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you know, ive never tried it, but from what ive read on various places it just gives the upper strings more twang and the lower strings less twang. its also how hendrix had it, so that makes it like what, 10 extra bonus points?

just thought id give it a try. maybe i can find some example clips!

everything ive read about it has been good though

looks good!

you sound like me in more ways than one. i have a massive stack of 1/4" spruce bookmatch sets (for guitars) that i got for $20,

so everything i make has been and will be semihollow with spruce tops and backs

also, i dont have much of a way to plane stuff but by hand, i just use a big 2x4 and some sandpaper lol, or when i feel ballsy i have a 3 inch wide hand belt sander i rigged up to plane stuff.

looks like you started this a few years ago! good to see youre back at it!

Well I'm new to this forum, so hello!

Im starting on my second build, i finished my first a few months ago, it mostly was a huge learning experience and test of my abilites, and this time, im hoping to do things a lot more legit!

The specs are as follows, and note that I'm on a VERY tight budget, so I'm not spending much on it!

Poplar Core

Sitka Spruce top and back

Bubinga Neck

Rosewood fretboard

3x3 headstock (none of that funny looking tele stuff )

White acrylic lacquer finish

Black binding top and back

Gold frets

Gold strat style trem

Gold knobs

Gold Tuners

SSS with reverse angled bridge pup

One tone, one vol, 5 way switch (wiring TBD)

No pickguard, rear access and rear mounted pups

Now, this is my first mostly scratch neck build, and im buying a preslotted fretboard, the rest is all scratch, and i plan on using a scarf joint for the headstock. (the cut, flip, and glue method) any better suggestions on that? it seems pretty standard.

I have a very VERY limited supply of tools, so ill be documenting this as i go to see how i manage things compared to last time. ill put a link in my sig to the page i made of a bunch of work-arounds i used to make the last one. i had to get creative with the tools

this is also my first binding job!

heres where im at! im awaiting jigsaw blades to finish the neck area (closer, not fully until i have the neck built). i broke 2 jigsaw blades on this stinking poplar, and had to cut it with a skilsaw, then use my little belt sander to shape it the rest of the way

know that i had to draw this all out freehand, because i have no templates. oh yeah.

dont make fun of my drawing abilites this was early on, and isnt quite accurate (bridge pup not reversed), but close.