angry_jeremy

I think it depends on what model you are getting. My squier strat is 3 pieces but I'm sure the more expensive Fenders have one or two piece bodies. LP's use a 2 piece back with a 2-piece back I think. I dunno about the Ibanez, it might say on their website.

Stew Mac, Warmoth and All Parts sell lots of different kinds of bridges if you wanna check out their sites.

What kind of finish are you using?

Yo,

I know this all depends on the type of bridge, etc. but what are some ballpark numbers? 3deg? 5deg? 10deg?

i think.. i am crazy..

i think allway making guitar.. in home. in office. in bed.

when i am wakeup. and go to toilet .

i allway hold on guitar body or guitar neck..(in my home toilet)

you understand me?

...

now i'am too many drink.. T_T

Lex- That's why I think it would be a good idea to make a 'hall of shame' or some other less humiliating equivalent. My first guitar is playable but I learned some important things along the way.

...Get neck before marking bridge, p/u's...

...Haste makes waste...

and then there were a number back in tha day when I first started building that I don't speak of.

That bad, eh?

We should. Maybe have a section off the main page? Something like "Here's my guitar...here's what I learned/what went wrong". It would be a good idea, if not for major screw ups but just little details that I... 'people' left out when making theirs

two words: Slam Thread

two more words: Good Call

I'm not saying that I'm an expert, but people shouldn't be giving advise like "ALWAYS" do this and "NEVER" do that.

In case anyone was wondering I've built one and have 2 in progress at the moment.

Hmmm, it goes from building one, to a pro... just like a lot of people in this forum!

...yeah...

I was just kinda wondering because I see people with like 800 posts and suddenly they're "thinking about making one"...

Nobody?

What can be used to glue the binding to the fingerboard, super glue? Any alternatives that aren't going to leave me with fused fingers

Does anyone have experience using this little number?

Binding channel cutter from Stew Mac. Supposed to be good for curved tops.

In the end I would like to have binding on the neck and around the body. My friend's Epi LP had this but APPARENTLY they don't make 'em like that anymore so I can't post a pic...

I saw a Strat that was made of some kind of plastic (acrylic?) one time. I didn't play it but it looked cool. Clear body with a smoky pickguard. Kind of like those Ampeg (?..something starting with an "A") guitars, that Dave Grohl has been using as of late in the Foo Fighter vids.

I've got a yardsale special that I'm 'working' on (more like Dremeling on) YEEHAA!

It's not quite as bad as that little number though. There must be tens of dollars worth of plywood in it!

Uh, I guess if people are gonna reply they'd reply to the original post...

Meh, lookin good

Yikes, that sounds a little sketchy.

well...

Chances are there wouldn't be much transmission of the string vibration to the body if it's made of something that's not solid.

Yeah, about that binding...

I'm gonna have to do a bevel at the corners because I want to use some w/b/w/b/w. Crap.

Actually, I got the Stew Mac Shop Talk 6 (?) and Don MacRostie was binding a mandolin peghead and it didn't look too bad. I think he used acetone to melt them together...

I may want to bind the body too, do I need a heat gun to bend the stuff? Will a hair dryer do? Here's the body...

I'm still a little scared about carving up that top. Practise, practise, practise.

Oooh...

That makes sense about the backbow. I haven't shaped the neck either because of some "issues" (another post in itself) but I suppose it would be good to slot then glue it on and fret, and then shape the neck cause you would have exact dimensions to work with (neck thickness, etc) instead of having to compensate for the height of the fingerboard (which can lead to mistakes if you're not paying attention).

Keep 'em coming friends!

Looking good man, keep it up

You should post it in the "In progress and finished work" section.

Do I get a prize for guessing the tool and the reason you had to get it?

Hmm...very interesting. I tend to agree with Setch, I think that would be the easier way, everything is nice and flat for hammering against.

but he went to show that its not actually that important how well you play, if you do it with feeling and play crappy, surely thats better than damn fast with no emotion...to me it is anyway

Can I get a Haleluja?(sp?)

Thanks all

Of course this isn't gonna happen for quite some time, but I wanted to make sure I had the right idea.

krazyderek: Why did wes end up needing the little fret slot cleaner? Was it to clear out any glue that might seep in after gluing on the binding? One of these?

Cheers