Ben

Heh, Thanks for digging this up and reminding me it needs finishing- I got so caught up with new ideas I almost forgot about it! Its nearly there, just needs the wiring doing and I have a 3 month holiday to work on it I play all sorts of music, to answer you question. And I will record sound clips.

Thats damn cool! I really like it

Damn- I wish you shipped outside the USA

Wow! Thats looking fantastic! keep up the good work!

I came in here to say the same! I like the inlaid pickguard btw

I know what you mean! It took lots of attempts and lots of tweaking until I was satisfied with that horn.

I like the dual hbs too, I'm just not sure if I can afford all this if I'm going to pay next months rent I have all the tele hardware already you see- from a previous project that doesnt see much use anymore since my newer ones are better. I'll have to do some more in depth budget analysis I like the tele-esque version still though, and I might still go with that one. A sort of in-between i considered is the tele one with a LP knob layout and a HB in the neck. Thanks for the comments btw.

the 2nd is damn cool in my opinion

I'll happilly join you in the 'effect is probably negligable' camp - but I think the main thing that you are overlooking is that that the pickups indeed dont detect the vibrations of the body-(as you rightly say)- But the vibrations of the body DO change the way in which the pickups detect the strings. Anyway Direct coupling or whatever- who cares? this guitar is looking great! Maybe this is a sign that you need to bury this dead horse with more pics, HuntinDoug (*patches hole with epoxy since 1st repair failed* -sorry)

Indeed, but if the wood transfers vibrations to the pickups, those vibrations will superimpose upon those of the string that are 'detected' by the pickup, and alter the sound. On a more relevant note- I'm loving these guitars! Especially the carved top. unless the pickup is microphonic, this is just plain false, and misinformation. It may well be a negligible effect (or it may not- I dunno how significant it is to be honest), but I've just studied 2 months of waves and oscillations on my physics degree (And no I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything. Actually, FWIW superposition is something I think I learnt a couple of years ago anyway…) and I know enough to say with fair certainty that what I said definitely isn't false. -------------------------------------- Brief attempt at explanation if you want to read it: Its the relative motion of string and pickup that matters; -Imagine the strings and the guitar body are both vibrating -Imagine that at one point in the strings oscillation, the string is moving relative to the pickup -Imagine also that at the same moment, the body is also moving due to the vibrations the string transfers into it. -Some of these vibrations in the body will transfer to the pickup. -Pickup will 'see' the string's motion as different to how it would see it if the pickup were completely stationary -So the signal generated in the pickup will be different to if the pickup was stationary and only the string was moving- and therefore so will the sound reproduced by the amp. -------------------------------------- And of course the string moves a lot more than the pickup does- im sure the vibrations in the pickup are small by comparison. And also vibrations will transfer to the pickup on any guitar with any pickup mounting- I guess the idea behind direct coupling is that the vibrations will transfer better. The springs and plastic would dampen them a little I guess. TBH I too would be skeptical about how much of a difference it makes overall. I doubt somehow that my ears would be sensitive enough to hear any difference. And I can't believe I bothered to type all that. I really don't care *that* much about direct coupling… Ah well. I'm going to bed. *Re-patches the hole he couldn't resist making in the can because he can't help being an overly pedantic ass*

but that is strings, not pickups. it is definately true that woods can amplify certain frequencies in guitars, but thats still just the strings, not how the pickup is picking up said strings. try this, with no strings on the guitar, tap on the body of the guitar... what happens? nothing. because the pickup picks nothing up from organic materials. Indeed, but if the wood transfers vibrations to the pickups, those vibrations will superimpose upon those of the string that are 'detected' by the pickup, and alter the sound. On a more relevant note- I'm loving these guitars! Especially the carved top.

That thing's starting to look really good!

I vote for a burst finish to cover that spot.

Is it a from-scratch build or a refinish? It looks a hell of a lot like a les paul BFG, finsihed in blue, with a new humbucker. Either way- it looks good!

I cant help you, but that is a damn cool idea!

Fantastic! I love both your guitars. Build more!

The bass looks fantastic! The wembly thing's awesome too!

I just use anything really, so long as its rigid- I dont like those thin floppy plectrums much. Currently I'm using these really cheap things that i got in a pack of 40 for £2.50 on ebay

+1 Something like this maybe?

http://www.mimf.com

Heh I should get you a photo of some of the chips and dings on my guitar. I'd agree with mattia and Wes that it isnt a big deal, but I suppose if its something thats really going to bug you in future then maybe its worth it.

I watched a film called "Falling Down" yesterday. Maybe you could watch that for inspiration for how to deal with this situation if it doesnt work out

a guitar with no knobs will work fine, and obviously be very easy to wire. But of course you'll have no way to shut the thing up except from unplugging it. maybe you could add an on/off toggle switch?

Melvin Hiscock's "Make your own electric guitar" is a great book, and probably the best starting point for you. I'm sure others here will agree. That and the search function here and the MIMF library should help you.