My 8 String's construction - start to finish (56k will be a while)

canuck brian · 10-28-2007, 10:30 AM

Hey guys, I managed to get all the pics of my 8 string's build in one place. So here ya go. I barely had any tools and everything I did I learned in a 4 month class at the local college and from reading Project Guitar. Hope you guys dig it.

I drew the dimensions out as accurately as possible. If you know the scale length, you should know exactly where everything should go.

Once that was done, I made sure I had all of my wood ahead of time. That's a one piece block of mahogany ($80 CDN) and two 1 inch x 3.25 inch x 48 long purpleheart boards ($10 CDN) The black templates were out of heavy bristol board.

Tried to figure out what part of the wood would look best.

I ended up changing the template so the body was wider, here's the original cutout with a hipshot 8 bridge.

I really liked the body shape until i put the body where i normally play and the upper horn was going to stab in the face. I thought that would suck so i heavily changed the upper horn.

I have no pics of the glueup of the scarf joint which truly sucks. So here's the purpleheart neck with the truss cavity cut.

Put on the birdseye maple fretboard and headstock bookmatch birdseye.

A mock up with the body - before cutting the neck pocket. That in itself was a horrific experience. The bearing on the router bit had the collar slip and there was a brutal gouge. I learned a lot about epoxy at this point.

I actually don't have a picture of it because i was too bitter about it at the time.

Neck side

Pickup routing

Control cavity - router template shifted...grrr.

Inlays pre-radiusing

Back shot after a lot of sanding

Done

It's got it's flaws, but when i started this, I hadn't touched a wood tool since grade 9 and knew squat. Hope you guys dig this.

BRUTALIZER GUITARS · 10-28-2007, 10:33 AM

I rember this build man!!! very cool

Mr. S · 10-28-2007, 10:35 AM

holly crap thats a looker!

awesome job there dude

FortePenance · 10-28-2007, 10:50 AM

Hadn't touched a tool since year 9 eh? That's really impressive.

I like it, especially the body at the end, real nice colour.

Codyyy · 10-28-2007, 10:56 AM

wa wa wee wow! Great success!

Stitch · 10-28-2007, 10:58 AM

Looks fucking sweet.

I must say, I actually prefer the newer body shape. It kinda reminds me of the horns on the 006/007, and thats cool.

Metal Ken · 10-28-2007, 11:04 AM

Sexual

Splinterhead · 10-28-2007, 11:10 AM

Nice job!

10-28-2007, 02:04 PM

The neck and the head looks really nice. Can't say the same about the body, but the neck joint looks nice.

I really think you should try to build some more guitars. it looks promising.

Apophis · 10-28-2007, 02:15 PM

Great job

Awesome

Congrats

10-28-2007, 10:30 AM	#1
canuck brian Shred from the North Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,547 Main Seven: Bowes Guitars BBRG-7 Main ERG: Bowes Guitars BBNB-8 Rig: PodXTPVelocity>Doyle Thanked: 34	My 8 String's construction - start to finish (56k will be a while) Hey guys, I managed to get all the pics of my 8 string's build in one place. So here ya go. I barely had any tools and everything I did I learned in a 4 month class at the local college and from reading Project Guitar. Hope you guys dig it. I drew the dimensions out as accurately as possible. If you know the scale length, you should know exactly where everything should go. Once that was done, I made sure I had all of my wood ahead of time. That's a one piece block of mahogany ($80 CDN) and two 1 inch x 3.25 inch x 48 long purpleheart boards ($10 CDN) The black templates were out of heavy bristol board. Tried to figure out what part of the wood would look best. I ended up changing the template so the body was wider, here's the original cutout with a hipshot 8 bridge. I really liked the body shape until i put the body where i normally play and the upper horn was going to stab in the face. I thought that would suck so i heavily changed the upper horn. I have no pics of the glueup of the scarf joint which truly sucks. So here's the purpleheart neck with the truss cavity cut. Put on the birdseye maple fretboard and headstock bookmatch birdseye. A mock up with the body - before cutting the neck pocket. That in itself was a horrific experience. The bearing on the router bit had the collar slip and there was a brutal gouge. I learned a lot about epoxy at this point. I actually don't have a picture of it because i was too bitter about it at the time. Neck side Pickup routing Control cavity - router template shifted...grrr. Inlays pre-radiusing Back shot after a lot of sanding Done It's got it's flaws, but when i started this, I hadn't touched a wood tool since grade 9 and knew squat. Hope you guys dig this.

10-28-2007, 10:33 AM	#2
BRUTALIZER GUITARS ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 472 Real Name: Mathew Main Seven: The Impaler Rig: Line 6 Thanked: 14	I rember this build man!!! very cool EVIL SICK THINGS SPILLED FROM MY MIND http://www.myspace.com/brutalizerguitars

10-28-2007, 10:35 AM	#3
Mr. S tacos? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 2,504 Real Name: Ryan Main Seven: K7 FB, Old UV's Rig: PodXT Live Thanked: 29	holly crap thats a looker! awesome job there dude Knights that say

10-28-2007, 10:50 AM	#4
FortePenance ǝɔuɐuǝdǝʇɹoɟ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,803 Real Name: Simon Rig: Line 6 Thanked: 25	Hadn't touched a tool since year 9 eh? That's really impressive. I like it, especially the body at the end, real nice colour. AND NOW I'M POSED IN AN AWKWARD STANCE

10-28-2007, 10:58 AM	#6
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,689 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 122	Looks fucking sweet. I must say, I actually prefer the newer body shape. It kinda reminds me of the horns on the 006/007, and thats cool. www.myspace.com/thecolourpinkisgay

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10-28-2007, 10:56 AM	#5
Codyyy The Flip-Flopper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,737 Real Name: Cody Main Seven: Loomis TOM Rig: Carvin V3 - Avatar Thanked: 61 $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Codyyy is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	wa wa wee wow! Great success!

10-28-2007, 11:04 AM	#7
Metal Ken Sudden Impact • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 17,174 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 79	Sexual Almighty asmodeus, existant of chaos Ominous be thy name Thy kingdom come on earth Lead me into all temptation of my flesh So I may trespass greatly into Thy ways by my desires ~Fornicatus Benefictus Thrashin' Is my business, and business is good. http://www.myspace.com/impurity Brutal Skullfucking Death Metal

10-28-2007, 11:10 AM	#8
Splinterhead Wyrd Sevenstringer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 205 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nice job! Greg Rapaport.com

10-28-2007, 02:04 PM	#9
Desecrated Dirty Lurker Posts: n/a	The neck and the head looks really nice. Can't say the same about the body, but the neck joint looks nice. I really think you should try to build some more guitars. it looks promising.

10-28-2007, 02:15 PM	#10
Apophis ROTER CUSTOM GUITARS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,172 Real Name: Sebastian Main Seven: I need more strings :) Main ERG: RCG 9 & 10 string Rig: Line6 Thanked: 54	Great job Awesome Congrats

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