darren orr

"Did you do a similar-looking 6-string a while ago?" Yep, made the guitar with what was left over of the spalted maple and some sapelle i had lying around. kept a similar shape too.

One day, when I get rich I wont have to make stuff. Until then......

Cheers, was really making pups because I can't afford to buy what I want. Makings cheaper. I cut the bobbins on the cnc at work, and the the wooden pup covers, so the exposed pole pieces all line up right. Straight off the cnc. (except the black inlay.......)

Fourth project, first bass. Spalted maple front and back. Mahogany core. Maple/mahogany neck through. Massara fretboard. Handwound humbucker and precision pickups. Started this bass 6 months ago, but due to ligament damage in finger I havent worked on it for months. Still needs a bit of shaping and a whole lot of sanding More photos HERE

Finally at a playable stage! Havent done anything for months due to doing ligament damage to my finger, havent played bass in 2 1/2 months. Havent fully finished it. The neck finish needs to be finished. Put it together for a test fit. Plays really well, sounds better than I'd hoped. Kinda between Lp junior and a jazzmaster. once again more pics at photobucket.

I think it would look awesome with a black burst around the edge.

I just put the tuners on and a slotted nut, tested with a straight edge. The string paths (surprisingly) dont interrupt each other, theres just under 1 mm clearance. So it will work (mostly)without a retainer. " so I might try filling those holes, trimming the headstock, and redrilling the top two holes. You might even be able to hide it under the washers and backs of the tuners. " Yeah i thought about that alot when i realised. Only thing that stopped me was tha fact that the headstock have front and back laminates. So that was gonna be a pain. "But I would rather have a guitar with a small visual flaw....." Trust me, it has many of those...........

I'm going to use it how it is. The angle isnt going to be that great, and i can slightly reshape the tree to provide better angles. This guitar is for me to screw round on, Im a bass player and i cant actually play guitar to save myself. I just needed practice on making a neck before i start my bass. If this guitar was for someone else there is no way I'd use this neck. The neck part itself is fine, just made a couple of mistakes on the headstock. But thanks for your input. I just got ahead of myself when it came to the tuners. Maybe in future i will make a new neck. But its all practice really.

Yeah i just did a quick level as I still needed to install the last fret. Seemed pointless dressing them if theres a chance I'd need to do it again. I now have all the frets in and dressed. To get by the string issue I'm just gonna use a string tree Thanks for the comments guys. Leveling the body when it has cracks in the top wood is a pain....

Dude, thanks for the offer. But i have more on the way for my bass anyway. just has to wait a few days

The definition of frustrating..... Having enough fretwire for all but 1/2 a fret. First coats of oil

Finally getting more done on this. Made pickup covers. Routed pickup cavities, drilled jack hole and all wiring holes. Now i just need to finish it. I have however realised a screw up..... When i measured the tuners i didnt double check the string layout.. So i think im gonna have to use a string tree or something.

How about turning it into a 5 string guitar? Do you often use the high E??? You could make/modify a bridge. Use individual string saddles and make a custom bridge plate, custom slot a nut. And you'd have a unique guitar that is usable. Beats scrapping it and quiting. Failing all that, send it to me and ill do the above.

Cheers. Got alot more done today. Neck pocket and control cavity routed, control cavity cover made(mahogany), bridge/stop tail holes drilled, knob holes drilled and started cleaning up the cutaways.

I had enough wood lying around so I decided to make myself a guitar, since I dont have one (I play bass). Body : Spalted maple front and back, Sapelle core with pinstripe. Neck : Sapelle/maple. Spalted headstock, mahogany backstrap. Kwilla fingerboard. Have yet to make the pickup for it. Leaning towards a p-90 type and if that doesnt sound good Ill make a humbucker (if that doesnt sound good, Ill cry...) All black hardware, gotoh tune-o-matic bridge, Gotoh tuners, black knobs. Will have one tone, one volume Basically its identical to the bass im gonna make in appearance body is ready for neck route, then the cutaways can be cleaned up. More pics here