So, I'm gonna bump this thread rather than start another one... and I know it's ridiculous that i still haven't built anything. Extra classes and mounds of debt will get to you.
But anyways, I'm hoping to try to pull off a build this summer, still, once I have a steady large paycheque again. As always, my designs for 'the guitar I want to build' change perpetually (in fact, a couple weeks ago, I was dead set on building a custom V!)
I scanned this one and traced an image of an Ibanez RG in Fireworks for neck/fret dimensions and bridge placement. I then made a tracing of my scan, fit it to size, and tweaked it to suit.
The specs I'd like to try are:
-Alder body, fairly thin: 1 1/4"
-Thin ebony (or similar dark contrasting wood) 1/8" laminate
-Black limba top, 1/4".
>The body would be carved to expose the ebony where it's indicated in the image.
-Bolt on Maple neck, possibly with a thin ebony laminate in the centre.
-Bound ebony fretboard, maple with a thin line of ebony purfling, no inlays on fretboard. Maybe a single one on the 12th fret.
-Ideally matching headstock, also bound
-Ebony pickup cover, oversized to cover mounting ears as indicated
Hardware/Electronics:
-Strat-style hardtail bridge, black
-EMG 81 pickup (I have a spare one)
-One 3-way selector, one volume, one tone
>The 3 way would work like this: Tone control bypassed, killswitch, tone control engaged.
Tell me what you guys think!