Dr. Jabsco

With me, I had a teacher for a while (he tought me how to play some killer slap) but all we did was off of tabs, so i coulndt really write my own stuff. But then when i learned theroy and how to read music, I started to be able to write mad songs, not just riffs.

gotta say, that hits my spot. most warlocks are ugly and weird lookin. That one is just killer. I woulndt want one tho!

i put a 10 dollar bid on it!

how much do you want to get for it?

I play bass. Mostly slap bass, and using a pick when playing a bass is a totally wussy thing to do, unless its for some speical articulation reason, which most of the time its not.

i also play stand up bass

These are many of the tools that are needed for the making of a solid body guitar.

Along with links, uses, and how much this tool is needed.

Tools

9" Bandsaw- Used for cutting the body shape. This tool is seriously reccomneded.

Scroll Saw- Can also be used for making templates, cutting tops and other small stock. But will not work for a full body. This is tool is not needed, but does come in handy.

A Jigsaw- can also be used for cutting body, if you arnt doing many guitars. These are also very useful for making templates or other small work. This tool is recomended, but if you have a bandsaw its not needed.

Drill Press- Used for drilling holes, and Drum Sanders- used for quick rough sanding edges.

If you cant afford a drill press, then one of These will work for smaller jobs, if used with a high powered drill.

15" Planer- This is not needed, as most blanks will be pre planed. But most prefessional luithers have one.

Fixed base router- For making pickup cavities, Trussrod slots, Binding channels, ect. A router of some kind is NEEDED for making guitars.

Plunge Router- For the same thing as a fixed router, but more versitle, and highly recomended.

Router Table, and Accessorys- Router table is for doing work with the bit pointing up and fixed to the bottom of the table. Reccomended for any router. They are easy to make as well.

Router Bits Goes without saying I should hope.

Table Saw- Used for cutting straight lines, bookmatching, and for scarfing necks with This handy jig.

Handsaws- Rip saw for going with the grain, cross cut saw for going against the grain, dovetale for fine cutting, gent's saw can be used for fret slotting if you have the right width.

Files- Used for all sorts of things, I highly reccomned getting a nice assorted file set.

Wood Chisels I reccomend getting an assorted set like this one, or of higher qualtie. They are used for cleaning up and squaring off routs.

Rasps- Used for shaping necks, and other various jobs.

Surforms- Also used for shaping necks.

Scrapers- and how to use them.

Sandpaper- and double sided tape.

Many fine woodworking tools

Spokeshaft- Its needed, but I coulndt find any links. anyone want to chime in? you can get these at your local hardware store for around 30 dollars.

Hand Planes- This includes bench planes, and Block planes. Used for truing up edges, these are low priced planes, therfore low qualtie. But work great for the amature luither. Here is a discution about different hand planes. Here is a link for a DIY (making your own) plane.

Titebond glue- for joining surfaces.Epoxies can also be used when reccomened. You deffinatly need glue for any guitar. You can find this stuff at your local harware store as well.

Clamps For holding peices in place, and glueing. Clamps of some sort are needed.

how do you do your resawing with a bandsaw? using one of thoes straight slides for the miter slot?

for doing a neck all you really need is a 9''er. thoes run about 99 bucks last time i checked.

you know, thats a great idea lex. Fretlesses always have trouble with intonating in my experence, but make sure you have the lines

Hey, guys im actually in the process of making a list along with links to all of the items you need for a solidbody, including tools and such.

its not done, but its partly up, check it out if you want.

Doc- you wanna start on this, and we'll use yours as a working model?

Id love to. Ill make the list fot the bass im workin on now, as I have not yet had the pleasure of building a guitar.

solidbody section, or tourtial sec.

ill start in solid body and you fellas can move it if you want.

sears

[quote name='skibum5545' date='Aug 15 2004, 12:51 PM'] I like my walnut bass a lot, but even with a maple neck and ebony fretboard and EMG's, it lacks the treble I desire. My alder G&L, however, has the best clear, versatile tone I've ever heard. Go alder: cheap, and great tone wood. [/quote]
Really?? oh crap
i was hoping that on my walnut bass (using curley walnut) that the ebony and bocote would give it more trebel.
how are the mids on yours?

terribly sorry to hijack, but it is a discution on tonewood

straightedge, sure just get a metal meter (or yard) stick.

protracter come in handy, jigsaws are nice to have for making templates, drumsander to fit into your drill press, flush cuting trim bit for router, a good set of files comes in handy (get them at sears or somwhere) and a wood chisel or two is quite nice.

wax paper for glueing

lots of clamps.

also, suscribe to some free woodworking catalouges. search on google for a ton of great ones, i have 5 comin my way in a few weeks.

very.... enlightning.

it looks a little bit like my late, beloved guniea pig

there is no 'best'

depends on what sound you want.

I was just thinking (because of camcools "what tools do i need") post, that i should make a minium tool list, and part list. along with prices

www.basslobster.com has a GREAT section on open string harmonics, its for bass, but its the same princible for guitar.

he has acces to a drill press

you can get steel wire, or mandolin wire, and thats very thin.

I dont have any links, but mimf's link page would probley have it in thier mandolin section.

good luck

Personally, I think there should be a new person (i hate the word noob) thread, because then they will get all of the slighly unneeded questions out of thier systems, and other members dont have to go through it. And set the view new posts, so that you wont see that thread.

I dont really mind anwsering already anwsered questions, its easy cause I already know the anwser by heart

And I really have nothing better to do, as I am waiting for my check to clear and my wood to be shipped, and it seems like most of my projects will be like that.

Hi, welcome to the fourm.

the trussrod isnt connected to the body, its only in the neck.

and i had thought that epiphone lps were set neck? am i wrong here?

get a book.

then use your remaining 80 bucks to buy wood, hardware, fretware ect.

the only speicaltie thing you would need is a radiused sanding block for radiusing your neck, and you can get thoes cheap. You will also need a gents saw. (or a fret slotting saw from stewmac) and a miter box. A fret arbor would help, but its not needed, as you can do it with a hammer and a homemade fret bender that brian made a toutorial on.

your school has almost all the equpitment you will need, and for doing one guitar you dont need jaws.

but, you will need more than 100 bucks to get this thing done.

ps I thought you were rich?

www.fullservesite.com

www.freepicturehost.com

www.photobucket.com

you can use any of these to upload a picture on to here to show us what guitar you have.

try a local place, most car stero places have a friend of a friend that lives not to far that can build you a cabinet for a decent price.

what, do you want to know what model it is??

whats the delimia.

and welcome to the fourm