2nd build, another 8.

[Empryrean]

^ holy wow why don't you have a thread for that yet!?


I think I'll stick to puttin just a bridge for now, but I'll route a channel for the neck wiring, so I wont have to be too crazy when I put the 2nd pickup in.

 

[Necromagnon]

^ holy wow why don't you have a thread for that yet!?

Cause it's full of mistakes!
I've just take a picture of this that didn't show those.

Good idea to route the wire channel, it's a difficult part when you don't have a top wood, and it's easy to screw up all the finish drilling it...

 

[Prydogga]

Dude! 2nd Build? Where's the thread for the first!?

 

[Empryrean]

Well heres another update, I am so curious about what I should do for the neck shape. I really wanna experiment with something new

 

[CruzDrum]

you could probably take the pickup apart and angle the two coils according to the fan and then reconnect them ,acorrding to the fan

 

[Superwoodle]

you could probably take the pickup apart and angle the two coils according to the fan and then reconnect them ,acorrding to the fan

Then the string spacing would decrease as the fan angle increases.

 

[Empryrean]

I'm not so worried about the pickups anymore, but if I did take them apart I'd need a new baseplate for it.

 

[Empryrean]

So far..

 

[TimSE]

I love build threads

 

[Empryrean]

Oh my, it seems I haven't updated this thread; tomorrow I shall return and hopefully get going back on this, but for now, let me leave you all a piece of mind

As you can see, my highly complex routing directions have lead me to a not-so-great place





now then, on a more positive note:

 

[benny]

Build seems cool, will keep up with this. Definitely interested in the neck/fretting area.

Just an input on the pickup, though I see you have a slanted bridge pup now. The usual strat bridge pup is pretty slanted compared to the bridge itself....

 

[Empryrean]

Thus far I feel today has accomplished very much!

A BILLION WEIGHTS

Should look like this some day

ctrl+c/v'd

 

[scherzo1928]

Like that shape a lot.

 

[Bigsby]

this guitar is going to look amazing when its finished

 

[Hollowway]

Can we get a close up of the tuning mechanism?
And are you going to use a straight pup in the neck? Because if you used the angled traditional bobbins for the bridge you'll have to decrease string spacing, which will make the neck pickup not line up under the strings correctly. You could angle that one parallel to the bridge, though. I've got a build going now where I'm having the neck pup angled beyond what the fan would dictate (so it will match the angle of the bridge pup exactly) in order to make the bass strings sound a little crisper.

 

[Dan_Vacant]

I reminds me of Alan h\Holdsworths new sig I like it

 

[Levi79]

This will be cool dude. Stoked to see it come together.

 

[Empryrean]

Can we get a close up of the tuning mechanism?
And are you going to use a straight pup in the neck? Because if you used the angled traditional bobbins for the bridge you'll have to decrease string spacing, which will make the neck pickup not line up under the strings correctly. You could angle that one parallel to the bridge, though. I've got a build going now where I'm having the neck pup angled beyond what the fan would dictate (so it will match the angle of the bridge pup exactly) in order to make the bass strings sound a little crisper.

I still haven't assembled it yet, but it will be rather simple, and hopefully functional
The neck pickup will indeed be straight, I actually have a set that have been made to accommodate the specific scales of the guitar. That sounds like a neat idea you have there Holloway, i'm always a fan of the guitars you receive

I reminds me of Alan h\Holdsworths new sig I like it

Like that shape a lot.

That's exactly what it's supposed to be! But you know, something my broke self can try to imitate. I still hope to have one someday!

This will be cool dude. Stoked to see it come together.

this guitar is going to look amazing when its finished

Thank you sirs

 

[Empryrean]

Tis all I did that day

now I go home and sketch

taper roughly cut

my thumb hurts..

here's a foreshadow of a future build

 

[BlackMastodon]

Not sure if you mentioned this but what are you gonna do about the hole on the lower horn?