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you can easily buy a new locking nut and put it in

Im thinking of finishing a guitar in car spray paint, is this a good idea?

or what about Krylon spray cans, are they anygood?  I have used Rustins plastic coating but in not overly pleased with it.

Thanks

Matt

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yes you can use car spray paint

do a search before you post

I don't think your going to get the "acoustic sounds" that you're looking for with merely a plastic or bone bridge and a semi-hollow body. Are you planning on using a piezo transducer under your bridge? That could potentially be a determining factor in wether or not this thing sounds "acoustic."

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yeh thats the idea i was just wanting to know wether the bridge idea would work

i'm building a semi-hollow right now and i put in a french curved hole  instead of an f-hole.  google "french curve" and you'll see some nice shapes that might interest you.

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yeh they look ok i was kinda maybe wanting a kind od tribal tattoo type thing

or iv seen just circles instead of f cuts aswell witch will probably be ok aswell

well, my suggestion about clamping it was just while you're finding the proper intonation..as far as whether or not changing strings will change the intonation i don't know.  logic tells me that you can change strings on an acoustic without intonation problems so why would it be any different with and acoustic/electric.  but like i said, i don't know for sure.

i'm curious..what's your main reason for using an acoustic bridge instead of one of the many types of electric?

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cause im wanting acostic sounds without using a ghost saddle so it gonna be a semi acoustic with some kind of cuts but i hate f cuts so i dont jknow what to have

actually that's a very clever idea but an awful lot of trouble and has the potential for slipping and sliding around after you've played it for a while.  if you're going to use an acoustic bridge why not get one with a compensated saddle and then get a couple of deep throat clamps where you can clamp it down, tune it up, check the intonation and move it around just like the one you're planning until you get it right and then glue it down?  much less work and fewer opportunities for problems.

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yeh to stop movement is what the locking nuts are for im trying to think of a better why to clamp it cause if i dril a hole then need to move it slightly i carnt drill a hle right next to is

also if i do and glue it down and then i change string gauge or something ill need to inotate again - or so it said in another thread about a similar guitar

im building a new guitars witch is goin to be and semi hollow body in a ibanez shape but with an acoustic bridge now iv been told i will have problems getting it to inotate properly so i came up with this idea

www.freewebs.com/guitarbridge

will this work

i know this is in another thread but i want answers on this alone

check this out for an idea

it probably carnt be used on your but for a new guitar being built i think it has potential to work

www.freewebs.com/guitarbridge

right i got this idea of how i can inotate the guitar properly or near enought

check it out

www.freewebs.com/guitarbridge

see if this would work

sorry about the crap drawing but i didnt have the time to do any better

hope u get the idea anyways

You only need what your ears like to hear. Go play several different guitars that are set up this way and decide what YOU like. Our opinion is not going to make a hoot of difference if you build it "our" way and you think the sound and tone suck.....

but as its not going to be used without an amp would i really need one

The "F" holes will make a tone difference. To me a chambered or semi hollow without "F" holes sounds growly or muddy (not in a bad way) and those with "F" holes sound a bit brighter. Again......that's MY ears talking, yours may hear them completely differently. I'm also mainly a bass player so I like growly and muddy, most guitar players I know do not like muddy, they like a nice clean tone that can be manipulated with pedals if desired.

If you're not using the ghost saddles then you need to find a Hamer DuoTone and play that. It is set up with the bone saddle with piezo under. IMO it is an EXCELLENT sounding guitar that sounds like no other. It is one of my personal favorites. Be careful if this is your first build and make sure you get the bridge and saddle placed properly. Hamer had some problems when they first built this model and made an intonation nightmare for many, many customers and dealers that had to correct them.

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its not my first build but i will probably need osme help placing the bridge when i get round to it so i will be posting that in the near future

now i dont like the look of F cuts so could i do something else like some kind of tribal design sort of tatoo looking thing instead

The "F" holes serve the same function as the sound hole on a regular acoustic, they allow more air movement and sound projection.

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but as its not going to be used without an amp would i really need one

ok so im gonna use an acoustic bridge with a under saddle pickup thing and a pre amp

im gonna semi- hollow out the body

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iv used acoustic strings on an electric guitar before with no problem but i want to know if they make any diffrence to tone - and as i said before this is primerily use as an acoustic guitar so if acoustic string will sound better then ill use them

2: f cuts

do i need them - what exactly are they for

Go to your local music shop and play a Schecter C1-E/A if they have one and it will answer all of your questions.

Take a look here: C-1 E/A

And check out Harmony Central for reviews and comments on the C-1 E/A and similar models by other manufacturers.

1: now will the acoustic bridge with the preamp give me acoustic tones if its a solid body or should i hollow it out and put a top on it

IMO you should at least have a semi-hollow body with the piezo.

3: whats the diffrenc in acoustic and elecric strings. i meen if i build this and use electric string will it sound more like and electric or if i use acoustic will it sound more acoustic

Use electric strings. The bridge mounted pickups like the TonePros are specifically designed for this type of application.

Also to repeat what mled sadi.....you need to do a google search or three. Check out "bridge mounted piezo", "electric-acoustic", etc.......have fun!

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right im not using ghost saddles im using a normal acoustic brigde but one without bridge pins

the strings are goin through the body

Didn't you just ask that question here?

Really, there's no need to start multiple threads with the same questions. You'll just annoy the moderators.

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soz just wanted a specific answer for this one

what are f cuts for. im building a hollow body but i hate the look of f cuts but do i need them

do the make any diffrence to tone

right im going to make and new guitar

it goin to be a sort of standard ibanez shape but the bridge is going to be an elecro-acoustic one with an under saddle pickup with a preamp and also im goin to have a normal pickup in the brigde position. all hooked up to a 3 way switch so i can have acoustic, both and elecric tones

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now will the acoustic bridge with the preamp give me acoustic tones if its a solid body or should i hollow it out and put a top on it

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what exactly are f cuts for do i need them if it is going to be hollowed out

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whats the diffrenc in acoustic and elecric strings. i meen if i build this and use electric string will it sound more like and electric or if i use acoustic will it sound more acoustic

this is goin to be primerily and acoustic tone guitar i just wanted a bridge pickup incase half way through a song i want to go into mega distortion i figure and pickup will sound better that and under saddle one, am i right?

Tommy at USACG (USA Custom Guitars) has swamp ash.

He even showed me some birdeye swamp ash before which I'd never seen before or since.

Not sure if you'll have any problems shipping but you can always e-mail him (e-mail addy on his site).

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thanks

anyonw know of a webs site you can buy swamp ash from iv done a search on google but it just comes up with guitars made of swamp ash

iv made a guitar body from maple as it was the only wood i had at the time and its realy damn heavy

so im gonna make a new body

so would a basswood back and quilt maple front be any lighter

or maybe just basswood than the just maple.

Parana Pine might be a good option. I think MikeB used it on one of his creations awhile back with no problems. Pine is light, too.

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thanks

Please do a search, all the info is already here.

Also you have practicly posted the same topic 3 times, you could have just kept all your questions in 1 thread.

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iv alread done a search and i carnt find what im looking for

iv found that swamp ash is light but i carnt get hold of that

Not all of these are suitable for what you wanna do. Lime is lightish also known as Basswood.

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right its just a list i got from a website i can buy wood from

right here ar a list of woods i can get my hands on

what is best and lightest for a guitar body

ash - american white

beech - steamed

beech - white

ceder - western red

ceder of lebanon

cherry american

chestnut

elm - american red

elm - european

idigbo

iroko

lime

mahogany - african or brazillian

oak - american red

oak - american white

oak - european

obeche

pine parana

pine sothern yellow

pine pitch

sapele

teak burmese

tulipwood

utile

walnut american black

wange

zebrano

right here ar a list of woods i can get my hands on

what is best and lightest

ash - american white

beech - steamed

beech - white

ceder - western red

ceder of lebanon

cherry american

chestnut

elm - american red

elm - european

idigbo

iroko

lime

mahogany - african or brazillian

oak - american red

oak - american white

oak - european

obeche

pine parana

pine sothern yellow

pine pitch

sapele

teak burmese

tulipwood

utile

walnut american black

wange

zebrano

right cause im building a new guitar but i want a pretty light one as it quite a big body so can any give me a small list as something of some light but good woods to use