Shadoweclipse13's New Project Thread!

[Shadoweclipse13]

These are all great, I love project threads and you've picked some good ones! I'm especially excited to see how the Eastwood Map-style one turns out, I've always liked those.

Thanks man!! If you didn't know (I know I haven't had many build threads yet), I tend to like weird and different stuff (weird mixes of styles, etc.). Stay tuned!!!

[Shadoweclipse13]

Jazznado! Looking forward to seeing these all take shape. Everything print out ok for you?

Jazznado is honestly the one I'm looking forward to the most, just because I've wanted a JM-type guitar SO bad.

Everything printed perfect!! I'm a bit curious about where the neck pocket are on the Newport and Sahara (fretboard lines intersecting the neck pocket area), but I think I'll be able to figure it out just fine Thanks again! The Newport project is gonna be epic I think...

[storyboardist]

'm a bit curious about where the neck pocket are on the Newport and Sahara (fretboard lines intersecting the neck pocket area), but I think I'll be able to figure it out just fine Thanks again! The Newport project is gonna be epic I think...

Yeah, the neck pocket is pretty much a blank canvas. It'll just depend on what kind of neck you go with. The Sahara and Newport drawings are show for 24.75" scale, but with a floating bridge (if you end up going that way) you can pretty much use whatever you want. Just measure twice

Where are you planning on sourcing necks?

[Shadoweclipse13]

'm a bit curious about where the neck pocket are on the Newport and Sahara (fretboard lines intersecting the neck pocket area), but I think I'll be able to figure it out just fine Thanks again! The Newport project is gonna be epic I think...

Yeah, the neck pocket is pretty much a blank canvas. It'll just depend on what kind of neck you go with. The Sahara and Newport drawings are show for 24.75" scale, but with a floating bridge (if you end up going that way) you can pretty much use whatever you want. Just measure twice

Where are you planning on sourcing necks?

I've always had good luck with Warmoth necks (which I'll probably use for the Jazznado and P-Bass), but I wouldn't mind trying other places. I've never tried mjt, usacg, or a lot of others I've read about here. I think for the Bass VI I'm gonna need a true custom (I've already inquired to a few of the supremely talented and very busy experts around here)... I honestly wouldn't mind trying a neck myself, but there are a lot of tools I don't have for that yet...

[defspace]

I made my first body with 3/4" MDF templates. The world did not end. I'm a convert to the 1/4" to 3/4" process, but starting off with 3/4" is no problem, it's just going to be a bit more work.

Be sure to keep the sides perpendicular to the flat faces, otherwise your bearing bit will move in/out along with any variations on the sides of the templates as you increase the cut depth. There's really only one place a bearing can run on a 1/4" template, there's a lot more room for variation on a 3/4" template.

[Shadoweclipse13]

I made my first body with 3/4" MDF templates. The world did not end. I'm a convert to the 1/4" to 3/4" process, but starting off with 3/4" is no problem, it's just going to be a bit more work.

Be sure to keep the sides perpendicular to the flat faces, otherwise your bearing bit will move in/out along with any variations on the sides of the templates as you increase the cut depth. There's really only one place a bearing can run on a 1/4" template, there's a lot more room for variation on a 3/4" template.

That's awesome that I'm not totally crazy then

I have access to one like I said, but I found a decent looking spindle sander from Harbor Freight and I just got a 20% one item coupon in the mail... I'm kinda picky about power tools, but since a spindle sander is just a motor with a shaft, I figure that'd be pretty hard to crap up. Hahaha.
http://m.harborfreight.com/14-in-oscill ... 69257.html

[bkrawetz]

I really want to know how that Jazznado turns out. Jazzonado? Jazzanado?

I love the Toronado shape, but I like the JM sound better. And the trem, I miss the trem. I'm tempted to get a second Toronado, so I can route it for a JM trem.

[Shadoweclipse13]

I really want to know how that Jazznado turns out. Jazzonado? Jazzanado?

I love the Toronado shape, but I like the JM sound better. And the trem, I miss the trem. I'm tempted to get a second Toronado, so I can route it for a JM trem.

Definitely man! Stay tuned!! It might take a little while to get momentum, but by spring, I'll have some bodies roughly cut out and possibly routed!!

I agree about the shape/sound thing. I've always liked the Toronado (though I DO love the looks of a vintage JM) and I think for me at least, that guitar might be my favorite when I get done with it based on looks and tone alone.

[Deed_Poll]

Really cool projects man!

I don't know how far along the line you are with the 3/4" templates, but if you were to do some new templates on 1/4" you would not have wasted any time as you could use those to cut your 3/4" templates having already roughed them out.

I like the idea of the Jazznado. Is that going to have a HB or a P90 in the bridge?

[Shadoweclipse13]

Really cool projects man!

I don't know how far along the line you are with the 3/4" templates, but if you were to do some new templates on 1/4" you would not have wasted any time as you could use those to cut your 3/4" templates having already roughed them out.

I like the idea of the Jazznado. Is that going to have a HB or a P90 in the bridge?

That's actually what I am gonna do. As soon as I find something that's in good shape I'm gonna make some master templates and then start routing.

Thanks! The Jazznado is gonna be a Jazzmaster in all but looks, so the pickups will be Novak JM pickups!

[Addam]

Where did you get the plans for the Airline/Valco guitars?
Would you share your sources?

[Shadoweclipse13]

I had originally asked if anyone around here had them and a few people posted stuff here in this thread:

http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... =8&t=92712

If you click the pictures, it'll redirect you to a download site. I had them printed full size with no size scaling at a local kinkos and so far, they look good in the neck pocket dimensions...

[Shadoweclipse13]

So, minor updates. Still working on my master templates, but I also decided on some different guitar shapes.

I'm going to do a solid body guitar with P90's on a Supro Sahara style body.

Gonna make a hollow/semi-hollow guitar in a shape similar to an Epiphone Century and use a Roadhouse KT100 in the neck (one pickup guitar). I'll probably just wing it for the shape, but I was wondering if anyone has a Century they could take measurements from, or if they had a scan of the shape?

[Shadoweclipse13]

Alright! A bunch of updates!

I have finally decided on a finished design (and color!) for the humbucker guitar and our very own Deed_Poll is building it!

Specs: Mahogany body in 24.75", routed for a two piece TOM/STP style bridge (using the Wilkinson roller bridge). Decided on Bare Knuckle The Mules, will be wired like a typical LP/SG for the most part. Probably gonna get a Warmoth Vortex neck in Mahogany.

I've realized that I have possibly a few too many guitar projects, so I've been thinking about combining a few of them (goldfoil guitar and baritone hybrid possibly, stay tuned!). For the P-90 guitar, I decided to order from the same Chinese custom guitar shop that Sookwinder has ordered from which seems to be great. 335 style in "sunburst" which is darker than I normally think of as sunburst, but would be amazing on a 335. Basically this:


Also, Deed_Poll and I are chatting about building my bass as well, mostly just because I'm getting to that point where I'm dying for a bass and it'll be at least next summer before I get to cutting my own body. Haha. Our very own PorkyPrimeCut designed a body for me which is a Jaguar bass with some P-Bass accoutrements as seen here:

Since the design was finished, I have decided that I want only one pickup, so I'm gonna put the MM pickup under the vintage-style chrome P-Bass pickup cover.

Here's the wiring diagram I decided on for the bass (which will be a Nordstrand MM4.4 made to be an 8 conductor humbucker):

Each coil (south and north) is wired like a 3-way slider switch (like a Mustang pickup selector), then to a series-parallel switch, then a 3-way toggle switch. The pots are a master volume, master tone (with a 2-way slider for two different capacitor options), and a master bass cut. Basically, if everything works right, I'll be able to get both north and south coils separately like a Jazz Bass, P-/Reverse P-type arrangement, full MM, and series/parallel in any of the positions (except the Jazz style coils).

Non-guitar building related, I have been working on a couple guitar stands since my new apartment is kinda small. Feels good, but I also think I made it too shallow from front-to-back, so the second one will be a little deeper.

[sears]

What is too shallow about it? I guess it might as well be as deep as a guitar is wide?