretboard CNC machined, and I was wondering how glass would work as frets (some of the frets.. sort of a "continuing" inlay). How fast would it wear down compared to stainless steel frets or nickel-silver? Does it have a high probability of shattering? Does it provide a drastically different tone from metal? Is it hard to machine? Thanks to anyone who knows the answers to any of these questions.

A friend (skibum5545) helped me get involved, but what really kicked it off for me was my development of a few concepts. I built a test guitar with a new pickup concept, and it kind-of took off from there. My first real guitar was built last summer, and it incorporated a couple of my concepts. Anyway, I joined to gain some early advice, then once I learned a little, I gave some. I look forward to sharing my concepts once they're fully developed and tested (need some funds and a CNC machine)..

I like it a lot, but it looks a whole lot like a Yamaha AES. The differences are that your bevel doesn't go around the whole guitar, your lower horn is smaller, and your upper horn has a semi-cutaway. I think it looks different enough that people will make a distinction, but for a few guitar experts, it may be too similar. Here's a page about the AES: http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Conten...223450,00.html# .

Looks nice... walnut and maple are my favorite combination of woods (kind-of a "family tradition"). My dad built a staircase with maple and walnut, and a nice coffee table. I should tell you that Danish Oil mixed with Polyurethane makes for a really nice finish to darken and enhance those woods. It's not a hard finish, but if you added some sanding sealer above it, and some lacquer, I'm sure it would sparkle. Anyway, good luck!

Awww.. so jealous, that's one amazing axe.. I've been thinking of rear embedded tuners for a while (even came up with a design), but I haven't made it yet.. I need some scrap brass. Anyway, I love it.

Very beautiful.. how is that bridge working out for you? I like the clean look of it.

Hmm.. the facts surrounding the seller indicate they're all authentic, but looking at the Van Halen strat, Eddie's sig looks nothing like what I've seen on other items.

For a finish it will be stained in a burst. I plan to use two minwax colors "butter pecan" for the inner color darkening to "serdona red" with a polyurathane clear coat.

Sounds real classic.. should look great! Talk to Drak about this, but you may want to stain black first, to highlight the grain. I'm no expert, but I think it makes a difference.

Incredible.. This thing has really taken off! Congrats PSW! What is its production cost?

Freakin' Beautiful. I'm going to love to see thing when it's done. What are you considering for a finish (sorry- if this has been answered, I don't have time to check the rest of the thread)?

That's looking pretty darned nice. One suggestion, though, is I would consider having a push-pull tone/volume knob instead of two, but that's just my opinion. I think it would compliment the "clean" look of the rest of the guitar. Keep us updated!

wow.. i did NOT expect to see this thread pop back up....   

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Yeah, it's been quite a while. I'm still 14 (yes, Zephyr, 14). I have a few demos I recorded with a different guitar from last summer (which you can access at http://staticline.drastic-creations.com/songs.htm the third set are my demos, and can be downloaded). I used a different guitar, the synth drums suck, and they are a little spacy, considering I left space for vocals (if you know anyone, or if you yourself sing, go ahead, and lay something down). Anyway, I have been playing for a little over 10 years total, with 8 years of Classical guitar training, and almost 3 of rock. Judge for yourself if I'm any good. As for clips of the Nebula, I still don't have adequate recording devices to properly capture it's sound, so I'm not even going to try.

I have been thinking of a next project, and I hope to start it late spring, or early summer. It is in the basic "minimalist" style of the nebula, with the same shape, and embedded pickup, but I have about 6 new concepts I hope to introduce. If anyone wants more info, I can explain. I've calculated the total cost, and it comes to about $1200 (ouch), unless someone knows of a free spray gun I can use.

Anyway, thanks for the continued support!

Yeah, that one's 1 1/8"

There's easier. If you take a strong magnet (like neodymium), put it below the strings, and electronically connect all the strings at the ends, then get two leads from the ends of the strings to your amp, and it should work. I made a test guitar with this pickup, but I wouldn't reccomend it for much.. it's very transparent, not very exciting, quiet, and there's not much hum. Like Ryan said, the other kind is relatively easy to make if you have the supplies and a pickup winder, and I'm sure it's more worthwhile.

Had to be the Bass.. I'm a big fan of satin finishes, and the whole simplicity factor is something I've been trying to achieve. Great build, Ryan!

Grab a walnut veneer top.. I think they make them.. I love the shape!

Yeah, I'm wondering about the same thing. I'm thinking of CNCing a one piece guitar, but I need to know what program. I think the most popular would have to be autocad, but I don't really know.

The info's on the site, but I can explain it.

-Sanded wood with 400 grit dry

Raised the grain with water

-400 dry

4 coats of Watco Clear Danish Oil

-400 dry

2 coats of StewMac Colortone Nitrocellulose Sanding Sealer

-400 dry

2 coats of StewMac Colortone Nitrocellulose Satin Lacquer

-400 wet

2 coats of StewMac Colortone Nitrocellulose Satin Lacquer

-400 dry

2 coars of StewMac Colortone Nitrocellulose Satin Lacquer

Simple stuff.

Haha, yeah. I noticed that particularly in the early stages it looked familiar. Like: http://www.downinfrontht.com/images/neck_a...hed_to_body.JPG to http://staticline.drastic-creations.com/gu...finishfront.jpg . That's really cool though, makes the guitar appeal more to me!

There are tons of ways to do it. First of all, you could go with standard LED bulbs, neon (although it may affect the sound), or EL Tape or Wire. Secondly, you need to decide if you want it powered by a battery or through an outlet. For an amp, it would be most effective to use the amp's power supply, but you'd have to figure that out for yourself. Just do a googe search for LED or EL Tape or Wire, and read up on it.

Yeah, sure. http://staticline.drastic-creations.com/guitar/ is the site.

If I knew what you were saying, it'd be easier to reply, but I think you may be asking for tutorials. You can find them here: http://www.projectguitar.com/menu/tutorial.htm . Enjoy!

Those notes are strange as hell, but I did kinda the same thing with my "Nebula". I wrote a bunch of random crap inside the sealed body, so if anyone ever cracks it open... stuff like consumer warnings (ATTENTION: DO NOT USE WHILE UNCONSCIOUS OR SLEEPING!), and warrenty information (IF YOU CAN SEE THIS YOU HAVE VOIDED YOUR WARRENTY), and compliance codes (THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES). I have a picture on my website but.. I can't find it. If anyone wants it, I'll post a link.

Love it! The wood cover to the pickup works VERY well. One suggestion though, I think it would've looked better in satin. Anyway, the burst is great, and I like the body shape.