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I had the pretty much the same issue when I built my first iceman and it ended up being a little similar to the raise which is evident on the treble side of the neck a few photos up. what raised my fretboard was the treble side inner corner sort of tapered in like / to the bottom of the corner. So when bolted it felt well seated and secure but was held off the bottom a couple of mm.
A little bit of material removal from the bottom to bring the sidewall straight and the bottom of the corner and the neck sat nicely down. May not be the same issue but worth a look.
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Oh and that cap finish looks awesome!
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Thanks mate. I'll rip the neck off and get some deeper gauges in there to figure out what's going on. Just when you thought you'd had a productive weekend, cleared the guitar, wet sand, polish, assembly in 2 days and your about to plug her in. Ahhhh the fun of it all. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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Does this look square? To me it doesn't. It seems as if the treble side is thicker than the bass. Any idea what I should do?
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...4-IMAG0764.jpg
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Just measured it. From the bottom of the binding to the edge of the heel, 19mm bass side, 21mm treble.
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Fixed! I did a thing! I'm the most unhandy person and I fixed it with beer, swearing, a screw driver and a file. Before you ask, no you can't seen the pocket now haha. Strung her up, first impressions. The 3 way needs to do a 180 and the 2nd fret buzzes so I'll sort them out next day off. Now I can break out my new fret files and fret board protectors!
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Andrew good result and sometimes its just the tools you use to get the job done. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Beer is an underated building tool, makes an excellant sanding aid, can cool a brow when things start getting difficult and great northern bottles wrapped with sandpaper are exceptionally good for shaping headstocks and body cutouts.
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I find beer makes everything all good again
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Beer even makes beer better. It's just the circle of greatness. Guitars and beer. Now to build a microbrewery into a guitar with a tap on the head stock. Full, it'll sound like a meaty, hoppy les Paul but as it empties it turns into a dry crisp 335. Lil creatures pale anyone?
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Nice fix bro, let's hear it for beer!!!
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If anyone can build a guitar with a microbrewery incorporated it would have to be maxaxe.
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The challenge has been set! Haha.
Sounds like an inspired fix, Andrew. Can't wait to see it all buttoned up.
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Lil'Creatures is my favourite brew. Great beers.
Looking good mate. Seriously dig this axe.
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Your up max! Challenge accepted? Thanks heaps for the feedback guys, really appreciate it. Will do the neck tonight and I'll be sure to throw a few pics up.
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YAY! Pics! Can't wait. :)
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Unrelated to the lp bit it got me excited anyway. Need you champions to pray to the gods of GAS. Basically before I moved to the mines I was managing a coffee shop in surfers paradise. Had a regular who always came in wearing metal band shirts, got talking, plays guitar, added me on fb. Now he comes from the UAE, well loaded family, in aus studying. The sort of guy who bought an axe fx, sold it for $300 to a friend and bought the axe fx 2 and a Kemper just caus. I'm getting an ib7 baritone soon and was looking for pickups. He just bought an acacia axe with bareknucles in it but wants to swap them out for the misha mansoor set. He reckons he has no use for the old set and said I'd buy them of him, to his reply, yeah cool! So let's believe together that the gods of GAS will deliver unto me a set of bk's, a cold sweat and a nailbomb, for the price of free! Or gfs sort of thing. Even a couple hundred I don't care but a baritone 7 tuned as an 8 with a nailbomb in the bridge will destroy suburbs.
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That it will!! The nailbombs have awesome tone.
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As promised, some pics. What should I name her? Going to get a truss cover made up but not too sure what to have engraved.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...7-IMAG0774.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...d-IMAG0775.jpg
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Andrew that figure has come up to look a treat.
Nicely finished.
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Fantastic work Andrew! That flame maple figure has popped beautifully, and the black hardware compliments the colours perfectly. You must be stoked with how she looks. Any chance of a sound demo?
cheers,
Gav.
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Nice work Andrew, what a great looking Axe mate
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yeah mate she's coming along nicely. got a truss rod cover on the way and a stencil for the logo on the headstock. its a bit dusty from assembly and stacks of fingerprints, needs to be intoned and the frets done a bit more. i did them last night, the first time using the fret files so i was super careful, maybe too careful as there are a few high spots on the centre of the neck, around the d/g strings on first, second, and 7th frets, so i'll give that a seeing too, flip the switch, give her a clean and get some demoes going.
gotta do one with the ex as well. that things sounds mental, but this one with the epi pups and the huge fat neck just kind of makes you play baby making music.
bow chikka wow wow haha
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DROOOL looks unreal Andrew
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Thanks heaps guys, but it's just the top. I was real lucky to score a nicely grained kit so was kind of hard to stuff it up haha. The tree did all the hard work.
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Man you gotta be happy with that result bro, looks primo!
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you've done a great job mate, enhanced the natural features nicely
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That looks fantastic, well done.
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Thanks fellas. Clips eh? Patience grasshopper. I for sure will be uploading something. Just want to get her all finished and rocking and then she'll have her time in the sun. Still to do, final polish, truss rod cover, logo, back covers need a shrinking and intonation and a bit more fret levelling. Just little things but til their done, it still feels unfinished.
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That's a wood lover's dream come true.
The overall effect is very strong, yet somehow subdued.
Great work :)
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Looking great! Love the sepia style vintage look!
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Wow! 8O Pretty guitar. Great job!
