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I'm not sure if you're talking about the les paul triumph/recording models..

they made basses and guitars in the 70s

http://www.gitarrenelektronik.de/elektroni...imp/LOWIMP1.jpg

http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/lespa...um/image013.jpg

I've seen him play a white one as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foXSXOAfB4U

so this is what it would look like ( not as crappy bare with me )

the black dots are the bolts.. they'd fall in pickup cavities so i'd only have to unscrew the pickups.. bolt-in neck i guess is what this should be called... I like the fact that i could just unbolt it and replace it if something ever breaks...

well, i've seen deep pockets for set necks.. like so http://www.mcnaughtguitars.com/index15.htm ... it's pretty much the same idea except i might bolt it instead of glueing it... why not... but my logic was that i could contour the heel slightly more aggressively.

okay, i posted a while ago, i didn't feel like spending too much time on this guitar because i'm a long way from even starting it ( might have enough money for tools and some wood in a few weeks but that's pretty much it )

the body will be chambered swamp ash, with a thick carved walnut with small but matching chambers. neck wood will probably be palisander with ebony fretboard , reinforced with carbon rods. neck joint will probably be a deep bolt on neck... screws at the cutoff and down to about the middle pickup... removing the middle pickup will show the screws.. so it should go down to about half the guitar.

pickups are going to be H-S-H ... or maybe P-90 ( or p-92 ) - Strat single ( fralin sp42? ) - fralin unbucker or something versatile.

Bridge will probably be a kahler hybrid.. or non-hybrid. ( the ability to lock it sounds nice )

here's a picture i made in photoshop, on the left the black outline is a Les paul. the grey outline was an earlier revision of my design, it was slightly too wide for my taste. i picked this texture despite the controls/pickups not matching i thought that it really gave a nice 3d effect to my shape.

people might recognize where i ripped the texture from .. http://www.jesselliguitars.com/nouveau.html ( stunning guitars )

Opinions?

I've got it in my cheap les paul, with my amp set to break up it sounds quite nice and even better when i dime it...

would like a little more treble but i'll be looking for something similar for my next guitar

yeah, so i won't dig a big hole then just needed a 2nd opinion on the benefits ( if any )

okay so i drew this little sketch, pretty rough i wanted to get it down on 'paper' quickly

okay so the basic principle is explained in the sketch. this does not allow to interchange pickups, i might make the 'cart' that goes on the railing detachable , the pickup wiring is already being done with a small molex connector so i can just snap it off without having to resolder it

apart from switching pickups , i haven't tried this yet but would just move the pickups slightly higher and lower bring a noticeable change to the tone? harmonic wise?

if you don't understand the concept i'll just try and explain better next time, gotta catch a bus

what about felt like on a paint roller?

velvet?

Thank you for saving me from making such a mistake

Right now i'm looking at ziricote for the top.. I have time to look at other woods, since this little adventure will cost me over a thousand dollars in tools, lumber , electronics and hardware

http://images.google.ca/images?svnum=10&hl...mer&btnG=Search

I think it depends on the original color , some of it seems darker than others

I don't really know to be honest.. haven't thought this through, thought a good finish would protect the wood.... but since i don't have any equipment to spray with it has to be simple to apply

Thanks for the answers

http://www.gilmerwood.com/images_after05-0...-07-05W7335.jpg this is the wood i plan on having for my top ( called bois de rose , some pieces are darker and closer to purple than red but this is the color i plan on having )

I believe that's wax at the end , would tru oil or danish oil give me this tint ?

and how rough would swamp ash be after sanding without filling it's pores

okay , I have a few questions about finishing , instead of just starting a new thread i'll ask here

I was reading about danish oil, it is a good option to finish the top ? and what about the ebony fretboard , how should i take care of that ?

same with the swamp ash back.. would danish oil be sufficient? if i don't stain it do i need to fill it's pores?

well, I just want something that can handle older styles as well as cover some modern settings

like complex cleans... I don't really want the shrill 80s metal sound.

but in a high gain setting, the pickups seem more important than the wood ( ? ) ... so I thought the dual sound was a good choice... until i hear it in the guitar that is

I've been trying to find the difference between east indian rosewood and palisander rosewood, it seems a lot of sites that talk about wood tone seem to think one is the other ..

east indian is darker and palisander is brown.. correct? and from what i have read palisander adds sparkle and sizzle

and cocobolo sounds interesting , how do you finish a neck using cocobolo? i've read that the dust is toxic and irritating.

PS . great looking guitars

I guess, but right now i'm playing through a tremolux... I wouldn't want a guitar that sounds lifeless and sterile

http://www.indoorstorm.com/product_info.php?products_id=3196

Anderson Hollow T Classic, Color:"Natural Rosewood" , rosewood top on alder, rosewood neck.

www.kleinelectricguitars.com

bill frisell has one with a basswood body and rosewood neck, I think that's the one he uses in his 'educative video'

and a rosewood neck needs no finish and feels smooth ( from what i've heard )

rosewood neck you mean maple neck and a rosewood fretboard.

no I mean solid rosewood neck ..

palisander probably

I've read a bunch about different woods and everything that could affect tone but i'd like opinions from people who have actually used some of these parts

so here goes:

I'm trying to build something that's alive, something that vibrates.. to play pretty much every style of music.

something that can handle modern and vintage sounds

It has to twang, handle rockabilly, matamp/orange stoner/doom metal, frisell type jazz.

Body shape will be similar to a les paul , thinner at the bottom end and top and slightly smaller with a slighty sharper horn.

I've heard a lot about Swamp ash bodies and Rosewood necks.. so i have been thinking about getting a chambered swamp ash body , top wood will be a species of rosewood ( I know it might hurt in the metal side of things, but i'm not exactly looking to cover death metal gallop too often )

pickup configuration will most likely be SSH , something like.. a p90 in the neck, RWRP noiseless strat in the middle and a bridge humbucker like a dimarzio dual sound ( super distortion with parallel, series and split switching ) but that's not important yet

For a long time I wanted to have a headless guitar, with a steinberger tremolo, but availability and price made me look at a kahler 2200 series cam tremolo

so , has anyone had any experience with chambered swamp ash and rosewood necks, what about adding an ebony fingerboard? and what about the rosewood top , it won't be that thick so it might not dampen the highs that much..

I would really appreciate your opinions..

Thanks