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wow thats really nice.. great job,.. I'm actually starting a build myself of an rg, just wondering did you have any guitar plans for the rg? or what way did you do it? did you buy templates?

any advice at all welcome..

Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the response Lads,

I took both yer' advice and came up with a solution.

Got a square of MDF wood off a mate who is in college at the moment who is a studying carpentry.
1/2" in thickness.

Basically i was trying to get the plans onto the MDF wood with as little effort as possible.
I wanted to initially go around the plans i had printed out on transfer paper.

so i was at home there this evening and was looking up ways to transfer laser-jet printed paper to wood.
and this old genius pops up on the tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxKE63QkMI

I had no idea what he was saying, but in the description i seen the word ACETONE,
which is basically glorified nail polish remover.

of course i ran into my girlfriend and asked her had she got some,...Sweet just bagged me some ACETONE.

and here is the results: http://imgur.com/a/CVx38



But the guitar is back to front! well i mean all I'm using it for is the neck pocket, and the pickups. the bridge will be decided at a later stage. Should That be a issue looks fairly symmetrical to me.

But anywho, I'm just after buying a second hand router yesterday for 50Euro
here it is:


http://www.trade-point.co.uk/power-tools/jcb-2100w-1/4-1/2-router-prt210j2/607576_TP.prd

the guy who sold it to me only used it a handful of times and looks in great nick, also comes with a box of bits.



Cheers ....Keith

Hi All,

About 10 years ago i was on this site when i was about 16. trying to make my own guitar, it turned out alright considering my age.

But the one thing i learned about that little project was Templates, Granted it wasnt bad when i free-handed the Routing for the pickup's/Neck etc etc.

I want to make a Ibanez Jem/RG, Just the body and without the neck, Just for now, But i was Just wondering a few things,

whats the best way to make templates? as they are quite expensive.

also i just want to start with the Body first, see how i go from there..
and if that succeeds, ill give the neck a go.



And this is Actually What im Aiming for: http://lepsky.ru/assets/images/SERIAL_GUITARS/2976.jpg
Splated Top Rg design without the Pickguard.

I Already have a Maple Splated Top, Ordered off ebay 2 days ago, its about 6mm Thick. http://i59.tinypic.com/6iwa60.png

So far i have Printed out the Guitar Plans for the Body to be cut: http://i60.tinypic.com/1zyv9n7.jpg
Here is the Original i just found on google images: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s101/Variant1/jem777_blueprint.jpg





Ill Be posting my Progress Thru-out the Whole Project



Cheer's Lads! .....Keith

Nope the Reverse HeadStock Will Work Grand, Sure Look At Jacksons Head Stocks, My Dad's Fender HMT Custom has a Accoustic Bridge, and looks Alot like that, but in Black, ill See if i can find a Picture of it. Great Sound Off It By the Way

....Keith

yeah im looking for sorta both, warmer and Pluky Sounds, lol

But has anyone got any maple Good Enough for a Neck for me?

Has anyone got the plans for a Jackson Headstock (Reverse) With the Neck Aswell in the plans if possible.

...Keith

you could ask brian to make you one, i would'nt make one for anyone yet because im only a Beginer at this sorta stuff, i like Making things tho, you should Make Your Own, its Not that hard as far as i can see so far.

.....Keith

no i dint check ebay yet, cause i thought i could swap someone, for my Walnut for Some of there Maple?

;D

well?

well i have all differant sizes, the biggest piece i have is: 77Cm long X 14.5Cm Wide X 2Cm Thick, i also have Smaller Lenghts aswell

Have you got any maple for a neck?

....Keith

BTW, all the wood Fits together, its off a floor, this stuff is 70Euro's a Square Meter.

Where is that?

Bump!

Hello all i have loads of brazilian wallnut(IPE) at my house, i allready made a fretboard out of it, anyone willing to swap a Plank of Brazillian walnut for maple?

its for a neck that i want the maple for, But it does not have to be maple, something Hardwood and Simular colour suitable for a neck.

Thanks Alot.

....Keith

any Light coloured Hardwood that would be suitable for a neck? and ill swap you i have loads of brazilian walnut, i could sell you some very cheap, if you are interested?

...Keith

Here's some pics of the wood taking from my webcam, sorry about the shite quality

If the Images dont work click these buttons for the Link:

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Well all i have Brazillian Walnut roughly 1" X 20" X 4" and is ideal for a Fretboard, this stuff is damn Hard and looks Great, im using the brazillian wallnut on my guitar and looks good so far.

but would anyone swap me some Maple for making a Neck, cant really get some over here.

Thanks Alot, ill try and get pics of it.

......Keith

whoa thanks lad's, i have loads of the wood, kewl maybee ill keep using it, anyways,

i have the freboard actually cut to shape but i wannna know what wood's could i use for the neck? im not to keen on making it out of Teak, because its the same wood as the guitar, so any sugestions??

also if anyone has some Maple good enough for a Neck, i could swap them some Brazilian walnut?

....Keith

Hello all i got some brazilian walnut (also Know as IPE, i think) from a friend and wondering would it be ok for a fretboard?

and if not what other wood's could i use, i have loads of Teak, and Brazilian walnut and ash and Beach.

Thanks,....Keith

Yup i got the same one as Truerussian,the KORG 1, Great they are, and he's not shitting when he says the batterys will last a year,

but if you have a microphone connected to your computer, you can put the mic up to your guitar and download a bit of software that will tune your guitar.

Kewl eh'

search this in yahoo, AP Guitar Tuner and download it if ya want.

...........Keith

if thats true, you could make a killin sellin wood on ebay

yeah ya could but, i dont wanna cut other peoples tree's down, lol good idea tho.

....keith

i have all the tool Reqiured for Cutting the Tree's down and Making them into, Planks, thats the easyiest Bit.

As for the Drying of the wood, i does'nt take 10 years to dry the wood, my Cousin has a Saw mill, and on average it takes 6 months to a year to dry the wood.

and the best thing is, its free! and loads of it here.

any wood ya want.

I made my guitar out of teak i got off a fella for free because, it was originaly a Step from a Shop Floor So i got the whole step, its about 12Ft Long and about 2Ft Wide, and about 2 Inches Thick, Could'nt of asked for Much More at all. and i work for the fella now, and Ya wanna see the amount of wood he has (i work in a Pottery Barn, for anyone who's Dosent know what that is, its a name of a Furniture Siopa)

But i live in ireland and there is loads of wood around the place, i could Literaly go into the field Behind me and find Some Lovely Ash or Any Nice HardWoods.

i was thinking of Doing So.

But overall the guitar cost me nothing to get all the Hardware for the Guitar, For Example: The Guitar Pickups and the Bridge and the Neck, be cause loads of my freinds are guitars players and they have all that Shite. But, yeah not a Penny.

Just Chop Down a Few Tree's and let em dry and Jim's Ure Auntie.

Thanks...Keith

PS. Just Wanna Say, im Going To Metallica on June The 25th thats like in 2 or 3 days. its in irleand BTW, So.....

rOCk oN!!!!!!

the Headstrock is Kewl, very Nice, but o be honest, i dont like the body at all at all, no ofence but looks a bt to Square, i no you want it to be origanal. but try make it have more shape, Thanks.... Keith

Ps Keep it up Im sure it will be kewl.

no no its easy to play same as normal, i have a Accoustic like this. Looks Great, plus you dont have to do 2 sets of inlays, so yeah it works Great.

Thanks....Keith

yeah well i know theres loads more, but im just going with them 4, because alot of famous guitarists use em, and also i have played a few and i like the Shape of em.

and the Playability of them,