Matt Posted June 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 HA haaaaa (jumps out from behind an inconspicuos hiding place into a poised stance) Well Im back and ive picked up some awesome wood for the body. Looking through an article on allthingsguitar i found something on tonewoods saying that the original Strats were made using poplar but were changed due to it being expensive, and that it was supposed to be better than alder and ash Anyway I got an 8 by 1 (vagely) from my local timber merchant Yandals for £11!!! This stuff is soo light!!! the plank was about one third of the wieght of a plank of ash that was only 5-6 feet??!!! and its nice to bandsaw. so Heres the start of the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachuck Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 PRS 513 is controled by a huge circuit board thet conects all the components. if you can get one built with out it your my hero. Ill try to get a pic up soo you can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 (edited) http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/mcmeat51/100_0333.jpg how heavy is that thing?! Seriously nice. Edited June 25, 2005 by sepultura999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 PRS 513 is controled by a huge circuit board thet conects all the components. if you can get one built with out it your my hero. Ill try to get a pic up soo you can see ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 The maple guitar isn't that heavy although its not light It hangs quite well, but i reckon a second attemp could make the thing killer!!! I might have to take a different slant on the 513 wiring but I'll hopefully get the same essence, im wondering where to put the sustainer at the mo and am wondering if the middle is too close to the bridge?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Does anyone know where i could get some silver wire for the vine stem for the fretboard??? I live in the UK so a International one would be cool. Its nice to see psw's sustainer thread is really getting deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 I don't know if they ship outside the US (probably) but here's a great place for metal inlay material - I've used them many times: SantaFe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 cheers daveq i found a web site that allows you to do a custom creation of most guitars and i did a mock up of the BD im looking at doing. I might miss out doing the silver vine as I like the look of a flat black ebony FB but im still wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Unfortunately I'm not able to carry on with the bridge construction as i can't get access to the tools anymore, so a bought one shall have to be my next option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 looking kool. Looking foward to this beast lol T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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