Bill-Murray

Wow, ironworking foreman eh?? I did take a metal working shop in highschool so maybe I need to go work for you . Hell yes it sounds like you make decent money, I've just always wondered cause you appear to be loaded. Yeah the special is their lowest end, for $500 is was a steal though.....Hey, what kind of pickups were those that came with yours, if they're burstbuckers I'll buy em off ya...

That's alot of flamed maple, how much you spending on this?? It's gonna be absolutely killer though, I hope you can pull it off. Real classy, bookmatched back will be great!

Geez man, what kinda day job do you have?? How many guitars do you have in total, I bet you've got a ton. I've got a LP special, and it is pretty good too. How do you tell if the fretwork is good?? No buzzing, smooth filed edges, seated well?? I'm kinda nervous about my first fretjob and would like some feedback. I don't mean to hijack either, good review. Gibson takes alot of crap, but they do make pretty good guitars. Not the "Best" alot of people say, but good nontheless.

That was pretty angry. Dude, you don't need to leave for 1 misunderstanding. I thought it was unfair how they hounded a guy with perfect feedback, and who said he'd give money back. Granted, you should have said "Copy" or "Clone". You probably shouldn't try to sell your first on anyway. Have a great life yourself man.

Lookin good matt

Yeah, I was thinking, won't I make mine 1/2" less thick because of my top?? Yeah, I'm 90% sure I have to, but it's been driving me mad so I need a second opinion. I'm gonna go see if I can vote on your guitar now. Can you elaborate a little more how you did the carving on the horns?? It seems kinda hard with just a chisel.

Whew, I was about to be pissed dude. Washburn might've busted you on that one..

Yeah, that's BS. Screw thorn man, even though their guitars are georgeous. Maybe it's coincidince, but major companies rip off designs all the time. I've heard of Ibanez doing that too.

Yes, I also need fret lube. For my uhhhh, frets, yeah frets................

Oh yeah man, I don't have the guts (or tools) to try a fingerboard from scratch. Luckily I do have acess to alot of tools (High school shop student) but not a miter box. That neck does seem a bit thick, and I'm glad you told me that. I would have gone thinner and might've had trouble with the neck angle. I pretty much grasp the concept of a neck angle, about 90%. I'm gonna do a 2.5 degree, seems to be the middle of it. I'm glad the carve is less than 1/2" becaise I don't know if I could afford any thicker You've been an amazing help, and you'll be the first one who gets to see my beast. I'm gonna order my precut, pre radiused fingerboard to work on in a few weeks. And yeah, I really did like the headstock. It's really classy, and you hardly ever see roswood headstock ya know?? Take care man, stay safe.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and the GOTM for march is up. If you don't enter yours it'll be a true shame...

For the record, I thought the headstock was outstanding. I wanted to do it on my guitar, but I'd feel guilty copying you

Thanks for all the measurements man, yours looks perfect, so I'm gonna use them to the hair. 2 more questions then I'll shut up and let you go.

1. How thick was your neck blank you worked with??

2. Did the carve on the top excede 1/2"?? I wanna put a flamed top on mine, and was thinking 1/2 would be thick enough. Thanks again.

edit- No, I haven't started on mine yet. I will be doing the fretboard pretty soon. Ebony with block inlays, oh yeahh.

Yeah, pretty sweet dude. How thick was your top??

Hey, is it just me or was it extremely painful to read through this?? With metal-matt's 14 posts about how "sweet" it's gonna be. I think it was pretty cool. Can we maybe clean it up to 2 or 3??

I think that was a pretty good question though.

Yeah dude, nobody nails their finish the first time. I know I won't. But, it still looks real nice and clean for a first. Enjoy

What kind of guitar is it?? How bout song background info??

You in a band, how long you been playing, how good are you?? Hmmm an early grungy sound, I'd say some seymour duncans or something.

Hey man, I must have missed the measurements you gave me, sorry.

On the

Body: length-16", width-12 3/4"-13 5/32", depth-1 5/16"

The 12 3/4 - 13 5/32 part, is the 13 the widest part, like at the bottom. And the 12 is in the middle where it's narrowest?? Thanks for all you help and patience man. I really appreciate it.

Sounds pretty cool, I didn't mean to come off as harsh or anything. And you don't have to worry about offending me, I'm a moron. Good luck man, good luck with your son.

Hey albert, I don't see where you got the neck angles from on

www.everythingsg.com

$30 shipping is a little steep eh?? And, somethings off in your rhythm track. I can't pinpoint it, but it bothers me. Nice looking guitar for the price though..

Yeah, it does look alot like

http://ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=SZ720FM

I also don't see what's so special about it. I wouldn't compare it to a strat. It's a LP DC and a PRS combined. That's it. I don't want to be mean, but like idtch, I don't think theres a fortune to be made or anything. Nice design, but don't get carried away man. I like how you are having a bookmatched back too, and fretboard. Man that's gonna be a puppy. How are you gonna do the binding?? And neck angle??

Okay, I've tried getting turbocad, can't for some reason. Can't open the neck thru sg file without it. I'm running out of ideas. Unless somebody wants to send me their old template they're not gonna use any more

I just meant, it didn't match up terribly well. Look at all of them at the same time, kinda. I can't really explain it, but it was a good job. How'd you inlay it, I'm gonna do block. Pre radiuse/slotted?? Thanks

Very nice, classy. Is it me, or does the pearl not match up too well?? Either way, it's beautiful, very deep figured pearl/maple. Nice work man.

Cool, thanks for the detailed responses