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Mate this particular piece rings out like a gong! I have never heard anything like it. I have a piece of tassie blackwood which has a nice taptone but this piece of teak just sings!Half the reason why i bought it. I was originally gonna make another Semi hollow like mine out of it for my mate, but he is travelling at the moment and can't afford a new guitar. I think ill research its gluing capabilities abit. Cheers SJE! Chad.

No S**t! Thanks for the heads up! I might have to turn it into something else then. That is interesting though because on this website Aus tonewoods Its in the list of tonewoods. I might ask the lads at the local joinery what they think about joining it. Have you ever used any SJE for any form of woodworking?

Hey Lads, Just a couple of pics of the S/C first gig last night. Got the trusty mother in law up for a few backup vocals Chad.

Another good month lads although it was abit slim pickings! Well done to Dayvo, that finish is great and just a beautiful guitar. Im pretty sure he will take it this month with a great build. Go Aussie! A few mentions go to mitch for his carved logo, Looks great! Jaden: Love the headstock and its just a really clean looking build, I do prefer p/up rings but your routs are spot on so its all good. Avengers: I think we have totally different tastes, but it looks like another neat build. Low end: Another killer build! I think i have seen one from you a month for like the last 6 or something. Great builds. I think someone already said about the lacewood on the headstock would have been better. As for myself, im really pleased with the guitar for my second and i now have a semi hollow that does sound semi hollow It's First gig tonight!Owwwwww!

Cheers for all the great suggestions guys!I was already thinking about the flat top but i was abit worried that when you get alot of dust on the top the sanding mats won't stick to it, plus i had all this pine lying around so it has a home now. The casters aren't as good as i would have hoped, but if i push the bench against a wall it keeps it still. I like the drop top theory with thick edges though. I was thinking about making some legs that act on a lever so when you find your position you step on the lever and it lifts the wheels off the ground. I still may do a few of these things but ill just see how it goes. I reckon this bench will be a work in progress, probably have drawers and all sorts of stuff on it in a couple of years. Tone blind that thing is awesome. You should build and sell them, they 're like the rolls royce of work benches

18.625 actually And yes, we say It just like that, feet and inches. Haha classic! I would be lost if i worked with you on site!

Looks good! P/up rings for sure.

Well ive been meaning to build a proper workbench for my shed for some time, so today i did! Its still not quite done, I ran out of screws so the outside boards still need outside rows of screws to be put in and i need to get a sheet of 12mm Mdf for the shelf and cut that in. Otherwise she has turned out great. The best thing about it is i can push it around the shed and outside if im making alot of dust! Ive included the router table at one end and that panel is removable, is there any other nifty little things anyone else has incorporated into their benches? Maybe post a couple of pics! Cheers Chad.

Saw this thread the other day so i thought i would add a pic up of a great piece of burmese teak i picked up. This thing "gongs" when tapped, its amazing! Not sure exactly what i want to do with it yet. It's 175x25x2100mm so it's good for two carved tops or i was originally gonna make another semi hollow out of it. I have a nice piece of tassie blackwood i might use for a body with this and some Makore i could use for another body so it might go into two tops. Chad.

Sounds like you've got a plan ground pounder! Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing abit about yourself. The problem with building guitars though is that you don't stop thinking about building, especially at night when you wanna sleep and forget playing guitars anymore because your always in the workshop But its alot of fun. Look forward to seeing some projects from the team.

That looks mad for an ugly guitar! I really like what you've done with the bevels and such. Is it gonna have a neck p/up matt? The only thing i think would look better is more of that lovely ash body to be seen and no pickguard. Just my opinion though

HaHa i love it Dave! We can build guitars for ourselves and to our own specs that is why we build in the first place, so i ask, why do so many people just copy allready built guitars and there specs? My necks work out to about the inch mark including the fretboard and i love them. The other night at jam practice i let the other guys try my lastest and i borrowed a epiphone SG. The neck would have been less than 20mm thick including the fretboard, played it for about 5 songs and it felt fine, but then i got mine back and it just felt so much nicer. Fits the curvature of my hand better etc. etc. I have also heard thick necks make for better tone and sustain...can anyone back this up with some proof? I have heard SRV had a really thick neck, may have been nicknamed the "baseball bat" or something like that. Anyway more power to ya Dave!

I just find imperial confusing. 18 and 5/8th's of an inch equals 18.5...whatever inches and then you have to find it etc. MM is right there, if its 461.5mm its 461.5mm straight forward and easy. A question to any american carpenters out there.....on the construction site do you use feet and inches? Like cut me a rafter 4 ft 5 and 3/4inches? Sorry ranman106 for a little hijack! Im glad though you have worked out the scale!

I really dont know how you guys can do anything with imperial measurements? Why don't you use metric and do the measurements in mm! Sorry im from oz!

Im sorry fellas but i have to agree with KEEGAN here. My wiring is very methodical and i definately didn't miss a ground. I checked about half a dozen times as its a mission to fit all the hardware in there positions. There is however a run from the 3way toggle switch to the volume pot, probably about 200mm that i should have used shielded cable but i thought i would try normal wire first as i don't have any shielded cable at the moment. Next time i restring the guitar i will rewire that run and im confident that this should fix that very slight buzzing. I originally thought the noise was my tube amp because it sounds like a low buzz from a cranked tube amp but when i touch the strings or turn the volume down it goes, so i think we have worked it out that it is the guitar and most likely interference from a long unshielded run. Since this guitar has two humbuckers i thought it would be fine, but it does pick up a little interference and i will fix it. Thanks for all the replys lads, I can always count on PG!

Thanks guys. I thought as much. I would take a photo of the wiring but it is wired through the p/up and f holes so it aint happening. I did however star ground everything to the vol pot so there is one central ground. I've heard this is the better way to do it rather than having multiple ground points. I may at a later date switch a few of the longer runs to sheilded core wire. Its not to big a deal really just thought i would ask. Thanks.

Looks much better sthell! And like we have all said the measurement and tuner will tell you if its correct. In regards to southpa and the string thru holes im interested in why the shallow angle makes "for lousy tone and sloppy when playing"? In guitarist magazine from the uk they did a special with Joe bonamassa and he wraps his strings right around his tailpiece because he prefers the tone and the action. I have just tried this on my guitar but as yet im still undecided. Maybe with a tailpiece this is fine? So southpa if you read this can you explain for me as im really interested in these kind of things. Cheers mate. Happy playing! Chad.

Well i just wanted to ask you electronically smart fellas a quick question. Just finished my semi hollow and whilst i was playing the guitar with a fair bit of gain today i noticed the guitar buzzing just slightly when not being played, but if you touch the strings it stops. Now before you all go "you need to ground the bridge D**khead" I did! I did pull a wire out of the TOM bushing hole and pressed it in with the bushing so it rests between the timber and bridge bushing, Then the post obviously screws into this. Now im thinking that maybe this is not getting a really good ground and thats why there's a slight buzz, but i thought there could be something else going on that you electronic experts may be able to point me towards! Your help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Chad. P.S If theres no solution thats cool. Its not really a big deal, it is like i said "real slight" but being the person i am i would like it silent and to just be able to hear the gentle hum of my fender tube amp!

Great work John! Setting the standard and the pace. Looking forward to july to see more of these terrible guitars finished!

I have a dimarzio super distortion in the bridge of my guitar and it really is a cracking p/up. Swedish Luthier put me on to wiring the p/up series to parallel instead of a clean split. The benefits are you still get the s/coils sounds when in parallel but the humbucker is still hum cancelling and you don't have to take a volume drop when activated. Here is a schematic. Obviously you only have 1 p/up,1 vol and 1 tone so just delete what you don't need on this schematic. series/parallel Chad.

Hey govtmule could you post up a pic of some? I think i have an idea of what they look like but im not entirely sure. Thanks mate! Chad.

Rout your p/up cavity to a nice neat rectangle and then fit a piece of timber into the hole. Glue it in of course. Sand it flush to the body and re-route a new cavity in the correct position

I finished this guitar the other day so i might aswell enter it. Lets call it "Jarrah" as i don't have a name for it yet. Body: Semi hollow Jarrah with black plastic binding. Neck: Victorian ash with Abalone Caro logo inlay.Rosewood FB. 25.125 inch scale or 641mm P/Ups: Golden age vintage output set Electronics: 1 Vol, 1 Tone and a coil tap on both neck and bridge p/ups. 3 Way selector switch. Wired through p/up and f holes (no cavity cover). Hardware: Schaller strap locks, Gibson LP jackplate, Nashville TOM with gotoh tailpiece, Wilkinson mini flatlock tuners and jumbo frets. Finish: Nitrocellulose Ive had fun building this guitar and its come up great for my second effort. The guitar does have a nice hollow tone aswell so i must have done something right! Build thread Cheers Chad.

Never mind about the link i found them!

Hey pete top job! Do oz tonewoods have a website i can check out and what size router bit do you use for your inlaying? Im suspecting some sort of dremel bit.