jmrentis

I think a dark laminate would look nice, such as walnut or ebony and then use the flame for the fretboard, or some regular hard maple or birdseye. It would be a nice contrast. But you should do what you like. Maybe do paduak/walnut/flame maple/walnut/paduak laminate it might look really nice that way! Good luck with it and post some pics of the wood for us to see, all wood looks a little different and your might go together well. Jason

and its not that your grass is greener, lets see any of you going out when its 55C outside..

I guess there is no grass to be greener when it's 55c outside! Jason

Your lucky if you don't know, unless you are kidding. I don't think mentioning his name would be smart here as it might cause some more issues, but if you look around from the past week or so you will see a lot of problems all based around one name. And I think everyone gave him more of a chance than he deserved and he still threw it back in their faces. Doesn't matter now as all is well again in PG land, and we all can forget what happened. Nice to have good converstions again. Jason

I second that Amen!

Man, in San diego we pretty much never get any exciting weather, I would love to see some stuff like that, it's so damn cool!! The best we get is wildfires!LOL Those are seriously the worst, you never know when your house is going to burn down and it rains ash for days, it covers your cars, pools, house, it gets everywhere including your lungs. And during the bad one last year I think, it was like Armageddon, there was no day or night it was just orange 24 hrs a day for over a week. It was horrible and countless homes were burnt down, leaving so many homeless. It sucked but is over and done with and everythings cool now, hopefully we won't have any that bad ever again!

Nice pics though Matt, I need to get up to Canada one day for at least a vacation from So cal, but as the old saying goes "The grass is always greener on the other side" Jason

Worked fine thanks for fixing it, nice wood btw! Good Luck selling it! Jason

I couldn't get in to see the pics, you might have to go to options and make it public, that's what I had to do with mine. Maybe it's just my computer I'm not sure but it just sends me to the sign up page of snapfish. I hope it works for you. Jason

Super cool inlay on the 7, is that what the kid wanted or just how the inlay is on the factory guitar. Very nice stuff man! What woods did you use, for both maple, mohogany, walnut, ebony and/or what? Jason

I'm sorry for your loss of a loved one.

Can you post the specs of the neck? And Pickups?

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No kidding man, that page is just loaded with amazing work! I thought he was good, but after seeing that it's more like WOW! Your a lucky, lucky man. The maple he has is amazing it's like 6A!LOL Oh yeah one thing that impressed me a lot was how he was able to match the headstock trussrod covers. Just simply amazing, I don't think I could ever be able to get a match that good. Great stuff!!! Good Luck! Jason

The tone comes from the downwards pressure the strings put on the bridge, not from the ferrules. That applies to any brand of TOM.

Do you guys agree or disagree with that some people say that string through guitars have more sustain than top loaded guitars. Just curious of what you think. Jason

I believe the second pic is the one that you want it should be counter clockwise, if you are facing the fretboard it should go from left to right, thats counter clockwise. Loosen it but not until the nut comes off, but loose, then maybe tune it a little sharp and let it sit for a couple days, and if your lucky the strings will pull the neck to straight and hopefully some forward bow or relief which then could be adjusted to preference. Some say try some heavier gauge strings to add pressure to the neck pull on it more, in attempt to give you the bow, or lack of bow you prefer. Some people like it dead straight, and some like the norm of a little forward bow(I think) or relief.

Hopefully more people will comment as there are a lot of more experienced people on this site that could verify what you need to do, but that is what I know and read here. Good luck with it, also if that doesn't work there is one more way to help fix it, but it can be dangerous to your neck, well at least a little dangerous. It involves clamps and pressure, but I wouldn't try anything like that until I've done everything else there is. Also on the main Project Guitar site I believe there is a whole section just for guitar setups and how to adjust truss rods and set intonation, so if you haven't yet check it out! Good luck and post with updates and more questions when you have them. Jason

Heres the truss rod adjustment pagePG tutorial

Wow guys I can't tell you how much that helps me! I have pm'd of few people to get info for chambering and have learned some about it, but the more exposure I can get to it the better. I believe I talked to Setch about it and he said that he likes to leave close to 3/4" around all the edges for safety, is that about what you guys prefer? Do you guys ever chamber and still do a gut cut? Would that be a little tough to do, would you just have no chambering there or would you go just really shallow? Thanks for the pics and nice stuff BTW. The body I am chambering is purpleheart similar to what Drak is currently doing. Thanks again! Jason

Thats cool I don't think I have seen them adjustable or I guess I might have never noticed but I'm sure that would come in handy when working with small thin wire as you don't want to just end up cutting it all down. Man those things really do make such a difference in job time, especially when having to do a lot of wires like car stereos, putting in plugs to attach factory wiring to aftermarket decks and even for installing all new electronics on guitars.

I have yet to do anything too complicated as far as guitar electronics, but I know some of you really know how to get the most out of your pickups, pots, switches,preamps, and even leds. I have only done two humbucker passive systems with 3/5 switching. Easy stuff. My current build will be simple as well, not because I am unable to do more complicated systems, but the theme itself is simplicity, looks wise.

Thanks again Kevan, I don't have an easy stripper(LOL) right now, just one that has all the different sizes in holes down the tool and you have to match the gauge to the wire to get a good clean cut. The snips you mentioned always make me laugh when I see them, they remind me of a dinosaur, even when I use them, I guess I should warn you I am a little crazy. Well thanks for the help and if you should get the chance to talk to yourself tell him that I said whats up and let me know how he's doing. Jason

Hey Drak nice stuff, thats similar to what I am working on, purple heart chambered body with binding just on top and a maple cap, flat top though, fixed bridge string through. Your post is great is gives me lots of info and confidence with working on the purpleheart. I've been very worried that I wouldn't be able to shape it well, but I see that it should work out alright.

Do you have some tips on working with it, on routers, saws? I've had the stuff for like two months and I have yet to touch it, partly because I'm gathering tools and I wanted to get most of my neck laminate done for reference of cavity routs and bridge placement, so I don't mess up the chambering. I have a post in progress section named solid body progress pics, not much done though, mostly just doing research and building templates for routing.

Are you using only carbide router bits, how many flutes? Well I can't wait to see more pics they are great. Thanks for your help. That guitar is going to look amazing! Jason

With any luck, they'll come out with a Super Cold Heat that *can* do larger wires and pools of solder. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

(After re-reading the entire thread, it seems that folks before me have pretty much posted exactly what I did. Boy...now I feel silly. Redundancy....ugh....sorry)

No worries, I saw that you had the coldheat last year so I know that you have a longer exposure probably than some of the posters although I can't say that for sure. It comes with that wire snip which for $20 is worth it even if the coldheat isn't that great. But it sounds like it is fine for small jobs, and like you said the wireless feature is huge along with the less heat. So I will probably snap one up. I have used wire snips like that before, one of my old roomates used to work at a stereo installation store, he had a few of those and I used them often and I thought they were great, a big help. So now it sounds like a good idea to grab one, with that and my normal iron I should be ready for anything.

And I hope they come out with a Super Cold Heat like you said, because with all the features of the original, a bigger one with maybe a better quality tip, might be enough to use without having to have a backup. Maybe it could work with a rechargable battery so you could save money on buying a bunch of them. Thanks for the info. Thanks everyone for the info it's been a big help! Jason

Yeah definitely, it would be the best learning and training experience of a lifetime. Also he said that Roberto Venn school was a waste of money which saves me some money and time. He said that its just basic woodworking skills and a mediocre business class. Maybe by late august I can go out there and work for him fulltime hehehe thatd be sweet.

Did he know of any other schools or any other ways of becoming proficient at luthiery that are worth checking out? I am and will be doing this as hobby for a long time to come but some proper training/schooling would be fun to me and make expressing myself through guitar building that much easier. If at some point I feel that I could benefit from building as a business without sacrificing my art or name, and still have enough time to enjoy life I would do so.

I realized something yesterday, I love music, making music, guitars, and building guitars, but I am not building guitars to have another guitar to play, I am doing it because I seem to love the creating aspect of luthiery. Of course I am going to love the guitars I build thats a given but I think the process is going to be more enjoyable to me than the finished product. I have played guitar for 10 years on and off, unfortunately I only have minimal schooling, but I am not after fame so I enjoy just playing alone or with friends.

Thats why I like this site so much, there are a lot of people that just love guitars and building guitars, and they have so much knowledge here that I have learned, am still learning and will always be learning. I couldn't imagine having an opportunity such as the one you have xebryusguitars, that is the coolest thing I have ever heard of and I'm sure after you have learned as much as you can from him, you will pass on all that you can to the rest of us, thats just how cool this site is. You get the experience and knowledge from so many people that have honed their skills to almost perfection and we get to apply that to ourselves to increase our own skills and knowledge.

Thanks to all of you that help the others out, I will convey my experiences and knowledge as I build them up to the folks that are just starting out. Also the biggest thanks to Brian for starting this wonderful spot on the web and thanks to all the mods/admin for making it what it is, a clean, great, information filled site that is ran with precision. Without the mods/admin doing what they do, this would be like all the rest of the web, endless crap! like 97% junk with a sprinkling of information at 3%. So keep up the good work, I can imagine that it is difficult to do what you do and be considered badguys, but that couldn't be further from the truth, as I know first hand in the short time I've been here, I have been treated great and with respect. So again THANKS! You guys rock!

Please xebryusguitars take notes and stuff when you go, so you can school us when you get back!LOL Is his place like a school or is it just a shop that he works out of? Will you be staying at a hotel or at his place or how will that work. Maybe you should save up and have him help you to build a custom guitar for yourself, while your there. That way you are learning to build and getting a custom Briggs guitar at the same time! That would be cool! Good luck and keep after him, so you can go! Jason

OHH man I like his stuff, and really hope for your sake you get to go at least for a little bit and learn the process, it would be a tremendous learning experience for anyone I think. And he seems to use quite a bit of cocobolo for his fretboards, my favorite wood right now, but I like the flatsawn more just for the figure, its a little more exciting for me instead of quatersawn. Good luck with the trip, I hope it works out for you, let us know how it goes! Jason

Congratulations again Kevan, it's just awsome this worked out for you. So whats the deal with the ibanez one? I know the classic is out, do you have any time frame for the release of the other? Or will it depend on the success of the classic? Which will no doubt be a huge hit! Built for guitarists by guitarists! That means we'll all like it. Nice clean up btw. Jason

Thanks Kevan, I don't know why I didn't think to search first, almost everything I have ever needed answered has already been covered in one thread or another.

Anyways, Kevan how are your feeling toward this tool now, it seems that this latest thread some do not think of it as a good product, where as most of the posts in the other thread were positive. I must admit I really like it in theory, and I would probably have little problems with it as I have said in another post I am very gentle with my tools and similar things. I think that has mostly to do with my budget for the past 8 or 9 years has been squeezed with rent and bills and medical and so on. So I might end up trying one, I would still always have my regular back up with me for desoldering and major jobs.

I still would like to hear some more opinions from everyone and thanks again Kevan for the link, the more opinions the better. Jason

jmrentis....Ok if MDF or plywood is so bad with tone.....How come we have some very decent sounding danelectros floating round the US and Canada. Wood has a bit to do with it but its not the whole picture.

Ok it's not the only factor but I think it is a big one, I don't think there are any acoustics that are plywood, and if there are I wouldn't consider them a high class instrument or have as good as sound as the other tone woods. In my eyes if plywood and mdf were perfectly good to use for guitars, why wouldn't every company use these woods as the bodies with a thin veneer on them or just solid plywood or mdf with a solid color. It would be a whole lot cheaper for them. And since you wouldn't see it in those situations why wouldn't they use it.

But yes I agree it isn't as big of a factor as I made it out to be in my other post, but I believe it can have a big impact on tone still. Maybe after I have built a large variety of guitars with different woods I will think differently but for now thats how I feel. Also I have never played any danelectros so I cannot say anything about that, but I'll take your word for it. How would you describe there sound? Also are they lighter than the average guitar such as a strat? Let me know Guitarguy I am interested about those guitars, and thanks for letting me know as I was unaware of any plywood or mdf guitars, oh yeah and which one was it plywood or mdf? Thanks . Jason

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If wood doesnt effect tone then we would all have oak or mdf

blink.gif Hey Leave Oak out this laugh.gif , I beleave That Oak is A great tone Wood!! Rember Brian May? ok good Now Think what Was his guitar Made from

That's Right Oak!

Lace wood (Anothe type of Oak)Is used all over guitar's

Im useing Oak and Lace wood On two builds in fact Im useing Both Oak and Lace wood On one body! tongue.gif

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Ha your the first peson I thought of when I read this. I thought wait until Matt reads that, he have a different view on that one. I never new that lacewood was a type of Oak, thats cool and proves your point well! And I learned something new! That stuff is used a lot and I never heard a bad thing about it and it looks cool. How would you describe Oak tone wise? I know thats a tough question as tone is so damn hard to describe in the first place, but if you can I would love to know as I wouldn't have any problems using it on a project oneday, especially since I have seen your bodies turn out so well and that lacewood is a type of oak. I'm glad you put your experiences with oak here so people know that oak works for guitars. You should put a pic of the oak and purpleheart V up here. Right on Matt! Jason

You are really really wrong and I suggest you first go and bookread.gif

There is lots of interesting stuff to be read on the main site and others,

and while you're at it, get Hiscocks book...

And, there is a search function on this forum..

By the way it's wrong that the only thing that vibrates are the strings... actually the whole guitar resonates.

Seriously really, really, really way off like MrChurchyard said. Wood is one of the main contributing factor to the sound/tone of a guitar, any guitar. If you disagree find out yourself first hand and build a guitar out of plywood or mdf like Duff Beer Man said and also make one entirely out of maple, and compare. You probably will be barely get any sound out of the plywood and the all maple would be extremely bright. Do you remember highschool science? They teach you how sound waves travel, and how the speed of sound varies from one density to another, such as water dirt, air or wood. And depending on the density the waves will change in speed and strength and some other ways I believe, sorry it's been awhile since I have been to school I can't think of how it was descibed now, I'm sure one of you guys would be able to explain this theory a little better.

But understand it has a big impact on the tone of the guitar. As Mr.Churchyard suggested do a lot of .

Also welcome to the forum, there is so much you can learn from this place, I have learned a ton and the guys here are a huge help to everyone, but try and use the search feature on here and read books and get the basics down before asking questions like that as they are easy to answer after doing only a very little bit of homework on guitars. And most people will not want to answer such a simple question when it can be learned with 10 minutes of reading and research. So again welcome and read up there is endless info here and on the main siteof Project Guitar!

Also if you start a project post your ideas once you've researched them and the guys here can give you tips on what to watch out for and what not to do. Good luck! Jason

Hey, I know you said you order some wood from Rich, and I read that he said he will be doing neck laminates soon, so maybe if you can't find a decent dealer in UK you could give Rich(fryovanni) a pm. I bet that he could help you out with what you need. Good luck and post some more pics of your progress, it sounds like its going well so far. Good luck! Jason