Home built guitar number 2, a bit of progress

[STINNETT]

I'm done with the oiling process. I went with a smooth satin finish because I want it to feel like raw wood in my hands, and this one really does.

Here's a shot with the hardware in place, minus pickups, which still haven't arrived.

 

[robfromthedeep]

So when the pickups are in you'll send it over to my place yeah?

haha

Looks fucking awesome bro! And Stinnett sounds like a cool name for them.

 

[AudioPhile777]

What sort of bridge is that?

 

[STINNETT]

It's a Hipshot Hardtail.

Like this, but in satin black.

Oh yeah, and the saddles are missing in that photo.

 

[grywolf627]

Looking reallly beautiful. Gosh I love that wood finish!

 

[AudioPhile777]

It's a Hipshot Hardtail.

Like this, but in satin black.

Oh yeah, and the saddles are missing in that photo.

oh. thats fuckin sexy...

 

[STINNETT]

I got the pickups and wired it up, but I decided to use a graph-tech instead of teh bone nut that I had for it because a white nut looked terrible. Other than the nut - it's finished. I might post a demo video or something later.

Here's the quilted top for the upcoming guitar number 3.

I be documenting this one closely as well, but I'll probably just post a photobucket link here or something instead of posting a million pictures.

 

[Metaltastic]

Hey, no complaints with a million pictures dude, keep it up! And I'm honestly not sure about those wood pickup rings, but that of course is just personal preference - well done!

 

[STINNETT]

Thanks. I am sort of second guessing the pick up rings myself, I think I might make a new set out of walnut to match the center stripe.

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks. I am sort of second guessing the pick up rings myself, I think I might make a new set out of walnut to match the center stripe.

Yeah, I think that'd work better, as well as making them rectangular, both inside and out, rather than rounded.

 

[Roondaggio]

why don't you just direct-mount the pickups? I think most people think that sounds better anyway....unless you previously posted a reason why you aren't do that, I haven't read this thread in a while

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I think you should do something more distinguished for the pickup rings, like black walnut or something (is that hard to find?).

 

[STINNETT]

why don't you just direct-mount the pickups? I think most people think that sounds better anyway....unless you previously posted a reason why you aren't do that, I haven't read this thread in a while

I've done it before, and I firmly believe that it sounds no better.

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, claiming direct-mounting pickups sounds better sounds like completely horseshit to me, I think it's just done for aesthetic reasons, but if you've routed for having pickup rings, then direct mounting looks like shit because the cavities are way too big cuz they have to accomodate the springs (though this is on production guitars, so when it comes to custom axes, it's all up in the air!)

 

[STINNETT]

This thing is all buttoned up, (well, I'm still going to make some different pickup rings and a truss rod cover, but I'm going to be playing it for a while first)

Last on the list was the fretwork....you haven't lived until you've played on mirror polished stainless steel. This thing feels like it's greased, and I officially cannot put it down.

 

[Metaltastic]

Umm...what's the blue stuff?

 

[STINNETT]

Umm...what's the blue stuff?

Haha..it's just painters tape. I tape up the board while I do all the fretwork.

I snapped that picture just after I started cleaning the polishing compound off the frets, and I hadn't pulled it all off yet.

 

[006]

Fuck.

~006

 

[JoshSylosis]

This thing is all buttoned up, (well, I'm still going to make some different pickup rings and a truss rod cover, but I'm going to be playing it for a while first)

Last on the list was the fretwork....you haven't lived until you've played on mirror polished stainless steel. This thing feels like it's greased, and I officially cannot put it down.

Sell me that Death poster!!! Not even kidding!! Please!

Guitar looks sweeeeet

 

[STINNETT]

Sell me that Death poster!!! Not even kidding!! Please!

I guess you'll think I'm a dick when I show you the one that I've never even hung up!

How much will you give me for it?