Ricky Anderson

I'm pretty sure you don't HAVE to put alum bars He just likes that kinda stuff. Actually, if anything, a trapazoidal neck has MORE meat on it than a normal neck and is therefore MORE stiff than a traditionally carved one.

Chris

so, does it mean the neck will be thicker?

or "has MORE meat" means less shaping?

can I still have 18mm neck thickness with this method?

btw, I saw you on another board, you should post your geetar over there, man (mux )

terima kasih

could you please tell us about that trapezoid neck?

I wanted to try it, but I canceled it because on Toons' site he said that he put aluminum bar(s) in the neck, and I don't like that aluminum idea.

did you use any aluminum bar or just trussrod?

cheers!!!

I didn't see "a null vote is a vote"

(wanted to vote for Jaden actually)

about my pics, I don't have better pics, sorry.

My guitar is in Indonesia and I'm in hawaii at this time, no chance to get recent pic

about straight fret at 12th, I had no idea, it's my first build anyway, so maybe I'll try to put it at 7th or 9th next time

she's in for GOTM of October

ORANGE LADY

24 frets 7 strings multiscale (24.75"-27") in ergonomic style

BUILDER:

Ricky Anderson

SUPERVISED BY:

Gilles E.D. de Neve (ASIA GUITAR LABS)

BODY:

-3pcs chambered mahogany

-2pcs bookmatched maple top

-string thru body with brass ferrules

-orange dyed (top) and weathered brown (back)

-black plastic cavity cover (not shown in the pic)

-oil finish

-strap pin and jack input located on the back of body to maintain clean look

NECK:

-5pcs mahogany-maple-mahogany-maple-mahogany, asymmetrical shape

-macassar ebony, no radius/ dead flat, inlay free

-AANJ

-oil finish

HARDWARE:

-custom individual bridge (duralumin rails with brass saddles by ALDRIDGE EMPIRE)

-grover chrome tuners

-ebony nut

-stewmac jumbo frets

ELECTRONICS:

-Ibanez Pickups

-Charvel style 5 way switch (universaljems)

-CTS vol pot 500k

-killswitch

no fancy black backdrop on the pics, straight from my room.

maximum of 4 pics per guitar entered, I followed the rules.

CHEERS!!!

you may hate the looks, but maybe you're gonna love the way it feels when you play it

my orange lady has some flaws, cosmetically, but I leave it as it is, because I love her just the way she is

one last thing:

födelsedagen min söta lilla läkare

I don't know if it's correct or not, it's been a while since my last time learning it, but for those of you who speak this language, wish me luck guys

(even though I don't believe in luck at all).

CHEERS!!!

oh well, she's done now

here she is:

I forgot to put cavity cover

last one, my fave pic

that's not a fresh metallic orange...

the lady's gonna refuse that thing

I'll keep it for myself then...

(just like what happened to you )

peace mate

I hope the carrot coloring doesn´t clash with the neck

I was afraid about that thing as well.

but, let's see...

frontside w/ dark brown hstock:

backside w/ weathered brown body:

what do you guys think?

I can't change it anymore anyway, it's final.

if it looks bad after I put all of the hardware, I'm gonna blame the lady

can I join?

check this one out: Aldridge Empire

you can see one of his works in my build thread Made in Indonesia

976 views on this thread, but only 6 people share their thought about this building progress.

one of my friend said maybe it's because of my thread title "made in Indonesia"

but I don't care

I'm proud to be an Indonesian, and will always be

I'll share one more pic before I go to work on my guitar, or most likely to bed

here's my family pic, not all of us, just what I got in my room at this time

*I'm a pretty good swirler too, eh?

CHEERS!!!

while u guys are waiting, I have a little present for all of u

my mentor's guns:

the man himself:

yeah, a lefty...

a lefty guitar monster

now about the colour

I wanted to use purple actually, but the lady (not mine) said "orange is cool!", so orange it is

about that lady, I don't know how to say it, but since this is a luthier forum, I think I don't have to say it here

the problem is, I never used orange before (I painted a lot of guitars).

so, I had a hard time to decide what kind of orange I'm gonna do.

but, like the ad says: just do it, so I did it.

in my language: "HAJAR BLEH"

the result is like this:

surprisingly good

reminds me of carrot

back to body again \m/

after final sanding:

a little bit amber:

howdy howdy \m/\m/\m/

quick view on the neck

oiled:

polished (after like 9 or 10 layers, can't remember):

under sunset light:

wish she's here with me

hey, it's ok for metalhead to be a little bit sentimental, right

if u guys are wondering what kind of bridge I'm gonna use, it's gonna be like this:

bridge with individual rail, I ordered them from a friend of mine last year, I told him what kind of bridge I need and he made it, cool guy

cnc made, 100% accurate

he made them before he started his own guitar hardware company, so mine is one of his first ever product that he sells.

kinda prototype, no brand, no stamp, one of a kind

duralumin rails (he told me it's a hi grade aluminum), brass & composite (teflon?) saddles.

yeah, I got 2 sets of saddles, but I'm gonna use brass ones for this one.

he has his own company now, called Aldridge Empire, very good quality.

one of his works:

you can see more of his works here Aldridge Empire

time to show some holes , eh?

here we go...

ferrules:

controls layout:

it's gonna be 1 volume, 1 killswitch, and a 5 way selector.

bridge holes:

hang on guys...

back to the body:D

I put some nice (at least for me) spots on it, like this:

this:

and this (a la PRS):

do you see my van halen shoes?

I like that curves, especially on the lower horn, so my left hand won't get "cut" when I play on the upper frets.

and I'm still wondering why not all guitar manufacturers do it, I mean, every guitar player will feel more comfortable with this kind of shape instead of sharp edges, like on ibanez rg

that's why I carve my rg, event though it will reduce its resale value

(I don't sell my main guitars anyway )

back to the body

neck pocket routing:

pickup cavity:

that's all, I forgot to take most of my building progress, I was too busy with the woods

nice build...nihdia.jpg should be proud

who's this guy?

first poster and said it's a nice build

well, he's one of the best builder here in Indonesia

I told him to put his works here, but he never do it, maybe he's just too lazy to do this kind of thing

jk

here's an example of his bulid:

you can see more of his work in Depok

*I can't believe I hijacked my own thread

Nice cars! Build too.

thanks about the car, but they're not mine

both are my mentor's

alright, colouring time (colouring?? yeah )

I'm using dyes for this build, because I want to finish it fast before I go back to the states.

first I applied some amber:

then very dark brown:

sanded back:

and put some more amber:

sorry for some small pics, I have to alternate between imageshack and flickr, because some pics don't work on imageshack

That's a nice one! You're very pro-ish for a first time builder. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

tackar mate

recessed tuner holes:

with tuners on:

ebony fboard (so shinny ):

with frets on:

view from hstock:

back of the neck, weted (is that a correct word?):

back of hstock:

and I made a thumb rest, so I will feel comfy when I play on the upper frets