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Matt

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  1. Jester... absolutely beautiful guitar... it just looks flawless... How did u do the stain? Matt
  2. really thats just a standard neck-thru construction with a particularly low neck to body transition, I dont think that itis any particular design
  3. Thanks alot guys. Although how do u apply it and how thickly? I would presume that a credit card might work, but to me standard epoxy would be really thick? I will have to try something. The reson I asked was that people seemed to say that it made the figuring pop more? I have used Rustins plastic coating before with fairly good results, which is closer to a laquer.
  4. Valid point and well put. Also very valid! Anyway mate good luck with it and hope it turns out well.. Next you'll have to do one completely from scratch to finish... Its not as hard as you might expect as long as your careful and go at a reasonable pace. Matt
  5. The reason I asked my 'beloved dad' as you so kindly put it, was that he is respected and highly certified in his field and for the past 15 years of life he has had to deal with legal proceedings of one the most professional establishment's in the world. So THATS why I asked him, not becasue 'I wanted to know what Daddy thought', but because he does actually know wat he's taliking about. AND I have asked a lawyer (albiet she not quite got her degree yet, but she was sure that as long as the guitar WILL NOT be passed on in any way. There is nothing wrong). So Im afraid I will have to disagree Perry, I trust my sources not becasue 'I trust my daddy and friends', but becasue I trust the person who has had well over 15 years dealing with buisiness conduct and court proceedings more than yours. Matt
  6. wat wood is that used in the laminates and for the fb?
  7. First of all.. great job!! Second, I actually support JonnyC here, Although I respect you very much Perry, I find your comments sometimes harsh and not constructive at all. To my knowledge, there is nothing wrong with putting a gibson decal on it as long as he is not going to sell it or profit from it in any way. The whole point of fraud is using someone elses reputation to gain profit from and in this case he's not. I can see for a professional luthier this is a bit different, but for a hobby there is no problem. I just checked with my father who is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (i.e. he knows his stuff) and he says theres nothing wrong as long as hes not gaining any sort of profit from it. keep up the good work bud. Matt
  8. I hear alot of people using aepoxy grain filler and saying how good it is and how it makes the grain pop more as well... Where do I get it ( I live in the UK) Thanks Matt
  9. Sounds interesting!! How does Cedar sounds? I know its very light and quite soft Great book bye the way, its my bible! Matt
  10. If I bleached the wood, wood it still have a similar effect?
  11. Hi guys, Im building a copy of this guitar but neck thru, with purpleheart/maple neck. it won't be visible from the front. Does anyone know how the white finish is done.. I expect it to be white stained mahogany but im not sure if its a paint at all... all I know is that its called 'TV white' http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcme...TVWhite_big.jpg Thanks guys Mattt
  12. Right well the neck is sanded to 600grit and I have solved the problem about using rear bolt lock-nuts. Also it has had one coat of Danish oil dilute with 20% white spirt to help it penatrate. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0393.jpg back of neck http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0392.jpg fretboard http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0391.jpg headstock Im afraid the piccy's are rubbish as a) our camara is crap Half the lights have just blown in the workshop c) Im not very good a taking photo's Can't wait till I finish this!!!!! Any suggestions for Pickups? I play anything from blues to Death Crushing Heavy Metal ......Actually more of the Heavy metal, so I need PU's that will be fairly versatile, but are really good gainy PU's sort of like EMG 81's. I might put a calibrated set of BareKnuckle Nailbombs in it which are just what I am looking for, but They are a little expensive for me being a student and all that so Im gonna wait a while till I have a job again. Thing is I already have one and now I find I can't stand any other brand of PU's! I was thinking some Kent Armstrong ones? Thanks matt
  13. hey how do you make your templates? I see you use transparent acrylic or something. My templates always turn out crap. Thanks Matt
  14. Will I need to use a laquer on top of the top-coat? Ive never really used colours before so Im not sure if I'll need it? thanks Matt
  15. Im using lacewood as a laminate in my neck and I have found it not to be too bad. it seems quite strong and ridged... more than maple I think and if scraped/sanded properly, I think it will take a good finish. check out my JEM thread and you can see. Matt
  16. Cheers!! Well I made th neck roughly, then cut two MDF templates, one neck sized and then one 1.5mm narrower on each side ffor the FB. I then used a router and used double sided tape to attach the templates. and used a router with bearing guide to trim them. Then glued the FB to the neck central to it. then glued the binding to the FB and trimed it with a small plane.
  17. erm not sure actually, I think it depends on which way the grain is going and also if you use a cabinet scraper, it eliminates the dust.
  18. I start by using a spokeshave then shape with a sander and then the more uniform shaping with a longish Sanding blockand a curved cabinet scraper... the magic tool!!
  19. just an update on the neck, nearly finished... just having fun trying to get the FR nut holes aligned in the neck, which is proving a bit tricky. next time Im definately gonna get one of those lock-nuts which screw in from the top!! sanded to 240 grit and awaiting final shaping and sanding before sanding higher and then Danish oiling. just a quick question... what do you guys put on the fretboard? Im just worried that Im gonna make my lovely black ebony FB go all glossy and crap. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0387.jpg .. back of neck http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0386.jpg ... side of neck MMM
  20. Well Ive heard that other people have entered in twice before so I hope this is OK and there aren't many entery's so... pics aren't pro Im afraid (we have a rubbish camera) Sapele body and neck all stained black. Chambered body 4A quilt maple top with black/dark blue/light blue/ turquoise stain process....pics really don't do it justice EMG 81/85 ZW combo. extra chunky bridge HUGE frets zero nut incorporated Fretboard Rustins Plastic Coating
  21. Right well Ive had a number of problems so far which have limited the progree, but touch wood, I think Im ok. 1st big problem.... I bought a U-channel type truss-rod from Feline guitars, but becasue the neck is so thin, I couldn't use it. so I had to go and I used the traditional type as this allowed for a much shallower depth, plus I prefer having a greater amont of wood in the neck including the wood fuillet that goes on top of it. 2nd big problem.... After glueing in the TR, I found the tap I had cut didn't fit the nut properly, (bloody American backward measurements ). So I had to chisel it out and start over again. finding the right rod is bl**dy hard in England as it's all metric here mostly. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0382.jpg so I then made another truss rod, but becasue I had epoxy-resined the anchor piece in, I had to melt the resin using a oxy-acetelenye welder!!! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0379.jpg 3rd big problem.... Then found after glueing in the secound TR that the nut was proud of the neck where th FB goes and also in turn where the lock nut would sit.... "Oh B*ll*cks!!!" so I have just finished glueing some ebony veneer to the top to give a little bit of hight over the nut. and the body so far http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/misc_0384.jpg MMM
  22. That truss-rod kit is an excellent idea, unfortunately, I have a metal anchor piece that the nut acts on in the neck just in front of the FR nut screws, so I can't dig in anymore. good idea tho, Matt
  23. basically Ive just glued in my Truss rod which is around 4mm and used a 10/32 tap on it for my fender style nut. (bl**dy American silly backward dimensions ) Anyway gave it a test and hey presto the nut keeps slipping threads under tension.... damn Im an idiot what can I do without having to go through the messy process of tearing out the lacewood fillet I just glued in and putting in a different one? theres about 12mm of unproperly tapped truss rod showing to play with. thanks guys this has really annoyed me and I need a hand cheers Matt
  24. Right simple answer Poplar is very bad idea becasue its about similar to alder, it just doesn't have the right characteristics to sound any good as a FB. You could try it but in my view, to put all the effort that goes into making a FB in the first place, you might as well use a decent wood such as ebony, rosewood maple or any other hard, dense wood. Im making my Jem out of poplar, and while I think/hope it will be good for the body, I really wouldn't use it for the FB. Anyway just hope this helps Matt
  25. Ahh rollocks! yea I messed them up, Im not very good at thye whole linking thingy Got the truss rod today, slight teething problem as when I route the channel, I only get 2mm between the bottom of the channel and the back of the neck so Im wondering if I carry on and hope it will be enough, or I try the vintage style which I was originally going to use as its thinner and less deep pocket. Any ideas? cheers Matt
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