Project guitars 2012

[edgie]

Let's see them. Here's mine:

Pine Body

Lollar pickups

Gotoh Kluson tuners

Hosco Japanese-made trem and bridge

250k Bourn pots

Stewmac Rosewood board

Stewmac medium frets

9.5" radius.

.012 D'addario Blues-Jazz set

It has a provision for the rhythm circuit but I can't find any during the time of the build so my luthier friend just gave me a temporary pickguard. The Dark Lime Green or 7up green color was inspired by the Empress phaser and the green scenery outside my window every morning here at Pasir Ris.: )

 

[Keitake]

Is this finished with nitro or poly? Where did you get the paint? My poly still hasn't cured for 6 months now... After buffing, orange peel will re-appear after a week.

 

[edgie]

It's poly finish. I had it built for me. I got the hardware and Lollar pickups here in Singapore and my luthier friend from the Philippines did the body, neck, pickguard and wiring. I can ask him for you about your problem.

 

[faekildare]

Is this finished with nitro or poly? Where did you get the paint? My poly still hasn't cured for 6 months now... After buffing, orange peel will re-appear after a week.

You do know that Nitro will shrink and wrap the guitar right? Mine only wraps up completely after a Year. LOL. And as I've done a material finish, the Nitro I used is very thick (Altho on hindsight, I should have used Epoxy as the base coat)

You can see the guitar here.
http://theguitarotakucomplex.blogspot.com/2011/09/ibanez-floral-rg550.html

 

[j_m_s]

sweet offset JM build man!

 

[relinquish69]

@edgie

why you stick to the traditional JM bridge? have you considered swapping out to a mastery?

 

[edgie]

I chose the traditional bridge because I want to experience the unique bouncy sound feel and sound of that trem. I read that if you will put a heavy gauge on it, it will be more stable hence the .012 gauge strings. It seems to be working fine and it's fat-sounding.

@jms: thanks.: )

 

[zoyd_berg]

Awesome guitar, excellent color. Thumbs up dude!!

 

[zoyd_berg]

I have 2 projects ongoing. Will post again when finished.

Project 1: Tele
- Body: MIJ Tele CTL-50 from the 80's
- Neck: Mighty mite birdseye maple with Tru-Oil finish, Vintage tuners
- Pickups: stock
- Bridge: Wilkinson compensated (G.E Smith style) with brass saddles
- Electronics: stock, will be upgraded to 4 way switch.

Project 2: Strat
- Body: American black walnut with Tru-Oil Finish. Back routing with matching wood cover
- Neck: Flame maple with abalone dot inlays, Nitro laquer finish, Fender 70's tuners
- Bridge: Fender Hardtail with vintage saddles
- Pickups: Fender Vintage Noiseless set
- Electronics: Eric Clapton Mid boost 25DB kit + Fender 5 way switch
- Electrosocket jack cup + switchcraft jack

Here is the pics of the progress so far:
http://s477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/zoyd_berg/Project Guitar/

 

[shaunofsg]

it seem that we don have a strong DIY culture in singapore. and i attribute to the fact that
education on this, wasnt well promoted from school- (think D & T, Arts).
the mental mindset that- "how well can a DIY be compared to a factory made" -a lot of luthrie started out as DIYians.
a lack of enviroment- you can host a saw table in HDB/ private house etc -

i was lucky to have my own place to work on stuff. tough part is to obtain proper wood- mahogany/alder in singapore
the community in sg is very small, but let's discussed what we do, resources, methods.
this one i am still working on.
it's gonna be a charvel inspired telecaster with twin humbuckers,
orignal parts are a MIM 08, which i own.

 

[edgie]

Cool man! I'll be watching for updates on that guitar.

I think it's really the case here in Asia as far as the wood sources are concerned. My friend in the Philippines has to order rosewood from Stewmac as it's just not available even in the furniture maker shops there. He's an honest guy who doesn't want to pass off kamagong(a kind of sturdy and dark-colored wood in the Phils) as rosewood. The Philippine Mahogany is also of a different grade than what they use on LP's I guess. It is being used though on the Yamaha Frank Gambale signature guitar and Aguilar's GS 1 X 12 bass cabinet.