Tristan

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You could try that to fill the trem rout. If you don't at least scuff up the old paint the black will peel after awhile. Use thin pinstriping tape and blue painters tape. Lay down the outlines of the stripes with the pinstriping tape then go over that with the painters tape, that should help with your bleeding problems.

Maybe take it back the the luthier have him make it look nice again, then find someone that paints cars to buff it?

Yeah I was supporting it. I've done a couple necks before, which is why I was surprised.

After the last post I tried inlaying a nice piece of Amboyna burl into the guitar, worked great for a couple days then the burl shrunk and there were some pretty hideous gaps, so i decided to flip the body over and make it sort of a v shape.

So that turned into this:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/tristan245/new-1.jpg

And I didn't like that so much, and then it turned into this:

Which I still don't like too much, so after all this work I think I'm going to build a new body and not waste the warmoth neck on a piece of crap.

This is a Stagg R500 I got for $50. It had a front bowed neck and the truss rod was busted. So i pulled the frets and got the fretboard off. When I got the fb off I noticed the neck wood was pretty soft and didn't seem very stable for a neck, But I ignored my findings. I got a nice macassar ebony fret board slotted for 25" scale and a 12" radius. Get that glued on all is going fine. Then I started to fret the thing. I got 5 frets in and the headstock snaps off at the scarf. oh well, I knew the wood was soft but I didn't want to put more money into this by building a new neck, so I got the headstock glued back on (it was a very clean break). So now the headstock is fine. This time I get about 8 frets in and the headstock snaps off again! in a different spot. This wood sucks. So now it's time to build a new neck for it and hope I can save the macassar board.

The plans for this now are maple neck, macassar board, GFS pickups, and I'm not sure on what tuners now. I've been able to keep the top nice through all of this (even though it's just a veneer), but not the sides or back, so they're goint to get painted black witht the black going up the neck and on the back of the headstock. The face of the headstock I'm going to get a veneer for and try to match the top. But from now on I'm going to try to get pictures of what I do.

Postal- **** man, I've never seen your work before this! It's really awesome, you should've posted some of these over on the shredder I would've loved to see them earlier.

In my neck of the woods, Maple is probably the strongest of the cheapest woods so I'd recommend that for the neck, but the prices could be different in your area.

Looks awesome! When are you gonna start selling your builds?

I like the headstock shape, but it looks small compared to the body.

I've got the Rigid 14" that Home Depot sells (although it doesn't seem to be on their website anymore ) It's not bad for what it is, I've haven't tried resawing yet so I don't know how it is in that area. You'll need a new blade, blocks, and bearing guides, but at $400 it's pretty good. ALTHOUGH, If I had the cash I would've gone with grizzly.

Got one last week. I can't really say anything anyone hasn't already, works great!

ok first off, im new here and i dont even know if im going to make a guitar or not. i really want to but im 15 and know only basic things about woodworking. my dad is the one that would show me how to do this kind of stuff and even he doesnt think he would be able to make a guitar. do u think i should go for it or should i take another shop class next year before i start this?

I haven't been here long myself, but Welcome. Nothing wrong with taking some more shop either way you go, always something new and cool to learn.

if i were to make one, my body is going to have a flame maple top with this finish. i dont know how to make it look just like that, if you have seen it in person (its a schecter c-1 plus that i took into photoshop and made it grey) youll know it has a thick layer of gloss (is that what its called?). youll also notice it has that black outline around it that fades into the flame maple top. does anyone know how i can get it to look just like this?

Yeah gloss, most of the time referred to as a clear coat. That finish is pretty easy to do, seems like just a black to transblack burst.

or do you think i should go a different route and get a different finish or paintjob. i want something unique, even tho the flame maple top isnt all that unique i really like it.

also, is there a site anywhere that has inlay previews? ive been looking for a simple inlay that i like and the only one i like is the simple/boring dot inlays. maybe ill just go with that. or make my own if i figure out how to do that.

thanks for the help

Do the finish you want to do, it's a very easy one. As for the inlays anything is possible really. You can have anything made for you nowadays. Stew Mac has some pre cut ones for sale.

I'll be the first to say it, and no doubt many other people here will tell you to check out Melvyn Hiscock's book Make Your Own Electric Guitar. It'll help you out greatly if you're just getting into building.

I'm personally not too keen on the decal on the back of the fretboard, but that said, I admire the effort you have done for that.

I don't think that's a decal, which makes it even cooler that he went through the trouble to mask all that off perfectly. I think it looks great!

When you did the red, did you spray it or pinstripe it? Either way looks awesome.

There's plans in the back of that book dpm99 posted. You can also buy templates from stew mac.

since you've got the bridge installed, I'd say throw a couple strings on each neck and post pictures here. Even if the nut isnt cut yet you should be able to see if the action is way off.

Looks a lot my room, magazines, coins, and guitar picks just laying about.

Cool looking guitar! Is the fretboard going to be left like that or is it going to be cut, or shaped somehow? Either way looks great.

Just saw these in the newest issue of Premier Guitar. Looks good!

You could try www.warmoth.com but the necks there might cost more than the bass is worth. If you do find a replacement neck, you need to know the scale length, width at the nut, width at the end of the fretboard, and the tenon demensions. From the quick search I did on these basses there in the $300 range, correct? If your son is serious about playing, it might be worth it to get a whole new bass. Possibly sell the old one on ebay or something to not have it be a total loss.

Damn! That's one cool tool chest!! I love the fact you added something special for your son down the road.

This thread reminds me that I started making a guitar stand last year and forgot all about it! I used to be really into metal working and welding, but I just haven't had the energy lately to do much of it.

Cool project!

You can use wood for binding, I'm pretty sure Stew Mac sells it. Once the binding is on, you paint the guitar. Inbetween each coat you scrape the paint very carefully off the binding. You may be able to find some Epihpone headstock stickers on ebay.

Why are you removing the truss rod?

30 days is not enough to build a guitar. I don't post on here much, but I read posts almost every day. That's what you should be doing at this stage, READING. Melvyn Hiscock's book is definitly cool. Also you're going to need to invest in some tools, or know someone who's got them. Actually all that's covered in the book.

Here:

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Own-Electr...r/dp/0953104907

$23 may seem like a lot for a book, But if you're serious about building it's worth every penny.

Mind me asking when you got the CKO files? I bought the set in early Nov. and there were no markings whatsoever to tell what gauge they were.

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WDUH01101

This is a general diagram, what kind of pickup are you using?

Been awhile, but I've been making a little progress on this. I got the body cut out.

I put a a badass bridge on there for the pictures but its going to have a TOM.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/tristan245/bo13.jpg

I've gotten more done on it since the pics have been taken, I'll have to snap some more soon.