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eddiewarlock

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  1. eddiewarlock
    kind of a necrobump but, could you please send me that Suhr plan? Thanks!
  2. eddiewarlock
    OK, i removed the fretboard about 2 hours ago. I inmediatly noticed it was the neck that twisted. The fretboard is curved in a backbow and seems uniform on both sides. I'll let it sit and check if it moves any further. Thanks everybody for your replies
  3. eddiewarlock
    sounds like the way to go Scott. This is the first time this happens to me. I really don't know what it is. I have been building guitars since 2002, and i don't know if seasons has anything to do with this. Up until 2013 i lived in Venezuela, neverending summer, and where i lived, not really humid. Here in southern Spain, doesn't rain much for most of the year, and it's mostly warm, but there are seasons...
  4. eddiewarlock
    i use heat and an exacto knife, which is kinda the same as using a flat palette knife. but for some reason, they always curve upwards...
  5. eddiewarlock
    well, hard to tell, in my experience. Everytime i've removed a fretboard, it ends up curved upwards. Like in an upbow. How long would you let it sit before taking a decision?
  6. eddiewarlock
    I took pictures, but it's hard to see in those pictures. It's not an extreme warp, but it is there, and makes the guitar unplayable, at least to me.
  7. eddiewarlock
    yup, the second fretboard. The neck is warped.
  8. eddiewarlock
    So i am building this neck thru guitar, all sapele, 3 piece sapele neck, quartersawn. Quartersawn ebony fretboard, with sharkfin inlays and ivoroid binding. I have been building this guitar the last 2 years. Second fretboard i use. First one was removed because the inlays sucked. The guitar has always been inside my house and has been primed with polyurethane since march 2014. I want to save the fretboard because the inlay set was damn expensive, but i have read that in many cases, warped necks are caused by fretboards. What is your opinion? save or not to save?
  9. eddiewarlock
    Funny to see i only got one vote. And that was because i voted for myself. XD
  10. eddiewarlock
    I know! it is very heavy! hehehe did you make it's neck from sapele as well?
  11. eddiewarlock
    so i am going to necro bump this and ask, since we all know that sapele is a suitable and very nice, albeit heavy wood for guitar building, i have heard it's tone is a bit darker than mahogany. I have some and would like to build a 7 string 27" sapele guitar, with a tune o matic bridge and string thru body. Katalox fretboard. Pickups might be some hand wound alnico 8 pickups... Any opinions?
  12. eddiewarlock
    It's edited, Thanks to Wes!
  13. eddiewarlock
    yup! my GOTM entry. I'll see if i can do it myself. Thanks ,Scott
  14. eddiewarlock
    Maybe i should ask the mod to edit my post and enter a couple of these pictures plus links to other, right?
  15. eddiewarlock
    More pictures
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  17. eddiewarlock
    i haven't entered a guitar in here in ages...so here i go: Tele/ Firebird hybrid. Specs: Neck tru body, laminated, maple/mahogany/maple. Mahogany wings Ebony fretboard, 25.5" scale, 22 frets, cream binding. Gotoh tune o matic Sperzel tuners Alnico II pickups handwound by Jess Loureiro Pots by CTS, orange drop Cap, Switchcraft jack. Link to build thread http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/topic/47289-questions-about-building-a-guitar-adhesives-and-more/ URL]
  18. eddiewarlock
    Hardware is: Pickups: handwound by Jess Loureiro here in Spain, alnico II bridge, Tune o matic by Gotoh. Sperzel tuners. Switchcraft jack, CTS pots, orange drop cap.
  19. eddiewarlock
    finished and heade for it's new home:
  20. eddiewarlock
    yeah specially Allan's work. I "know" him since at least, 10 years ago, from the Moser Custom Shop forum. I'd build guitars everyday, for myself, Allan didn't even started if i recall correctly. I look at the quality of his work and am amazed, not only me, but others like Sebastard from the MCS forum who have seen him evolve. I take my hat off every time i see his creations, and feel very proud of him. I have asked him for advice, even if i started building guitars before him, but mine has never been up to his level of craftmanship. Now i think it's time to stop looking at your beautiful guitars! hehehe
  21. eddiewarlock
    it's painted:
  22. eddiewarlock
    well dude, if you don't want people commenting on your possible mistakes, say that you don't want advices and don't post stuff here. G'day.
  23. eddiewarlock
    and the key is to use good quality tape, like 3M's fine line tape, 1/8" whenever i have used it i have had 0 bleed. Using paper tape sucks, no matter how good it is. It's not appropiate for that task.
  24. eddiewarlock
    doesn't seem like a good reason to me. You can do that before. I wouldn't have carved the neck either. You can inlay and fret the fretboard before it's on the neck. After that, you only need to level and recrown frets, and after that, paint the guitar. No multitasking involved. Like the guys above have said, it is a recipe for refinish... No offense mate, but it seems like you really looking for ways to waste your time and money.
  25. eddiewarlock
    Yup, but that's what the customer wanted. i wouldn't have done it like that...
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