mushy the shroom

Hey! Looks kinda like my "Nebula". Very cool.

I love the destroyer, but I think the headstock should be unbalanced, like the body- i.e. one side longer than the other.

Incredible. Just plain awesome! GOTM GOTM!

What kind of sicko would hack a luthery forum? Oh, and Brian, I'm sure you know this but the group icons don't show up.

The pics work for me. Anyway, great job! Especially for a rushed one. I love the neck heel

AHHHH!!! SO GOOD! Although it is completely amazing, I would have liked to see it a little more translucent, kinda ghostish. Just a preference suggestion, completely unworthy, but... AHHH! AMAZING!!!

Man, I'm a little late, but I love that flame!

Lookin' good so far. Can't wait to see it with all the hardware, and pickguard. Can you say classy? Probably, considering it's not a big word.

Good for you!

to maintain your sanity, I reccomend you purchase "Dave Barry's guide to Babies And/Or Sex" By.. Dave Barry. Very good material, none of it useful.

Make one out of SPACKLE!!

Ah, that looks awesome as usual. I look forward to seeing that wood bridge (big fan of headless guitars here). Good luck!

For a carved top, some people use routers, some use hand-tools, and some use CNC machines. My favorite method, is scoping out a curve, then using a router to rout concentric grooves of different depths, maybe 1/4" to 1/2" wide. You'll need some kind of router attachment to brace the whole unit against the contour of the guitar.. I kinda had to fabricate my own. Anyway, once you have your stairstep-like pattern on the guitar body, just sand or chisel off the ridges.. easy as hell, but be careful around the cutaways, and you probably can't do this with the neck on.

Ix-nay on the ost-pay.. sorry

I think there should be a feature in Guitarist.. arguably the best guitar magazine out there, and it's from Britain... which means it costs me a crap load to get it over here.

I voted for Rhoads.. I didn't like the reverse body at first, but.. it's kinda growing on me. The woods are amazing, and the workmanship looks exceptional. But, GOOD WORK, EVERYONE!! I think this may be a close one.

Hey, I'm not sure if anyone posted something about this yet, but I did a search, and.. nothing. So here's the deal: Guitar Player Magazine did a short feature column on Project Guitar in their "Web Alerts" column, in their January 2005 issue.. wait.. it's only November! WEIRD! Anyway, I don't have a scanner, so I'll just type out the short blurb:

WEB ALERT

PROJECTGUITAR.COM

Here is where to go if you've ever desired to build or radically transform an electric guitar- or if you'd simply like to see what "underground" guitar makers are up to.  The site is a veritable treasure trove for DIY enthusiasts, with tutorials on topics such as building and finishing, electronics, setup, maintenance and repair.  There's also a Reference section with links to hundreds of pertinent sites, a Gallery with dozens of instruments on display, and an Interactive Forum.  Shown here (picture below) is the one-of-a-kind Geisha Girl guitar built by James Larson, and customized for its current owner, Henry Kaiser, who requested the large squid inlay on the neck.-Barry Cleveland

Short, but flattering. It even has a screen shot of the main page, complete with the GOTM October winners. This is kinda interesting because I remember a similar blurb about an Amp Building site, and I thought "Wow! What's next? Project Guitar"? Cool stuff!

Hey! 1/4 Swedish here, so.. cool! Anyway, I love Carvin necks. The fretwork is better than Warmoth, but less custom options are offered. The prices are lower, and.. well, you can get neck-thru. If you contact Carvin, they can custom-build some of the parts of it (inlays, woods, maybe scale length).. but it may cost extra. I'm not sure how they compare to USA Custom, but it's too bad they don't ship international. Oh, and by the way: it takes them 3 to 4 weeks to build the neck.. so it'll probably take a while.

I'd use a 3 or 4 inch sanding block, just so it's a little more even. I wouldn't worry about saving time here, because taking an ede of with 320 grit isn't going to take much time. You may need to do some fret dressing, to take an edge off the ends, but the sanding may take care of it.

What are you cutting? Ebony is a lot harder to cut than rosewood or maple. Another thing, though, is the teeth may be clogging. I doubt it, because that saw has wide teeth. One thing you may think about is how much time you spend measuring, lining up, and actually cutting. Some people just cut slower than others. I used that same saw when fretting a 36 fret neck without a radius. I did it in about 3 hours, then did a crappy job dressing the frets on a grinding wheel (test guitar).

Yeah, that's pretty neat. I would have had a more varying pattern to it, like the headstock, where there are more random patches of finish, bondo, and wood. Very unique though; kinda Vai-esque.

"When life gives you lemons, build a Strat"

Yeah, very half-assed, but depending on how you want the guitar to turn out, it may work. A real solution would be to buy or make a neck (as Curtis proposed), but it may not be practical.

Uh, don't you mean 1/8" thick?

Anyhow, I was just wondering a few minutes ago about how the do the beveled edges. I figured it must be done with a router or something. Do they make some sort of gadget that you can use with a Dremel Tool?

Yeah, 1/4", 1/8", it's all preference. You could probably go with either, depending on the material. As for a dremel bit, a router bit would work as long as you could find a way to fit it into the chuck. If you have a steady hand, you may just be able to use a grinding wheel type bit.

I wouldn't do a scarf-joint if I were you. If you can find thick enough wood, there is no advantage to do a scarf. Measure out the 11 degree (or so) headstock angle, and gigure out how thick a piece of wood you're going to need, then cut it on it's side so you get a *kinda* hockey stick shape. Then break out the spokeshave and router :-)

I, personally would go for the EX. The neck problem looks kinda bad, but nothing good wood putty and a bit of lacquer can't fix. Is Music Go Round a national chain? Because I have one in my town. I really dislike it, actually. Lots of knockoff models at pretty crummy prices, and don't even think about selling through them. They sell for twice the price that they bought... I've heard of making a profit, but this is just sad.

I'd measure off your old setup. Mark where each saddle is, then line it up with your Floyd (If they have different string spacing, approximate using the outer two strings). As for intonation distance, I would also work off your old bridge.