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Oh Mike You have to get us better pics Than that It does look wicked man and The shape at the end of the fret board is very classsssy !!METAL MATT!!

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29594 hyunsu's neck seems fine and I know that Neal moser has done a few oak Bodies and necks, myself I dont like it but what ever works !!METAL MATT!!

WOW Man Long time no see!!!!! Its good to see you around again !!METAL MATT!!

Truss rod is routed out and ready to go !!METAL MATT!!

Ya the Purpleheart one Is my FAV right now, I just Love Working with purpleheart and I have been trying to build one for awhile now but I never really got around to it. Than I moved and lost my shop so nothing really happend But Im in a new shop now and Ive been seeing So much on 8-strings that I just had to finish a few. As far as almost done Im waiting on a few parts but once there i can really get moveing !!METAL MATT!!

Im building 2 8-strings right now 27 3/4" scale purpleheart and black walnut http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1312.jpg 27 1/2" scale Black walnut Tyrant explorer http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1147.jpg !!METAL MATT!!

!!WOW!! !!METAL MATT!!

Cool will do!! !!METAL MATT!!

HAHAHA This is soooo wicked!! come post this on the shredder http://mcs.acidpit.org/ , Neal would love this !!METAL MATT!!

http://www.ibanez.com/videos/xiphos-MPEG-4.mp4 Ok Im warming up to this axe for some reason seeing parts of it Built helped turn me on to it !!METAL MATT!!

I dont know if you knew this but I just got in to a shop, i moved away from my shop 2 years ago and Ive not had the tools or set up to build necks and for a while it was hard to even get a body done, but thats not a problem now and I have a shop and tools and Im building the necks again, My Problem was the same as the one your haveing right now! lack of tools I hope to see you start that 7-string soon man its going to be wicked !!METAL MATT!!

Check out the very first post VVV !!METAL MATT!!

I dont see what was so funny !!METAL MATT!!

Sure! The guy that does them is working on this design this up comeing weekend !!METAL MATT!!

Well Its going great sofar but ive not started any shapeing of the body yet and sanding has not really come in to play yet But I dont see any problems On with build progress, Today I'll be sloting the fretboard !!METAL MATT!!

Ok Body, ALDER if your Painting it OR Mahogany with a maple cap is its a Clear finish Pickups, Any thing HOT, EMG 81s, Seymour Duncan Neck Maple with an Ebony fret board If you want trem than Kahler all the way Also body design If its Just Metal than something RG styled but its is Melt your face off with acid metal than you need something a bit more extream But really anything can make a guitar Metal, its really more the Player !!METAL MATT!!

This Is A Jig I made up so I could fix a few hard things I found about building necks Ok first with the problem your haveing, I first cut Scarf and than sand them Flat for glueing I than take what will be the headstock and I sand down close to the thickness of a headstock (i do mine to 5/8"s) once every thing is ready for Glue up I then line it all up as if I was about to clamp it down, now I drill to holes off to the side of the neck thru both pices of wood where I know there going to be cut off and removed and will not cause any Problems I than make the pilot holes I just driled out in the headstock a bit biger so that I have some movement and nothing will get bound up, Ive done a few where Ive not drilled to larger holes and Its caused problems in the Glue up the screws kept things from being flat and level ANY WAY after drilling your holes a bit larger only on the headstock part of the Scarf joint make sure that you now drill counter sink holes for thr heads of the screws, that will come in to play latter with this jig as I use the jig to pass the neck thru my thickness sander to get a perfect level gule area for the fretboard !!METAL MATT!!

to tell ya the truth Im not even sure yet! I want to do alot of experimenting With tuneing and String gauge but I think to start off with I want B,D,E,A,D,G,B,E Tuneing But I want to play with F#,B,E,A,D,G,B,E And F,Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb !!METAL MATT!!

Ok Ive been waiting on parts for my 8-string explorer including the neck so thats on hold untill that works its self out BUT for the time being Im building This new guitar Its a 27 3/4 scale build the Body is purpleheart and black walnut its a super strat based on my DAMIEN design http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...MIEN/New-36.jpg I now have a shop with all the tools needed to Build my own necks So ive started that process again and Im really haveing Alot of fun This is what I have sofar The design http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1279.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1280.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1278.jpg The Neck and fretboard http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1234.jpg The Body Blank http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1293.jpg The Body Cut out and rough sanded http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1316.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1313.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1314.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1317.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/dea...ar/IMG_1318.jpg Next I'll be working more on the neck, I'll should be cuting the fretslotes on monday if my Jig works out than I'll be working on the trussrod !!METAL MATT!!

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Ive never had a hard time with purpleheart Glueups or color loss I love purpleheart, It puts out great Tone I know there is a few people on this forum that Hate the stuff (wes for one ) But thats just personal preference Im working with some Purpleheart right now for an 8-string Im building and as normal all is going well, there are some things to watch out for! purplehear is Very hard on tools and Blades, also sanding can be a real pain in the back side but all in all its great stuff !!METAL MATT!!

I was sooo just about to edit that in to my post just for the explorer body alone, but man if you can come up with a way of doing it that would be so wicked, also your going to need a really really wide drum you see how pushing the guitar thru the paint pulls the paint in from the edges he even just about ran out of paint near the end, and if you do a neck thru you have the neck AND the body !!METAL MATT!!

SWEEEEET DO IT!! !METAL MATT!!

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tonyg...nt=swirling.flv !!METAL MATT!!

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