Jump to content
Entry in the May 2024 Guitar of the Month contest is now open ×

Metalhead28

Veteran Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    366

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Metalhead28

  1. Metalhead28
    The last couple of days I've been shielding it, and perhaps today I'll get the wiring done. Then I'll get some more pics.
  2. Metalhead28
    I doubt I'm anywhere near the originator of that idea, so by all means, use it. I did it on my very first build because I was just trying to incorporate everything I could think of, and my palm would always hit that corner on most of my other guitars, so I cleared it. I ended up really liking it, so I do it on everything now. I have seen it on some other guitars since, so I probably just wasn't paying attention before.
  3. Metalhead28
    What does the grain look like on the mahogany? If it didn't look awesome, I would laminate the neck just to make sure it's more stable. I do laminated necks on everything anyway.
  4. Metalhead28
    He also mentioned adding "a couple more strings"! Does it have a truss rod?
  5. Metalhead28
    I wouldn't stop at 600 grit if I wasn't buffing them also. I haven't had an issue with the polishing compound. Of course my whole fretboard is masked thoroughly and I wrap up the body too.
  6. Metalhead28
    Do you buff the frets after sanding? I like a mirror finish and I don't bother sanding past 600, hell I don't hit them too hard with that. A buffing wheel on my drill takes care of the rest.
  7. Metalhead28
    Are you talking about those sanding sticks? If you grind a groove in them so that they fit over the fret, they're nice. How do you do it now? I sand 320 & 400 with a sanding stick or by hand, then 600 by hand, and then I use a buffing wheel with coarse compound followed by another with fine compound.
  8. Metalhead28
    I'd consider 1/8" a minimum, but it would work fine.
  9. Metalhead28
    But that goes out the window as soon as you fret a note, don't you think? The solution seems easy to me. Mount the 22 fret neck.
  10. Metalhead28
    Ack! No way I would put an inlay on that board! Nice.
  11. Metalhead28
    Well, here it is strung up for the first time:
  12. Metalhead28
    That looks pretty cool. Hopefully the other side turns out as well for you.
  13. Metalhead28
    Do you just really, really like the Ghostbusters?
  14. Metalhead28
    The bridge looks awesome. How does it sound in comparison to a Floyd Rose? I've significantly improved a Floyd's tone by adding mass (via an oversized brass sustain block), and I wonder how something would perform being 2/3rds lighter. Just curious.
  15. Metalhead28
    What, does the pickup rout interfere with your bridge placement?
  16. Metalhead28
    No problem, though I'm sure there are far more qualified advice givers around here. It's just how I ended up doing it after a little bit of trial and error, but it works fine for what I'm after.
  17. Metalhead28
    Haha, yeah it's Tru Oil. I sand the whole thing up to around 800 grit, clean it really well and just start applying the oil. I'll do 6 or 8 coats, each with a couple hours drying time and I knock it down with 0000 synthetic steel wool in between coats. I keep the coats really thin and wipe off the excess so that it stays nice and uniform as I go. I'm not going for any sort grainfilling on this guitar.
  18. Metalhead28
    The back with a few coats of oil
  19. Metalhead28
    Awesome video
  20. Metalhead28
    Good eye! It works well for me, although it's the only decent one I have. I'd like to pick up some different models eventually just to experiment.
  21. Metalhead28
    First thin coat of oil on the face.
  22. Metalhead28
    That is gorgeous!
  23. Metalhead28
    I've created a new logo, which is simply my signature, here inlaid in the truss rod cover in mother of pearl.
  24. Metalhead28
    Why don't you just move that bolt over a little?
  25. Metalhead28
    Black Poison Wood, huh? Sounds like something I'd like to sand on all day in a little garage! Avenger, that is a sweet looking top.
×
×
  • Create New...