Andronico

Good work Mikro ! Is the large piece of wood in the last pic quilted maple ?

A body in two parts ? The bottom part holds the tenon and then a top in other type of wood like some PRSs and LPs.

Thanks Dudz, I was testing the new cab with the head and sounds really good, I can use them only at low volume for the moment.

During the weekend I´ll have a couple of hours alone during the day to try with more volume, and test the difference between the back door opened and closed.

Here are the cab with the Line6 head :

If someone builds 12 amazing guitars in 12 months, I have absolutely no problem with them winning GOTM every month that year.

Probably, but the GOTM is a mix of PRO builders and amateur ones. The PRO make guitars for living, the most part of his time is occupied building guitars, but the amateur only has his free time to build. The PRO can present one guitar (at least because some of them are not working alone) for each GOTM but I think is not really possible for the amateurs... Just my reflexion...

Pictures of the front :

Details of the aluminum binding :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab083.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab084.jpg

Can you explain me with more details the way you put the strings and tune the guitar ?

There´s no problem :

First I put the tuner jaw in the place nearest the hardtail (remember that the tuners are placed under the hardtail). Then I pass the string through the jaw :

Then the string pass through the hardtail directly to the nut and then to the headpiece.

The headpiece has screws to hold the strings :

Now I have to use the tuner pegs to intonate the strings. That´s all !

My cab is finished ! Pics of the back :

More pics :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab089.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab091.jpg

I made the latch of the back door using a little piece of black plastic.

Details of the door´s latch (in opened position) :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab077.jpg

Details of the door´s latch (in closed position) :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab078.jpg

The GOTM rules are working well until now but I think that little modiffications could be good :

One guitar per month.

If you win, you should not be allowed to enter for three months.

The progress thread showing from beginning to the end of the construction must be posted before it can be entered into the GOTM.

Andronico:

Finally! A travel guitar I would actually own and play. I love the tuners and the body stylings. It sort of reminds me of a Steinberger guitar which is a cool thing. The built in effects really make this thing rock. I could honestly seeing this guitar being a compeditor in the travel guitar market. The only thing I would prefer to see different is the knob placement on the face of the guitar but I can see how this helped out with wiring the effects so I can understand why they are the way they are. Keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot Zyonsdream ! You are right about the knob´s placement, but remember that one of the original ideas was that this guitar could be easily modifficated for a lefty player (like my son) and with this specification in mind the placement has to be symetrical.

I love your idea.

Thanks Kenggg ! In this case vote for her in the GOTM !

Welcome to the forum and thanks Matti, this is a great place to learn, with very smart people that want to help. If you have questions about my little baby (called ¨Baby Rocker¨ now) please post them.

Enjoy the forum !

Those longer screws won't affect moving it around at all? Now that you can't get the full 360 degree rotation out of them...

Yes you are right, the screws affect the moving around, you only have almost 180 degree rotation. But if you look closely to the wheels you can see that the pivot on which the wheels rotates is not in the centre, and if the rotation is 360 degree and you rotate all the wheels to the centre of the cabinet, the stability of the cab + head is not good enough.

More progress to show, I´ve installed the metal accessories :

When I installed the wheels, I used two longer screws to stop the rotation of the wheels.

The stability of the box is higher in this way.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab056.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab058.jpg

The connections for the speakers :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab066.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab068.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab069.jpg

Now I´m working in the wood frame for the front grill cloth.

Man, you've got to have some patience to get that tolex perfect. I applaud you for that.

I made a floor box for my PodXT Live, so I wouldn't have to worry about it getting knocked around. I bought a similar material to tolex, and it took me maybe 3 tries with each piece to get it to fit right!

Thanks Xanthus, you are right, patience is the key for a good job !

Lookin good! What did you use to glue on the tolex?

Contact glue, the same that you can use to glue a carpet.

The cab is now covered with the black tolex !

First I painted the box with flat black :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab043.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab044.jpg

Then I began with the tolex :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab047.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab048.jpg

Here are the metal corners and handles that I bought :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab039.jpg

Now I have to install them.

Hi Bryan, your questions are welcome !

Yes, the back will have a door to use it open or close.

For the moment the jack plate will be a plastic one because I want to obtain all the parts locally and I live in Argentina... The jack plate and handles will be recessed.

I´m painting all the box in flat black to seal the MDF and then will be covered with black tolex.

The grill will be black cloth in a wood frame with aluminum binding.

More progress to report. I completed the box, all is joined, reinforced and waiting for the flat black paint and the finishing.

The results :

More pics :

The inside reinforcements :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab024.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab029.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab030.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab035.jpg

The cab with the front routed :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab026.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab036.jpg

The three parts back :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab028.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab038.jpg

Today I´ll buy the metal corners and handles and I´ll be painting in flat black all the box.

You decided what speaker you are going to put in there yet?

Yes, there is a local manufacturer that make some really nice guitar speakers. I put one in my guitar combo to test and sounds good. I really don´t know how will be the result with the cab (open or close) and the Spider III, because the HD75 is a modeler amp and the speakers add some colour to the sound but I´ll have to try and tweak the tone controls to my taste.

Thanks Xanthus, I have more pics of each step than I show in the forum, but I don´t want to bore you with them. Could be a good idea to do a detailed PDF with schematics and pics, If I have enough time in the future... I´ll try.

About the holes for the speakers, they are not perfect if you look close enough...

I used three tools to make them, the pics shows the order :

First I cut the holes close to the circle line :

Then I sanded the circle to make it almost perfect using this little DIY tool :

Finally I used the router to round the circle :

About the dimensions of the cabinet, I was looking and reading for some weeks. I know that is important the relation between the box, the materials and the speakers... but honestly I just copied the dimensions of an existing design and only make the open/close back modification to play with this feature.

Hi friends, last Dicember I bought a Line 6 Spider III HD75 Head for a good price and I was using it connected to the speaker of my guitar combo...

Then I had to buy a cab for it or build one... I know that build a cab is not the more exciting thing in the world to do but I love build things so I took the second way.

Last two weekends I was working in it, the specifications are :

- 2x12¨ guitar cab.

- Speakers : 12¨,60W, 8 ohms guitar speakers.

- Mono input : 120W at 4 ohms (speakers in parallel).

- Stereo input : 60W at 8 ohms (per channel).

- Box : 15mm MDF sides, 30mm front, all joined with glue and wood inserts, with wood reinforcements inside.

- Back in three parts, with a center door to use the cab closed or opened.

- Finish : black tolex with metal corners protectors and metal handles.

- Front : wood frame with black cloth grill and aluminum binding.

- Wheels : heavy duty metal/plastic wheels.

Here are the partial results of these days :

Step by step pics :

All the parts cutted :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab001.jpg

The speakers :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab005.jpg

My friend Taz checking my work...

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab007.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab010.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab011.jpg

Gluing a mdf strip to add thickness to the front :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab012.jpg

Making the holes for the speakers :

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab013.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...2x12/Cab017.jpg

During this week I´ll have several free hours to work. More pics soon...

I´m counting the days to see this beauty finished...

Keep us updated please.

Congrats, she looks beautiful !

But I´m worried about the TOM, is not angled ?

Hi friend, nice to see that you are working on new projects !

I have some questions about the woods used in the PRS SC,

- How is the Quebracho to work with, we have this type of wood in Argentina but it´s really hard. Can you post a pic of the fretboard to see it in detail ?

- I don´t know Caferana, is it a figured wood ?

You misunderstood me I think I want to build it. I didn't build that, that ain't me I thought that upright would be cool to learn to play upright on.

Sorry, I read your post very fast and I misunderstood you.