Cheers bro, I like your version, nice clean and simple. I’m shooting for the same in the most complicated way I can...Originally Posted by Marty C
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Cheers bro, I like your version, nice clean and simple. I’m shooting for the same in the most complicated way I can...
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
One of the other things I picked up while assessing the neck for the new board was how much of a step exists at the pocket/heel transition.
This is (to me at least) a really aesthetically poor look.
Given the position of the neck studs there isn’t a lot of leeway to graduate the body profile; it is squared off quite abruptly through that area. The pencil line represents the end of the neck pocket, and I feel the neck transition can brought back closer to that line, if not all the way to it.
Obviously this will be better executed after the new board is on and roughed to final shape.
So next take will be slotting the blank and getting it mounted and bonded. Stay tuned!
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Expect nothing less from you man.
Give me another dozen builds and ill be at your level of creativity/eccentricity.
Okay so catching up...
Fret slotting
Assembly and clamping
So that was the stupid part done...
Now for the REALLY stupid part!
Having just pulled the neck apart, fabricated a fretboard and fitted it and trued it all up, it is obviously time to hack the heel to bits and reshape the body neck transition area. I mean what’s the point of doing all that and not hacking further into a kit that doesn’t need it right?
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
The whole point of the exercise is to get to the below.
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Looks great Frankie, really nice transition.
Cheers mate, Just down to sanding, then some grain highlighting.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Very nice man.
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Now that's the way it should be!!! Nice job.
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Gee that's looking good Frankie. Your attention to detail is inspiring. Can't wait to see how this build progresses.
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