Delorean Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Im soon starting to start making a mattocaster guitar. I'll be posting all the information about what Im doing. I have created this thread so you guys could maybe help me if Im stuck or if I need suggestions about my job here. Thats my first template showing the sizing of the Mattocaster guitar. Shape: Mattocaster (The one Im making is the furthest to the right on my template) Body: Mahogany Body Top, sides and back of the guitar: Mirror Perspex Acrylic Neck: Curly maple or Birds-eye maple Fingereboard: Rosewood Number of frets: 24 Bolt-on (neck to body) Scale length; 647.7mm (25.5inches) Thickness at the top of the neck: 43mm Thickness on the last fret: 56mm Thickness on the first fret: 19mm Thickness on the 12th fret: 21mm Radius: 400mm Locking nut (Ibanez) Ibanez Edge Lo Pro Tremolo (Chrome) 3-way les paul switch (replacing the FSK-401 5-way) Killswitch Frenandes Sustainer Kit 401 Zvex Fuzz Factory (with 4 knobs(gate,stab,drive,comp)) Mansons MBK-2 Bridge Humbucker Not sure about machine heads, gotoh 510 are to expensive for what they are. Feel free to ask any questions that are to do with my work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 shape looks good what specs are you going for exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm guessing you wanted me to reply here from that PM, but it looks like you have it planned out quite well which is important. (seems that most people jump into it without knowing what they want to do) Specs look great. I'm not sure what to suggest for tuning heads to be honest...gotohs are my favorite (with grovers as a close second, which I've put on pretty much every gibson i've had) - there are cheaper gotohs than the 510s that are still excellent quality. I just got my guitar fixed up by Mansons and the cost of the height adjustable 510's (HAPs) was $115 or something like that! They're great tuners, but not cheap at all.. keep in mind that if you're not going to have staggered/height adjustable tuners, you'll need a string tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Not with a locking trem he won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Not with a locking trem he won't Oh right haha Explain the 'before' pictures of Sam's guitar then Yeah I'd get some standard but good quality tuners - maybe the gotoh SG38 or whatever warmoth has? I recall those were $40 something a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 picked birdseye because its more stable. tho to be honest, unless its not properly dried or you have a particularly unstable bit you shouldnt have problems with either. all figured wood is more unstable than unfigured wood as figuring is due to disease or stress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 in soviet russia, mattocaster makes you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 it was only a matter of time! 13 votes and one explanation? i prefer birds-eye...i think this would look a bit nicer as a top wood to be honest. I think what's most important is that it doesn't warp or anything. they both look great, but it's up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 it was only a matter of time! 13 votes and one explanation? i prefer birds-eye...i think this would look a bit nicer as a top wood to be honest. I think what's most important is that it doesn't warp or anything. they both look great, but it's up to you. What do you mean by "top wood" ? Do you think it is worth paying 260$ for the one of a kind grade birds-eye maple or just get a 160$ excelent grade birds-eye which is the same but just doesn't look as nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I used AAA grade. It looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I used AAA grade. It looks really good. How much is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I bought a finished neck for about $500 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I used AAA grade. It looks really good. Is AAA grade better than one of a kind grade ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 one of a kind grade isn't a real grading term as far as i'm aware... AAA is really high quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 What do you mean by "top wood" ? Do you think it is worth paying 260$ for the one of a kind grade birds-eye maple or just get a 160$ excelent grade birds-eye which is the same but just doesn't look as nice? I mean like the maple top on a les paul for example - you have the back wood which is mahogany, and the top wood which can be maple of various types (plain, flame, etc). And I'm not sure to be honest - If it's equally as stable, it might be if it looks noticeably better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I mean like the maple top on a les paul for example - you have the back wood which is mahogany, and the top wood which can be maple of various types (plain, flame, etc). And I'm not sure to be honest - If it's equally as stable, it might be if it looks noticeably better. http://www.birdseyemaple.com/birdseye-maple/sap-oneofakind.jpg the one on the right is the 260$ and the one on the left is 160$. Have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 the 'one of a kind' looks much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yeah it does look a lot better - I'd say it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flump Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yeah it does look a lot better - I'd say it's worth it. I agree..it looks much better. OP, you mentioned in your original post that you want 24 frets and a sustainer. The 24 frets is gonna push the sustainer pretty close to the bridge pickup and its possible you could get some interference. Just something to watch out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 So do you think I should get birds eye rather than curly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 get which ever you prefer the look of. it's your guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell_A Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 get which ever you prefer the look of. it's your guitar! ^ this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 I'm covering the top, back and sides of the body with Perspex acrylic mirror. (to whom alredy did so) how could I make it look neat and tidy? I've seen a few done and most of them didn't look so good. I need to know more about how to cover with mirror besically any suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 it's not easy. i was practically tearing my hair out doing mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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