sounds good Franky. Good work on all the mods you have had to do
sounds good Franky. Good work on all the mods you have had to do
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Thanks Wokka, its been challenging but very enjoyable. Still need to try an inlay and then fret it, but i need to tool up properly for both those jobs, I've done some jerry rigged testing on the dud board and some scrap and it hasn't gone that well. I need some proper fret files as well so that i can do a proper job on the fret ends and the crowning.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
So I started fooling around with ideas on inlay.
I thought it would be interesting to see how the ideas i have been sketching up would work out in practice. the below are the results, which aren't great for either the shapes i had in mind or in the execution. This was just some messing around with a dremel clone and some chisels. At one stage i nearly managed to super glue an inlay piece to my finger nail, hazards for young players to watch out for.
The shape is derived from the Logo I designed (that might eventually get attached to a finished guitar of some description) and the inlay is just maple to contrast the Rosewood.
This is the old board that stripped off the IB kit to begin with so i'm not sacrificing re-usable parts in doing this.
Over all, given that the inlay channels are mostly chisel cut I'm not too dissatisfied, though i think the inlay idea and shape probably needs some work.
Opinions/Thoughts/Guidance?
Last edited by FrankenWashie; 18-06-2017 at 06:37 PM.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
2 stain coats, 2 intensifier, first final coat.
I'm a DT-ing powerhouse tonight!!
The more I look at the back, the less I want to pop a cover on the trem cavity. I may still satin black it, but I really like it the way it is.
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Control cover definitely needs to be black though.
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Another nice nude finish Frankie. If your wiring skills are pretty tidy you could consider a clear acrylic control cover and same for the trem cover too? Just something different, and hey, it will mostly be you looking at the back as everyone will be gobsmacked by the spalted front.
Edit: On second thoughts there will mostly be lots of copper tape on show so maybe 3mm pine three plywood would work in better with the Basswood on the rear.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
After deliberating ad nauseam for what to do about inlay I had a "Forget it" moment and elected to stay with the simple and clean mantra that seems to have pervaded these natural builds.
These channels are 1/8" deep and will be filled with strips of maple to form the side marker as well as the feet marker.
We will see how it goes.
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
This thing is well worth the expenditure. Really impressed with the solid feel and the control that it imparts. Depths adjustment is precise and simple.
But remember to plan your inlays and cut them while the board is still flat!
I had to do some adaptive set up to compensate for the fact that I'd already put a radius on the board and attached it to the neck.
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Must be a long neckOriginally Posted by FrankenWashie
Looks great.
Scott.
Good pickup Weirdy! Though to be fair the 12th fret isn't far off that.
All the inlay inserts are done and shaped slightly over sized so that I don't get covered in super goo. We shall get them in tonight and let them settle and bond prior to trimming them down.
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
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