hooglebug Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 i was thinking about it yeah. i guess i shall see what it looks like when i get to that bit. still havent got the fretboard or frets yet so im kind of dawdling till i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian27 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) i was thinking about it yeah. i guess i shall see what it looks like when i get to that bit. still havent got the fretboard or frets yet so im kind of dawdling till i do ok, i see. I think satin would be the best alround, possible last the longest without showing up the slight marks/ buckle rash etc. Also high gloss polyester would look amazing, the grain would be glowing! You do often get nice contrasts through polyester. Could also look good on the head stock, neck, back and side of body.... satin on top. Just a thought. *edit*: probably satin!! Edited July 17, 2008 by brian27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 managed to get some more done. my computer broke so i havent been able to post anything. luckily i had all my images and files on a dongle thing cos iv lost everything that was on the computer. damn it. anyway, got the fretboard on, fretted (no work done on the frets yet), and neck rough carved. i asked for a slightly stripey bit of ebony, and thats what i got. s'nice oh, necks bound with ebony too so no ugly fretends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ooo nice, looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 that headstock is also awesome. let's not neglect it's loveliness!!! seriously though, that's really coming along nicely. That's shit about your pc, but these things happen. a friend of mine doing his repeats lost everything too, but fortunately, like you, he had the important stuff on an external hard drive. cant wait to see the finish on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshtarDK Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Damn, that looks awesome! I'm jalous! :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 VERY nice, what wood is that on the body? looks like swamp ash or spalted maple or something i can't really tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 its all black limba. neck through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Oooh never heard of that wood, (didn't spot the fact it was a neck through either ha). Looks gorgeous though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 its the same stuff as korina - the wood the original flying v's and explorers were made out of. korina is white limba and yeah, on the front its a pretty good match - happy accident rather than by design tho hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ahhh I see, yeah its nice figure on that top indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 got the burst done yesterday. was going to do the clear today only my spray gun is leaking out of every orifice so im going to have to get a new one. i went a bit black happy on the neck, but ah well. also, theres not the huge difference in brightness of the neck and back as there looks to be in the pic either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 smexy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 looking mighty good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samcoma Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 got the burst done yesterday. was going to do the clear today only my spray gun is leaking out of every orifice so im going to have to get a new one. i went a bit black happy on the neck, but ah well. also, theres not the huge difference in brightness of the neck and back as there looks to be in the pic either Very nice! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 got the burst done yesterday. was going to do the clear today only my spray gun is leaking out of every orifice so im going to have to get a new one. i went a bit black happy on the neck, but ah well. also, theres not the huge difference in brightness of the neck and back as there looks to be in the pic either Looking very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 finally got this one wired up today - taking a break from the 'glittery beast' as someone put it hehe. havent got any strings yet, should get some tomorrow i think, but the wiring all seems to work. im excited to hear it. its a bit of a mess in the control cavity, but this ones gonna have to be for me anyway so it doesnt matter. its gonna have to be for me cos the neck angles not enough. i did it 2.5 degrees, and its just not enough for the bridge im using. it looks like it should be 3 or maybe even 4. but ah well. its another example of a shape i havent done yet so it serves a purpose at least. i guess in the future i could inset the bridge or take the fretboard off and put a thicker one on, but then it would still have to be for me. o well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 was about to ask why you don't shim the pocket, then remembered it's one piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 yeah its a bugger. iv managed to get the action down to pretty much how i like it by filing the bridge saddles a bit. its still what a lot of people would consider medium-high i guess, but i like it. and it sounds great. really really nice. in my annoyance and unconcentratey state i managed to cut a couple of the nut slots too low so that was a pain. new one coming tomorrow tho with some mini knobs, as normal ones look massive on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) its done and up on my site linky the pickup selections are: parallel 5-way neck neck+middle middle middle+bridge bridge 5-way + push/pulls adds neck+bridge neck+middle+bridge neck+middle phased neck+bridge phased neck+middle+bridge phased series blend pot blends between neck+middle - middle+bridge and includes all three on together push/pull on vol (introduces bridge in parallel mode) takes out middle pickup in series giving neck+bridge in midway position of pot. push/pull on tone phases bridge pickup as per parallel Edited September 30, 2008 by hooglebug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantamanson Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 looks awesome ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I like the guitar. I am looking at the pics on your site and either they are shit quality or FF isn't renderring them properly. What browser do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantamanson Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 i thought it was something to do with the site. maybe a theme or effect its the same with the font and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) i use explorer and it works fine for me. i havent put any themes or effects on my site. heres some of the pics for anyone that cant see them Edited September 30, 2008 by hooglebug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) Looks very good, I love your paint job. I think you need to improve your site to do your guitars justice as it doesn't really work in firefox and most of your links to pages don't work. I'd happily do a re-design for you if you wanted. Edited September 30, 2008 by Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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