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sixsixsix .

Joined: 25 Oct 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:01 am Post subject: One piece short scale build |
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First post! I am not even sure if I was aware of this forum until today. I am not a very flexible person, so find even regular length guitars uncomfortable to play.
Here are some pics of a short scale guitar I am building. It's made from one piece of soft maple (except the fretboard). 24" scale, with a flat, wide neck - 2" at the nut. I wanted to try a few different things, so figured I'd build them all into one guitar.
It will end up being dyed red, with a black pickguard. It is a little bit of a homage to Brian May's Red Special. I am calling it "Special Red". Soon I will be building a 28" bass. but that is a topic for another thread...
Fresh off the CNC. The drop on the headstock is more than needed, and the horns are too... horney. I am pretty sure frets past the 12th are just for show, but I suppose access to them shouldn't be painful. I ended up cutting them back later on.
Mock up with a temporary pick guard I made from teak. I may reposition the knobs. There is a switch under there, but I am probably going to rewire just as two volume knobs - one for each pickup.
Rosewood fretboard with maple inlays.
After carving the neck some, and sanding the fretboard. I don't have a bit small enough to cut fret slots, so I used a v-bit to start the slots, to be finished by hand later. You can see the cut back horns here.
Frets! I filled the fret slots in with gel superglue the pressed the stainless steel frets in. They still need to be leveled and dressed.
That's all for now.
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daftsupernova .


Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 2410 Location: bottom of in a hell
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:19 am Post subject: |
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this looks like some sort of wacked out 60s cartoon guitar and i fucking love it, cant wait to see more of it _________________
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Chris Fleming .


Joined: 08 May 2013 Posts: 507 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Yup, pretty wacky shape. Usually the kinda of thing I don't like, but in this case I do. Really like the scratchplate design you came up with. Don't think I've seen one quite like it. Nice |
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cur .


Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 7290
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Nice stuff. I like wider flat necks too. Maybe not 2", but you gotta do what you gotta do. Trans red with glossy, black pickgaurd will look cool. _________________
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 10742 Location: wackadooconservativeland
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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daftsupernova wrote: |
this looks like some sort of wacked out 60s cartoon guitar and i fucking love it, cant wait to see more of it |
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 9226 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Skills! |
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sixsixsix .

Joined: 25 Oct 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys
Funny enough, the shape and colour I went with sort of surprised me as I like pointy black guitars for the most part. I got to the point that I just wanted to start on it, and I had this shape all ready to go. |
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sixsixsix .

Joined: 25 Oct 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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A bit of progress.
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 18866 Location: wandering
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Pictures aren't working for me, which is a shame because I was quite excited by this thread the last time I was looking at it. _________________
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BearBoy .


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Working for me. Looks kewl. _________________
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I'm just going to smash it in with a hammer and hope it works. Tone is all in the fingers anyway. |
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