lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Ok here is links to pics of my first guitar im building, they are HUGE and I mean huge...I apologize I tried cropping them and shrinking them and changing their resolution and everything but won't work for me. The body really hasnt been sanding at all, you'll notice lots of chunks of wood sticking out of the routed passages, that of course will all be taken care of, as will the edges of the cavities. Ill label them for you so if you just want to see the basic shape you dont have to guess to see which one is which I haven't routed the bridge yet ( i want to buy the bridge first...actually decide what kind of bridge I want first ) and I havent routed the neck pocket yet because I think it will be more accurate if I make the neck first... this is my first time working with wood, or any tools associated with wood. Please dont give me a tough time on the back contouring, I did it by hand with a chisel and sandpaper, no powertools tell me what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 not workin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Hey, you live near the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy...they got lotsass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 hahahahahaha great one Drak lotas, i would like to see those pics!! please get it goin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) Hey, you live near the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy...they got lotsass! hah well my name on other forums is usually lotas, but i typo'd and hit one to many s'..... they work for me, one sec hmm wont work on fullservesite either....theyre uploaded but when i goto the link it wont work.. u guys try it ? edit-removed links...see pics below Edited March 8, 2004 by lotass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 still not workin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) picture removed to save on page loading time (see below) Edited March 8, 2004 by weezerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 hey thanks.....i thought they'd be too big...try photobucket? edit - removed links -- see pics below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 sorry, i got bored and decided to shrink em, even tho its pointless as you've put links damn OCD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 thanks.....what program did you use for that ? and what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 i used a magical program called paint (stretch/scew function - ctrl + w) i think that its looking pretty sweet for a first attempt, what finish are you planning for it? -dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 i used a magical program called paint (stretch/scew function - ctrl + w) i think that its looking pretty sweet for a first attempt, what finish are you planning for it? -dan I dunno...I really love the PRS look, not only their veneers or what not but their colors..I don't think it's too late to find a good top but other then that I think ill just paint it..(well erm, I want to paint it so you can see the wood under the paint...whatever that's called..I havent researched paints and finishes any yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 It looks GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 what kind of wood is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 what kind of wood is that? mahagony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Hey lotas. To make your links work from the fullserve site, remove the word 'members' and 1 backslash from the address line, then your links will work. The reason for this will be found inside your secret decoder ring. PS, I knew it were Mahogony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Very nice work - especially for your first. Keep it up. One bit of advice - mahogany is tricky to finish, you need to seal it really well. One of my first was mahogany and it took me 4 or 5 times to get the finish decent. It is worth it when you get done though. If I were you, I would go through the finishing forum here for advice. I used a mahogany grain filler and sealer but there are lots of people here more talented and experienced than me. Good luck, Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Very nice work - especially for your first. Keep it up. One bit of advice - mahogany is tricky to finish, you need to seal it really well. One of my first was mahogany and it took me 4 or 5 times to get the finish decent. It is worth it when you get done though. If I were you, I would go through the finishing forum here for advice. I used a mahogany grain filler and sealer but there are lots of people here more talented and experienced than me. Good luck, Marty thanks a lot for the advice, ill do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Cool! What pickups do you plan to have in there? And if you like PRS' finish then check out these links, http://www.prsguitars.com/color/index.html http://www.prsguitars.com/info/back_colors.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Cool! What pickups do you plan to have in there? And if you like PRS' finish then check out these links, http://www.prsguitars.com/color/index.html http://www.prsguitars.com/info/back_colors.html that's still undecided, I want a Dimarzio humbucker (Evo, Breed, or FRED) and I believe a Seymour- Duncan Single coil (not sure about the SC yet though) ill check those out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 not bad, did you do the pickup rout's by hand though? what kinda wood is that? my only concern is the neck pocket, you're going ot have fun trying to rout it how that the horns are cut out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 not bad, did you do the pickup rout's by hand though? what kinda wood is that? my only concern is the neck pocket, you're going ot have fun trying to rout it how that the horns are cut out ouch no they were with stewmacs templates, but some of the acrylic got pushed by before the ballbearing could ride against the template...if you know what i mean and its mahagony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 any other comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I am working on the same kind of mohogany ...here in Italy they call it SIPO. I tryed finishing a little scrap piece, on the grain and cros the grain. I did not seal it with porefiller, I used alchool stain (mohogany bordeau) and shellac over that, looks great. But my guitar will be all rounded on the sides, so I must find a way to get uniform color , (in the crossgrain it's much darker, anyway no big deal since the stain is already very dark red) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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