Here is the design overlaid on my headstock. Keen to see other people's designs on a 3x3 headsotck. Seems that there are way more design options for inline headstocks.
Here is the design overlaid on my headstock. Keen to see other people's designs on a 3x3 headsotck. Seems that there are way more design options for inline headstocks.
I tried Googling guitar headstocks and got lots of good images and ideas.
Also check out the Forum's Photo gallery - under the old naming system of LP rather than DSC or SSC
A couple of links to my builds:
My equivalent of SSC-1s at https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...l=1#post222692.
My DSCM-1 at https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...l=1#post217564.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
The forum also has a headstock gallery. You may want to post there, as well as look for ideas ;-)
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Also, as it is hard to tell in the test build photo, just ensure that you have the machine heads the right way around. The handles should be North of the string post.
Like in the link https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...l=1#post202695.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
...and speaking of getting everything aligned... if you have in mind a decal or anything else you want to put on the headstock, you might want to photoshop that in as well to see how it looks. It's easy to get a nut from a tuner or (in my case) a string tree, right where you don't want it unless you consider it at this stage.
Bit the bullet and cut the headstock today. Decided to reverse mirror the body shape Int the headstock.
Last edited by photomead; 03-10-2023 at 10:35 AM.
That looks very good ;-)
+1 for looking good.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
I filled the back and the neck with 2 layers of grain filler and then stained it. I thought I had sanded it properly with 320 grit sand-paper. Must have either not put enough grain filler or sanded it too far back in a few spots on the back. I am not too concerned with the splotchy colour, but don’t want those spots to be rough when I finish it. Should I try to sand it smooth now and restain the back or leave it and then smooth it out with the finishing coats. Planning on finishing it with a satin finish, not a gloss.
You can apply another coat of grain filler in that area and restain it. The area does look uneven and rough. After grain filling you can sand the whole back and restain it to achieve a uniform colour. Also the sanding needs to be with the grain and not circular or against the grain. It does look like sanding was a bit uneven and against the grain too
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