DieterDeux
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I am beyond impressed you turned those on a drill press! Also a little terrified at the thought, but then lathes are pretty scary too.
Custom Gecko Medium 5 with Ziricote pickguard
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DieterDeux said:
Thanks Dieter! I feel that a drill press is actually pretty safe, they are usually pretty solid machines. It was scarier when I was cutting the blocks on my miter saw than when using the drill press.
By the way, I got inspired by these videos on Youtube, some are using lathes and some drill presses but great tips in there:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj11gfKJLmU[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnyyHvQ5w0o[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7FGG1NtZM[/youtube]
danbronson
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I just found this thread and was eagerly scrolling through looking for pictures of the finished instrument. Was this ever finished? What does it look like? I must know!
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PFDarkside
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Oh man, I love geckos and I’ve never seen a spruce top in the wild. I’d love to see it complete.
I also found this thread while researching how my next Warmoth (six-string not bass) body would look.
After going through what must have been close to all possible permutations, I ended up placing an order a couple of weeks ago for something very similar to the bass body pictured in this thread.
It will be a rear-routed 7/8th S-Style body with a 1-Piece Alder (not Roasted Alder) body and Spruce lam top, with a dark wood laminate accent line and a clear gloss coat front and back. Which will be paired with a Rosewood and Ebony 7/8th Warhead neck that I already have.
I just went ahead and ordered the body without any reference pictures, going by other separate Spruce and Alder guitar examples I found online, and relying on the fact that when I'm actually playing the guitar (which is the main factor of owning a guitar for me) I won't be paying much or any attention to how it looks anyway.
I'll try to remember to post some pictures when it arrives, probably in a couple of months from now, if anyone's still interested and just for future reference.
After going through what must have been close to all possible permutations, I ended up placing an order a couple of weeks ago for something very similar to the bass body pictured in this thread.
It will be a rear-routed 7/8th S-Style body with a 1-Piece Alder (not Roasted Alder) body and Spruce lam top, with a dark wood laminate accent line and a clear gloss coat front and back. Which will be paired with a Rosewood and Ebony 7/8th Warhead neck that I already have.
I just went ahead and ordered the body without any reference pictures, going by other separate Spruce and Alder guitar examples I found online, and relying on the fact that when I'm actually playing the guitar (which is the main factor of owning a guitar for me) I won't be paying much or any attention to how it looks anyway.
I'll try to remember to post some pictures when it arrives, probably in a couple of months from now, if anyone's still interested and just for future reference.
PFDarkside
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Definitely very interested! Are you doing a spruce overlay for the headstock? I love matching headstocks…
Nah, no spruce overlay on the headstock. I can see the appeal, and it might look good in its own way, but I wanted the Spruce lam top on the body to kind of stand on its own in contrast to the darker neck and headstock. Won't know really how it all comes together until I actually see it, but that's the plan so far.
I'll make sure to post some pics with the neck and the body placed together to help visualize or imagine how it might look with a different coloured neck and headstock.
I'll make sure to post some pics with the neck and the body placed together to help visualize or imagine how it might look with a different coloured neck and headstock.
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Somehow I missed the rosewood neck, that will be a statement itself!
It's a beautifully made neck, with a pretty wild, multi-toned and streaky-patterned example of Rosewood, and a nice flat black Ebony fretboard. Definitely a statment in itself.
I got it uncoated and then decided to stain and coat it anyway. I'm still in the process of doing that, but I think it looks amazing so far and will suit the overall plan for the guitar.
I got it uncoated and then decided to stain and coat it anyway. I'm still in the process of doing that, but I think it looks amazing so far and will suit the overall plan for the guitar.
