Marcovis

This really is more for my wife than anything else, but also as our child gets older it will be nice to have a quieter shop so I can work when I need to. Building is a side job for me, so if late hours are my free time, that's when I have to work. I think using insulation and doing the green glue between two sheets of drywall should give me a pretty quiet shop.

I about to move my shop from it's current location to the basement of our new house. We have a baby coming this summer and I want to make my shop as quiet to upstairs family members as possible. Here's what I'm thinking of using.Green Glue Soundproofing My brother who is in the recording business pointed me to this product and says it's what is used for high end recording studios. The idea is to use this glue between two layers of drywall and mount that to resilient channeling that is attached to the walls/floor/ceiling. It's supposed to kill sound waves, thus not letting sound get through. I'm not expecting this to make it 100% noise free upstairs, but it has to be better than not doing anything at all. Has anyone used this product or have any other ideas/advice on soundproofing a shop?

would it be possible to use shellac instead of lacquer for sealing the edge?

Yes, you could use anything that will seal the edge.

Here's a purple one.

Pic definitely clears things up. Any problems in the tight curves?

To the person doing the freehand tape, is it hard to keep a consistent thickness to the "binding"?

No real problems, you just have to take your time and go slow.

Here's the cutter in position. If you look close, you can see that the blade is spaced 5/64 from the guide that follows the side of the guitar. This cuts away the tape to expose the "binding". I can take more pics if this doesn't make sense.

Here's a pic of what it looks like after cutting the tape.

did this one tonight, thought I'd share. Here's how to do a faux binding with a stained color instead of a sprayed toner color.

Tools needed - green masking tape, razor blade, binding cutter, binding scraper

Step1-tape all around edge of guitar and cut off excess with razor blade.

Step2-run binding cutter around perimeter of guitar, peel back tape to reveal the "binding" and seal with lacquer. I brush on 3-4 lite coats.

Step3-after lacquer is dry, peel remaining tape from body and rub stain on top. After stain is dry, clean binding edge with the binding scraper to remove any stain that is on the sealed binding. In this case, I took 320 and hand sanded the black back to achieve the charcoal color and then used the binding scraper to clean up the edges.

Step4-seal top

Here's the result!

Link to closeup

Just a friendly reminder, one picture per post, others must be linked. Exception in the "in progress and finished work" section.

Looks great! As a cancer survivor myself(almost 6 years out now), I know what you have been through. Glad your ok and keep us posted on this build!

Love the Lp. How did you get the flame maple binding around the small horn?

Great job

Chris

It isn't true binding. I scrape the edge after spraying color.

Do you have any pics of the neck joint unpainted?

I am about to start my LP build (just awaiting the templates...) and that type of neck joint is growing on me!

I just have to choose if i want the standard one or this sort of all access neck joint on mine.

Beautiful work by the way !

Charles.

Here you go

Neck joint prior to finish

Is that LP's voice as sexy as her looks?

The bass looks great too, I really like the color of the finish on both the body and the neck.

Nice amps too, I like Silverface Fenders.

Yes the LP sounds insane. The wolfetone pickups are super articulate and you can hear every note of any chord cleanly no matter what setting on your amp. That's my '68 bandmaster that a previous owner turned into a 2x10 combo. It has original black plate RCA's in it and has a clean tone that no other amp I've played through can touch.

Here's a pic of the bass finished. The headstock is blank because I am in the process of making a very thin metal logo the headstock.

Bass

Here's a link to all the build pics I could find.

build pics

Marcovis… It is a beauty.

How thick is that top plate ??? It looks like you did a deeper carve than the standard LP.

The top is 7/8"

Looks like you did a nice job on the carve. How does it sound?

The pickups are Wolfetone Marshallheads (hot PAF) and I am very impressed with them. I played it through my Rivera Knucklehead/Orange 4x12 today and the tone was amazing. The marshallheads are very clear. Even with higher gain you can still hear every note clearly. The neck pickup is great for leads and isn't muddy at all.

Do you have any pics of the neck joint unpainted?

I am about to start my LP build (just awaiting the templates...) and that type of neck joint is growing on me!

I just have to choose if i want the standard one or this sort of all access neck joint on mine.

Beautiful work by the way !

Charles.

Thanks, I have some progress pics that I'll post next week.

Here's a pic of the LP finished. I'll have some more pics of this one and some pics of the bass a little later. I really like the classic vibe both guitars have.

The paul ain't my thing but that bass is super nice! Very fender-ish in a good way.

Thanks. I wanted the bass to be modern yet classic. I think leaving the neck vintage amber really gets that fender vibe across.

Love that FB binding on the Les Paul!

Is that flame maple binding?

I like the black. I assume it still needs wetsanding and polishing?

What kind of HW is going on the LP? What woods did you use?

Yes, it is flame maple and I will wetsand and buff mid next week. The LP body is black limba with maple top and back. The neck is black limba with a maple bound ebony board and pearl block inlay. It's getting all gold hardware and the pickups are Wolfetone Marshallheads with gold slugs and screws. The bridge is zebra and the neck is double cream.

truly awesome stuff

love them both

crazy inlay on the headstock...your name?

keep us posted

Connor

That is my signature. It says Marcovis, but I'm probably the only one that can read it.

I built these along side the auction gutiar, but had to put them on the back burner while I finished the other. They are curing now and will be getting assembled around the 10th of March.

My brother wanted a black LP custom, so I built him this

body

headstock

back

The other is a bass for a guy up in Minneapolis. This is my first bass and I'm excited about it. It's a set-neck 35" scale with 24 frets. I ran carbon rods on both sides on the trussrod since the neck is so long. It's an alder body, flame maple neck, ebony board. It will have a bartalini p/j setup with a 3 band eq and 18 volt mod. It's also getting a black pickguard. I'll post more pics of the bass a little later.

body front

body back

Looks good! My brother has been tinkering with pedals here and there. Here's one he had me paint over his Winter break.

Don't get so frustrated with yourself. This is all part of learning how to build quiality guitars. I went to Roberto-Venn in the fall of '01. When I got out, I got a shop together with whatever money I had and started building guitars on the side of my main job. The first guitars from my shop were and still are great guitars, but even with the training I got from RV, I still made mistakes. The first neck I built in my own shop I carved too thin and had to redo. Now that neck is hanging on the wall as a reminder of what not to do. All these issues you had with this neck will only make future guitars better.

and how you doin' now? any major progress w/ your business?

I wouldn't call it major, but I'm as busy as I am comfortable with right now.

Don't get so frustrated with yourself. This is all part of learning how to build quiality guitars. I went to Roberto-Venn in the fall of '01. When I got out, I got a shop together with whatever money I had and started building guitars on the side of my main job. The first guitars from my shop were and still are great guitars, but even with the training I got from RV, I still made mistakes. The first neck I built in my own shop I carved too thin and had to redo. Now that neck is hanging on the wall as a reminder of what not to do. All these issues you had with this neck will only make future guitars better.

Voted for OZ as well. I really like the wood you used and it looks very well executed. The only thing I would have done differently is the volute. It's rather large, but the guitar overall is stunning. Great job!

EMG 81/85 combo.....I also like a seymour duncan jb in the bridge,but a good passive neck humbucker does not exist....

Are you being serious?

Great job! Roberto-Venn is a great place. The skills you learn there will help in greatly in the future.

I've been building on the side since graduating from Roberto-Venn in the Fall '01 class. So far I've completed 13 guitars and 14,15,16 are in different stages of contruction. I also have numbers 17 and 18 to start when this batch it finished.

Good job! Where did you get the headstock decal? Did you make it yourself or buy it?

Beautiful job Marcovis, I hope it raises a small fortune. Please let us know how the auction goes. -Vinny

Will do.