Skiye

this looks rather promising: http://www.houseknecht.net/HowToMakeATalkBoxOnTheCheap.aspx and i know its not a talk box solo, but i like pete townsands subtle use of the effect (or something reeeeeeeeeally similar) in "The Punk Meets The Godfather"

interesting. thanks a million for the links...greatly appreciated. i suppose i need to read a bit more about the process somewhere. my next, and first, wood project is going to be a bass, i am just seeking some ideas. gorgeous work my friend.

awesome. going all classic, i like that. what kind of paint/base did you use on the top? not the particular colour, but oil, latex, etc... i know you would want to use a paint that wont compramise resonance, so what do you feel is the best paint for guitars? (maybe i just havent found my way to the correct forum for this type of info yet?) i dont mean to bombard you with questions, haha, for that i apologize. *goes to search forums for painting* lol

nice build. i like the idea of the "wings." i can already hear the sustain thats a good solid construction. what kind of pickups are you installing?

haha, thanks. you'll have to forgive me. i am a n00b to all of this. i have been a musician for many years (since age 5, i am 26 now) but only lately have i begun to alter my instruments to my liking and also attempt a "first time build" of my own. when i was like 10, my father and i constructed an acoustic guitar (which as a teenager was also my first real "mod" - that too is what really got me into wanting to mod my cheap guitars to my liking, lol). so, i joined these forums to see what types of materials/processees are used and also to seek advice. hahaha. thats unfortunate about the finish, it was beautiful. how is that acoustic coming along? those woods looked really nice. i like the design a lot too. is it going to be a full size acoustic or are you going with a 3/4 scale body?

Simply maple wood wow. i am fascinated with its appearance. how was the wood manipulated to create that effect? or was that created purely in the dye job? i like your little end quote btw...i am a n00b to this, so mistakes/sloppiness are abundant in my projects - but i can agree that it adds character. haha.

that looks amazing.

thats incredible looking. what is the material on the top?

beautiful guitar!!! how does it play/sound? by the equiptment installed, it's safe to assume it sounds amazing, isn't it? haha. that's amazing!!!

here is a link to a photoshop image i made from my drawings and some pics of the real things (the body is my drawing, componants, neck, etc...all real images): http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f315/skiye/telepreview.jpg haha. i tried to make a finished look. should have made the body a bit more 3D....

here is a before and after pic of what i have done so far: http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f315/ski...oreandafter.jpg first: i changed the position of the strap from the point of the curve to the back (like an SG) - much more comfortable to play now. second: rotated the neck pickup 180 degrees (set the magnet positions away from the neck a little bit more). dont know exactly what i had in mind when making this change - but it did make the guitar sound a bit like a strat when using the pickup, so i left it. third: changed the toggle switch position - while playing i found myself accidentally switching pickups, became a bother so i changed it. also, rotated the toggle switch so my prefered pickup position was away (i tend to hang on the rythem pickup for better tonal quality, unless i am looking for that distinct trebble sound). also makes the guitar much more comfortable to play. fourth: i have installed a "stomp box" switch into the empty void left by the original toggle potision. currently nothing is wired to the switch, i am trying to decide exactly what i would like to install [leaning twords octaver, sustain, or phaser] but i am wondering whether a signal boost is required for such a mod? i am a n00b with electronics, but i am excellent at mathmatics...any advise or a basic overview of attempting such a mod (with any "built in" effect) would be greatly appreciated. i havent gotten too much of a chance to learn my way around these forums yet...but i will check around here for some helpful info on these topics (and helpful info is in abundance around here). thanks

the material begins as a liquid but is hardened to a dense form using UV lighting. i am not 100% sure how the material is going to react in such a large form (it is the same stuff a retainer for your teeth is made of). the material should be dense enough for me to be able to screw a bridge down into it (after some extensive reading), but, i am not sure how this material is going to stand up to the test of time. also, i have not heard of any resonance testing with this photopolymer material either. i have been trying to get my brother to find me a small scrap piece to test with a tuning fork. as a default, if the photopolymer material will not work out, i will resort to a wood of my choice (haven't decided what exactly yet - i'll cross that bridge when i get to it/if i get to it, haha). here is a link to a zip file of some jpeg images i made of my drawings: http://www.sendspace.com/file/eapec4 i have a few CAD files, and also a scale blueprint of a tele that i worked off of. i did not include these in the folder because i am not sure if the co-authors of this would appreciate me just posting it......maybe in the future i'll post it up here. but, these jpegs are drawn to scale (as best i could given the measuing devices i was using). also, the "wiring cavity schema" does not have any formal measurements written out, for they are only ideas. my little brother is in the process of building a 3D CAD model of everything measured out so far. after that, we are going to review the positioning looking at it as it will be when finished to help us decide the best way wire it up. i also have an ibanez AX-7221 that i have modified (very basic so far, but i have some elaborate plans for that axe too)...should i start a different thread for that one? LOL.

first things first - some links about the process and the material: photopolymer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photopolymer stereolithography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolithography now for the reason behind this post....the Lesecaster. i am currently working with my younger brother on this project. he is a machinist (CAD, SmartCAM, etc...) who has access to a stereolithography machine. my original idea was to build a guitar body entirely out of alluminum, but with the cost of metals today, this was absurd...so we settled on trying this idea on for size. he and i have measured and "blueprinted" (tediously) both a telecaster and a les paul. my plan is to use a tele body shape (and the rosewood fender neck) but to combine that with the "guts" of a les paul - i.e. buzzbucker neck pickup, gibson style wiring schema and electronics placement - bridge pickup is going to stay fender tele (i cant sacrifice the whole tele sound - so i am going to mix it, haha). all i have right now are PDF's of the drawings that he and i have made (some of them rather unprofessionally, some of them to perfection) - i'll "jpeg" some of them and post them here in the near future (after the holiday weekend i am sure). any thoughts on this idea? has anyone tried to make a guitar from this material before (or something similar)?

would the addition of a signal boost be required when trying to install any effect directly into the guitar? i am thinking of installing a sustain, octaver, or phaser directly into the guitar body.