My 8 String In Progress!

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Hey guys!
This is the place to officially post this i guess.
I am getting an 8 string built by Mordecai Guitars
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=60939090

theillustratedluthier@gmail.com

and its really starting to look awesome
so far here are my specs:
Thin Maple Body
Ebony Veneer
5A Quilt Maple Top
30 Inch Scale (for the low F tuning)
2 Lundgren M8 Pups
7 Piece neck (i forget all of the woods but there is a center piece of flame maple and i belive bloodwood if im not mistaken)
Cocobolo Fretboard with 24 Jumbo Frets (and it has a nice blonde streak to give it that "melted conklin" look haha)
hipshot 8 string thru body bridge
2 volumes
no tone
1 killswitch

I designed the body and the headstock (which is still being designed, but its going to be a mix of Blackmachine and Parker Fly headstocks) but the rest is really up in the air right now. One thing is i can get it lacquered, but i dont know if i want to or not, since oil finishes are sexy too. What do you guys think? What do you guys think i should add or change or whatever?

here are pix:

 

[David]

DAMN, that top is amazing! That looks like it's going to be a BEAST.

 

[Jason]

that top is

 

[noodles]

Very unique choice of woods and way of blending them together.

 

[rogue]

thats amazing, i have a novice question. since your mixing woods on the neck, is there any risk of it braking. when it gets hotter or colder different woods expand/contract slightly different amounts, is this enough to effect it. i know its done on lots of guitars, was just wondering if there is a process or something?

thanks

 

[metalfiend666]

Nice work. I'd say stick with an oiled finish.

 

[Chris]

Oil finish all the way.

 

[WayneCustom7]

Nice, now wait a sec, the guy who built it is ony 22? Fuck me!

 

[Kagami]

Nice, now wait a sec, the guy who built it is ony 22? Fuck me!

Umm no thanks...

That body is sexy as hell though.

 

[bostjan]

thats amazing, i have a novice question. since your mixing woods on the neck, is there any risk of it braking. when it gets hotter or colder different woods expand/contract slightly different amounts, is this enough to effect it. i know its done on lots of guitars, was just wondering if there is a process or something?

thanks

The idea is that the different expansions and contractions make it less susceptiple to changing weather, but you could debate this either way. Since the glue used to bond the pieces is very strong, they won't break apart at the seams.

 

[Michael]

WOW

Looks like it will be one sweet ass guitar!

 

[Nik]

All these are 8-string threads in recent days are giving me major GAS... And man, that top is unbelievable. Congrats!

 

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hehe glad you guys like it!
regarding the multipiece neck, i was actually wondering the same thing, jesse (the luthier) says that it actually will make it more durable and sound better!
He really likes doing exotic necks like that, i would have been happy with a simple maple oiled neck haha!
But as for the body, i have been giving it some thought and i think i will agree with you guys and do an oil finish!

 

[Jesse]

I want one :'(

 

[Karl Hungus]

It looks nice, but jesus... 30" scale? Most of the higher strings could be practically unplayable!

 

[metalfiend666]

It looks nice, but jesus... 30" scale? Most of the higher strings could be practically unplayable!

The first frets of the low strings are a hell of a reach too. I tried the Blackmachine 8's at the London Guitar Show. The fanned fret model is a lot more manageable due to the 28" scale on the bass side.

 

[Papa Shank]

My Ergo 9 was 30", didn't really pose any problem.

 

[Pauly]

The first frets of the low strings are a hell of a reach too. I tried the Blackmachine 8's at the London Guitar Show. The fanned fret model is a lot more manageable due to the 28" scale on the bass side.

I NEED that guitar left-handed, and with non-EMG's lol.

 

[Scott]

What you NEED is to make that lefty 7, and give me money

 

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Yeah the 30 inch scale will be a bit of a reach (so im practicing getting comfortable with my bass hehe). I originally wanted to do a 27 or 28" scale, but my luthier did some research and found that anything less than 30 would be bad for tension. But i know someone who got a 30 inch blackmachine and he said it wasnt nearly as bad as he was expecting it to be. So i am hoping the same will be true for mine! As for fanned frets, i was thinking about those, but i have never tried them out, and as much praise as they have received i wouldnt want to get them on my 8 and possibly end up disliking them.