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Been really busy here lately with inlay stuff. I have some cool custom stuff that may (or may not) hang at the summer NAMM show….the jury is still out on that. I have a few other guitar related “irons in the fire” as well. I’ll post more about that when the time comes.
I thought I would document a set neck build. I was inspired by Mr. & Mrs. Budman’s re-fin post, so I thought I’d share as well.
Some of you may have seen a post I started a while back on this in the “Non-Jackson” section. I changed the body wood & the body shape, so I decided to start a new thread in this section. This is a custom piece “keeper”, so it may change slightly along the way. Here is what I have going:
1 piece Mahogany body w/ carved top
Figured Maple / Purple Heart / Sapele Mahogany set neck w/ Voloute
Macassar Ebony FB with Oak leaf & Acorn inlay at the 12th (12” rad)
25.5” scale w 27 frets (#149 fret wire)
Gold hardware
TOM Bridge w/Quick change tailpiece
1 11/16 brass nut & Gotoh tuners
Pups TBD
Satin Tru-Oil finish
The body shape is a design I drew up a while back based on an offset violin. I’ve seen other builders use a similar symmetric shape. This one has an extended upper horn that reaches to the 12th fret.The neck will be flat like an RG, but a fair amount thicker. With the 1 piece mahog body, and the combinations of neck wood, this thing should be a tone monster. At this point I’m over half way done. Here are some pics:
Neck wood glued up:
Here is the tapered neck in the mill with the TR channel cut. I had just put a 13 degree angle to the HS:
The neck after adding wood for the HS width:
The body in 2 stages of shaping:
Nice tight, square tennon fit:
Some neck shaping pics:
Voluptuous Voloute!:
Ready to insert the TR & glue on the FB:
Close up of the inlay:
Who likes figured maple?
Drilling holes for the bridge & tailpiece. The neck is not glued in at this point.
I’m at a point where I have to decide what to do for the pups. 1 hum?…2? If it’s 2, I have to cut the FB off straight at the 25th fret. Not sure if I want to loose the extra frets. Here is a pic of where I’m at as of today:
I thought I would document a set neck build. I was inspired by Mr. & Mrs. Budman’s re-fin post, so I thought I’d share as well.
Some of you may have seen a post I started a while back on this in the “Non-Jackson” section. I changed the body wood & the body shape, so I decided to start a new thread in this section. This is a custom piece “keeper”, so it may change slightly along the way. Here is what I have going:1 piece Mahogany body w/ carved top
Figured Maple / Purple Heart / Sapele Mahogany set neck w/ Voloute
Macassar Ebony FB with Oak leaf & Acorn inlay at the 12th (12” rad)
25.5” scale w 27 frets (#149 fret wire)
Gold hardware
TOM Bridge w/Quick change tailpiece
1 11/16 brass nut & Gotoh tuners
Pups TBD
Satin Tru-Oil finish
The body shape is a design I drew up a while back based on an offset violin. I’ve seen other builders use a similar symmetric shape. This one has an extended upper horn that reaches to the 12th fret.The neck will be flat like an RG, but a fair amount thicker. With the 1 piece mahog body, and the combinations of neck wood, this thing should be a tone monster.
At this point I’m over half way done. Here are some pics:Neck wood glued up:
Here is the tapered neck in the mill with the TR channel cut. I had just put a 13 degree angle to the HS:
The neck after adding wood for the HS width:
The body in 2 stages of shaping:
Nice tight, square tennon fit:
Some neck shaping pics:
Voluptuous Voloute!:
Ready to insert the TR & glue on the FB:
Close up of the inlay:
Who likes figured maple?
Drilling holes for the bridge & tailpiece. The neck is not glued in at this point.
I’m at a point where I have to decide what to do for the pups. 1 hum?…2? If it’s 2, I have to cut the FB off straight at the 25th fret. Not sure if I want to loose the extra frets. Here is a pic of where I’m at as of today:
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