Here we go, this is my first guitar i am going to build from scratch. I have been reading this forum for a few months now and i am so impressed with all the great guitars that have i seen being finished and i want to go ahead myself.
..... a little about myself, My Name is Graham and i am 23 and i live in Glasgow, Scotland i work here My work as a general shop guy, alot of the stuff i do is repairs, Fret work, electronics, Set ups and all the other bread and butter stuff. So i have a good knowledge of how everything works and what doesnt.
The specs i have settled on (i think!)
Thru neck multi lam with Maple and either bubinga , wenge or ebony. 5or7 piece
3 aside HS
Abalone dot inlays
maple neck binding/ebony board 24 fret
limba or mahogany body (due to sound) and maybe a Maple top.
Hardtail Strat type Bridge, string thru.
oil finish on neck anyway.
This is what i bought today
1 - Adjustable Fret Slotting Saw Adjustable model #5317 (£13.74, £13.74)
3 - 3M Gold Fre-Cut Sandpaper 320-grit, 9" x 11" sheet #5098 (£0.51, £1.52)
2 - 3M Gold Fre-Cut Sandpaper 600-grit, 9" x 11" sheet #5100 (£0.51, £1.02)
6 - 3M Gold Fre-Cut Sandpaper 800-grit, 9" x 11" sheet #5101 (£0.51, £3.05)
13 - Abalone Dot Inlay 13/64" (5mm) dia. #0002-A (£0.33, £4.31)
4 - Wide Fretwire Wide/Pyramid, 2 ft #0158 (£1.99, £7.97)
1 - 8" Wooden Radius-sanding Blocks 16" radius #0418 (£8.47, £8.47)
1 - Scraper Blade Curved end, 2" x 6" #0628 (£3.30, £3.30)
2 - Side Dots, 3/32" (2.38mm) Abalone, set of 10 #0964-A (£3.59, £7.19)
1 - Spoke Nut Hot Rod 18" length #1016 (£10.21, £10.21)
1 - Blank Template 9-3/8" x 6" x 3/16" #1088 (£2.32, £2.32)
1 - Humbucker Pickup Routing Template #1094 (£3.06, £3.06)
2 - Natural Wood Bindings Curly maple #2022 (£1.49, £2.98)
1 - Radiused Fret Caul 16" radius #4373 (£2.37, £2.37)
1 - Router Bit For 0.200" Carbon Fiber Rods #4399 (£11.92, £11.92)
1 - Router Bit For Hot Rod Truss Rods #4599 (£10.98, £10.98)
1 - Fretting Hammer Hammer with plastic and brass faces #4895 (£8.80, £8.80)
2 - Carbon Fiber 0.200" x 1/4" x 18" length #4403 (£6.52, £13.05)
Whoa! Lot of Cash!
I have a router, hand planes (cordless ) Straight edges, chisels, files,rasps Pencil etc. So i am nearly sorted. I just need wood!
I generally go for fairly standard type guitars Tele, strat, rg's ETC.(i always mod them in some way) But was really inspired by toddlers68's guitar and i have always fancied a neck thru.
If anyone would like to help me with the actual design a would be really honoured, the shape i have in my head is a Neck Thru Iceman/Parker Fly/006 Hybrid but thats about it. I have little experience with CAD but i would like to learn to use it to print out full body shapes in 1:1 to make templates.
So what do u think?