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  1. well ive thought up a few other options. i know the picture is kinda lame, but i think you can figure it out. so the first one is the origional, and im not gonna use that. number 1 was something i thought up just for kicks. i really dont think it would work to well, the knobs are supposed to follow the curve of the body. and i probably will nix the two tones. 2 and 4 are basically the same, with one volume and tone, because that is basically all i use. i think that would look a little bare somehow, but i dunno. 5 is more or less a strat setup. and number 3 is two concentric pots, i was thinking if i did that, the top would be volume, and the bottom tone. however i dont think ive seen any 500k concentrics anywhere. does anyone make them?
  2. @ ihocky2: welllll, yes and no. when i started my plans, it was last year and i didnt have access to ACAD, so i used an ancient free version of turbocad i found online, and made a rough design. as i said in my first post i was kinda impatient. so no i really dont have a good plan with all the measurements on it. however, i just got melvyn hiscocks book today, and im starting to read it, so i will be going back and fixing my drawing with all the suggestions ive gotten. you guys have been totally helpful and awesome. thanks a bunch. for finish, i was thinking a silver/black theme. body silver, and the 45 degree bevel will be black. i for the tailpiece, i might actually go string through, because i saw this chrome v tailpiece (like the gibson flying v) on ebay, and that might look really cool. im considering redoing the electronics too, im gonna draw up some alternatives when i get a chance, because while it looks cool, its kinda cramped. ~Dan
  3. oooo, those squiggles are actually pretty cool, ill think about that, but for what i was originally thinking, the bevels would be straight. when i get time i might try that out. those squiggles might also look good with a veneer of one wood on top of a drastically different color wood, and have it stained. too bad im not ready to try something like that. and yeah i think ill rethink the controls tomorrow during my drafting class. i think i might do a good CAD drawing of my guitar if i have time (and since its at school we have AutoCAD 2009 ) too bad i dont know how to do curved lines yet. ill think about the crotch of the vee too, i might be easier to make look nice too, cause sanding that tight corner was a total pain. ~Dan
  4. ooops, sorry for breaking the rules. my b. anyway, thanks for the input. pete, you are right that it looks like it would be hard to reach the upper frets. that picture was taken before i put the bevel on, i just tried it, and its not hard to reach the upper frets for maybe the first 3 string or so, but the lower ones might be a pain. i might consider moving the neck up, as well as the bridge to give it more room. anyway i haven't been too happy with the placement of the tail piece, it has seemed too close to the v to me. i put the controls close together because i thought it kinda looked cool. also i was almost trying to emulate the Gibson four knob set up, but there wasn't quite room enough. and yeah, it is really cramped, i guess it never occurred to me how close they really are and now that you mention it, it will suck to try and wire/use those. ill draw up some other option. and the neck angle? yeah, i've realized that after much browsing here. ill have to do something about that on the final. its a shame i really like those really pointy wings, because (don't tell anyone!) but ive already broken a bit off one of the wings already. so i think im gonna try to get it as unpointy as possible, while it still looks really pointy....if that makes sense.. as for wood, i would really like it to be mahogany, but the cost and the fact i am going to paint it a solid color is making me lean towards swamp ash, or alder. ~Dan
  5. Last march-ish i decided that it would be fun to build my own guitar. mainly because the ones i have suck. hard. a squire strat, and an equal as crappy strat knock off. so i started my research and i got here, where i might add, i have found immense knowledge and helpful people. being rather impatient i sort of started with out doing what i should have done first... reading Melvyn Hiscock's book. (don't worry though, i ordered it and it should be here this week.) so far i have gotten most of my parts, and made a mock up of the body out of cheap pine from homedepot. then i got sidetracked with moving my workshop because where it is currently really sucks. old workshop: http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/sa...28/DSC01930.jpg new workshop: http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/sa...28/DSC01914.jpg i am almost done with that, and i have some money saved up for the rest of the stuff i need. too bad i have little time to work as i am a senior in high school and guess what that means! yep, college apps. fun stuff. anyhoo, my plan is such, modeled after the Gibson Flying V (kinda) it is a pointy v, almost Jackson like. its gonna be silver with the bevel black. im getting a hobby air brush this next week, so i might use that for painting it. i got (cheap) EMGs, (the EMG Select Humbuckers from StewMac (my new favorite store)) a LesPaul style TOM Bridge and stop tailpiece. i wanted to get the hang of everything else before i try a neck, so i bought one off of eBay. its an Eden neck, and when i asked my friend who happens to be a godly guitarist, he said it was rather good. and since i only paid $55 including shipping, i was happy. http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/sa...28/DSC01934.jpg so now that intro to this project is out of the way, i still need to decide what body wood i want to use. i was leaning towards mahagony, but since im painting it a solid color, im leaning against it. (and its pretty expensive, isnt it?) so i was thinking either swamp ash, or alder. also the TOM i bought didnt come with the bushing, and is just the threaded rods, and thumb screws, i was wondering if i could buy just the bushings, cause i would rather do it that way, or should i just tap the wood, and thread it that way? ~Dan
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