Have tele body, will build

[boingoman]

I want a neck with no inlays, no holes drilled, no nut, unlaquered, etc. Carvin doesn't sell them unless you can special order necks which I don't remember seeing. It is worth contacting them though if I don't get this other neck. I haven't found many places where there is an affodable neck like what I am looking for.

Have you checked out Allparts or WD ? Both offer good quality necks. I lean more towards WD. I don't know anyone who offer them without fret markers, though.

 

[Scooter B]

Ron can definitely hook you up with the no dot or inlayed fretboard.

I have never priced his necks but in 91 or so I got a custom built 24 fret 4 string with EMG P/U and electronics, ebony fretboard, maple neck with the graphite rods along side the truss rod for under $900.

He does everything from scratch wood wise.

Stew Mac I believe had Fender replacement necks fairly cheap and Warmoth has a clearance bin with half priced stuff (still pricey).

Are you doing the bass also?

I love the body design and wood on that one as well.

 

[dragonworks]

I bought the Melvyn Hiscock guitar building book. I am going to build my own neck from scratch. I bought a nice ebony fretboard with two inlaid chinese dragons facing each other and breathing fire. I have to find an inlay piece for the head of the neck.
I will try and get some pictures as I go along, I dont have a digital camera.
Nothing I have bought has arrived yet except the book, maybe that is a good thing.
This whole thing has been making me toy with the idea of buying my own CNC machining center, I know how to program and run em and I am getting awful tired of cutting metal.

 

[apl]

I bought the Melvyn Hiscock guitar building book. I am going to build my own neck from scratch. I bought a nice ebony fretboard with two inlaid chinese dragons facing each other and breathing fire. I have to find an inlay piece for the head of the neck.
I will try and get some pictures as I go along, I dont have a digital camera.
Nothing I have bought has arrived yet except the book, maybe that is a good thing.
This whole thing has been making me toy with the idea of buying my own CNC machining center, I know how to program and run em and I am getting awful tired of cutting metal.

Very cool, DW! CNC is the key to Carvin's success.

Besides, Maple smells better than Tapmatic!

 

[dragonworks]

Very cool, DW! CNC is the key to Carvin's success.

Besides, Maple smells better than Tapmatic!

yea, to bad they use piece of shit fadal machines. I guess if you are only cutting wood they hold up a little longer.

 

[gvarko]

Nice...

here is the actual body. should I put a nice mirror polished engraved brass pickguard on her? Or should I go with something minimal to show the wood? I can make whatever I want out of whatever I want.

I see you are sporting a nice wood there D-Works..

I would go minimalist and show as much wood / grain as possible IMO...

 

[dragonworks]

the gold bigsby arrived today, oohoohohohohhhhoooohhhohohoh, the fretboard is due tomorrow, the body sometime early next week. Will pick out the wood for the neck after the body arrives so I can see the body and pick the neck color then. I think I will run me one of them stripes down the neck.

 

[dragonworks]

fretboard arrived today, it is a beautiful thing.

 

[apl]

Kewl......

 

[dragonworks]

the body finally arrived, shes a beaut. Now I have to order the wood for the neck and try and build my first neck, wish me luck.

 

[ibanezrocks]

Good luck, and be sure to post some pics as you go.

 

[dragonworks]

ordered the wood for the neck. Two pieces of honduran mahogony and one piece of good ole american ash.
I am going to have to shave the sides of that fretboard I bought, it is about eighty thousandths of an inch to wide.

 

[apl]

Cool! Can't wait!

 

[dragonworks]

i forgot to mention, $12.55 for the wood including the shipping,can't beat that. anyone want the site, here ya go.

http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView.cfm?Cat_ID=1456

 

[dragonworks]

Cool! Can't wait!

Sorry but you are going to have to. This is turning out to be a long drawn out process, but a good learning expierience.

 

[ibanezrocks]

oooooo someones got the blingbling

 

[dragonworks]

Wood has arrived for the neck. I was going to do alot of it by hand but; since I am a machinist and have access to CNC machining centers I have decided to draw up the neck, program it and cut it on the machine. I am a lazy bastard.
I have most of the drawing done and have to start the programming.
First things first, I have to glue the neck pieces together.

What is the best wood glue out there in the good ole USA?

 

[dragonworks]

gluing the five pieces together today. Using Titebond III ultimate waterproof woodglue. I bought some tuning pegs off ebay, should be here in a couple of days.

 

[wansavu]

Hi,
I'm morphing a 74 tele into a baritone and adding a bigsby and roller bridge and nut.
I had a hell of a time finding a bridgeplate for it without buying the bigby bridge. If you are having the same probelm let me know. I found several gold and then finally one of chrome for $15 new.
I am thinking of drilling 3 or 4 3/8 holes about 3/8 deep on the back of the head and epoxying in some brass pieces. Polish the end and let them show. I wonder if it would add enough sustain to make it worth while. I don't want to clamp one of those brass weight sustainers on it.
Good luck with your projects. I have Lace sensors on my strat plus but put a Seymore Duncan stack in the bridge position.
I love the sensors on the strat.
Trox

 

[mshilarious]

What is the best wood glue out there in the good ole USA?

I use Titebond Liquid Hide glue. Nice & easy to work with.