Tombalek Guitars Work in Progress.

[gjkung]

Here's some updates of what's been happening:

This is a 24.65" 6 string build with hipshot contour trem and piezos.

The neck:
Maple/Sapele with Macassar ebony fingerboard, headplate and accent strips in the body. NECKTHRU

The body:
Figured cherry top and bottom with Ash chambered and sandwiched in the middle.

Pickups will be Lundgren Heaven 57 bridge and Smooth Operator Neck.

Just incase, that isn't a flame figure on the cherry, they're planer marks.

The body looks tiny here because the neckthru isn't in yet, I put the wings together for the shoot.

 

[hidetox]

NICE! cant wait to see the finished gee tar.

 

[gjkung]

Chambering:

Headstock cut:

Glued the back and top and middle bit together:

 

[reez_rock]

Great job man. Hope you don't mind if I give a small suggestion and constructive comment. I think the only thing that aesthetically lacking on your guitars are the headstock bro. The headstock looks too generic looking..

If you do a market research all those leading big brands like fender, Ibanez, PRS, Dean, even custom made art pieces like schroeder, they have a visually memorable and easily recognizeable headstock.

Not try to offense your creation in any ways bro. Just an input as a user and design person. Wishing you to be recognised worldwide in the future

 

[gjkung]

reez_rock: Thanks for the input, but the headstock was designed by the Justin Liew, the owner-to-be of this guitar. As I do only custom orders now, I've yet to settle on a distinctive headstock shape, that'd take more research as it has to be functional before stylish.

This morning I removed the clamps:
http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/gjkung/Tombalek Guitars/?action=view&current=DSC_0458.jpg

Here it is with my eight string:
http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/gjkung/Tombalek Guitars/?action=view&current=DSC_0459.jpg

 

[reez_rock]

ah. ic. sorry, cos it's pretty similar to your other creations so I thought you are going to make it as your official design. Good to know that you are still pushing your design forward

 

[gjkung]

No worries. The headstock designs have been quite varied so far though.

 

[junkiemanxl]

gjkung:
Good stuff !

 

[gjkung]

Finished shaping the neck:

20 inch radius:

With the wings:

 

[simplecomplexity]

this is coming along good!

 

[gjkung]

Glue and clamps removed!

Thanks for watching!

 

[gjkung]

Time to get the body in shape:

After sanding off the oil I had on previously, I saturated it again to show the grain.

Neck heel time.

Take the stairs?

Halfway done.

 

[gjkung]

More work at night.

Roughly done, might decide to carve more.

Check out the symmetry:

 

[gjkung]

more updates:

further carved the neck heel:

and then I took one of my rubber-blowers:

and blew a hole in my guitar:

liked how it turned out so I did it near the bridge too:

Lundgrens went in to get a feel:

 

[carboxymoron]

and blew a hole in my guitar

Wow must teach me that trick!

The neck through looks really good

 

[gjkung]

haha I make a tutorial for you.

 

[LadyInTears]

hi stanley's jumping buddy, how much do you charge for a full guitar set up and electronic maintenance?

 

[gjkung]

Hey man email me the details can? Sorry I missed this post.

gjkung@hotmail.com

 

[zazin]

nicely done la bro. do u have a blog which i can view more apart frm facebook?
do u do guitar mods n repairs?
n how much for a basic custom made guitar with a basic specs would cost bro?

 

[gjkung]

Hey thanks bro, yes I do guitar mods and repairs.

I update all my work here and on facebook, no blog yet too busy!

Routed out for the tremolo today.