***** Guitar Project Jigs, Tools & Techniques Online Resources Archives OLF Video Page Library of plans MP3 Library Inlay Class
Offical Luthiers Forum





And our community proudly sponsored by:

RC Tonewoods | Stewart MacDonald | LuthiersForum
TasmanianTonewoods | OLF | OLF MERCH
Luthier Suppliers | Pacific Coast Woods | ELEVATE
OLF X | Tasmanian Acoustic Tonewood | Luthiers Forum Store!
Luthiers Forum | OLF Facebook | AVAIL SPACE
OLF | Alaska Specialty Woods | A.Hix Tonewood
Duke of Pearl | Birkonium CNC | Space




Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Tue Nov 26, 2024 12:48 am


Board index » Electric Guitar & Bass Construction

All times are UTC - 5 hours





Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 5 of 5
  [ 118 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:01 pm 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Thanks guys !!!

So, at least, I've finished the lacquer.

13 KTM9's coats, one month of drying, then wet sanding 400 to 2000 grit, then the two finest menzerna polishing past with buffing wheels mounted on my drill press and finally swirl remover :

Here is the result, not perfect yet, some d*mn bubbles trapped here and there, maybe my next lacquer will be "default free"... gaah laughing6-hehe ;) :
Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image

Voilà, :P

Have a nice sunday afternoon,

See ya,

Ben
Top
 Profile  
 
turmite
PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:43 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:39 am
Posts: 519
Ben so good to see you nearly finished. You will of course keep us posted and put a sound clip up?? Right?

Mike
Top
 Profile  
 
oli-lgw
PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:01 am 
Offline
Mahogany
Mahogany
User avatar

Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:58 am
Posts: 89
Location: Canada
First name: Olivier
Last Name: Gauthier
City: Montreal
State: Quebec
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Réellement une des plus belles guitares électrique que j'ai vue. Simply stunning. The woods, the shape, the details.... perfect. Just don't ruin it with gold hardware!! haha beehive

can't wait to see it strung up! :D

_________________
Olivier Gauthier
Montreal, QC
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:55 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
turmite wrote:
Ben so good to see you nearly finished. You will of course keep us posted and put a sound clip up?? Right?

Mike
Thanks a lot Mike !!! Of course, I'll post a sound clip... it's gonna be funny, but I will... laughing6-hehe ;)

oli-lgw wrote:
Réellement une des plus belles guitares électrique que j'ai vue. Simply stunning. The woods, the shape, the details.... perfect. Just don't ruin it with gold hardware!! haha beehive

Merci beaucoup Olivier :oops: ;)

The hardware wil be black, I wanted something "low profile" with the maple burl and snakewood and MOP... 8-) ;)

Thanks again amigos and see you !

Ben
Top
 Profile  
 
turmite
PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:20 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:39 am
Posts: 519
Jojobilou wrote:
turmite wrote:
Ben so good to see you nearly finished. You will of course keep us posted and put a sound clip up?? Right?

Mike
Thanks a lot Mike !!! Of course, I'll post a sound clip... it's gonna be funny, but I will... laughing6-hehe ;)

oli-lgw wrote:
Réellement une des plus belles guitares électrique que j'ai vue. Simply stunning. The woods, the shape, the details.... perfect. Just don't ruin it with gold hardware!! haha beehive

Merci beaucoup Olivier :oops: ;)

The hardware wil be black, I wanted something "low profile" with the maple burl and snakewood and MOP... 8-) ;)

Thanks again amigos and see you !

Ben




oli-lgw......some of us like GOLD!!! beehive laughing6-hehe

Ben is amigos French for friends? laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe
Top
 Profile  
 
caribou
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:52 am 
Offline
Mahogany
Mahogany
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:49 am
Posts: 53
Location: le Guilvinec (France)
First name: Franck
Last Name: Chérubin
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
turmite wrote:
Jojobilou wrote:
Thanks again amigos and see you !

Ben is amigos French for friends? laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe

Perhaps tovaritch would be better ? :D

PS: Did you see Ben ? The smileys here suffer from the same ilness than ours...

_________________
http://www.cherubin-luthier.fr
https://www.facebook.com/FranckCherubinLuthier
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:47 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
:D

Roswell style !!! :lol:

Hi there !!!

These WE I did the frets leveling and I mounted the hardware, these week, I'll do the electronic, I hope... :)

The guitar sounds already very well, louder than my last one... funny how it changes... don't know why. :P

Pictures :


Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image

The end is near... bliss

Have a nice sunday,

Jojo
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:35 pm 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Thanks a lot Chris, I like yours very much too... Image Image ;)

The P90's style pickups are made by Franck Chérubin (caribou on the forums)... 8-)
Top
 Profile  
 
turmite
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:59 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:39 am
Posts: 519
Hi Ben,

Great to see it nearly finished. I want to thank you for allowing me the privelege of using your drawings for the guitar I built my grandson. After reading Chris's post, I am curious if you used his guitar as inspiration for you design? They are not alike, but they do seem to resemble. Matters not to me how you came up with it, just glad that you did. You and Chris both have "artist" level skills to me.

Mike
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:41 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
turmite wrote:
Hi Ben,

Great to see it nearly finished. I want to thank you for allowing me the privelege of using your drawings for the guitar I built my grandson.


Thanks Mike, you're welcome... ;)


turmite wrote:
After reading Chris's post, I am curious if you used his guitar as inspiration for you design? They are not alike, but they do seem to resemble. Matters not to me how you came up with it, just glad that you did. You and Chris both have "artist" level skills to me.

Mike
Well, I didn't know Chris's guitars two years ago, when I drew the Imago... ;)

But you're right they seem to resemble... and it seems you never create a "true" new design... ;)

Even for my previous one, which was quite original to me, I've found an early 90's yamaha guitar wich resemble a little bit... :lol:

Thanks again for your nice comments and your support Mike... :D ;)
Top
 Profile  
 
turmite
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:31 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:39 am
Posts: 519
Ben it is my pleasure to support you. This has been a fun build to watch, and participate in with the loan of your drawings.

Chris now you really have got my attention. An archtop using that design will be beautiful. Are you doing a build thread about the acoustic you show here?

Mike
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:49 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
turmite wrote:

Chris now you really have got my attention. An archtop using that design will be beautiful. Are you doing a build thread about the acoustic you show here?

Mike


+1, these archtop is going be gorgeous !!! I hope you'll do a build thread... ;)
Top
 Profile  
 
Jebarri
PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:54 pm 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:48 am
Posts: 108
Location: United States
Looks great Jojo! I like the pickup covers, and nice job with the finish... definitely one of the cooler guitars I have seen in a while.
Top
 Profile  
 
Howard Klepper
PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:16 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:16 am
Posts: 2692
You have talent, Jojo.

_________________
Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.
Top
 Profile  
 
Ti-Roux
PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:37 pm 
Offline
Koa
Koa
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:46 pm
Posts: 950
First name: Francis
Last Name: Richer
City: Montréal
State: Québec
Zip/Postal Code: H4G 2Z2
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro
Incroyable, vraiment, magnifique guitare! Chapeau!

_________________
Francis Richer, Montréal
Les Guitares F&M Guitars
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:25 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Thanks a lot my friends !!! :)

Well, there is still some defects (with the finish by example), but I must say I'm happy with these third home made guitar... :D ;)

I'll post samples these week, I heard the P90s yesterday afternoon for the first time and it's great !!! bliss
Top
 Profile  
 
peters instruments
PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:51 pm 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:11 pm
Posts: 352
Location: muncie IN
First name: shad
Last Name: peters
Focus: Build
chris i would just like to say that your guitars have been a big inspiration for me. i see your projects and it get me motivated to get off my butt. (same goes for you jojo)

_________________
~shad peters

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petersinstruments/
http://petersinstruments.blogspot.com/
http://petersinstruments.com/
Top
 Profile  
 
Jojobilou
PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:45 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm
Posts: 122
First name: Benjamin
Last Name: Castincaud
City: Niort
Zip/Postal Code: 79000
Country: FRANCE
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Thanks Peter :)

Last photos :

Image

Image

Image

Image

And here is the soundclips :

Don't pay attention to the guitar player... :oops: :D

Guitar > Marshall DSL401 > Shure SM57 via Shure x2u interface USB > PC > Audacity > .ogg


Clean : Song = La Fleur Artist = -M- , neck, middle, bridge.

http://www.lutherie-amateur.com/jojobilou/Imago/samples/la_fleur.ogg

Crunch : neck, middle, bridge. I've tried to vary the attack, in order to "show" the pickups's dynamic...

http://www.lutherie-amateur.com/jojobilou/Imago/samples/truc_manche.ogg
http://www.lutherie-amateur.com/jojobilou/Imago/samples/truc_intermediaire.ogg
http://www.lutherie-amateur.com/jojobilou/Imago/samples/truc_chevalet.ogg

Overdrive : Song = Macadam Massacre Artist = Bérurier Noir :

http://www.lutherie-amateur.com/jojobilou/Imago/samples/macadam_massacre.ogg

With firefox, the soundclips should play automatically.

At home, on the hifi, the sound is close to the marshall sound... ;)

Have a nice day, see you...

Jojo
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 5 of 5
  [ 118 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Board index » Electric Guitar & Bass Construction

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 53 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com