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Progress of making a Mattocaster guitar myself.


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Which wood for the neck ? (and why)  

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  1. 1. Which wood for the neck ? (and why)

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Haha :) That piece of wooden brick look so cuuute =)

 

How soon will mirror come? I really can't look forward you to finish that project!

 

:LOL: Thanks

 

ARRIVED ! ! !

Very nicely done,fits perfectly :happy:

Ive ordered 3 headstocks just incase I mess up with bending it ;)

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:LOL: Thanks

 

ARRIVED ! ! !

Very nicely done,fits perfectly :happy:

Ive ordered 3 headstocks just incase I mess up with bending it ;)

Opinions?

 

i see you

 

....or in this case, do you see me? .. :stunned: *points at location*

 

Nice. are you going to put a logo on that?

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i see you

 

....or in this case, do you see me? .. :stunned: *points at location*

 

Nice. are you going to put a logo on that?

 

Thanks. I'm very impressed too :happy:

I thought about the logo but I think I'll just leave it as it is.I dont think I'll be making guitars for anyone because it takes such a long time and effort to order everything to Russia...:p

 

Today I'm starting the body work.Will post more pics in the next few days.

 

yeh,thats me :D

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Really you should have routed the neck pocket first, got the neck bolted on and made sure everything was aligned properly before you started routing for the bridge.

It looks nice, hopefully it'll be playable too!

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Really you should have routed the neck pocket first, got the neck bolted on and made sure everything was aligned properly before you started routing for the bridge.

It looks nice, hopefully it'll be playable too!

 

I have already measured the scale and everything else (marked it all on the body),hopefully it would be fine..:(

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I don't mean just the scale, you want to make sure the strings end up dead centre down the fretboard and not slipping off to one side. There's only a few mm in it so you really need to be spot on. Hopefully it'll work out ok. It always seems to be the bit I'm never completely happy with no matter how many measurements I make and lines that I draw.

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This is looking great, mate! You've given me a few ideas myself.

 

Mirror plexiglass, right? How is this gonna be finished? Does the lacquer just go over the plexi, or...?

 

And, last question, how do you bend the plexi for the contours? I'm thinking it might be "melting" it ever so slightly over a flame, but of course I may be wrong :$:D

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This is looking great, mate! You've given me a few ideas myself.

 

Mirror plexiglass, right? How is this gonna be finished? Does the lacquer just go over the plexi, or...?

 

And, last question, how do you bend the plexi for the contours? I'm thinking it might be "melting" it ever so slightly over a flame, but of course I may be wrong :$:D

 

For thу body I have used a 3mm perspex acrylic mirror. It is white because of the plastic cover (not to get it scratched before I actually use it)

 

Thats how I did it,with a flame gun (or whatever you call it).

 

Here are some pictures :happy:

I have cut the holes for all the electronics and stuff like that. The back plates fit well which is good.

The mirror fits perfectly now.

 

Cant really say anything else :$

Your go :D

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