8 String V the final of the trilogy.

[pondman]

So I got around to the final one in my V trilogy build 7,8,9.
This is the 8 string.

This is a cut from a huge Sapele board I picked up cheap £35 for a 14 foot x 20" x 2.5"

I got a stunning piece of Spallted Beech off ebay but it wasn't that thick but I managed to rip it and book match it for the top.

I had to rip the Sapele in 2 halves , it wouldn't go through the thicknesser .
I dont like straight grain so this is up my street.
Glued up and ready for business.


All the spare blanks on my stash are too narrow, sooooo...

I split this one and added a Purpleheart center which will also give strength.

 

[AwDeOh]

Gods man.. did you mean to say 20 foot board, or whole bloody tree?

 

[pondman]

Gods man.. did you mean to say 20 foot board, or whole bloody tree?

I tell thee , my truck was listing to one side when I strapped it on

 

[pondman]

My old buddy came to have a few words.



I found some soft spots in the spalt so I gave it some CA , I'll probably do the whole top.

 

[pondman]

Found a stunning piece of BE Maple for the F board.



My other half has been busy while i'm in the shed.

 

[pondman]

Didn't have much time tonight so just managed the frets , headplate and neck pocket and a bit of shaping . Crazy day at work

 

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[Erick Kroenen]

That BE maple looks sick, this world needs more V's

 

[JPMike]

Holy Jesus... That board....

 

[Malkav]

Nice dude!

That birdseye is rather tasty

 

[MStack]

Love that Spalt and Sapele!

 

[TelegramSam]

Looks lovely, am monitoring closely

 

[rikomaru]

an 8 string TeleV?!? :O

edith, nevermind T_T

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

an 8 string TeleV?!? :O

edith, nevermind T_T

Haha, where did you get that idea? The router guide for the Tele configuration?

 

[rikomaru]

ya.....i started getting all twinkle-eyed and stuff for no reason.... >_>

 

[darren]

Wow, that's looking fantastic! Nice job getting the ebony headstock cap to tie into the maple top on the body.

No radius on the fretboard? It looks from one of those closeup shots that the board could have perhaps used a bit more sanding before fretting it... it seems there may be some little nicks and pockmarks in the maple that might not look or feel great when you're done.

But overall, i'd say that's coming along really nicely!

 

[pondman]

Wow, that's looking fantastic! Nice job getting the ebony headstock cap to tie into the maple top on the body.

No radius on the fretboard? It looks from one of those closeup shots that the board could have perhaps used a bit more sanding before fretting it... it seems there may be some little nicks and pockmarks in the maple that might not look or feel great when you're done.

But overall, i'd say that's coming along really nicely!

You wont see those tiny nicks when I'm done, its just the way I work The head cap is a weird piece of Japanese laminate I used to match the Beech Spalt cos I had no more Beech Spalt left , it looks uncannily like the Beech when dyed.
No radius on this , I was surprised how much I liked the flat radius on the 9 string.

 

[craigny]

Another juicy build...looks fantstic.

 

[pondman]

Can I just say thanks to all the heads up I get from you guys , I obviously love building guitars but all the positive comments I get from here just drives and inspires me even more