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Ah man, I know! He's got a unique talent for whipping out gnarly technical doomy riffs. I'm really happy with how the guitar sounds, it's properly mean and nicely defined. 

Every guitar part was recorded with this guitar. He uses an Axe-FX II XL (which is pretty damn amazing) and a bunch of other stuff I don't know about, but I know it's high-end software on the computer side of things. I don't think he even owns a traditional amp at this point....

Nice! As long as you still have full range on the lever, this is a great little idea. 

At last, a demo of the limba/wenge guitar! Prepare to rock and/or roll.

I dig it. It's really well done and totally not the norm.

Scott, whenever I get around to building something that requires a burst, I'm gonna send it over to you for an IPA burst. You'd probably discover a few bottles/cans of 'inspiration' included as well  

I'm sad to see you stop building but if you feel at peace, I certainly can't fault you. I wish you nothing but luck in anything you do in the future. 

Getting close to the end! This is a beautiful little instrument. 

Check out Rothko and Frost, they do fantastic custom headstock decals. 

The bit biting the jig during a compound cut is actually a problem I ran into on my initial baby-size version of this beast. Carl's is much more well-engineered, for sure.

Yeah!!! I love the glowing dots!

Ahh yeah, this is much easier to keep track of. I just love that walnut/purpleheart combo.

That's so cool... I would have never expected that to go so well. Great job!

@Prostheta I'm excited to see what you come up with! I ended up with the dot trios after some sketching and messing around and I like them a lot. I'm not sure when this one will happen, but I'd like it to be sooner than later. I'm halfway tempted to jump on this over the 8... this is a bit more interesting (electronically) and a lot less expensive (hardware-wise).

And you're totally right, my Voyager is very similar to his Northstar. It's a case of parallel evolution, I think.  

@ScottR Yeah, this shape is definitely my favorite of any I've designed so far. It just feels right to me. 

@103801061982- Thank you!

I've been working on a concept for another extended range build during study breaks. This is a 7 string and will incorporate some pretty interesting electronics. The extra knobs will control a Cycfi Resonant Filter circuit, which gives you adjustable Q amplitude and frequency.

Ah, I suppose that's a bit of useful information to include. It's a custom length: 20" overall versus LMI's usual 18". 

Man, I have to step my jig/template game up a notch or two....or five...

Quick update: I've just received the custom truss rod for the headless 8! 
 

I used the open Hipshots on my last 2 builds. Love 'em, can't recommend enough.

I love it! It's like this hulking monster version of my little jig that you inspired. 

You're doing some very nice work here, I have no doubts that you'll be able to find a good solution 

That neck is downright tasty.

I'm not sure if the end grain will be affected negatively or not, but the kerf is definitely less than that of my fret saw... so yeah, I'm fairly sure I'll end up cutting the roasty bits away. I should be able to score some shop time next Tuesday, so I'm going to try it out then.

You're exactly right- this is still warm, right out of the laser.

With my last set of templates, I noticed that the etched centerlines were deep enough that I could get positive engagement with a feather file. That got me thinking.....could I use laser etched lines as a guide for cutting fret slots? So basically the plan is: use my feather file to follow the lines, which should make them easy enough to follow with my fret saw. I had a tester made in Richlite, which I'll be messing around with before I try it on the maple. 

Getting some bits together for my next shop session. This will be the fretboard for the headless 8- lightly curly maple with abalone dots. 
 

That turned out nicely! I'm bummed that I haven't been able to do jack with mine yet.