7 string SG

[jwade]

Decided to make the body a bit bigger overall, around 3/4" bigger than a 63 JR. Depending on final sanding, it should hover around 13.5-13.6" at the widest point.

 

[jwade]

Forgot to take many pictures the past few days, but anyway, going to glue in the neck on Monday. So close now.

 

[jwade]

This week was full of obnoxious setbacks and a massive lack of sleep. I've suffered from insomnia since I was a very young child and while I've learned to control it to a degree, I occasionally still have periods of being unable to sleep for 40-70+ hours at a time. Productivity levels completely disappear during those times. Blah.

But, I did get the acoustic mostly finished up, and the SG is pretty near the finishing stage now. Frets trimmed, neck glued in, bridge/stoppiece holes drilled. All that's left is routing the pickup cavities on monday, and it'll be ready for the spray shop

 

[pondman]

I want.

 

[VSK Guitars]

Really loving that acoustic... beautiful work man! The SG ain't too bad either, looking forward to seeing the cracked finish

 

[jwade]

Little bit of finish sanding left before I take it over to the spray shop.

Oh I guess I need to do up a pickguard too still.

 

[eddiewarlock]

that looks clean, mate! what pickups are you going to use?

 

[jwade]

I have some Dimarzio 'new 7' pickups that I'm going to take apart and rewind. The intended wind range is going to approximate Gibson's 490/498 pickups.

 

[bvdrummer]

Great start! Subbed for updates.

I'm here a little late but I'll watch the rest! I like the headstock shape

 

[crankyrayhanky]

I've been lurking this thread
Love SGs, love 7s....

 

[jwade]

Unfortunately, this won't be proceeding any further. Thread can be closed, thanks for the interest.

 

[Turk]

 

[sehnomatic]

Gibson really needs to get a grip of on their superiority complex when someone appears to be making a better product than them.

Did the lawyers at least use lube?

 

[jwade]

What? No, it's unlikely that Gibson could give a shit less about my project. I can't proceed with anything because I have no more options available to me and have been forced to drop out of school. I won't have access to tools/machines/facilities, and have no way to make enough money to be able to afford my own.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Shit dude, that's really rough. Hope everything works out for you; good luck, man.

 

[pondman]

Oh man that really sucks.
Surely its almost finished ?

 

[jwade]

It needs to be sprayed and the bridge posts installed, a nut made, electronics soldered, and a pickguard made. It's too bad really.

 

[mikolo]

save money, take to luthier, finish guitar.

 

[bvdrummer]

save money, take to luthier, finish guitar.

Yeah, don't give up, it looks like you got all the hardest stuff done already! What type of finish were you planning?

 

[jwade]

I was going to spray it white, with a satin nitro to hopefully come close to Gibson's 'worn white' finish like I had on an SG Special Faded awhile back.