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JFC

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  3. Build #2

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    Thank you very much! The lettering and the dots on the headstock is spraypainted using a lasercut (I think) masking film made by a very good guitar builder who is active on the same Swedish guitar forum as I am.

    It's like a piece of tape that is laser cut, and it has protective tape on both sides. You just peel off the protective on the sticky side, stick it to the headstock and remove the other protective tape. Very simple and effective.

    And also a PG member :D

    Actually its cut with a vinyl cutter/plotter.

  12. Another Lp Finished

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    Thank you!

    Thats a nice LP, i have always liked the white ones.

    Whats with the pickup rings? are they normal ones with binding added or where they made from scratch.

    The pickup rings are maple (dyed black) with pearl "dots" and binding w/b

    This is the best lp carved top. :D

    You have to make a tutorial on how you

    make your lp carved top. :D

    Very nice. It's cool to see the way you fitted your pickup rings to the carve. Kind of answerd a question about my own guitar project. Thanks!!

    So... you "found" the rest of the pics B)

    I have the build documented here:

    http://www.fagerlund.biz/pics/vitlp/images/1.jpg

    Replace the "1.jpg" to 2, 3, 4 and so on

    Some carving pics there.

  17. Explorer #2

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    Body: Mahogany

    Neck: Mahogany

    Fretboard: Ebony

    Pickups: EMG 81, EMG 60

    More pics here

    I would love to build an explorer but don't have any plans for the body. Do you have anything you could email me?

    The guitar is fabulous. Definitely one of the nicer guitars I've seen here. Very classy. I like the ebony board with the single inlay.

    One thing though - why mount the pickups on rings? I see a lot of projects done this way in this forum. Why not simply screw the pickups directly onto the body?

    :D

    I can mail my drawing, its a bit smaller than a standard explorer, more like the Explorer Pro.

    On a guitar like this with the neckangle and all it would look really ugly to mount the pickups without rings, atleast in my eyes :D

  18. Explorer #2

    in In Progress and Finished Work

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    i like it, what material is the inlay made out of?

    The inlay is made of clear acrylic with a "mirror" bottom

    Prorably melted some Low M.P. Alloy in a mould to get that inlay. Btw, how do you get that finish, did you use matte black? But when lacquer gets applied, doesn't it get shiny again?

    I used nitro satin clear, its a flat clear kind of :D

  21. One More...

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    Thanks!

    I like how the added blur in the pictures makes it look like a tiny figurine sitting on a shelf, and everything else is blurred because ythe camera is focused on it....  :D

    I saw that "trick" on a photo forum, I'm still learning B)

    Looks great. I wonder how did you carve the body and what tools did you use...?

    mullmuzzler l OSSMT

    I use spokeshave, scraper, morakniv and sandpaper for carving

    Very nice!!! I like the guitar, but the pics make it look like a toy! like if it wasn't real! Or smaller than a guitar would be!

    Any way! I did like the carve, and the only thing I didn't liked about it was the position of the control cavity or cover! I think it was because of were the control knob and output jack is located, but to me it looks off, nevertheless it is an outstanding guitar!

    One question about the color! Is it black, or did you mixed some blue there too? It looks like an black too, but on the carve you can see a bit of blue shimmer on it!

    Ohh, I forgot, LP!!! Com'on are you reading my mind again? Last 2 guitar you posted were like mines back to back!

    this one

    as I said, I'm still learning the blur-trick-thing :D I think I blurred a bit too much on the back picture so it looks like the cover is closer to the edge than it really is, I'll get a better pic of it. But it is a bit off from a Gibson cavity because of the pot and jack placement.

    I used a waterbased (black) stain that became a bit purple in the lighter areas, I liked it so...

    and you know, great minds... :D

    Great job.

    This is an outstanding guitar!!

    BTW: Where did you get the pickup covers???!

    The covers are standard black plastic covers with chrome vinyl on them

    Everything they said, plus that stand is pretty sweet too!

    Chris

    Thanks!

    I "stole" the stand design from Martin or Taylor I think.

    stand_front.jpg

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