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Post by cknowles on Mar 3, 2009 12:48:12 GMT -6
Too funny, and you thought SG's had a problem with neck diving. ;D Somehow I don't thing an MDF neck would be subtle.  Chris |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 15:32:23 GMT -6
This is just too cool!I have been reading a lot on guitar builders and alike. I keep on coming to the same end. Most of the builders out there seem to know that most people would not know if the guitar was built out of Alder, Ash and so on if no one ever told them. I have a few guitars and almost all of them are made from different kinds of wood. They all have great tone! I have a tele that is lite as a feather and a Less Paul thats a tank but they both sound real good and play as good as they look and sound. I read somewhere that there is vary little tone differentness between Alder and Ash so little it can't be measured. So I have wondered for a long time now if the guitar sounds good who cares what it's made of? I know Poplar, and Bass wood dings a little easer than some of the other wood. But heck play them till they get banged up then sell them as relic's. HE! HE!
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Mar 3, 2009 15:36:04 GMT -6
Too funny, and you thought SG's had a problem with neck diving. ;D Somehow I don't thing an MDF neck would be subtle. Chris MDF? Swamp ash? Plywood? Would anybody be up for some blind taste tests? I've thought about this one for a while. I'm going to start with some of my AttackBucker pickups, and record sound files with different magnets (Alnicos and Ceramics) in the same pickup and guitar and see if anyone can match the magnet with a particular tone. Maybe a little contest action. Second, I'm going to use my MDF Guitar Jig body and compare its "subtle and nuanced" tone to some of my other bodies. To keep it fair I'll use the same bolt on neck and pickups. Would that be interesting or would it just make people mad? John |
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Post by stratpurist on Mar 3, 2009 15:54:36 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 17:43:32 GMT -6
Cool video! PRS has been doing that kind of cambering for some time now. CNC machines are cool but I still love the hand made ones. There is something about making a guitar with your own hands. But then again I'm not a big name guitar builder.
John that sounds like a grate idea! That would be a good test anyway. I would do it...HE! HE!
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Post by dnic on Mar 3, 2009 23:41:56 GMT -6
OK lets vote who thinks that 3"s of mahogany down the center of that guitar makes a bit of difference in the sustain or tone for that matter.. I vote no. Maple cap, but did he own up to the basswood wings. So while I'm playing tone snob here, I bet the basswood does wonders for tone and sustain not to mention the bolt on neck. OH I bet went to far with that one. I'm joking about all that guys just like the MDF neck.
Forgiven?
John, if you feel like doing all the work for the blind taste hearing test the least I can do is listen.
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Post by cknowles on Mar 4, 2009 7:22:48 GMT -6
I'd love the blind taste test John, sounds like fun!!
Chris
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 15:03:31 GMT -6
Hummm... sounds like tone is up to the beholder of the guitar. HE! HE!
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Post by dnic on Mar 8, 2009 10:46:47 GMT -6
Well it's been a while. A couple more pics.   This is just straight white nitro. I have sprayed the silver metal flake and a few more clear coats over this but no pics yet. dane  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2009 11:46:31 GMT -6
Hey that's looking good! I have come up with a cool Idea on making a spray booth for guitars. I have to paint my guitars out side. But I think I came up with a way of a spray booth and a stand to hold the guitar body in any position I want. I'm going to try and put it together next weekend. I hope it work out. If it does then I'll take some pictures and try and post them.
Can't wait to see this one done!Keep up the good work!
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Post by rob112157 on Mar 8, 2009 19:20:03 GMT -6
My next build I wanted to do the Tele, but my next Start I would love to do the white,,,,,, It just has a certain look to it…. …I was going to do a all black with black pick guard like the David Gilmore Strat but the white looks great…. Rob P.S. or maybe just do all of the above  |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Mar 14, 2009 13:10:49 GMT -6
Dane - that is going to be very cool. Any new photos?
I'm sure it will be nice and light. I really like the way poplar takes a finish. It is always nice and smooth.
John
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Post by dnic on Mar 16, 2009 14:18:41 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2009 15:42:31 GMT -6
WOW! I wish I could have a place to build stuff. I have to build all my stuff out side. So the weather tells me when and when I can't do something. I just built me a work bench this past weekend. It didn't cost me anything but time. I found the wood I used in the dumpster at work. (works for me Free) ;D It's in the car port. My drill press is in the wash room (washer, dryer). The guitar is looking good! can't wait to see it done. Do you use a spry gun or a touch up gun? I'm going to buy me a one or the other some day If my job ever picks up.  |
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Post by dnic on Mar 17, 2009 18:19:29 GMT -6
This episode is "Fun with plastic". To answer the spray gun questions. I have used a 1 quart siphon feed gun on guitars but it's a little clumsy for me. I still use them for larger work like cabinets. Then a jamb or touch up gun. I am now using a small gravity feed gun made by Cobalt from Lowes. It's a good middle of the road unit. Also use an even smaller gravity feed a friend gave me. It works a lot like an air brush. I also use an airbrush for touch up and leveling binding. Pics.  Template on the left is the one used on the Maple/Teak build. On the right is a slight mod removing the straight line at the lower horn.   Close ups to explain the 5 way switch slot. My 1/8" cutter has a shoulder and 1/4" shank. With the PG still tapped to the template I could cut the slot but it was a little sketchy. The new template just has the screw holes and I made a jig to route the slot. It screws to the holes in the PG. Now whenever I need a slot I just have to locate the switch holes.   Only1 1/8" of travel.   Very simple, Jig lined up on PG.  Finished PG.  Trying to get a good shot of the flake. Body has about 10 coats of clear. I used just over 1q of lacquer including the color, flake and clear coats. Still not a good pic of flake. dane |
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