dawnofzion

Ok thanks.

I am currently trying to figure out the neck angle on my current project, but I need the height of a standard TOM bridge. Does anyone have a number that is a standard number to go by that will allow for a little adjustments just in case it needs it? I have heard .625" but I want to be 100% sure that is correct. Thanks.

Jon, do you think it will still fit?

also how do you cut for the nut since I will be cutting the 1st fret off?

OK, I took a cad drawing of a telecaster neck and basically cut it down like I would the real fretboard. Then I put the neck into my guitar drawing at the correct scale. Here is where the 18" truss rod sits. will this work?

*right click and view image to see it not distorted.

I just calculated it up on stew mac and it doesn't look like the 18" would actually fit in the neck.

24.07" fret scale Printable

fret from nut fret to fret

1 1.351" 1.351" (nut-1)

2 2.626" 1.275" (1-2)

3 3.830" 1.204" (2-3)

4 4.966" 1.136" (3-4)

5 6.038" 1.072" (4-5)

6 7.050" 1.012" (5-6)

7 8.005" 0.955" (6-7)

8 8.907" 0.902" (7-8)

9 9.758" 0.851" (8-9)

10 10.561" 0.803" (9-10)

11 11.319" 0.758" (10-11)

12 12.035" 0.716" (11-12)

13 12.710" 0.675" (12-13)

14 13.348" 0.638" (13-14)

15 13.950" 0.602" (14-15)

16 14.518" 0.568" (15-16)

17 15.054" 0.536" (16-17)

18 15.560" 0.506" (17-18)

19 16.038" 0.478" (18-19)

20 16.488" 0.451" (19-20)

21 16.914" 0.426" (20-21)

22 17.316" 0.402" (21-22)

I may need to redraw the neck in cad again to make sure it is correctly drawn.

That shows the length of the 18" vs. the 14.5" in a full scale drawing of the guitar I'm building. What would you recommend? I can't add any frets to the board because it will hit the pickup. The red lines are just to show the length in comparison to the neck and fretboard.

Which hot rod truss rod should I get? I was considering doing a bullet tip truss rod but not sure which rod to get and which length.

Well if you all think it will work properly I think i'm going to cut down a 25.5 board instead of trying to make my own 24" board.

I was planning on getting this to make my neck. which will be a fender style shortscale neck.

This for the neck

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...eck_Blanks.html

This for the fretboard

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ingerboard.html

and this for the truss rod.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Adj..._Truss_Rod.html

Does this sound like it would all work out properly?

ok I was just worried about it intonated correctly and things like that. But I guess it will work properly.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ingerboard.html

I could use this fretboard and cut off the first fret and it would be a 24.07" scale? I could just move the bridge back to the correct position based on a fretboard calculator and it would be right?

Well I already have the body cut out, routed (pickups & control cavity), and contoured. I will be using a TOM so I have not done anything with a bridge yet on the body. I haven't routed a neck pocket either. I guess I could use a 24.07 board. I will just have to redraw my plans out in cad and see how it effects everything. So it is just basically .07" longer?

I thought there was a slight difference in a true fender 24" scale fretboard and a 25.5 with the first fret cut off? Is this not true?

I am in the process of building a shortscale fender clone guitar. I have been searching for a pre-slotted 24" scale fretboard but I cannot find one anywhere. Does anyone know where I can get a pre-slotted 24" scale fretboard?

SOLD!

I have an ibanez Gio body and neck for sale. The finish is chipping but would be perfect for anyone wanting to do a jem conversion. The body appears to be made of alder but I can't really tell from the wood showing under the chips. The tuning machines, bridge, and pickguard are included. I bought this guitar for the EMG pickup that was installed and I do not need the body. As I said before, it would be perfect for someone wanting to build a jem conversion or wants to refinish. I am asking $35 + shipping.

any questions please feel free to ask. Thanks.

found one.

I am in the process of building my first solid body. I am at the point where I am about to route the pickup cavities. I am in need of a cad drawing of a humbucker pickup routing template. Does anyone have a drawing of this I can have? If someone has a cad drawing I would rather have that than buy the plastic one from stew mac. I will be making my own templates anyway.

Thanks.

almost didn't have room for those top two. Looks good tho!

you said they were the best metal pickups youve ever heard, thats a pretty bold statement! how do you think they stack up against emgs? i was considering buy a set of emg 81s for my gibson sg, however the guitarhead pups seem like a steal as far as active pups go. how do they sound and measure up to emgs?

they sound better than the emgs ive tried. ive tried emgs in a jackson dk and an esp viper. i think they have a much crisper sound and a ton of mids wich is what i like. you definitly need a neck pickup tho because the bridge doesnt have very good cleans just like emgs. but i have never tried guitarheads in a set or neck thru guitar. i think they will sound better. i dont think i will ever use emgs again.

Are you comparing these to the EMG 81/85 (zakk wylde) set? I am currently building a guitar and am wanting to go active pickups in it. I am looking for something that has a really heavy sound and is capable of getting pinch harmincs very easily like the EMG's do.

I would like a link to them. Do the pickups allow for easy pinch harmonics like the EMG's do?

which walmart guitar are you using?

Had a great time yesterday. I also got a hell of a deal on some wood from Mike. (thanks again!!!) Hopefully Mike can guide me along in this build. I look forward to hanging out again soon.

I did a little more tweaking on the design of the guitar. These are the latest two ideas. any thoughts?

Gonna start building this week hopefully.

If you are interested in a full size plexi template, email me... huntindoug@aol.com . With your DXF, or EPS file I can pop you out a laser cut template without a problem.

how much do you charge for something like that?

I really like the looks of the string through....I will probably putting EMG's in it. This guitar will be for my rock guitar. I will be making the neck and body from scratch so I could possibly make it with a neck angle. What is the most common neck angle with a TOM? I am going to make it either a strat hardtail or the string-thru TOM. The neck will be a bolt on, so will this be a problem with the neck angle?