killemall8 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 just finished for tonight. got the control cavity routed, pot holes and 3 way switch drilled, and neck glued up. not much else to do from here. going smooth. will have many pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 progress. just have to clean up the neck joint a bit. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/2.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/3.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 little bit better pics http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/9.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/8.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/7.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/5.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...mall_luie/0.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 comments anyone? this is coming out far better than what i had hoped. i think it looks just like the chechan topped real kls. with the exception of the headstock looking a bit different. what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 i cant believe it! i made a nut out of wood because i was dying to try it out, and strung it up, and i cant believe it! only buzzez on one fret! without even leveling! that is unheard of for me! glad i am finally getting better. sounds great acousticly, but i will have to thin down the neck considerably. expect that done later tonight. i might wire it up just for the fun of it, and post a youtube vid just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Oooh, good-lookin' explorer you have there. This is turning out to be a fine guitar. Just make sure that when you thin the neck you dont go down to the truss rod this time because that would really suck. Your work makes me really want to go and finish my guitar but with my shop situation right now I can't. Very nice looking wood on this instrument too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Oooh, good-lookin' explorer you have there. This is turning out to be a fine guitar. Just make sure that when you thin the neck you dont go down to the truss rod this time because that would really suck. Your work makes me really want to go and finish my guitar but with my shop situation right now I can't. Very nice looking wood on this instrument too. thanks. i dont think i will mess it up again. the only reason i did the first times is because that wood was way thin, barley thick enough to use, and i just went to far. thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 best pic i could get at 2 in the morning with a flashlight. i just had to show some example of how it looks put together. will def have much better pics tomorrow. wooo! my favorite guitar already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I love it, dude. And I don't usually care for pointy guitars... yours is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scab Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 right on!! looks great man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 it looks excellent - so good its worth taking some better photos when its done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 thanks so much guys. not bad for about 5 days total, huh? i know its bad to build that fast. i will get pics in just a little bit. its too cold out there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDrugFreeJonnyx Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Very nice Luie. Love how it's turning out. That body looks like its in very good shape and texture the neck looks amazing. The neck joint looks even better. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wow, i'm so glad you managed to persevere, what with the original neck routing though and all the other issues....that is one nice Explorer! Is the shape the Gibson style or the slightly sleeker ESP lawsuit shape? It kind of reminds me of the original natural mahogany Ibanez ICs with the silver and black....very classy! When are you going to do the fretwork, or have you managed to squeeze that job in those five days also?! Olympic speed man, olympic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Very nice Luie. Love how it's turning out. That body looks like its in very good shape and texture the neck looks amazing. The neck joint looks even better. Keep up the good work thanks, i really appreciate it. check out some more pics http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...all_luie/14.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...all_luie/12.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wow, i'm so glad you managed to persevere, what with the original neck routing though and all the other issues....that is one nice Explorer! Is the shape the Gibson style or the slightly sleeker ESP lawsuit shape? It kind of reminds me of the original natural mahogany Ibanez ICs with the silver and black....very classy! When are you going to do the fretwork, or have you managed to squeeze that job in those five days also?! Olympic speed man, olympic. thanks! it is actually almost exactly in between the 2 shapes. but i would say more of an esp. the fretwork will be all done tonight, and i will probably upload a youtube vid for all to see. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrblanche Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 can i ask why no one ever says anything on my builds? i never get any comments at all. is it really that bad? Just like my thread man.. nobody comments on it or anything btw, I like that wood, what is it? oh nvm I read that it is mahogany A better guess is that you are doing it so well and explaining it so thoroughly that no one needs more information. Pat yourself on the back for being a good writer/teacher, and keep doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 little bit better pics: front body body closeup http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0007-1.jpg back angle http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...ie/DCAM0008.jpg back of headstock http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0010-1.jpg back of neck http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0011-2.jpg front of headstock http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0093-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Nice work... and I can't believe how quickly you made this. So how did you angle the TOM bridge. Stew mac says that the bass side should be 1.5 to 3mm out compared to the treble side but that doesn't seem like much. It looks like you didn't angle your bridge that much either. Does it intonate well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Nice work... and I can't believe how quickly you made this. So how did you angle the TOM bridge. Stew mac says that the bass side should be 1.5 to 3mm out compared to the treble side but that doesn't seem like much. It looks like you didn't angle your bridge that much either. Does it intonate well? it is angled. it is angled about just about 1/8 of an inch. i guess you just cant tell by the pics. it intonates perfect on all strings. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 i just cant get good pics. there are always to many shadows. o well here are more. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0029-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0020-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 so what do you guys think this guitar could be worth? a couple hundred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastertone007 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 I was reading somewhere today that a PRS thats worth $4000 retail only cost PRS $750 to make. So what ever it cost you to build times it by 4 and you will have a fair retail price. Then take away 1/4 or 1/3 of the retail price and you will have a good street vaule. List it on ebay as a custom axe blah blah. hype it up. get someone to record them sherding on it thru a mesa boogie? and it will sell no worries. P.S. Well thats they way i see big companies selling their guitars today!!! P.P.S. I should write an ebook on marketing guitars, i could make a million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 hmmmm. so do you think 400 is too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Unfortunately, I haven't seen any non-big-name-brand guitars, no matter how nice they are and how well they're made, go for much of anything on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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