My new project, it's a "Jem" of a guitar

[GAR]

Yeah, go ahead and get started on GAyR's plywood Charvette replica...

Charvette body, Jackson jap neck and not a bad player.

I could think of a worse buys for the $80 bucks I have into it, it's one of 30 junkers I should ditch on ebay ..

[GAR]

If I see someone playing MY guitar out, he'll be the one calling the cops because I can and would serve a beat down like it's nobody's business. I repo my own stuff.

What if some guy truly bought your stolen guitar off the street for $100 bucks? Then you've got an innocent victim of assault at your expense, that's not gonna work.

I've thought all that thru before, when I saw my guitars being sold all over Vegas. Think I didn't think of that - when it comes right down to it that bullshit doesn't work, it's a civil matter that's clouded with posession rights.

THIS is why Im saying, parts guitars need some kind of a name and serial number that can be listed. Not because you chose do copy a jap guitar design.. I'm never jealous of that, to me it's a waste of time when you could design your own thing..

[indeedido]

I've got a cool idea I'm flushing out for an original build. It is going to be themed on a car. I want it to have racing stripes down the center and gray and red primer showing through like it was a hot rod clunker. I see a lot of hot rodders build the engine first and paint later, so they are driving these bondo filled primered cars that look like shit but run like hell. I want to translate that into a guitar. I want to put some original 1967 Camaro badges on it. I've got the cursive Camaro logo from the front quarter panel and also the Camaro by Chevrolet trunk lid emblem as well as the 350 badge. Both would look cool. Also trying to figure out how to wire gauges into the body, maybe even a voltmeter. But the more I think about it, it would be cool to have a Trans Am themed body too with the firebird decal over the entire body. Black and gold colors. I've done originals before, I like originals and clones.

[GAR]

You're thinking of the "Rat Rod" movement going on right now.. 50's-60's trashy chic performance.

[indeedido]

Not sure what that means

[Hardrock69]

...I could think of a worse buys for the $80 bucks I have into it, it's one of 30 junkers I should ditch on ebay ..

All belonging to someone else, no doubt.

[Igosplut]

I've got a cool idea I'm flushing out for an original build. It is going to be themed on a car. I want it to have racing stripes down the center and gray and red primer showing through like it was a hot rod clunker. I see a lot of hot rodders build the engine first and paint later, so they are driving these bondo filled primered cars that look like shit but run like hell. I want to translate that into a guitar. I want to put some original 1967 Camaro badges on it. I've got the cursive Camaro logo from the front quarter panel and also the Camaro by Chevrolet trunk lid emblem as well as the 350 badge. Both would look cool. Also trying to figure out how to wire gauges into the body, maybe even a voltmeter. But the more I think about it, it would be cool to have a Trans Am themed body too with the firebird decal over the entire body. Black and gold colors. I've done originals before, I like originals and clones.

I have a bunch of trim off cars from the 50s thru 70s. I'll look and see if I can come up with something unique for you.

[Igosplut]

You're thinking of the "Rat Rod" movement going on right now.. 50's-60's trashy chic performance.

Nice google but that's not what it was about at all coward...

[GAR]

I have a bunch of trim off cars from the 50s thru 70s. I'll look and see if I can come up with something unique for you.

If you find an armrest for a 72 AMC Hornet, I need one to spruce up my Fernandes strat copy headstock..

[indeedido]

Back on topic again, pickguard wired up. Let me say this was the biggest pain in the ass. The Ibanez switch is so complex and so small. I do not ever want to do this again! Back of the pickguard covered in shielding foil.

[indeedido]

And finally, new guitar day! All wired up and put together. Ain't she purdy. I did a quick set up just to be sure it all worked. Need to adjust the action and truss rod once the tension takes hold. Plays great even before a real setup.

[GAR]

I'll offer no electrical tips on straightening out that bird-nest of a wiring job. That's hopeless!

[indeedido]

It's not really as bad as it looks. There is just a lot of coil tapping going on. I wound the wires together prior to putting into the cavity. No biggie.

[kwame k]

Fucking looks sweet, dude!

[Diamondjimi]

I'll offer no electrical tips on straightening out that bird-nest of a wiring job. That's hopeless!

Moron!
Couldn't find anything on Google?

Great work Indeedido !

[Diamondjimi]

Charvette body, Jackson jap neck and not a bad player.

[kwame k]

[indeedido]

Thanks! It was a labor of love. Took me 9 months to give birth but well worth it. Next time I won't start more than one project at a time.

[GAR]

Were you able to replane and fret that fucked-up neck to use, or did you just order one from Allparts. I forget if you had talked about that because I don't recall an outcome..

[ELVIS]

Dude, that's not plywood...

[al3d]

indeedido¸, very nice build man. and as for paint go, you did it the right way..

I did'nt go trough the whole thread, but where did you get the neck?

[indeedido]

Were you able to replane and fret that fucked-up neck to use, or did you just order one from Allparts. I forget if you had talked about that because I don't recall an outcome..

I sent that turd back to the guy and fought to get my money back. That was part of the hold up of my build. I was waiting to get that resolved.

I bought a different neck from Chris Woods, Christopher Woods Guitar

He has a ton of options for inlays. Even LED lights if that is what you're into. This neck is superior to the fucked up piece of shit I got from another place.

[al3d]

I sent that turd back to the guy and fought to get my money back. That was part of the hold up of my build. I was waiting to get that resolved.

I bought a different neck from Chris Woods, Christopher Woods Guitar

He has a ton of options for inlays. Even LED lights if that is what you're into. This neck is superior to the fucked up piece of shit I got from another place.

What is the OTHER place you ordered from?..could be usefull in order to avoid that place..

[indeedido]

Legacy One. Avoid them like the plague. Body was ok from Legacy One, just needed some final sanding and de-burring in the routes, but the neck was total shit. He even acknowledges the bodies have no complaints but the necks get many complaints. If I were going to do it again, I'd go with Jaden Rose in England. Jaden Rose Customs :: The Guitar Workshop

He has no complaints and the wait time is better. All the American luthiers making these have a horrible rep for keeping to the time they quote. They'll quote 4-6 weeks, and most people are still waiting a year later.

[Seshmeister]

Thanks! It was a labor of love. Took me 9 months to give birth but well worth it. Next time I won't start more than one project at a time.

If you add up the hours, take off the costs and compare it to a real one how much did you make per hour?

So if a new one was $2000, you were $400 for parts and spent 160 hours on it that would be $10 an hour.

[indeedido]

A new one is $2500. I paid $140 for the body and $250 for the neck. $150 for pickups and $100 for the bridge. All in all I have probably $700 or $800 in it.

[Seshmeister]

And how many hours work?

I'm just wondering about the economics of all this, my pal has started a luther nightclass and I'm not sure if it's worth all the hassle.

Then again it's different if you find it good fun.

[indeedido]

I don't really know how much time I spent. I enjoy the process and take my time to do it right. If I were mass producing these, it wouldn't be a viable income. I'm too slow!! If I tried, I could have one done probably in a week. Most of the time is spent waiting for things to dry/cure. I can get all the sand sealer on in a day. Takes 5 minutes to put on and I wait an hour in between coats. I can sand it/level it the next day pretty fast. Probably an hour or two. Then prime or paint, whatever you choose. If you don't make mistakes or get any runs, you could do it in a weekend. A solid color is a breeze. When you do a pattern or graphics that takes longer. I need the paint to cure a bit before I start pressing tape onto it. This one took so long because I had another project taking my time and issues with the neck. I didn't want to start painting the body until I could be sure the neck fit, especially since it came from two different makers. I had to shave a few mm out of the pocket to make the neck fit.

[Diamondjimi]

Dude, that's not plywood...

Exactly!

A multi-lam(plywood) guitar= the stuff in the picture...

[Diamondjimi]

I could think of a worse buys for the $80 bucks I have into it, it's one of 30 junkers I should ditch on ebay ..

30??? Ahahahahaa... your next alias should be The Guitarbage Man!

[jhale667]

Great work!

[ELVIS]

Then prime or paint, whatever you choose. If you don't make mistakes or get any runs, you could do it in a weekend. A solid color is a breeze. When you do a pattern or graphics that takes longer. I need the paint to cure a bit before I start pressing tape onto it.

You really need to wait between two weeks and a month for a finish to cure before final polish, especially on wood...

It's amazing how much it will shrink in that time...

Tell me what your new white finish looks like in two to three months...

[indeedido]

I do, I just mean't I could get it painted in that much time. I always let my projects sit for 2 months before I ever polish them. I should have stated that.