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  1. nakedzen
    "The Angsty Bat" 9th build. Wanted to make an Explorer style gritty Batman themed 7-string. Set neck, ss frets, single pickup, 27" scale, ash body maple neck, uv resin side dots, uv resin truss and control covers. Emg 85-7. Built in my shop, started building as a hobby to have something to do when the covid lockdown started here. First time I've done a 7-string or set neck.
  2. nakedzen
    Tru-oil is great for more natural looking finish. If you want lacquer type gloss, Britetone works great. They deliver worldwide.
  3. nakedzen
    Drilled the wire channel and hogged some material from the control cavity, glued the rough cut wings on. Rough cut the neck shape w/ bandsaw too.
  4. nakedzen
    Some progress. I think I'll save the ziricote for later builds. Did the truss channel and pickup route.
  5. nakedzen
    Thanks for the suggestion, but nah. I'll do it my way.
  6. nakedzen
    It does! I want to make something that looks like an ink splotch. Inspired by the ESP RM-DA model.
  7. nakedzen
    Build #10 is 35" neckthrough 4-string bass, qs maple neck, ash wings, zebrano fretboard. EMG actives, Schaller hardware. Was going to do ziricote veneer but the one I have is too small for the top. I'll have to see if I can piece it together and hide the seam.
  8. nakedzen
    My tip is, don't put off making the neck yourself. It's pretty easy to make a fender-style neck, and the fretboard you can buy premade with slots and radius if you're worried about your accuracy.
  9. nakedzen
    Done and done. 27" scale has a nice bell like ring to it. Sound sample coming at some point.
  10. nakedzen
    Must be my brother from another mother!
  11. nakedzen
    Cleaned up nicely with same process as lacquer.
  12. nakedzen
    Correct! Here's a pic where I cleaned some of the goo off to make sanding easier.
  13. nakedzen
    One Batman-parody guitar incoming.
  14. nakedzen
    Moving on to hardware. Just need to decide which tuners I'll get. Torn between Hipshot and Sperzel. Schallers work great but the black finish on them dents so easily.
  15. nakedzen
    Beautiful piece(s) of wood! Nice work.
  16. nakedzen
    Truoil is on. I think 6 coats for the front, 4 for the neck and back. Glossy enough for me. Thinking of making a small batman diorama in the control cavity with see through cover and lights. We'll see if there's enough room.
  17. nakedzen
    Very pretty!
  18. nakedzen
    Congrats!
  19. nakedzen
    If there's something I've taken to heart from experience is leaving glue ups positioned so that gravity takes care of any extruding glue. Not fun. If it's something non-critical strength wise, I've used a heatgun to soften the glue again and scraped off.
  20. nakedzen
    Went with truoil, Less of a hassle and will keep in line with the gritty look. First coat on.
  21. nakedzen
    Yeah it's a mix. First dyed the whole thing purple, then black on top, then sanded back with steel wool.
  22. nakedzen
    Lol. I think this will be the final look. Idea was "what kind of guitar would The Joker play if he played in a Batman themed metal band"? Now I need to decide whether to go with truoil or britetone for the finish.
  23. nakedzen
    Cool shape! Looking forward to this.
  24. nakedzen
    Last time to see the grain, almost sad it will become black soon. Sealer coat of shellac done.
  25. nakedzen
    Cavities done. A bit sloppy with the control cavity, but eh, it's my personal guitar and it'll be covered up anyway.
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