Blueretard is building a guitar

[ELVIS]

EMG's suck...

Got a few sitting here ready for ebay...

[bluemustard]

You gonna cut the lower cutaway all the way to the pickguard like Vai did?

I think that would be best.

[bluemustard]

Sounds crazy good...

This is being real nitpicky, but if that guitar wasn't quite so pointy toward the neck (devil horns, lol) it would be an almost perfect guitar.

Again, just trying to provide honest feedback from a potential customer ;-)

I missed this post..and you are right.I never finshed it..I fucked up some things along the way but next time will better..But I screwed up the walnut guitar with the studs..wood cracked...after that i thought...why finish it..it won't last cause of the cracks.Thanks though..i love shaping stuff..marble,wood etc..im not a luthier

[twonabomber]

Cut/rout the cracks out and glue in another solid piece of wood?

There's a guitar shop owner on one of the forums I frequent that performs miracles on guitars with broken headstocks...he'll rout out a channel and make a spline to fit in it. Same technique may work here.

[bluemustard]

Cut/rout the cracks out and glue in another solid piece of wood?

There's a guitar shop owner on one of the forums I frequent that performs miracles on guitars with broken headstocks...he'll rout out a channel and make a spline to fit in it. Same technique may work here.

Thanks..I hope to make a cool axe that plays cool and makes me lay down a cool track.

[bluemustard]

Cut/rout the cracks out and glue in another solid piece of wood?

There's a guitar shop owner on one of the forums I frequent that performs miracles on guitars with broken headstocks...he'll rout out a channel and make a spline to fit in it. Same technique may work here.

here are pics of the bridgepocket ..it was a disaster from the start..First time i screwed up the studs I filled the holes again with wood..then I drilled wrong way again..then screwed an entire new block of wood and then the crack..edge was way to thin..LOL

I think I might saw off the wings/horns and put an entire new piece in the middel..when all looks good I'll make the horns round and organic.

But now I'm gonna try the strat first..also put my emgs on ebay LOL

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[qikgts]

Oh my...

That doesn't look or sound like fun.

[ELVIS]

Learning is great fun...

I ruined a few guitars before I figured out how to do things correctly...

I admire blue for diving right it...

What's the alternative, besides watching TV and arguing on the internet ??

[bluemustard]

Learning is great fun...

I ruined a few guitars before I figured out how to do things correctly...

I admire blue for diving right it...

What's the alternative, besides watching TV and arguing on the internet ??

Thanks!! Yes!..and building guitars from old parts is very educational too..
Maybe 2 days and i'm finshed with the first strat..for the other one i'm still saving for Seymour ducans and hardware.

[bluemustard]

Next step..drilling the floyd studs..lol..my favorite hahahahaha
Hope to finish tomorrw..must carve the lower horn too


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[ELVIS]

What kind of pick guard is that ??

[bluemustard]

What kind of pick guard is that ??

It's a HH pickguard but i made single coil hole in it myself.Also cut away a lil for the floyd.

[bluemustard]

I'm finished..drilling went great..HSH sounds better than emg's for this guitar.
Only have to work on floyd pocket to make it float.


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[bluemustard]

behind the nut I added a locking nut too.

[bluemustard]

now it's millertime! Roth on!

[ELVIS]

Not bad, my blue brother, not bad at all...

If I had to critique it, I'd say the body should more closely follow the shape of the pick guard...

But a real guitar is less about looks than the sound, so who really cares...

It's getting very rare these days to see people actually do stuff like this...

Keep it up !!

[bluemustard]

Not bad, my blue brother, not bad at all...

If I had to critique it, I'd say the body should more closely follow the shape of the pick guard...

But a real guitar is less about looks than the sound, so who really cares...

It's getting very rare these days to see people actually do stuff like this...

Keep it up !!

Thanks bro! I will shape the lower horn to pickguard and make floyd pocket in wood and float.But now I was putting it all together to see if it works..the sound is nice.Almost done ..Roth on!

[bluemustard]

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ordered bannana head neck and got my schaller floyd already.

[bluemustard]

getting the banana head next week..also ordered fender customshop 69 pickups.
Hope i assemble everything within 2 weeks.Have to wait for ups guy

[bluemustard]

Hope is going to be good axe! happy holidays! Roth the fuck on!!
I watched Eddie video..he got kramer and charvell body or something.. "keeping the thing in tune is a whole other movie"...LMFAO!!! : gulp:

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[bluemustard]

[ELVIS]

Your skills are improving, Captain...

[bluemustard]

Almost done..waiting for hardware..did decals stuff


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[Romeo Delight]

I really like this one...

[bluemustard]

Ok..time to put it all together..maybe finished today or monday.

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[Romeo Delight]

Looks great. I really like how you have the sapwood part (lighter) on the middle like that.

[ELVIS]

Maybe an anodized gold pick guard would do the trick...

[bluemustard]

The bridge pickup doesn't work..straight out of the new box..have to send it all back..heard that happens some times.
The sound is awsome..guitar plays nice!

[bluemustard]

Also have grounding problems..getting a wildcat motif pickguard in the mail today..might use that one..but all shit aside i need new 69 customshop bridge pickup..also might carve the floyd pocket a lil more.

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[DavidLeeNatra]

great job so far!!!!

[bluemustard]

great job so far!!!!

Thanks David!! zum wohl

[bluemustard]

While waiting for the custom 69 pickups I installed a fender standard loaded pickguard.
Ground to tremolo,body and outputjack..the sound is awsome..no buzz..nothing..all shielded etc.
Wow..was playing hendrix on it last night..reall nicee..but the 69s sound a shit load better..i'll be getting them at 16:00 today..will install...just gonna swap the standards pickups with 69..
Also making floyd pocket a bit more deep.The guitar is heavey but makes the sound great.
I'll post video of me playing The wind cries mary solo..
Hope tonght.
Also making an axe of other spare parts.

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[ELVIS]

Nice...

[bluemustard]

pretty much done.Had some parts left and made another strat with vintage tremolo and standard fender pickups.
Hope to record sound soon.

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[qikgts]

They look great!

Clips?

[Romeo Delight]

Try one without any pickguard...maybe bird's eye maple or ebony with inlay or use ebony for the inlay...all wood brother. Mad skills

[bluemustard]

I will post clips soon.I am restoring that awful stud install i did on the walnut guitar.

[bluemustard]

[bluemustard]

[bluemustard]

Guitartest all three:

69 customshop

fender standard

blue's walnut frankenstein lol: