My first guitar build

[elvendio]

Here is the step by step build.
Started with this drawing.

Then I went to the mill and picked out a nice slab of Black Locust (hardest wood in North America)

Next I cut and shape the body and neck and fretboard. They are all one piece no glue!

Then I applied a hemp oil finish

Part 2

Now for the fretting and hardware

The "fanned" frets compensate for scale length. 30" at bass end and 25" for treble string end. Due to thickness of bass strings they require a longer scale.

Pickups, bridge and tuners and were good to go

 

[Pingu]

Holy f**k i'm speechless.

...Amazing...

EDIT: Toronto! Yay!

 

[shredguitar7]

i would like to make love to it....

 

[Cheesebuiscut]

Tree trunk neck takes literal form

 

[ugg im kyle]

Fucking insane man!
Great job!

 

[vontetzianos]

Holy shit that neck is wide! Congrats

 

[Hollowway]

Holy cow! That's great! Way to eeeeeease into guitar building with a 13 string build!
Now, for those of us unfamiliar with standard 13 string tunings (i.e. everyone on Earth), how are you tuning it? It looks like it's set up for standard playing (not tapping) since the heaviest string is on the opposite side of the FB from the lightest string.

 

[somn]

I'm blown away be carefull with ur last two frets they seem to be sharp try templates for your humbucker routes why no truss rod? all in all it still cool n fun

 

[goth_fiend]

being as this was built for all intents and purposes as a slab, Im concerned about the stability of the wood, with as much tension is on that neck, im sure it will bow without a truss rod, let alone the natural movement of the wood, but its really awesome looking dude

 

[vansinn]

Whadda first-time build! Congrats. I'd also be worried about neck stability over time without a truss (or two), even with such hard wood and a wide relatively thick looking neck.
I don't understand your head design to the bass side, with that much a string spreading.
AFAICS from the pics, string spacings are uneven in a couple of places towards the bass side; is this by accident or are you grouping strings?

 

[Apophis]

wow, that is so insane

 

[phaeded0ut]

Congrat's, Elvendio! That's a monster!

 

[elvendio]

Whadda first-time build! Congrats. I'd also be worried about neck stability over time without a truss (or two), even with such hard wood and a wide relatively thick looking neck.
I don't understand your head design to the bass side, with that much a string spreading.
AFAICS from the pics, string spacings are uneven in a couple of places towards the bass side; is this by accident or are you grouping strings?

I did ponder about not putting a truss rod and decided to do without it first and if the neck by some chance does move I will shave off the fretboard install a truss rod and glue on a new one. this wood is dried and very very hard and thick like my leg lol i doubt it will move.

The nut i have on it is only temporary as i am still waiting for the custom gauge strings i ordered .240 .198 .172 .150 crazy thick. The spacing actually will compensate the thickness of the strings.

 

[daemon barbeque]

Woohoo!
man that's amazing!

 

[TimSE]

holy fucking shit
fantastic

 

[leipzig175]

Damn, that's awesome!
Curious about the tuning though...

 

[yevetz]

vids or sound clips?

 

[Mattmc74]

WOW! That thing is BIG! I think I would get lost on it! Looks awesome! Nice job!

 

[Fred]

There is something both ridiculous and awe-inspiring about that, nice!

 

[leandroab]

Wha-wha-wha-whattafuck?

I-I-I-I-uh... I-I.


You sir, had build pure win...




Congratulations!