The Deluxester Prototype - Sonic's foray into repeatable scratch builds

[Sonic Mountain]

Loving the ‘ice hockey stick’ shape of the neck and headstock.

Cheers, that's the direct inspiration. I played roller hockey a lot as a teenager and always loved the scythe like feel of the stick. Also a bit of a nod to the Yamaha Flying Banana/Samurai guitars.

Are you saying he's pucked up?

Yuk yuk, very punny.


Starting to question my wood choice for the body. It's heavy as heck and like concrete to work. I'm going to persevere, but I'll definitely use something else for the next version.

[G-Axe]

I'm a bit down on the whole thing at the moment. Time for a break.

I feel you. When I was trying to rout the bridge for my $0 guitar:

- 1st attempt, template slipped, had to start over, and repair the template.
- 2nd attempt, hand went through spindle, out of action for weeks.
- 3rd attempt, the ring holding the bearing in place slipped. Luckily, it only gouged a bit inside the lines and I could reshape that edge with a file.

For me, the most frustrating setbacks are the ones that don't teach you anything. Except maybe patience, and who has time for that?

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[Sonic Mountain]

For me, the most frustrating setbacks are the ones that don't teach you anything. Except maybe patience, and who has time for that?

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Yeah, patience is a lesson I'm destined to learn over and over. All good, would be silly to expect my first entirely from scratch build to be smooth sailing and at least I'm working out things to do differently next time.

[Simon Barden]

Made the discovery that the chuck in the cheapo router isn't holding the bit properly so consistent depth is almost impossible.

I found that with my cheapo router, the bits I was using (a cheapo eBay Chinese set) also wouldn't grip in the chuck properly. I bought a good quality single bit (that cost more than the whole Chinese set) and had no problems. So my cheap set has shafts that are just that bit too small (see what I did there?) and it went in the bin. Of course a better router might have a more adjustable chuck, but I've decided to stick with what I've got and use decent bits (which will undoubtedly last longer) instead.

[Sonic Mountain]

Yep wise move.

I bit the bullet and went and bought a much higher quality flush trim bit for the plunge router today and the difference is night and day.

I got the control cavity routed out. To be honest, it's not to the standard I'm hoping to achieve with these builds, but it is a massive step forward. A bit more practice and I think I'll be happy enough. This will do for this build. I also didn't think clearly enough about how the cover was going to work, so I don't think I will recess it on this one. But all good. Learning learning.

I also got a great new grinding disc and set about some of the shaping for the heel, forearm cut and belly relief. So far so good. Much easier than trying to rasp/file/sand on this wood.

I'm also happy to report that the weight of the body is approaching what I would consider reasonable. It's about on par with the shoegazer body now, maybe a little lighter. I might actually weigh both of them and see how they compare.

Anyway, coming along. After some more sanding and refining I'm going to start filling some of the cracks and borer holes, pretty much unavoidable with native timbers... so I'm saying they add character . The Camphor laurel is a lot better in this regard and I'm starting to think that may be a much better option for future bodies.









and the new weapon.

[Sonic Mountain]

And just for fun

[OliSam]

Oh man........I want one.......


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[G-Axe]

and the new weapon.

Is that a King Arthur flap disk? I've been eyeing off a few KA attachments. The Holey Galahad is pretty high on my list, but I need to suss out what grain to get.


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[Sonic Mountain]

Is that a King Arthur flap disk? I've been eyeing off a few KA attachments. The Holey Galahad is pretty high on my list, but I need to suss out what grain to get.

Its just a ceramic flap disc from the BGS - josco brand. Was about $12 and goes through the wood like butter. This white mahogany (which is actually a variety of stringy bark) is incredibly hard. Enough to ruin 2 cheapo router bits so far.

Oh man........I want one.......

Pretty much the biggest compliment All going well I do plan on selling these.

[Fretworn]

And just for fun

Reminds me a bit of this.....