rsguitar Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Here is the latest project I am working on. This is going to J. A. Allen of Vampire of Vaudville in N.Y. fun project I love the contrast in the woods. The finish will be natural. specs are: 5 piece curly maple and purple heart neck purple heart fingerboard purple heart & curly maple binding 25 1/2" scale 12" radious mohogany body with purple heart accent, and curly maple cap My original body design as far as the rest I am waiting for specs from Allen. http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/1374/aut3747xx4.jpg http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6257/aut3752hz2.jpg http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8337/aut3740oy7.jpg all coments welcome Mike Rocksmith Guitars Edited July 19, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 That's a mighty hot guitar you've got going there. I LOVE the way a little purpleheart stripe looks over mahagany! Ever since Soul Mate guitars's doug did that with the buckeye top I've been in love with it! Chris PS: Beware, they'll bi**ch about the number of pics. Should be one per post, then the rest as links or thumbnails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 That's a mighty hot guitar you've got going there. I LOVE the way a little purpleheart stripe looks over mahagany! Ever since Soul Mate guitars's doug did that with the buckeye top I've been in love with it! Chris PS: Beware, they'll bi**ch about the number of pics. Should be one per post, then the rest as links or thumbnails. Oh I thought you could put in 4 pics, but I will only put in 1 and some links from now on. Thanks for your kind coments. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I do not like the wave at the botom of the guitar BUT that alone is not enough fo me to dislike this axe the work is really really clean and the wood combo looks wicked, I do like the wave on the fret board Good work man !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I do not like the wave at the botom of the guitar BUT that alone is not enough fo me to dislike this axe the work is really really clean and the wood combo looks wicked, I do like the wave on the fret board Good work man !!METAL MATT!! Thanks matt For the coments I too love the wood combo. I have another on sold to a guy in N.J. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I don't really like the big picture of this guitar but the details make it amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Looks great Mike! I like the desing, the woods and how the waves match at the end of the fretboard and bottom of the body. This is going to be a killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenzie Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for all the great coments on my guitar when I get further along I will post some more pics. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hey man I think you have been stealing my ideas a little bit too much. Just kidding looks good heres some of my similar wood combinations. MzI 59 V Flamed Maple top with 1/8" purple heart layer all on top of a mahogany back. purple soloist back That one has the purple heart and flamed maple neck in it which looks incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Me like. Me like alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 I was sure I already posted here... Anyway, basically I agree with what everyone else says, it looks fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hey man I think you have been stealing my ideas a little bit too much. Just kidding looks good heres some of my similar wood combinations. MzI 59 V Flamed Maple top with 1/8" purple heart layer all on top of a mahogany back. purple soloist back That one has the purple heart and flamed maple neck in it which looks incredible. Very nice stuff MzI. I would like to see more of the soloist. Thanks for the kind words. I have been working with purpleheart wood for 20 years in various woodworking projects that I have done. I love this wood it's great to work with not to mention it looks awsome!!!!!!!!! As for the rest of you thanks for the great feed back on my guitar.... Here is another pic........ Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 :drool: wow...that's a very nice looking guitar you've got there. i love the maple runners down the fretboard, and the back of the neck looks amazing. good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 love the double bound neck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 How did you make the purpleheart and maple binding that thin? I'm wondering how to do this myself to be honest, short of relying on the wood binding direct from Stewmac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Just plain gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian d Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Beautiful woods and workmanship. Lovin' it. One thing I would do if it were mine is to round over the edges just into the purpleheart accent line. I think the combination of the smooth lines with the curves of the body would work well, and I love the look of having an "outline" around the guitar, like a pseudo binding. Matter of taste. I'm envious of your skill. Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsilver Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6257/aut3752hz2.jpg Mike, that's great. I've never worked with purpleheart and haven't warmed up to it in the projects I've seen on this site, until now. I really like the use of it here, probably because it is integrated into maple and mahogany. Also, I find it very interesting to look at i.e. the thin laminate between the mahogany and the maple, the maple / purpleheart binding. Those details make the more "usual" neckthrough purpleheart laminates much more interesting to me. Me likey very much. Do you mill you own pieces such as the piece between the mahogany and maple and the binding? On the image link above, the maple in the neck under the fretboard sits proud of the body. Did you build that in when you made the neck laminates - like a step, or did you route down the neck that runs through the body? Killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 How did you make the purpleheart and maple binding that thin? I'm wondering how to do this myself to be honest, short of relying on the wood binding direct from Stewmac! Once I have made the final shpe of the neck, and before I radious the fretboard is when I do the binding. I use the stew mac router base and my dremel, but you can use a regular router as well. I determine how thick I want my binding to be, and then route out the required spce needed. To create th actual binding I glue up the wood that will be the binding, and in this case purpleheart and curly maple. The curly maple piece is 1/4"x3/4" and the purpleheart is 3/4"x3/4". After the glue is dry I square up th piece and the run it through my planer to get the curly maple to thickness I want. Then I cut it in half on the table saw, and glue it in place. Take care to mask off all areas you don't want glu to get on. Also make sure to leave yourself enough room to clean out the clue that will get into the fret kerf. This is very important to do, because trying to do this afterwards is not at all fun not to mention super time consuming. I learned this the hard way!!!!!!! well this is how I do my bindings if you have any more questions on the subject feel free to send me a mesage. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6257/aut3752hz2.jpg Mike, that's great. I've never worked with purpleheart and haven't warmed up to it in the projects I've seen on this site, until now. I really like the use of it here, probably because it is integrated into maple and mahogany. Also, I find it very interesting to look at i.e. the thin laminate between the mahogany and the maple, the maple / purpleheart binding. Those details make the more "usual" neckthrough purpleheart laminates much more interesting to me. Me likey very much. Do you mill you own pieces such as the piece between the mahogany and maple and the binding? On the image link above, the maple in the neck under the fretboard sits proud of the body. Did you build that in when you made the neck laminates - like a step, or did you route down the neck that runs through the body? Killer. Yes I mill all of my own wood much better quality control that way. I buy all of my wood in bulk and mill as needed. As for your other question I glued my sides on where I wanted them, and then routed the neck section of the body down to match the body..... Thanks to all for the great feedback!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Very nice - cool design, and nice workmanship. I'd like to see you bind and mitre joint that little wave on the end of the fretboard - that would look even sharper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Once I have made the final shpe of the neck, and before I radious the fretboard is when I do the binding. I use the stew mac router base and my dremel, but you can use a regular router as well. I determine how thick I want my binding to be, and then route out the required spce needed. To create th actual binding I glue up the wood that will be the binding, and in this case purpleheart and curly maple. The curly maple piece is 1/4"x3/4" and the purpleheart is 3/4"x3/4". After the glue is dry I square up th piece and the run it through my planer to get the curly maple to thickness I want. Then I cut it in half on the table saw, and glue it in place. Take care to mask off all areas you don't want glu to get on. Also make sure to leave yourself enough room to clean out the clue that will get into the fret kerf. This is very important to do, because trying to do this afterwards is not at all fun not to mention super time consuming. I learned this the hard way!!!!!!! well this is how I do my bindings if you have any more questions on the subject feel free to send me a mesage. Well, rather than me learn through spoon-feeding, let's give it a whirl eh? I'll be sure to let you know how much I mess* up. *f, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted July 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Prostheta, Good luck .......I am sure you will do fine...... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom22 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I love it, especially the purpleheart fretboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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