JRT12's Stinnett Guitar build

[J.DavisNJ]

Oh and would small (almost side dot sized) non-offset inlays be possible?

-Joe

 

[STINNETT]

Oh and would small (almost side dot sized) non-offset inlays be possible?

-Joe

Yeah, any sort of dot inlays are a piece of cake.

 

[Jaymz]

Do you do other inlays besides dot? Not talking like a dragon taking over the fretboard but something more like the Schecter Hellraiser crosses?

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Yeah, any sort of dot inlays are a piece of cake.

Cool, good to hear!

I'm very tempted for one of these.

-Joe

 

[STINNETT]

Do you do other inlays besides dot? Not talking like a dragon taking over the fretboard but something more like the Schecter Hellraiser crosses?

Yeah, I will do other inlays, but they're all hand cut - so it will cost more, relative to how complex the inlays are of course.

 

[Jaymz]

Your sir are a very talented man!

 

[STINNETT]

Speaking of inlays, I'm doing an inlayed pearl logo (my signature) on JRT12's truss rod cover - so I'll post some pics of that later.

 

[Meisterjäger]

What happens with cases, dude? Guess the only problem would be that extended headstock?

 

[STINNETT]

There are some universal cases out there that fit. I found one for JRT12 at a local Guitar Center.

 

[STINNETT]

I created my logo by simply throwing down my signature and then cutting it out of pearl. Here it is getting sawed out:

All cut out. This is actually 3 pieces fit together.

A little plank of mahogany with the corresponding shape routed:

Inlay in place:

After cutting out the truss rod cover and sanding it up a bit:

By the way, this is held on with rare earth magnets:

 

[Kazrog]

Looks amazing man, I must say you're building some of the nicest customs I've seen.

 

[J the TyranT]

Just in the interest of changing up all the positivity here in a metal message board, I want to [jokingly] say:

you suck, your craftsmanship sucks, and those guitars are awful...



now please, send me one. thx.

 

[aberration]

Man, the craftsmanship is beautiful but I must say that I'm even more impressed by your patience. Doing it correctly takes longer but looks so much better.

 

[STINNETT]

Floyd bushings in:

Calculating how deep to route the shelf for the Floyd nut. 0.170" in this case:

A quick little jig for routing the shelf:

A quick test confirms the depth. This might be perfect!

Neck glued in:

Next step is finish sanding everything and slapping on some finish!

 

[STINNETT]

Sanded to 800 grit, and here is the body with the first (very light) coat of oil on the face. After several coats this will get rubbed out to give a nice satin finish that maintains the feel of the wood.

 

[Joematthews]

I have penile inflation for that guitar

Looks stunning

Joe

 

[AudioPhile777]

Seeing this pic, kinda makes me regret buying the Krank and not buying one of these...

and I REALLY like my Krank...

don't you hate that?

 

[STINNETT]

If you had a Mesa head, I'd trade you one for it!

 

[STINNETT]

By the way, JRT12 is the lucky recipient of serial number 001, virtually guaranteeing that this thing will someday be worth millions.

Also, here is a look at the neck with some oil.

 

[aberration]

Holy crap, even the back of the neck looks gorgeous.