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THe S-M kit has everything except maybe the rubber bands.. and it also already has the sides glued together with the kerfing, and also the purfling is in the top. I will leave notes where I left off on the project. I just don't have the time or resources ($$) for it anymore. Make me an offer.

Also, a hardly used Boss ME-50.. with original box. Also, make offer.

Would consider trades for guitars or a good tele neck... also - I <3 cash (PayPal).

contact me at:

sputman@live.com

I don't check this much.

My Univox Ripper is in desperate condition.. not only are the frets pretty much flat but I can no longer add relief for some reason. I'm in Upstate NY but would be willing to send this out, it's one of my favorite guitars.. but I'm in love with the neck.. it's nice and worn in and mmm mmm good.

I've never seen a teisco look like this one before. In place of the squint inducing pickguard, there's this nice sort of les paul version there with the pickups covering the routing holes. It's made me rethink about how I want to remake mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=018

It's worth it to check out the auction and copy all of the pictures before it's over.

I really like the one on ebay, but mine is routed differently so I wouldn't be able to go with that.

I wonder what they were going for with the design on the scan? It doesn't look very appealing. lol

If you list it on ebay, let me know, though, I'd still possibly buy it despite the ugliness.

I'm trying to find some cheap parts for an old Teisco tulip. I found one in absolute mind condition at a garage sale for $2... but.. all the parts are gone! Anyone have one that they could make me a pickguard tracing of? Could anyone out there make me a pickguard? Any help appreciated.

I need the following:

Pickguard (I would settle for a 1 pickup 'guard, but the guitar is supposed to be the 2 pup model)

Electronics - Or just the pickups!

Bridge

Tremolo

If you have one bangin' around I'd buy the guitar outright if the price is right.

What I like to do is work with the actual logo in photoshop. I cut n paste pieces of letters to form new letters when I need them. It ends up looking very close to the real thing. This works mainly because I stick fairly close to the original brand name, of course.

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Yeah thats probally what I'm going to end up doing.... I am not really good at it though so if any one is really nice and has some free time wanna put NSK in the ESP font? TY

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I'm just getting started on my Non-Reverse Firebird.. which.. because I gave up on that style.. is going to look a lot like a Tele..lol... and well, anyway.. I planed the lumber for the body today.. and wow.

First, the history of the board. My grandfather who died a year before I was born had a large, unusual basswood tree on the woodline of one of his corn fields.. and he eventually had my father (who has been a furniture guru for 40 years) cut it down to use 'on something' well.. 30 or so years later.. here I am..

After planing the roughness of the top and bottom of the board I was confuzzled to see 'flame'.. I looked again.. and again.. and sure enough.. there's flame in this board. Very nice because the wood itself is rather pale with no real grain lines.. just some decent (not quite PRS) flame that really shows through.

Anyone else ever heard of such a thing? Another thing about this board.. since it was so fat a tree..I found a 8/4" piece large enough for a 1 piece body. Very nice.

My father said he's seen flame in a lot of different lumbers, but never basswood (that he recalls). So stupid me was like.. "Well, sucks ya didn't give this board a shot, eh?".. to which he replied.. "That tree was the only thing Dad ever really gave me.. I haven't used any of it for anything." eek. sorta obligates me to finish this one. lol

Oh, I guess I might as well shed the negative thing about the flame.. the heaviest is all on the outter sides of the board and very little will make it into my guitar :-( I think maybe some decent stain will bring it out really good through the rest of the body though.

I dunno.. I drew them 

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Could someone commision your talent? I ordered Tele templates from GuitarBuildingTemplates.com (before they were big enough to get hate threads) and had very, very good luck.

I tried to hand design a Gibson NON-Reverse Firebird w/HH configuration.. but failed miserably. These just aren't popular guitars, are they?

hmm.. they look so awesome though...

Here's what I'd like to buy to make things easier on me...

A rought set neck.. IE. truss rod routed, truss rod, and fillet. No back shape or anything else requierd. Flame maple would be nice, but whatever.. I don't have a lot of $. If you'd like to help, e-mail me for details.

a large BM'd drop top. (8"W, 1/4"T, 21"L) Flamed maple w/good glame.

Also looking for project parts, guitars, etc..

That pic is far from head on... I'll try to find you a better one, and I'll post it in this post.

firebird1

firebird2

use photo shop to lighten up

even this pic is good enough

Edit: I resized the last one a bit and rotated it... you can see everything ok. The nut, the 12th fret and the bridge placement. From there on you can calculate the scale factor.

non rev firebird

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Thanks Alex!

I have a huge piece of Basswood that is going to become my Firebird. I may plane it down to about 5/4" and add a 1/4" maple top. It's not going to be a dead rip off, especially with a flame top, binding, ect.. But I'm overly paranoid about not getting the body shape right. heh

Unless you are making an exact copy of his guitar, (and I think they look hideously ugly, of course with exception of the Conklin) just keep your AANJ! You have unrestricted access with it, and there is no need to modify!

Wow, never seen Conklin guitars before. Beautiful! I LOVE how they use multi-types of decorative wood tops. mmmmmm figured wood.

get a good front on pic, the bigger the better, put it in photoshop and scale it up to full size using a dimension you already know ie scale length.

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Biggest head-on image I could find.  Hope this helps.

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Good idea Marzocchi, thank you!

Thank you TGwaH for finding the pic!

Haha.. I'm gonna DL a Paint Shop demo and go to work taking measurements!

End to end of the stop tail piece = 4"

Niceness.

Thanks again guys!

This method could be used for any guitar, actually.

here, theres ur template.

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Nope, I'm looking for a NON-Reverse :-( They're a bit less popular and the Reverse Firebird is actually quite different than just flipping the "Reverse" style

I might just have to eye ball it.

I want one - can't afford one. So, I'm gonna build one. The problem? I need body measurements and such. :-/

I'll probably go with an original pickup set up so all that is fine.. but the body looks rather wide/long.. and I'd like to get it as close as possible.

Anyone ever notice the small similarites between the lower bouts of a Jazzmaster and a Firebird? Weird...

If so, how much do you charge, and what's the average turn around? I'm sick of not having my guitar for a week, then feeling cheated because.. well.. it was set up WORSE than when I took it!

Right now what I'm looking for is a new nut to be cut (bone).. and just a good set up by soeone with at least some experience.

Or, you could just donate me the following tools: Nut File Set, digital caliper, set up worthy straight edge, allen key set, radius gauges, ect.. ;-)

If someone could guarantee me a good set up, I'd even be willing to box it up and send it away for a bit. (paying shipping both ways and for the set up/nut cut)

Ah ok...but let me tell you something else I just remebered. Have you ever played on a 3 humbucker guitar before?...The middle humbucker can and will get in your way when you play especially if you pick by letting alot of the pick to plunge into the strings. It is something you can get used to tho..I have but I see it when others play my guitar with the middle humbucker they tend to hit on it alot and complain...but then again my guitar is for me to play and not them

a little getting used to, eh? It took me a hell of a LOT to get used to! I almost just returned the guitar.. but.. as you said.. after a bit.. ya get used to it. Do yours happen to have metal covers? I use a steel pick.. and when that sucker would hit that 'gold' cover.. eek. "click click click click"

This stuff I hate. I bought 3 57 Classic pups for my Epi G-400 Custom and have had horrible problems with them. I've NEVER had any luck with the "single conducter" wire. Any tips? I've found problems with the shield touching a connection in the tight control cavity which grounds out that connections.. and also they just sound muddy with exception of the neck pup.. whichs sounds really good. even the treble strings on the bridge/middle sounds muddy! the humbuckers in the guitar stock sounded better (Epi versions of the 57 Classic).. but i believe it's my wiring...

Thanks for all the great replies/tips! Haven't been on in a few days to check, but now that I did, I'm very grateful for the help! :-)

yeah, but i wont to know how they do it.

I think they do it the same way as they do the SG.. don't they?

whoa...14.5 degree angle....

I THINK you have NECK angle confused with HEADstock angle.

Neck angles are generally between 1-3 degrees.

Headstock angles can range from 0-13 (or even more prolly)

Oh to get around making a neck angle..you can recess the bridge a bit. I'm not sure if u can with the wraparound PRS stle bridge...but I know the other TOM and stopbar pieces can be recessed (I think Wessomeone) did that with one of his Vs.

You may be right, in fact, I'm almost positive you are. lol

Anyway, anyone know a good method or have measurements for the recess?

Do I need to route the 14.5 degree angle if I use a wraparound badass/PRS style bridge? Are there any easy ways to route for this angle.. like pre-made jigs or something? I have a nice solid Rosewood body that I don't feel like messing up.

It was on the Headline News news ticker last night that some guitar magazine.. can't remember which one.. has named him the best of all time. Agree? Disagree? Why do you agree or disagree?

uh... it was a comercial...

Yes, it was... and it's attempting to make money off from a dead guy. I just don't like the whole idea of using dead icons to sell merchandise.. if they'd have given permission prior to death, that's one thing.. but other than that.. I just think it's exploitation.. and wrong. :-(

Ehh, a bit inaccurate.. and who ever in the Hendrix family that approved this ad is a bit of a sell out. At least they were smart enough to realize Jimi couldn't have boughten a Strat in 1953.. but.. still.. I think there's a pic of him somwhere at that age playing a red Danelectro lipstick pickup guitar.. blah.

Hmm.. no one? Just a "yes, it'd be a good affordable project".. or.. "No, it's a waste." or... anything really. heh.