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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on July 17, 2010 at 12:28am

For a first build, that looks awesome!!! Heck, for ANY build that looks awesome!! Nice job.

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on July 17, 2010 at 1:03am

Very nice job, not sure what is wrong with that box, it looks great, keep it up.

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Permalink Reply by Ben on July 17, 2010 at 1:35am

I've got to agree with Michael about the box. Do you have any of the logos that everyone has? No. Does everyone else have a beautiful flamed top like that? They probably don't know. Great job!

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Permalink Reply by hank shanker on July 17, 2010 at 4:04am

Great job,hope you have lots of fun playing the bejeezus out of that baby

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Permalink Reply by HENRY LOWMAN on July 17, 2010 at 5:15am

NIIIIIIIICE work, nice box, and WHAT A VIEW! CHEERS!

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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on July 17, 2010 at 6:04am

Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.

Brett

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Permalink Reply by sodbrother on August 2, 2010 at 4:38pm

Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that.
Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.

Brett Morgan said:

Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.

Brett

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Permalink Reply by John Drake on August 2, 2010 at 9:44pm

Great job. There's nothing wrong with that box. The branch/tree design is very nice. Congratulations. Now you're hooked! John D

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Permalink Reply by Mark Lillo on August 2, 2010 at 10:18pm

Nice job! The box looks great, and I like the look of the neck too.

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Permalink Reply by Don Thompson on August 3, 2010 at 12:28am

Here is a trick I use for sharf joints slipping around. Staying away from the edges lightly sprinkle some play sand on your glueing area.Easy does it. You don't want sand where you may file sand through. As you clamp the sand will grip and bite into the two sufaces and stop shifting. Wipe off the glue that squeezes out.
Don

sodbrother said:

Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that.
Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.

Brett Morgan said:

Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint?

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Permalink Reply by Don Thompson on August 3, 2010 at 12:38am

Having experimented using bronze wound strings with magnetic pickups I don't hear the low end with bronze. Wimpy sounding. Doesn't do it for me. All the pickup is sensing is the steel core. Each to their own I guess. What makes the world go round.
Don

Brett Morgan said:

Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.

Brett

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Permalink Reply by colin mcgrath on August 3, 2010 at 3:09am

very cool trick, i'll be using that one. I had a gibson epoch that all i used on it were bronze; gave a muted type of warm sound.
And sodbrother, that is a cool 1st build, kudos.

Don Thompson said:

Here is a trick I use for sharf joints slipping around. Staying away from the edges lightly sprinkle some play sand on your glueing area.Easy does it. You don't want sand where you may file sand through. As you clamp the sand will grip and bite into the two sufaces and stop shifting. Wipe off the glue that squeezes out.
Don sodbrother said:

Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that.
Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.

Brett Morgan said:

Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint?

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