Scott French Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two new ones shaping up here. Both customer guitars and both SF3s with bound fingerboards, Hipshot Baby Grand bridges, and Sperzel Locking tuners. First is a flat top with one piece myrtle top and one piece redwood body. The neck is birdseye maple with bloodwood lams/fingerboard/ trim. 5.10 pounds. The second is all black limba, east indian rosewood and chrome (wenge lam on body, maple lams on the neck). Pickups by Nordstrand! 6.25 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 this looks like a bass that got GOTM a couple of months ago i think u built it great guiatr version looks sick mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Wow those look awsome nice work =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelastgoodbye Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 love the electronics cavity ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 love the electronics cavity ! just on that point were the hell is it?? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Interesting...so you're using a zero fret now? Are you using something like these banjo 5th string nuts for the string guides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott French Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thanks guys! tim_ado, I never won GOTM with a bass, not sure who it is you are thinking of. The guitar is hollow and the electronics are run though the bridge pickup route. Mickguard, yep zero-fret and little individual metal string guides VERY similar to what you linked to. These are solid stainless steel rivets though, still slotted with nut files. Finished off the carved top, still waiting on a bridge from Hipshot for the flat top. P.S. Not sure the rules about thumbnails, didn't see anything against it in the image posting guidelines and these together are probably 1/4 the size of a 640x480 jpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 P.S. Not sure the rules about thumbnails, didn't see anything against it in the image posting guidelines and these together are probably 1/4 the size of a 640x480 jpg. I much prefer thumbnails to links, they load just as fast and you get to choose what you want to look at closer. And of course your photography is awesome, just makes me WANT one of those guitars I really like the carve at the edges, don't think I've ever seen that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott French Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I much prefer thumbnails to links, they load just as fast and you get to choose what you want to look at closer. And of course your photography is awesome, just makes me WANT one of those guitars I really like the carve at the edges, don't think I've ever seen that before. It's sort of a half ass archtop thing. Warrior does the recurve too (maybe not so tight as this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 tim_ado, I never won GOTM with a bass, not sure who it is you are thinking of. hahaha heres the link it was you hahha but for some reason i thought it was a bass i picked the shape though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I really like the body shape and choice of woods. Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Scott, Beautiful design and excellent craftsmanship. I love the neck on the second guitar especially. And the neck/body join is a beauty too. Congrats on two fine guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherokee6 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Beautiful!! Reminiscent of the Guild s-300's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 When I saw those I said aloud "Siiiiick." And my girlfriend was like, "is that sick good or sick bad?" I replied, "Sick as in AWESOME." She agreed. So now I've got a Myka Dragonfly, an SF3, and Mattia's headless as my dream guitars. I'd be curious to know more about those filed rivets. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott French Posted February 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Thanks a lot everyone! I'm really happy with these guitars. I'd be curious to know more about those filed rivets. There's not a whole lot to tell. You can buy them from McMaster Carr in various sizes and types of metal. I use a normal nut file to put the slot in them then buff them on the wheel w/Menzerna to take off the burrs and polish the metal. I line up the holes with a stew mac fret ruler and drill them by hand with a little pen drill (?). They will stay in with string pressure but once I get the guitar setup I put a tiny dot of thick super glue on the tip of the rivet post and reinstall. The strings act as a clamp and hold them in the right position while drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 They're a truly beautiful design element to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott French Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Finally got the bridge for this one in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 So now I've got a Myka Dragonfly, an SF3, and Mattia's headless as my dream guitars. I'm in a very select company there, not quite sure I deserve it, but I ain't complaining! Scott: as always, great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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