Neil. Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 thanks for that. i'll see how i get on. fortunately, there's a big woodies (like b&q in england) just down the road in case i need something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Echelon~ Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Thanks man! Yeah I didnt word that very well.... I really must stop posting when i'm abouts to fall sleep... Yeah what I ment to say is I can wire one up, put it together etc. Just the actual wood work I'm not good with. Other than that part I should be alright though. Oh and btw the guitar you built looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 im STILLLLLLLLLLLLLLL waiting for the paint to harden off. tho it did need over 1.5 litres of clear coat to cover the glitter (!!!!!!!??????!!!!!!) so it will probably take a while in october. but i did manage to flat it all down. heres some pics - bear in mind the finish is only sanding with 400 paper to flat it down so its still scratchy and very very matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 that looks great Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musecasters Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 fantastic work mate, the shape is nearly perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musecasters Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 where did you get the neck mate, it looks lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 me? i made it. the wood came from david dyke if thats what you mean and cos you cant see in the pics, its got a soft v profile to it which rounds off to more of a c at the higher frets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantamanson Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 your guitars are so neatly done ant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 thanks:) this stupid paint is taking an age to cure! i thought the headstock was about ready today so i gave it a final little flat down with some 800, then straight onto the polishing pads (1500 - 12000), using them slowly. it polished it up a treat, but then i see that somehow, in the tiny amount of heat generated by the friction of using the pads (which is much less then using sandpaper!) the finish had managed to shrink again, making the decal visible, an in some places actually going through the clear coat on some wrinkles in the decal paper. im very annoyed. i couldnt even tell you how many coats went onto the damn thing. and all were left to go off for the right amount of time before the next one went on. i cant understand why its doing it, but its doing my head in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 that is frustrating... i hope for your own sake that all this effort will be worth it in the end!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 i already know it wont. im not really in a place that i can be charging what i should be charging, so im not going to make as much as i should yet. and people seem to think i own a chinese factory and pay my workers 50p an hour for some reason. you wouldnt believe how many people i get saying 'how much would this be', and be shocked when i tell them its more than £500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 yeah, i think some people must think that stuff doesnt cost money... on a realistic note, if i can get this guitar sold when it's done, for my next one, would you be interested in doing a neck for me if i gave you cad drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musecasters Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 me? i made it. the wood came from david dyke if thats what you mean and cos you cant see in the pics, its got a soft v profile to it which rounds off to more of a c at the higher frets very impressive, looking forward to see more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybar=] Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 i already know it wont. im not really in a place that i can be charging what i should be charging, so im not going to make as much as i should yet. and people seem to think i own a chinese factory and pay my workers 50p an hour for some reason. you wouldnt believe how many people i get saying 'how much would this be', and be shocked when i tell them its more than £500 o hai thur no, sorry about that. Its just i know a local person who builds and sells guitars for around £400-600 I was just wondering how much yours were. but clearly yours are a lot better quality lol!! and liking the look of the glitter btw, i thought it would come out a bit...gay? but looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_2 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 ;5080932']o hai thur no, sorry about that. Its just i know a local person who builds and sells guitars for around £400-600 I was just wondering how much yours were. but clearly yours are a lot better quality lol!! Anyone can claim to make guitars. Anything you're buying for £400-600 is either made out of cheap shit components or has been thrown together. Or both. The raw material cost of mine was in excess of £500 and took (albeit a few hours here and there) two months to build and finish, so you have to allow for, as Anthony implies, the chap doing it to make something for his hard work. While it's obviously impossible to generalise, I'd suggest any "hand built" guitar selling for the sort of money you're talking about would either be assembled from off the peg components (i.e. not truly hand built) or would simply be a piece of shit. The economics just don't make sense at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Anyone can claim to make guitars. Anything you're buying for £400-600 is either made out of cheap shit components or has been thrown together. Or both. The raw material cost of mine was in excess of £500 and took (albeit a few hours here and there) two months to build and finish, so you have to allow for, as Anthony implies, the chap doing it to make something for his hard work. While it's obviously impossible to generalise, I'd suggest any "hand built" guitar selling for the sort of money you're talking about would either be assembled from off the peg components (i.e. not truly hand built) or would simply be a piece of shit. The economics just don't make sense at that price. I dunno about that. The hardware and pickups for the bass I'm building set me back about $300 for fine quality parts from Warmoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybar=] Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Anyone can claim to make guitars. Anything you're buying for £400-600 is either made out of cheap shit components or has been thrown together. Or both. The raw material cost of mine was in excess of £500 and took (albeit a few hours here and there) two months to build and finish, so you have to allow for, as Anthony implies, the chap doing it to make something for his hard work. While it's obviously impossible to generalise, I'd suggest any "hand built" guitar selling for the sort of money you're talking about would either be assembled from off the peg components (i.e. not truly hand built) or would simply be a piece of shit. The economics just don't make sense at that price. he makes damn nice guitars. i dont know about all the wiring, but the pups arent too bad. he bought loads of Seymour JB's, so they come standard on the guitar, and mahogany body with a maple neck. i think he gets some of it VAT free though :/ he's not doing it to make a huge profit though. hes a very nice guy (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 ;5080932']o hai thur no, sorry about that. Its just i know a local person who builds and sells guitars for around £400-600 I was just wondering how much yours were. but clearly yours are a lot better quality lol!! and liking the look of the glitter btw, i thought it would come out a bit...gay? but looks good! i wasnt talking specifically about you, i have lots of people asking and getting that kind of response. the wood and parts for this one has cost about £750. that does include a fuzz factory and sustainer, but both at ebay prices rather than full retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybar=] Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 i wasnt talking specifically about you, i have lots of people asking and getting that kind of response. the wood and parts for this one has cost about £750. that does include a fuzz factory and sustainer, but both at ebay prices rather than full retail thats a really good price actually and im guessing your a good luthier too. yeah. i either wish that i had more money or your guitars were cheaper. i love your shapes!!!! they're actually epic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 thats a really good price actually thats just for the materials. it usually costs about £400- 500 for materials alone. and with all the time it takes to do im hardly making anything out of the ones i do as it is, so any lower and i might as well be a shelf monkey at morrisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosoful Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Well I'm not making it but he's a project Conklin have underway for me:D... Fanned fret 8 string, mwahahahahahaaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Fiendish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Well I'm not making it but he's a project Conklin have underway for me:D... Fanned fret 8 string, mwahahahahahaaa. WANT. Just say you don't want it, give it to me instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_2 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 i wasnt talking specifically about you, i have lots of people asking and getting that kind of response. the wood and parts for this one has cost about £750. that does include a fuzz factory and sustainer, but both at ebay prices rather than full retail Can't you get trade terms on either of those? Should think so as a commercial builder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toff Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 so any lower and i might as well be a shelf monkey at morrisons i lold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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