Victor

A les paul is a carved top, so I don't see any difference in a les paul or prs. I do know that the carve at the neck joint area on a gibson is parrallel to the neck angle (so you don't see the mahogany neck between the neck binding and the body). On a PRS the body is just carved and the neck is placed at an angle. I'll try to show some pics later. I'd say the PRS is easier... also a PRS style tenon is easier than e Gibson style IMO.

BTW, a PRS is really a flat top which is carved at the edges. A LP has a bowl style carve without any flat surfaces except for the outer edge.

gibson neck joint 1

gibson neck joint 2

PRS neck joint

Do you have any idea where I can find the exact angles specified ? Because what I'm trying to do is build a carved top PRS shaped with a Floyd Rose system, so I will need to measure the exact angle in order to make the neck joint. Thx

I played the Burny, only seen the Gibson though (no permission to touch it )

Both Gibson and Burny have a smaller neck angle. The carve on the top is slightly lower at the neck pickup only but remains the same at the back. The bridge humbucker sits lower into the body and the mounting ring is also lower. The floyds are not recessed but the route is (so you can pull up). But I don't know if you can pull up on the shon model, because the recess is not long enough for the clamping screws on the back. So I guess this is like the Van Halen models a dive only model.

I'm currently building a '58 les paul standard with added floyd rose. It is perfectly doable. I will post pictures when I'm done, plus some sound samples

Do you think it would work on a carved top as well ?

Because I was thinking of using a body shape of a PRS or Les Paul, but at the same time to give this guitar ultimate versatility by adding 2 SD active pickups, a FR and a nut (I'm not sure how it's called - the thing you mount just before the first fret to prevent detuning).

I'm really interested in your project, maybe watching your work will help me understand better what I have to do .

Thx

Victor,

I would say don't do it, or to look very carefully at the set-neck construction issue. When a friend asked me to cut into his Les Paul to put one of my trems into it. I noted the the neck and body on a Les Paul is joined so the the body drops away from the level of the strings far too much at the bridge. The trem would have to be elevated out of the body too much. Had to decline on that one.

There is a Gibson Neil Schon signature model with trem that is made especially for the trem. although I've been told it is very expensive, I'd check this out if you have to have that kind of trem.

There is also the Stetsbar (www.stetsbar.com)

Don

The stretsbar tremolos look nice, thx for the link, but they are very expensive and I don't think they pack the versatility of a Floyd Rose

Thx to everybody for advice !

Victor,

I would say don't do it, or to look very carefully at the set-neck construction issue. When a friend asked me to cut into his Les Paul to put one of my trems into it. I noted the the neck and body on a Les Paul is joined so the the body drops away from the level of the strings far too much at the bridge. The trem would have to be elevated out of the body too much. Had to decline on that one.

There is a Gibson Neil Schon signature model with trem that is made especially for the trem. although I've been told it is very expensive, I'd check this out if you have to have that kind of trem.

There is also the Stetsbar (www.stetsbar.com)

Don

Since I can buils the guitar how I want it to be would you guys rather suggest a bolt-on neck or a neck through body ?

Hi everybody !

Right now I'm doing research because I want to start building my own guitar. The thing is that The desired shape would be that of an either Les Paul or PRS. The problem is that I can order the blueprint with the dimensions on-line or I can measure an existing guitar. But I want to have a Floyd Rose system. Does anybody knows how I can get the positioning right ? I mean what should be the proper distance from the headstock to the place where I make the insertion for the Floyd Rose ?

Any info on this would be useful.

Thank you !