litchfield

Jeff,

I'll be frank with you, I don't like your work. To me it looks like you're trying to invent the wheel again with your body shapes. Nothing wrong with some personal touch, but you're taking it over the top.

This comment has been nagging me. Not because I disagree, but because I do. I am either gonna go set neck or neck thru. Combining the 2 is just an insane amount of work for what? Hell if I know. I have a bolt on neck guitar that sustains just as well as my Les Pau becase the joint is tight. So, I am leaning towards a tight set neck.

Also, What about the shapes bothers you? Is it a personal taste thing, or is that something else? I went with PRS inspired shapes, without getting into trouble. Any suggestions are welcome.

Botanical Name:  Sequoia sempervirens, Family: Taxodiaceae. ( Other Common Names: Amerikansk sekvoja, California cedar, California redwood, Californische redwood, coast redwood, corla, giant-of-the-forest, Humboldt redwood, ledwood, Mexican cherry, palo colorado, pin rouge d'ambrique, pin rouge d'Amerique, pino rosso d'america, redwood, sequoia, sequoia de California, sequoia roja, sequoia rossa, sequoia toujours vert, sequoie, vavona, vavona burr.)

Grows In:  Redwood is native to the Pacific Coast region from extreme southwestern Oregon (Curry County) south to central California (Monterey County).

Description:  The genus Sequoia is represented by one species (S. sempervirens). A related tree, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadenrdon giganteum) is also called redwood, big tree or giant redwood.

  The Tree: Redwood trees reach heights of 200 to 300 feet, with diameters of 6 to 12 feet. The record is 376 feet tall, with a 20 foot diameter and an age of 2,200 years, and represents the world’s tallest tree.

  The sapwood of is white, while the heartwood is a dark reddish brown. The heartwood has no characteristic odor or taste. It has exceptionally straight grain, high dimensional stability and is resistant to warping. It is moderately strong in bending, strong in endwise compression, stiff, moderately low in shock resistance and holds paint well.

  Redwood works easily with both hand and machine tools, with little dulling effect on tools. It planes well, provided the cutters are sharp and it splinters easily when working on the end grain. It holds nails well, and paints and finishes satisfactorily. It also stains well, but glues best with alkaline adhesives.

Hardness:  Janka 480. (420 old growth), specific gravity  0.40 lb/ft3 - 0.35 ( old growth ). MOR  54000, MOE  7600.

Stability: Average.

Tonal Signature: Redwood responds to subtle playing with a crisp balanced sound. When used in conjunction with a harder body wood on a chambered body its bass response is particularly round and full with a piano-like crispnes. Somewhat similar to Sitka Spruce. High Velocity of Sound.

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens): We have a nice stash of interesting figured redwood. It is available only as thin bookmatched laminate tops on flat top solid bodies. While the figure is intense and reflective, the depth isn't as dramatic as figured maple. It is not suitable for hollow bodies.

PRS did a run of redwood tops if I remember right

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I'll be pretty close to him. I'll go check em out sometime. I have to run out there soon anyway.

Never see the stuff. Is it available in the states?

I have never done sharkies, but I'lll let ya know (prolly make a good tut) when I get there

Titebond original.

48.8 dialup.

Cant wait to get cable.....and move out

Haha over the net?

I voted draggs butt, but so does everything else when your dial up wont go highter than 48.8

Not that you have to, but any hints?

Got the finish sanded off and the headstock nearly leveled. Pics soon

What about a pickguard?

Here's my unveilment:

http://fullservesite.com//lcgs/guitars/Tele%203.jpg

Specs are elsewhere. Wood has not been posted.

Off the record, when something stops being fun, its time to take a break. I am fairly sure that's why drak is taking a break. He'll be back.

Unless it went to my new log in, no. I'll send out the cash soon tho

The neck pocket on the Z looks shallow.

I have no probs.....just make a tutorial, and clear it with brian. Shoot him a PM

And was the best. soo to replace all my bits with freuds

I dont think they exist

If they're from the forum, I'd say its all good

Nice choice of oickups. I have those on my Ice Paul 5 string bass