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I'd either go with number 6 for that rockgod feel. Or Ben's variation for a slightly more tele-esk feel

My knowlegde of basswood comes from european eqivilents (Lime) that a frend of mine used. It sounds quite pleasent its warm and lacks attack but dents VERY easily.... It has a very boring appearence so most people do hit it with solid colours. On a personal basis I would feel worried about using a wood that dents so easily. Maybe its'd be ok for a maple fronted guitar where a couple of dents on the back or side wont matter so much

my two penneth... USE A VENEER... Much easier. sort out a paper template (fair bit of trial and error here) cut out veneer tidy up pickups + control knob holes... Apply finish... god it sounds so easy... this is provided its a not a carve top.

hums like hell... Check the earth/ground connection or Step back from the monitor....

Congratulations youve got it sorted !!!! thats brilliant.... The only thing is I prefer the back to the front... and thats for all of them... Perhaps hold the guitar the other war round? must buy a big bucket.... and some spandex to go with the resulting guitar.... I wonder how my other half will take to the idea of me wareing more makeup than her... But jokes aside I think youve done a great job on the last one...

I play a Fender 75... 75 Watts out of 2 6L6s into a 15 inch speaker Clean sound is nice... Reverb is rich but not overpowering... overdrive channel is... disgusting... but I have a Ratt distortion unit that serves quite nicely. ........ So how much is shipping from Oz to the UK and do you do them in UK voltage?

I've got my son a set of pads and there's no delay what so ever... He's got to hit them quite evenly compaired to the real thing but there's no delay...

Hmmm my first post did sound a bit harsh didn't it.... Sorry. Ok on neck angles cast you mind back to you maths lessons. Trigonometry will get you the answer. But with some basses the neck is set high enough to allow no angle.

The one thing you didn't mention possessing was CLAMPS. You will need lot of them. On the hardware side... keep it simple (especially as its your first go!!) My advice would me to go to the Compleate and in Progress work section find some similar projects and take ALOT of notes. next Befor you start buying $200 bridges and $500 worth of wood for your impending masterpiece. Get with the show... You havn't done this before!!! The first time you try it it will go wrong!!! Get some practice in with some cheap wood and some chap hardware from ebay. THEN once its going well spend a fortune on wood and fixtures. This is a hobby that will last you the rest of your life.... Theres no great hurry

Ebay is an obvious no no for a custom luthier. On a personal basis I wouldn't but a guitar from an unknown brand unless I'd played it or seen it in person. Even if it looked great in the photos and the blokes website was up to it. You just dont know what your going to get. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising. Three throwaway sentences from someones mate is much better than a bloody great billboard add. As a result get networking to start. to move things forward your going to need them put in some shops and its off to exibitions where you potential clients can come and meet you. Try getting you work reviewed in the trade press. That'd help loads. What you looking for in the ideal world is to create enough of a 'buzz' to get people over the threshhold from the cosy options of fender,gibson, ibanez et al. Familiarity or even vague recognition of your brand will go a long way to help. Then (and only then) ebay may start to become an option. Beleive me, I work in corperate sales and have seen time and time over. Having a good product is only half the story... people have got to hear of you.

Hmmm.... Any Londoners in the house? Havn't come across anyone yet....

OK we've had alot of hair splitting round here (and not only from over use of peroxide and hairspray) But I think have a rock music collection not covered. 80's goth... Banshees, Bauhaus, (early) Cure, Sister of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Mission et al where do I go?

Quilted maple is expencive... BUT... there are some good bits on EBAY. Now thanks to the dodgy state of the dollar right now it actually works out cheaper to by it from the US or Canada an have it shipped to the uk. I got 2 sets of 1/2" maple for about £60-70 (including P&P) and its good stuff.

If I remember corectly alot of the necks are Warmoth. But on a personal basis I like alot of his work I think he has a great eye for design. Some of the Totem range are visually striking whilst remaining a good generic 'Players' guitar and the Hybrid work is stunning looking but looks playable.... I'd use one. but it must be said I'm with most people on this... I'm not such a fan of the Vindscreen Viper thing.... on a slightly different line I also like some of this guys stuff http://www.auerswald-instruments.com/

Music Yo (gibson cheesily named website for aquired brands) sell them... The basic one is quite cheep.

Hmmm.... Mine turns 18 in 3 years (old enough to do gigs in the UK).... Must get him to practice more.... (Muffled) 'OK get off the computer game and on to that practice kit....' PS Can anyone think of a bass guitar design that'd work for a medium sized cat

Its nice wood therefor I'd go for an oil finish. Pure Tung oil for mat But I'd go for a Danish oil for the slight gloss . (hand rubbed please)

I'd have to disagree with Drak on the fender pricing thing... I picked up a 1981 all valve fender combo (clarify (transister rectifier)) for £150 in '97. Now the same Fender 75 goes for 250 -350 on ebay. great clean.... Overdrive.... NO.... use a pedel.

My advice.... If you like that sort of guitar... get an RG and mod it.... Cheaper, Easier.... and more fun!!!!

Awwwwww Congratulations..... There so cute. Mines just turned 15. He aint so cute any more. But he's learning to play drums!!!!!

Hmm.... You'd need better carving skills than I have but that'd be a damned fine way round it....

PS even the greatest preamp/distortion pedal in the world is still going to sound damned rough through a crap amp (like the one you are using....) if for no other reason than the quality of the speakers. Any rig is only as good as its weakist link (to an extent...)

Yep biliousfrog got the idea.... my line is there is no real reason that the curve has to go from EXACTLY 10" to 16" Using a jig like this should get you a good compound radius it may well wind up going from 9.5" to 15" due to the action up and down the jig but I think it'd produce much better results than blending fixed radius sanding blocks and is easier to build than some of the router based affairs I've seen.

I think this... http://buildyourguitar.com/resources/tips/radblock.htm Could very easily be used for a compound radius if your Maths is up to it

well my advice runs like this... Most people (Especially the more Rock based guys) use far too large amps... (I include myself in this).... I have a 75watt combo (a fender 75) and for gigging I've never had it turned up to more than 4 on the master. Most gigs you will be running through the house PA so you have to keep it turned quite low (this can make large amps sound kinda muddy). Even in jams and venues with only a vocal PA I've never had to crank it. A good 60Watt amp will do most people fine. I tend to recomend 2nd hand gear if your on a budget... A couple of scuffs on the tolex doesnt make it sound any worse... on a personal note I dont recomend the modeling amps.... (alot of people will dissagree with me in this one) But I think its better to have an amp that has two or three really good sounds than 50 kinda average ones. And while I'm being oppinionated Valve/tube gear DOES sound better (that'd include the power section).... Especially if you want to use distorted sounds....