Did that poor neck (on the clock) insult your mum, Wokka?
This is coming up super nice, dude. Loving all the different timbers.
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Did that poor neck (on the clock) insult your mum, Wokka?
This is coming up super nice, dude. Loving all the different timbers.
cheers Pablo. When DB gave me the neck for the clock he said cut it in half I thought I couldn't bring myself to do it. Then 2 hours at a free booze sundowner made the job much easier when I got home. Popeye had the top sanded ready to route the cavity for the clock mechansim.
The other half a neck I'll display in the workshop next to the 4D sign. When I get time I'll shape the headstock and stain it
cool clock!
that finger board is amazing!!
cheers Stan, yeah not many people that would have a double bound tazzy blackwood tele clock ! I told DB never to bin another body.
Yeah as soon as I saw that jam wood at the timber bloke it screamed fretboard. Glad I got the blonde sap in there.
I forgot to mention DB talked me into making this a fretless guitar so should be interesting. Will just put side dot markers on each fret location.
got a bit more done over the weekend. Saturday routed pup cavities after Freo narrowly beat the Swans. Yesterday got the control and switch cavities routed. Covers roughly shaped out of the jam wood and recessed. Bit more shaping to do and they should fit snug. Wanted to get all the routing and recesses done before final body shaping and sanding
so I went with the white sap on one side of the covers so it will be on the same side white sap as the fingerboard when upright.
Friday night got the headstock shaped and a veneer glued on for the 4D mascot half neck !
Plan is for 2 volumes and a master tone. Put the switch on the lower horn as Jazzys have them there.
Interesting article about Jazzmasters
https://reverb.com/blog/why-are-jazz...aid=newsletter
The fret bored is amazing. How easy is it to build a neck from scratch.
cheers Ben. You got to track down some rock maple for the neck and a hardwood for the finger BOARD. I was lucky and got DB to route the truss rod channel and the rough neck shape. I have done the rest. You need some specialised equipment and especially if you are installing frets. Then dot markers and radiusing blocks.
Might pay to buy a slotted and radiused fingerboard for your first scratch neck
Not sure I'd make the entire guitar fretless - it would be like trying to play an -out-of-tune guitar....maybe a bit of fun for a few minutes but a bit irritating thereafter?
I'd consider fretting the first 7 or 8 and fretless thereafter - that way you have all the fretless notes on the lead and can still play a proper chord without making anyone cringe in horror!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewCZ-TWdx40
not a bad idea Gav, I'll give it some thought and see what the mad professor DB thinks.
There is a guy on youtube that plays fretless Guitars, wish I could remember his name to make a search easier... His Guitars have glass finger boards.. Yep, glass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gavin1393
Basically it is a return to the origional Guitars which were fretless.
Also it absolutely kicks arse when set up as a slide Guit!
Looks great Wokka love that fretboard too
Hadn't thought of the slide...That Fretboard is also way to pretty to be interrupted by frets.....Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
Not wrong about it being pretty..
It looks even more amazing in the flesh... Or should that be wood?...
When we put that Jamwood through the bandosaurus the cave smelt of Raspberry jam, hence the name.
Can't recall the timber species other than it is an Acacia.
DB, is it Ned Evett?Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF7c1zlLe4g
I was reminded of this one I saw years ago of Guthrie Govan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyOZhgQnvU
Looks awesome Woks and love how the neck grain flows through the cavity covers.
The Vigier fretless guitars that Guthrie Govan and Ron Thal use have stainless steel fretboards. I suppose that is similar to using glass as both are standard slide materials and help get the slide guitar without a slide sound.
got some more work done yesterday. Drilled all the wiring holes, had a close call and almost drilled outside of the control cavity and the hole came out the recess - close call !
Grain filled the back and sanded the covers flat. Got holes for the covers drilled and countersunk.
Cut the neck pocket to suit the curved neck plate. Also got the neck pretty well shaped. Hard work with the files but it's rewarding.
Now all that's left is final body sanding and should be ready for stain or clearing.
few more pics. Managed to get the Ned Kelly plate in the neck plate reflection
on Friday myself and DB went visited our mate the Timber Bloke and got some nice tiger maple and walnut veneers. This is how the tiger maple looks on the headstock
got more sanding and final shaping done on the body so won't be far off first stain coat.
Headstock looks great but the guitar body is even better!
Really like the contrast - some interesting colour variation too.
cheers Gav, helps to have nice timber to work with !
That headstock is freaking awesome...
Really tempted to use some of my Flamed Maple on the Bass IV....
cheers DB, we both knew these veneers will look excellent.
very nice Wokka, looks awesome
cheers Stan
You've got some good 'wood porn' going on there Woks, how good does that headstock veneer look! Great stuff.
Mate that gets more awsome each time I look at it
Looking really nice Warren. Can't wait to see what happens when the stain goes on.
Bringing up and older post but...Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
He'd probably have his GoPro strapped to the neck too for that :D
love the veneer on the headstock, out of interest how much did it set you back for a big enough bit to do the headstock?
Hi Ben, if you have a look up this guy is my and DB's new favourite wood supplier he is in Naval Base
http://thetimberbloke.com.au/
I got a sheet of the tiger maple veneer was roughly 1m long and about 350mm wide cost me $20 and that would be enough for a guitar body veneer and several headstocks.
We went last Friday and he had maybe 6 or so of these sheets left after myself and DB piled up the ute
This build is looking amazing Wokka. Will be an amazing axe when finished. Very jealous of this one!
cheers,
Gav.
cheers Gav you always have nice comments on the forum !
ah $20 thats a right bargain!
Yhep, the wood bloke is a, well, good bloke.
Woks and I did cherry pick the best bits but there were still some nice pieces left.
Well worth giving him a call and heading out to see what he has in stock.
Be warned though, there are some very nice chunks of tree out there and a change of trousers is advised for the first time visitor :)
Hey Ben as DB says !
I just measured the tiger maple veneers and it is about 940mm long and 300mm wide.
If you just want it for headstock veneers I reckon you would get at least 15-18 out of one sheet so that makes it just over $1 per HS veneer ! THat gives you a few spares if you tear one or mess one up. Trust me I've had to re-do multiple HS veneers not being careful enough.
Note we have seen Derek the timber bloke 3 times and he may have given us a discount but shouldn't be any more than $25