My alder S7

scott from _actual time_ · 03-19-2007, 08:54 AM

(diverted from Modded my 97' UV!, so i don't hijack Heavy Ed's thread any more than i already have....)

thanks, dudes! it's routed for a Lo-Pro 7, i just did the rout really shallow to leave as much wood as possible. actually too shallow--i'm gonna have to shim the neck a bit.

that is the final finish, nitro laquer over stain, but that pic was taken halfway through the wetsanding, so the glossy shine hasn't come in yet. i need to take some new pics.

DarkWolf, the neck single is the Anderson i have, that has a big bar magnet glued across the bottom. it sounded really bright and clear when i did the test assembly. the body wasn't finished then, and i had the pickup wired straight to the output jack beacuse i didn't want to install the pots, but hopefully it'll still sound that good with the finish and the volume pot.

technomancer · 03-19-2007, 09:29 AM

That is going to be sweet

xwmucradiox · 03-19-2007, 10:04 AM

Whats up with the switch hole. Is some sort of different switch going there or is that just what it looks like under the plastic cover?

metalfiend666 · 03-19-2007, 10:09 AM

Looks nice dude. Lots of pics when it's finished.

Heavy Ed · 03-19-2007, 11:01 AM

Very nice, can't wait to see it finished!

noodles · 03-19-2007, 11:11 AM

scott from _actual time_ · 03-19-2007, 12:53 PM

thanks dudes. yeah, that rectangular switch hole is what it looks like underneath the little black plastic S-series switch mount thingy.

skinhead · 03-19-2007, 01:20 PM

but i don't like the single pup on the neck. But it's your guitar, you have to enjoy it like you want.

BTW we want a lot of pictures when the guitar's finished!

String Seraphim · 03-19-2007, 03:45 PM

Very classy so far and I really dig single coils. Hope everything goes smoothly with the construction.

ohio_eric · 03-20-2007, 12:52 AM

I always thought Ibanez should build S series guitars from some woods other than mahogany. A maple bodied S7 would be awesome.

That guitar should be pretty damn cool.

Cancer · 03-20-2007, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohio_eric

I always thought Ibanez should build S series guitars from some woods other than mahogany. A maple bodied S7 would be awesome.

That guitar should be pretty damn cool.

Don't say that too loud, they'll start building them out of basswood, just to spite us.

scott from _actual time_ · 03-20-2007, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohio_eric

That guitar should be pretty damn cool.

thanks! all the wetsanding and polishing is done; i just need to assemble it.

Quote:

A maple bodied S7 would be awesome.

like this?

this one's not contoured yet, but that's on my list to do. it weighs a freakin ton!

Shawn · 03-20-2007, 01:09 PM

Lookin' really nice, Scott! I can't wait to see it when it's finished.

Drew · 03-20-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott from _actual time_

thanks! all the wetsanding and polishing is done; i just need to assemble it.

like this?

this one's not contoured yet, but that's on my list to do. it weighs a freakin ton!

Pretty please put a maple board on that.

NegaTiveXero · 03-20-2007, 01:39 PM

Isn't that a warmoth body?

If not, it looks damn close.

scott from _actual time_ · 03-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NegaTiveXero

Isn't that a warmoth body?

nope, that's an S7 body i'm building from a giant maple board. it's not contoured yet, and i haven't routed for the recessed trem, so it doesn't look exactly like an S at this point. but it will be, eventually.

but not with a maple fingerboard--sorry, Drew.

on bright-sounding bodies, i like a mellower fingerboard wood like rosewood.

Quote:

If not, it looks damn close.

i'll take that as a compliment!

NegaTiveXero · 03-20-2007, 03:18 PM

You should. You're ....ing good.

scott from _actual time_ · 03-20-2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NegaTiveXero

You should. You're ....ing good.

thanks very much, but a lame camera and weak lighting hide a multitude of sins.

i'm best at the routing, so the raw bodies look good; i'm not so great at the finishing, so they look less good the further along i get.

ohio_eric · 03-20-2007, 11:00 PM

Scott that maple bodied S7 will be stunning when it's done. It's even a SSH pickup config. I want it.

Leon · 03-21-2007, 12:47 AM

hot!

Pablo · 03-21-2007, 03:08 PM

Nice work man - those bodies look VERY nice!!! Which leads to the question of necks... Where do you plan on finding a pair of 22 fret 25.5" 7-string necks? Oh, and that alder body screams for a maple board (I agree with you that the maple body needs rosewood to make it slightly mellower).

Cheers

Eske

P.s.: If you don't like your own finishes, you should consider taking it to a pro - shouldn't be too expensive and it'll look much nicer than the spraycan/garden solution.

scott from _actual time_ · 03-21-2007, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

Nice work man - those bodies look VERY nice!!! Which leads to the question of necks... Where do you plan on finding a pair of 22 fret 25.5" 7-string necks?

thanks! actually, i already have the necks: a 540S7 neck i got off Ebay years ago and a custom neck i bought from Shawn on this forum.

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P.s.: If you don't like your own finishes, you should consider taking it to a pro

well, the point for me is to get better at doing it myself. i'm picking woods that are easier to finish, like alder and maple, and i'm picking easier finish methods. and i am getting better--the alder S7 came out nicer than my maple V7--but i've got a ways to go.

Mark. A · 03-21-2007, 08:03 PM

Looking great dude! Soon you might have to be making some of us some nice bodies

scott from _actual time_ · 07-05-2007, 09:39 AM

no progress on my alder S7, but i did spray my mahogany S7 last weekend:

ohio_eric · 07-05-2007, 11:11 AM

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03-19-2007, 08:54 AM	#1
scott from _actual time_ grumpy old man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	My alder S7 (diverted from Modded my 97' UV!, so i don't hijack Heavy Ed's thread any more than i already have....) thanks, dudes! it's routed for a Lo-Pro 7, i just did the rout really shallow to leave as much wood as possible. actually too shallow--i'm gonna have to shim the neck a bit. that is the final finish, nitro laquer over stain, but that pic was taken halfway through the wetsanding, so the glossy shine hasn't come in yet. i need to take some new pics. DarkWolf, the neck single is the Anderson i have, that has a big bar magnet glued across the bottom. it sounded really bright and clear when i did the test assembly. the body wasn't finished then, and i had the pickup wired straight to the output jack beacuse i didn't want to install the pots, but hopefully it'll still sound that good with the finish and the volume pot. _actual time_ : prog/math/metal/???? on myspace download our EPs free at actual-time.com

03-19-2007, 09:29 AM	#2
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03-19-2007, 11:01 AM	#5
Heavy Ed singlecoil goodness Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Shits-Barre, Pa Posts: 354 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Very nice, can't wait to see it finished!

03-19-2007, 11:11 AM	#6
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scott from _actual time_ grumpy old man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	thanks dudes. yeah, that rectangular switch hole is what it looks like underneath the little black plastic S-series switch mount thingy. _actual time_ : prog/math/metal/???? on myspace download our EPs free at actual-time.com

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skinhead Manager / RHLC © Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,675 Thanked: 55 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	but i don't like the single pup on the neck. But it's your guitar, you have to enjoy it like you want. BTW we want a lot of pictures when the guitar's finished! Back to da 'hood (sevenstring.org)

03-19-2007, 03:45 PM	#9
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03-20-2007, 12:52 AM	#10
ohio_eric SS Contributor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 9,248 Thanked: 189 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I always thought Ibanez should build S series guitars from some woods other than mahogany. A maple bodied S7 would be awesome. That guitar should be pretty damn cool.

03-20-2007, 01:09 PM	#13
Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 24,506 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Lookin' really nice, Scott! I can't wait to see it when it's finished. My Guitar Videos

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NegaTiveXero Fuck Your Face! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florence, Ky Posts: 3,372 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 31 reviews	Isn't that a warmoth body? If not, it looks damn close. Ibanez RG7421XL w/ DiMarzio Evolution and Liquifire Ibanez K7WH w/ DiMarzio Evolution Ibanez RG7321BK w/ Blaze Custom Agile Intrepid Pro 828 w/ EMG808 My band Scarangella

03-20-2007, 03:18 PM	#17
NegaTiveXero Fuck Your Face! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florence, Ky Posts: 3,372 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 31 reviews	You should. You're ....ing good. Ibanez RG7421XL w/ DiMarzio Evolution and Liquifire Ibanez K7WH w/ DiMarzio Evolution Ibanez RG7321BK w/ Blaze Custom Agile Intrepid Pro 828 w/ EMG808 My band Scarangella

03-20-2007, 11:00 PM	#19
ohio_eric SS Contributor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 9,248 Thanked: 189 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Scott that maple bodied S7 will be stunning when it's done. It's even a SSH pickup config. I want it.

03-21-2007, 12:47 AM	#20
Leon {##[====:::. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nebula, Ohio Posts: 12,586 Thanked: 91 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	hot!

03-21-2007, 03:08 PM	#21
Pablo Resident Wanker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 952 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice work man - those bodies look VERY nice!!! Which leads to the question of necks... Where do you plan on finding a pair of 22 fret 25.5" 7-string necks? Oh, and that alder body screams for a maple board (I agree with you that the maple body needs rosewood to make it slightly mellower). Cheers Eske P.s.: If you don't like your own finishes, you should consider taking it to a pro - shouldn't be too expensive and it'll look much nicer than the spraycan/garden solution. "Do be do be do" - Frank Sinatra

03-21-2007, 08:03 PM	#23
Mark. A gang* 4 lyfe Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,952 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Looking great dude! Soon you might have to be making some of us some nice bodies

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scott from _actual time_ grumpy old man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	no progress on my alder S7, but i did spray my mahogany S7 last weekend: _actual time_ : prog/math/metal/???? on myspace download our EPs free at actual-time.com

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