JMC NEBULAR

[jarrod]

Well I have been working on new designs and this is my Nebular I am making myself. Body number two but serial no.1 as it has the neck now done for it and will be first completed. Tasmanian Blackwood with a Zebra wood 7mm cap. Neck is also Blackwood and just waiting on some rosewood so I can make its fretboard . I have machined the pickup surrounds from Blackwood also. This one is going to be a hard tail but my next will be the full floyed Rose set up.
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[gavinturner]

Beautiful work Jarrod. I want one.

cheers,
Gav.

[jarrod]

And some more picks, buy the way the neck will be a 10" radius and the scale is 25 1/2".
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[dingobass]

Nice :)

[jarrod]

Thanks DB and thanks for all your advice too.
Cheers Gav , who knows maybe PB will have a kit identical to this soon.

[west0288]

By golly, that looks nice!

Want, want, want!

[Nickosaurus]

Nice shape dude. Any finish or just going to clear it?

[jarrod]

/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from Nickosaurus on August 17, 2014, 22:18
Nice shape dude. Any finish or just going to clear it?
Mmmm not sure yet, last pic is a Nebular without a cap.

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[ponch]

As always, amazing work. You will know how much I envy your skills.

[stan]

totally awesome, I hate you....

[pablopepper]

Lovely stuff, Jarrod. The engraving in the neck pocket is a beautiful touch.

[Gavin1393]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome...busy trying to justify the fact the a good CNC can also facilitate all kinds of artistic work around the house!

[jarrod]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Gavin1393 on August 18, 2014, 11:46
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome...busy trying to justify the fact the a good CNC can also facilitate all kinds of artistic work around the house!

Easy Gav , I just told her I will make new kitchen cupboard doors lol...

[wokkaboy]

wicked looking axe Jarrod, look forward to seeing it when its finished. Love the touches with engraving and the pup surrounds. Nice looking zebra cap, presume you got that from the wood show ?

[jarrod]

No woks, cap came from the USA

[wokkaboy]

ah ok, I remember you talked about caps from USA and not being cheap !

[jarrod]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on August 18, 2014, 16:44
ah ok, I remember you talked about caps from USA and not being cheap !



Not when you add postage :?

[AJ]

Awesome matey! 8-)
What machine did you buy? Also what cad cam are you using?
(green with envy over here)

[wokkaboy]

good to have you back on the forum AJ !

[jarrod]

Hey AJ, good to see you back, mate I run mastercam X5 cad and NC studio machine.

[AJ]

Been a bit off "color" was in St Vincents on Monday for an angiogram. They would have put another stent in the old ticker then except their were no beds available.. They sent me home after a few hrs with the old rat sack and a large hole in the right arm (at least it wasn't in the groin area this time..lol)to stop any further clots and looks like they will do the next stent on the 8th of sept.
Hope to be able to get a bit more posting done on the forum again.

I must say that the quality of the work by all the guys on the forum is just outstanding.
might ask if you can send me a link so I can "drool" over the specs of you machine Jarrod :)

[jarrod]

Sure its Unich .com
So sorry your not in the best health AJ so do us all a favor and get well soon , we have missed you on here.

[wokkaboy]

all the best AJ for the stent operation on 8th September. Hope you will be on the mend quickly

[AJ]

ty guys

[lawry]

Bloody hell, AJ. I hope you get on top of this. Best wishes, mate.

[dingobass]

Wishing you a full and speedy recovery AJ...

[gavinturner]

Hope you are feeling ok AJ. Hope everything goes well on the 8th. Get well soon!

cheers,
Gav.

[keloooe]

Get well soon AJ!

[Brendan]

Amazing work Jarrod. Looks like you have a new career in the offing :).

AJ - mate - sorry to hear about the ticker issues - hope that it all clears up with the stent and that you're back in the shed in no time.

[jarrod]

[quote]/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Brendan on August 23, 2014, 15:04
Amazing work Jarrod. Looks like you have a new career in the offing
Thanks Brendan,
Well little update. Back from offshore so I machined up the fret board with abalony dot inlays a 10" radius and binding on the edge. Then glued it on the neck and fitted the frets.
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[wokkaboy]

wow Jarrod looking a real classy beast. Presume the CNC radiused the fingerboard ?
Did you cut the fret slots and radius the frets or did DB lend a hand ?

coming together sweet as bro

[jarrod]

No all done myself Wokks. When she's done ya need to have smash and see what ya think bro

[wokkaboy]

sweet as sounds good Jarrod. You've done an awesome job on the neck bro !

[stan]

work of art Jarrod!

Interested in making me a custom finger board if I send you the specs?

[ponch]

I'd crawl over miles of crushed glass just to touch the hand that sweep picks the ever loving shite out of this beast. Its THAT good.

[jarrod]

Geez Andrew, dont get too carried away. A simple half mile of broken glass would have done lol....

[ponch]

You can't doubt my commitment.

[jarrod]

Well Im now waiting for some cherry red dye for head stock and my black schaller 3d locking roller bridge should arrive soon. Did a quick mock build whilst waiting for clear to cure on the body before I polish it up. Aiming for .07mm or .003 thousands of an inch thick with the clear cut and polished so it can pass the DB tone test. So its now had 4 coats cut back inbetween ( broke through twice so I know its thin) thank god my dyes can be mixed with acrylic clear so a quick re dye and a light coat fixed that nicely.

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[pablopepper]

Dude. That thing is outrageous.

[wokkaboy]

Jarrod that axe is totally off the chain Cuz, can't wait to see it finished !

[ultpanzi]

That looks amazing. The figured tops a great touch. Out of interest, have you tried cncing the fretboard slots?? Other companies do that so Id guess that itd work and save you some effort.

[jarrod]

I don't have the cutter yet but to be honest it takes 10 mins on the saw jig. However to do fan frets and multi scale which is next on the menu then yes I shall be cutting them on the cnc.

[ponch]

Fanned fret 8 string baritone? Go on!

[jarrod]

Ooo big call for first time that one

[jarrod]

Maybe a six string to start with

[dingobass]

Eight string fretless multiscale Bass.... I dare ya, J-Rod! :)

[jarrod]

Come on guy's, how a about i just build a fricken harp. Lol.....

[wokkaboy]

haha yer Jarrod sure you can program the CNC to make a wooden harp !
I'd stick to a basic 6 string bro and if you can work out a multiscale I'll be one of your first customers bro !

[ponch]

And I'll be second. Even for a standard 8. Or even an 8 string body and neck. Whatever, I just have insane GAS for an 8.

[jarrod]

Wow just ticked over 500 posts , finally classed as a mentor lol...

[Brendan]

Only 1500 to go for OVERLORD status ;)

[ponch]

And quite right sir. You know you've helped me out.

[jarrod]

Quick update. Body has cured after a good 3weeks so polished it up. Not so good news I just bumped the back of my neck on the corner of the table , although a tiny ding I can't live with it so a small repair to do. Well here is the up to date pics.
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[ponch]

So pretty.

[wokkaboy]

wow Jman that looks stunning bro, was that karajini red stain mate ? can't remember

[ponch]

Looks like the blood of 10,000 inferior guitars red.

[jarrod]

Lol Andrew ya make me piss.
Colortone red wokks

[wokkaboy]

yer ok cheers Jman, I read that earlier in the thread after I posted my question.
Your next build will have to be Dingotone or the big fella may drop you from his Xmas card list haha

[jarrod]

I hear that. The big lad will drop me on my head never mind off his card list

[wokkaboy]

haha yeah, or even worse you could get a snotty email from Miss Fe hahaha

[jarrod]

that moment when you know you have created the best guitar
Your fingers have ever touched. I can't begin to explain the tone the harmonic sustain that comes out of this thing. Bet thing I did was listen to DB on wood choice. So the run down,
Tassi Blackwood body
Zebra wood 7mm cap
Rosewood fret board
Tassi Blackwood neck
Stainless steel frets
Gotoh tuners counter bored into the headstock
Abalony neck binding
Abalony fret dots
Shaller 3d bridge
Tassi Blackwood machined pup surrounds
Tonerider rock song pups
Bourne pots
Orange drop caps
Shaped and cut bone but
And a few secret processes to get the clear .008" thick
Video to come but for you metal heads this thing blew my mind.

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[jarrod]

And some more
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[jarrod]

And some more, sorry IM like a proud father
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[vh2580]

In the words of little Britain " I want that one!!"
Man that looks amazing. Orders??

[ponch]

X2 on the orders. That thing is so good. Curious about these secret painting techniques. But seriousley, can't wait for the vid mate, that's a killer instrument.

[maxaxe]

Simply breathtaking work.
The love & effort you have put into this one has been richly rewarded.
Better 'fess up on the secret though, or you'll never hear the end of it :P

[jarrod]

Thanx guy's,
I'm more than happy to help with peoples paint and clears but some things I must keep to my self incase these somehow make it to a showroom floor lol...wishfully thinking.

[ponch]

There's no if mate, but when.

[Nickosaurus]

Class act man - that thing is gorgeous.

[west0288]

Holy F$%^!!! That is, hands down, one of the best custom guitars I have ever seen.

So, when and where can we get these custom orders going? If you ever want to do commission work, I will be one of the first in line. Awesome.

[AJ]

Professional! Definitely Rolls Royce standard there Jarrod!!!!!

[stan]

Jarrod, this is just excellent work.
As good as any custom guitar, you are rightfully proud.
Thee craftsmanship and attention to detail are awesome - now get your logo on the headstock!

top work, very ,very nice

[Aussiepv5150]

\\m/\\m/ Absolutely stunning looking guitar \\m/\\m/