I don't think 1.75" is too thick. Is the body chambered (routed out) or is it solid wood simply routed for the p/ups and electronics? It could be kinda heavy. The top is some beautiful maple. Nice work indeed.
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
Hi Len,
The body is basswood so it's not too heavy, however I intend to chamber it also.
That is coming along well. What are you using as your pickup(s)? I noticed a six-pole humbucker in a scratchplate in the background in one of the photos.
I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. - Eric Morecambe
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOldBores
There will be a short pause while I wait for USPS to actually do their job. I was hoping to use a 15" truss rod I had laying around but there's way too much math involved so I ordered a shorter version. Also ordered cream binding, I think it'll look cool, just going with a round-over on the back.
Can anyone give me neck thickness at the 1st and 12th fret? Front to back, not width just to be clear. TIA.
My necks are 1/2" thick at the nut and taper to 3/4" to the 12th then a small fillet to 7/8" which is the heel thickness. I leave the board 1/16" proud of the top. These dimensions don't include the fretboard. Keep in mind the height of the bridge in relation to the fretboard so you have ample adjustment for the action. A little bit of neck angle helps too. No more than 1.5 degrees. Neck width at nut varies between 1" and 1 1/8" depending on number of strings. A general rule of thumb is that the width of the fretboard at the 12th should match string spacing at bridge. Also, If you plan to use a 3 way lever switch, you need to make sure you have room in the cavity. I learned that the hard way on a body that was 1 5/8" thick. I know this is more than you asked for but thought I'd throw it out there.
Very cool, I appreciate the info. Going single pickup here.
I put a marker at 10 rather than 9 however some of my guidance may have be questionable. It is looking super cool. Fun to see your progress!
I wonder if we can get an argument going about whether or not the fret markers affect the tone. I say they do but so insignificantly that it is unquantifiable. I had a shop mate who accidently put markers at 11. He was scratching his head and starting to think about relocating the bridge before he saw the error. Thanks for the interesting posts, looking forward to more.
Maurice
8 thru body into 4 ferrule on the FM61 is PITA when 1 E breaks you have to replace both, as the balls jam together ..
so you have to slack the unbroken one, to get the broken strings ball end out ..
And returning the remaining E up to pitch a 2nd time tempts fate it breaks ..
before again getting up to E ..
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That's a neat binding channel you have cut there. Looking good so far in your build.
Last edited by John Kelly; Dec-21-2020 at 4:32am. Reason: typo
I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. - Eric Morecambe
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOldBores
Where are you located? You need to use a more appropriate bridge than that one. Either a TOM or hardtail instead of a string through. Message me and maybe we can sort something out. I hate to see you put something like that on such a nice looking instrument.
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