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  1. StarbardGuitar

    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Cleaned the binding up a little bit. And now the fretboard is being glued & clamped up.
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    More neck work - cut the route for the truss rod, glued a veneer on the headstock, thicknessed & cut the headstock shape out. Don't mind the awful looking truss rod access route on the headstock. I wasn't thinking and routed that before gluing on the veneer so it needs cleaning up. I also wish...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Hmm, well it definitely wasn't inspired by a Framus because I've never really looked at a Framus headstock before lol. Honestly what happened was I drew up my body shape first, and I knew I wanted a 3+3 tuner layout, but I didn't like the headstock shape the Tempest's have because it doesn't fit...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Unclamped and cleaned up on the planer. Made a jig for sanding scarf joints, though for next time I will definitely make a base for a router. That way I can get it close with the router then clean it up with the sand paper. Just sanding takes a lot of time. The jig works well. I'm using a 10...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Did some work over at my friend's shop and got the neck blank glued up. 5 piece - Mahogany | Wenge | Mahogany | Wenge | Mahogany
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Thank you! :cool:
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    I got the top wood from LMII, it was the premium figured drop top and was around $135 if I remember right. It is a bit expensive, but I was having a hard time finding flame maple in the right dimensions for this build elsewhere and I've always had good luck with LMII wood (since you don't always...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Here's a better picture of the design, the first one was in bad lighting and hard to see. Today I cut the templates for the body wings and the headstock. I won't be able to start with the actual woodwork for a couple days, because I don't have tools like a table saw or band saw which I will...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    The mahogany arrived today! All of the wood together:
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Parts and wood have been arriving over the past couple days, I believe the only thing I'm still waiting for is the mahogany for the neck and body wings. Some wood porn for you guys, this is the top I'll be using. Stewmac parts along with other random parts from ebay, the flame maple top...
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    Second build, Modern/BM/super strat

    I love the look of that matte black with the natural ash back, nice work! Classy as f**k. Also, the string pull doesn't look too bad, though you're right that you learn as you go and you will consider it in the next design. I like to draw all of my ideas out full size first before starting to...
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Also, this is the general idea I will be going for with the finish.
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    My 4th Build - Singlecut Neck-Thru 6-String, Mahogany, Flame Maple, Ebony

    Hey guys, I just completed my 3rd build (which was my first customer build) and now have the money to fund my next personal build. With each build I've been trying to step it up a notch and try something else I haven't done yet. If you're interested, these are the builds I've done so far, or...
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    "Blower/Solo" Switch Mod on Active Pickups?

    Haven't been able to find an answer anywhere, so I just went ahead and tried it. No luck, my wiring makes sense and connections are good but when the pots are pulled up it just kills the sound instead of boosting it.
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    "Blower/Solo" Switch Mod on Active Pickups?

    Hey guys, Is there any reason that it won't work properly and/or sound good if I wired active pickups which have solo/blower switches? Meaning they would cut out any electronics between the pickup and jack for a higher output. I'm thinking since I have two push/pull pots to have one pot act as...
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    Building a new 7. (lots of pics)

    I absolutely love the shape of the body! Can't wait to see how this one turns out, nice work so far
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    Luthierschool - One workweek

    Here's my thoughts: 1 - Build both at the same time, that's how I like to work personally. Especially if you have templates - this is the way to go. 2 - Leaving the wood glued & clamped up overnight is usually enough. 3 - Neck-thru would definitely be more time consuming especially for a...
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    The Guitar Tips, Tricks, and Hacks Thread

    Here's another one I thought of that I use all the time. This one is very useful. It helps any guitar stay in tune a bit better - trem or hardtail. I do this with every string change, and most of the time I won't have to stretch my strings out for it to stay in tune. So, you may have heard...
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    The Guitar Tips, Tricks, and Hacks Thread

    Hey everyone, I was thinking it would be cool if we could have a thread dedicated to any useful tips or tricks anyone has come up with that they'd like to share. Just anything that others may find useful. I think it'd be cool to put all ideas in one place, and help each other out as well as...
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    Keeping allen wrenches nearby for your Floyd Rose equipped guitar

    I'm actually going to create a new thread that is dedicated to anyone who wants to share their own tips and tricks, because I now realize this tip is kinda dumb lol


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