jared sc brown

hey guys, i appreciate your replies. i will post pics tomorrow by the way. First off, the neck pocket was too big to begin with. I thought of filling it, but i wasn't totally positive on how i should clamp it, so i just tried it out, and it didn't turn out well at all. Not only am i new to working on guitars, i'm new to using woodworking tools other than a skillsaw, a wrench and a hammer. So bare with me. So exactly, how should i go about filling the pocket? my guess is obviously, cut out a block of wood the same size as the neck pocket. glue it in with titebond. and clamp it somehow? are there any other tips you may have for a project like this? assuming that turns out well this time, are there any tips on tracing the neck to the body and getting it at a perfect 90 degree angle? do i have to worry about the neck pocket angle? i don't have a template bit, unfortunately. and i don't have very good tools, so thats a major setback for me. Also, i play in a fulltime band and i've been dying to get this baby finished and on stage, but its killing me! thanks guys, your help is much appreciated!

hey guys, i started the guitar project of my dreams a couple years back and it was going well, and i did as much research as i could, and when it came down to it, i didn't have the tools, or the experience/know how/time to get it done right. if someone here who does have the experience/know how/time to fix my issue here, i will pay money to have you do it! so heres my issue... #1: the neck pocket is too big for the neck i have (and i've been advised to wait around for the right body for it, but i don't want to settle so i'm stuck with this) i tried filling it with a block of maple and re-routing, but i just couldn't get it figured out and i messed it up. #2: my somewhat experienced friend helped me figure out that we may need a neck extension to make the scale right, well that didn't work and now the neck isn't exactly true. so, basically, this body and neck have to somehow match up, and get the correct scale length. i will send pictures so you know what you're getting into beforehand, and please send me quotes! i don't have the money to have this guitar built by some fancy well-known custom builder and i want to finish it myself (once this issue is cleared up)....so if someone would be kind enough to give a quote to bail me out of this mess it would be very much appreciated! thanks guys!