Self-made 7-string "OrganicShadow"

[Xaios]

With all that maple, there is only one appropriate finish that will truly do it justice...

 

[poopyalligator]

i bet it is going to be awesome when you are done

 

[eleven59]

Wow...I just realized I want an all maple guitar, all natural finish, with maple leaf inlays

 

[Sepultorture]

With all that maple, there is only one appropriate finish that will truly do it justice...

 

[sepherus]

You canadians and your maple. Now I see why my girlfriend thinks your nation worships the maple leaf as a god. I'm starting to think it's just the tip of the iceberg.


jk jk

 

[apixx]

With all that maple, there is only one appropriate finish that will truly do it justice...

no I´ll not do a schnaps finish


@loktide

whats djent-heaven

thanks so far

 

[Xaios]

Just so we're clear, that's maple syrup, not alcohol...

And if I'm dead wrong, well, sarcasm doesn't translate as well in text form...

 

[apixx]

I know that it was sarcasm what you said.
and i also know that its maple syrup.
miss marple syrup.

 

[Xaios]

miss marple syrup.

As a side note, yes, I have now officially made a total ass of myself.

You canadians and your maple. Now I see why my girlfriend thinks your nation worships the maple leaf as a god. I'm starting to think it's just the tip of the iceberg.


jk jk

Actually, we do.

 

[apixx]

Hi i´m back with some new "progress-photos" of the 7-string!
It took a bit longer since I had to do a lot of stuff for school

Anyway there´s still some work left on the neck, then i need to fret the fretboard and put sidedots on it and yeah paint the whole thing
tell me what you think so far!

(sorry for the bad quality...i used my mobilephone cam!)

here we go:

did the holes for the pickup and the other stuff

with machine heads

holes for the strings through the body

working on the neck


the neck is glued to the guitar, not screwed!
Hope to get more substain with that... and it hope it not renege!?


cya


more following soon!!!

chris

 

[TimSE]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

really like that headstock
would be killer reversed but still cool as!

 

[airjamie]

Did the saw slip when you were cutting the headstock or something? You dont actually intend for it to look like that do you?

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

With all that maple, there is only one appropriate finish that will truly do it justice...

Mmmm maple glaze, like the doughnut!


Very nice work man.

 

[apixx]

@airjamie
nop i didnt slip with the saw its supposed to be like that.
Why do you think its not?


thanks to the rest

 

[TripleFan]

Why does your fretboard feature a shelf for a locking nut when you´re obviously using a hardtail?

Good work either way. Looks sharp!

 

[apixx]

@TripleFan
because i like locking nuts more than the "standard" nuts. they look better to me. thats all

 

[HamBungler]

@TripleFan
because i like locking nuts more than the "standard" nuts. they look better to me. thats all

The problem with that though is when you clamp the nut down the strings will go sharp, so you'll have to predict how flat you have to tune the strings to get them to tune up right.

 

[BurialWithin]

that looks awesome i love the headstock

 

[apixx]

@HamBungler

A friend of mine got a [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Ibanez MTM-1 with the same nut and has got no problems with the tuning.
and i also think there should be no problem as long as the screws arent overtightened.
but maybe i´m wrong.. I´ll see

thanks BurialWithin !
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[TripleFan]

A friend of mine got a [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Ibanez MTM-1 with the same nut and has got no problems with the tuning.

Yeah, that´s because the MTM has a "Fixed Edge" bridge which features finetuners just like a trem - something a regular hardtail misses.
Your best bet would be to leave the pressure pads off the nut or shape a special nut made of corian or something comparable which fits your neck.