rob_bruce

I've actually put up a very basic website, there's not a lot on it at the moment. Just a few details of what the finished guitar will have, and a couple of concept images I made by editing a picture of a Gibson LP. The address is: http://d.2k.tripod.com/nova Nova being the "company" name, the guitar itself I'm calling Firefly. And the other page on the site - which isn't currently there - will eventually have details of the amp I'm planning to build when I'm done with the guitar . Also, which of the two colours do you all prefer? I'm fairly undecided between the dark blue and dark red, which of the two would you pick?

Thanks. I'm trying to make a photo diary of the building process, and when I'm finished I'll make a website about it (with the photos as well), so of course I'll let you all know

Thanks for the comments. I really don't want to put it off, as it seems to have taken ages just to get this far... and I'm really looking forward to not only the finished guitar but also actually building it... I think I'll try out a couple of different styles of arching on some scrap wood beforehand, and if I can't get one I like I'll just leave it flat-top methinks...

Hi, this is my first post here... so go easy with me! I'm currently making an LP style guitar with my dad (several homemade guitars worth of experience there...). Initially I was fine with just having it flat top (I'm not giving it a maple cap or anything), but my dad's suggested that we can try and shampher (sp?) is to roughly the following design... Keep the center of the body flat to give maximum strength, and then just sand all around a basic rectangle shape (down the center of the body) to the edges. Obviously we're going to have several practice attempts before doing anything drastic to the body, but my problem is this: One of the things my dad used as a referance was a PRS single cutaway. Now, for some reason I really don't like the look of the body 'shamphering' on PRS single cuts, and really don't want my guitar to look like that. So I'm not sure whether to suggest we try and go for something more like an original LP in a violin-like arch, or just go for a flat-top. So, any suggestions/advice? Thanks alot... rock on!