guernica

..he found himself a corvair in decent shape. It doesnt run any races or pick up gals, but it does fall under the criteria of 'classic car'.

..thats a cool find

roll with it, ..make it a glove compartment...... .....pics, cigs.......

another vote for gloss

The reason for all these knobs is the need for versatility as it's going to be my friend's only bass and he needs it for studio work. there are two circuits on the bass that you can toggle between: an ACG preamp, and a standard passive circuit (volume/blend/tone). on top of that each pickup has a series/split/parallel switch that comes before the preamp selector switch. the last hole is the output jack. personally, I would have gone with only the ACG preamp and the series/split/parallel switches, but my friend really wanted a passive circuit added - hence all the knobs. ..sounds like you know what youre doing, ...carry on

...Im afraid to ask what all of those knobs are going to be controlling....

beautiful top, ..looks like leather

..that shadow is driving me nuts!! ....beeyute!

wow, great inlays!! How did you manage to keep the pearl centered so that the dust rings around the outside would be symetrical?

You can't see it from the pics because the guitar completely covers it up. A zero-clearance insert fits snug into the hole the blade goes through, almost right up against it. As all power saws cut down, the opportunity for tearout from the blade is on the bottom of the piece. Without the insert, there is a large gap under the wood what can allow tearout as the blade passes through the wood. The zero-clearance inserts support the wood so that tearout is virtually, but not completely, eliminated. Another benefit of the insert for scroll work is support of thin cuts. I've learned through experience that when the wood left fets narrow, it can be broken off when the blade is cutting on the other side of the thin little piece. With what was done on this guitar, look at the line between the dragon's head and it's horn, and between the body and the wing. The vibration and force of the downward cut could break that thin piece out. The insert supports it so the blade won't break it. FWIW: My "insert" consists of a large piece of fiberboard with an 1/8" hole drilled into it that was clamped to the table. ...ah, thanks. I think i can see the set-up you mean in your 'dragon' inlay pics. ...makes good sense. .....the f-holes look great, btw!!

...awesome! How does the zero-clearance cover work? Im trying to pick it out from the pics and im not getting it (please scuze my newbishness)...thanks.

...the f-hole design is awesome, ...looks tough to cut.

...crazy designs! ..check out the jaguar and the 'gear shift' that moves the pick-up where ever you might want it. ..pretty cool schtuff.

I like the big truss rod cover, adds to the earthy vibe of the git.

...wow, thats a nice piece 'a wood!!

I thought it might be an anatomy guitar with a liver for the headstock

..cool pickguard design

...all real beauties!! I just wanted to chime in again on the shape of these, really nice.

really cool restoration, Im looking forward to seeing this myself.

..definitely preference. I like the rear cutaway, ..sort of like something that you might find on alembic basses (got this impression alot with the "2-cut away" guitar you posted).

incredible craftsmanship!!! ...love this guitar

...that really is incredible. ...nice aesthetic choices re: accompanying colors,etc. ...really nice to look at. ...if it sounds good, youve got a big winner!

if you take a look on the Project guitar home page in the tutorial sections you'll find it. It's basically a piece of wood cut on a radius which then has a slot cut in it - you then insert the tang of the fret wire into the slot and bend it to the radius. Personally speaking I tried it and didn't think it was very effective - I knocked up one of the Stewmac type fret wire bender with 2 bearings, 3 bolts n nuts, a piece of plywood and a piece of wood cut circular using a door knob installer bit - it's a bit more effort but for me it makes a far better job of bending the wire. ...thanks very much

...newb question: ..in the fretting pictures, you have a couple of pieces of lumber cut and labeled "fret bender". Im guessing that you lay a full length piece of fretwire between those and .....clamp them? ...please excuse the niavity, ...just trying to learn... ...also, is there a tutorial for that somewhere? ...seems like a good way to bend wire on the cheap.. thanks

...beautiful git in the works. ...Do you think that you might have some splitting in the 1/8" skin, ..being that it is 4 pieces w/ no reinforcement over the joints on the inside?