My Carvin Neck-through build

[mili9152]

Hi guys, I'm really excited because this is my first custom build Here we go!

A few sketches:

I ordered Carvin's NT6 neck-through blank. 24 frets, Ebony fretboard, no inlays.

Mock-up. Hipshot bridge, SD '59 hot rail in the neck and SD Full Shred or Distortion in the bridge:

Sept 2nd Progress. Headstock carved and walnut wings glued and clamped:

Sept 9th Progress. Body carved and roughly sanded. Heel rasped:

 

[mili9152]

Here she sits today:

 

[Jason Spell]

I think this is going to turn out nicely. Kudos on the original shape (and the no inlays).

 

[bob123]

keep at it, take your time, and it should come out really well

 

[EpicFlail]

I actually went into a Carvin store the other day asking about neck through blanks. I was positive they sold them, but the guy working there was adamant that they only sold bolt on 6-string necks. No neck throughs, no 7 or 8-string options either.

Back on topic: I love that body wood. I've always liked dark wings with a light-colored neck running through it.

 

[Wrecklyss]

I actually went into a Carvin store the other day asking about neck through blanks. I was positive they sold them, but the guy working there was adamant that they only sold bolt on 6-string necks. No neck throughs, no 7 or 8-string options either.

Back on topic: I love that body wood. I've always liked dark wings with a light-colored neck running through it.

You can order them from the web site in 7 or 8 string (or bass) with your choice of woods. They even sell 5 piece through necks.

 

[Pikka Bird]

^Yeah, and I think they allow you to choose a bunch of the regular options as well. Sadly scale and radius are fixed at 25" and 12" radius, which will probably turn a lot of the 27"-and-above crowd off.

 

[mili9152]

Sept 23rd Progress. Lots of routing and some reaming:

 

[mili9152]

 

[bob123]

with a fuckin chisel... you got some balls man, good work

 

[ovation22]

Routers are your friend.

 

[mili9152]

Yes, routers are nice and so are drill presses. But I don't trust power tools and would prefer to do as much as possible by hand.

 

[mili9152]

Done for the day. Two more holes left; one for the input jack and one for the neck pickup leads.

 

[bob123]

VERY clean work for all hand!! lol

 

[iRaiseTheDead]

Very impressive

 

[Fluxx]

I'm gettin the itch lookin at your build, for sure. What brand is that cool sander setup? It looks like you could pretty much do an entire guitar on that sander, horn contours and all.

 

[mili9152]

I'm gettin the itch lookin at your build, for sure. What brand is that cool sander setup? It looks like you could pretty much do an entire guitar on that sander, horn contours and all.

The orbital belt sander is made by Ridgid - unfortunately, it's not mine...

 

[Jason Spell]

Yes, routers are nice and so are drill presses. But I don't trust power tools and would prefer to do as much as possible by hand.

I saw this quote before the pics loaded in my browser, and I was expecting a nightmare. Your guitar is turning out great! You have a ton of patience, and your guitar will reflect the hours you put into it.

 

[mili9152]

Have been lazy with pictures and updates. But finished up this past weekend. Definitely has its imperfections, but I'm happy with it:

Finally had some time to apply the Minwax. It's been getting dark here so early that I had very little daylight after returning home from work:

 

[mili9152]

And finally fully assembled and electronics soldered! Still needs strap knobs and a cavity cover though. Has a really interesting sound with the sh-10b and shr-1 combo. I'll try to upload some clips soon.