Author Archives: gryder

I’m using Rothko and Frost spirit based dyes for the whole project – (Spirit Based Dye). I’m also using thier products for most of the top coats (nitro for the headstock, water based for the body). The one exception is … Continue reading →

For this project, I am again using prep-slotted fretboards. The risk to creating an unplayable guitar is too large by doing it by myself (each one takes a long time to build). One glaring mistake on this neck is the … Continue reading →

After a bit of a break on the guitar project, I’ve dived back into working on the neck. First job is to radius the fretboard (going for a 12″ radius on this one). I’ll see how it compares to the … Continue reading →

Quick test fit of everything now that the neck is drilled and can be attached. It’s interesting that the outline of this guitar is a lot softer and less sharp in angles. Part of that is to do with the … Continue reading →

I was thinking of using a piece of the ash to make the cavity cover, however I was looking at the cutoff from the glued up top and realised it could make a nice cavity cover. I need to work … Continue reading →

The first piece died in a spraying failure (I had dropped the can and damaged the spray nozzle, so my own fault). So back to it with the other side. Black first. Then sand back, tried to leave a bit … Continue reading →

The last bit invovled with installing the bridge is to route the body to accept the metal string plate. This requires a 11mm router bit (specially bought). Using a straight edge and two end stops I cut the channel. Due … Continue reading →

This is the third time I’ve done the pickup cable channels by hand. Looking at the thickness of the top, I could of got away with cutting them with a router and then gluing on the top, but I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Time to route the body for the pickups. The neck pickup template is for a tiny 1/4″ bit and a 3/8″ collar, which makes it a fairly easy route to do. Above is the end result, really starting to get … Continue reading →

I’ve drilled the control post holes (10mm), each 4cm from the edge. The volume is directly below the bridge pickup, with the switch 10cm back and the tone control at the mid point. This is the same setup as the … Continue reading →