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Post by heem6 on Mar 8, 2010 23:46:50 GMT -5
Eleven pounds doesn't seem like too much to play while sitting down. I'm now wondering if this guitar might have SICK sustain with all that weight and aluminum.
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Post by lbeast on Mar 9, 2010 11:20:50 GMT -5
Les Pauls can weigh that much. I have a PRS that is almost 9 lbs. She is heavy, but the trade off is the sustain you get. Wow it's got scads and scads of it.
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 9, 2010 11:28:54 GMT -5
Well, I'm starting with 28.5 pounds of raw material, so I'm thinking my estimate will be light.
I did remove a lot of material though, so we'll see.
I hope it doesn't sound hollow and tinny.
I could always add light foam in the pockets.
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Post by lbeast on Mar 9, 2010 12:39:23 GMT -5
What about that Lucite question Bo?
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 9, 2010 13:50:46 GMT -5
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Post by lbeast on Mar 9, 2010 16:04:08 GMT -5
My bad. I remember reading it as well now. I'm going mad I tell you. What the???  |
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 9, 2010 16:23:44 GMT -5
My bad. I remember reading it as well now. I'm going mad I tell you. What the??? Lol. No worries. I could work on the design after I'm done with this project. I'll draw it up solid and see what you think. I can even make the model transparent. ;D Is it clear Lucite or colored? |
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 10, 2010 23:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by lbeast on Mar 11, 2010 18:18:53 GMT -5
My bad. I remember reading it as well now. I'm going mad I tell you. What the??? Lol. No worries. I could work on the design after I'm done with this project. I'll draw it up solid and see what you think. I can even make the model transparent. ;D Is it clear Lucite or colored? That would be awesome. I don't have any lucite just yet, but iffin' I wuz to find some perchance, I wuza wonderin' iffin' you could cut me out a clear HM body and it sounds like I got my answer. I'm officially on the hunt fer some 1 3/4 in thick lucite. Your aluminum guitar appears to be shaping up quite nicely. |
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Post by heem6 on Mar 11, 2010 21:03:05 GMT -5
Wow. It's starting to look fantastic!
As Eddie Money used to say, "I think I'm in love."
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 12, 2010 2:51:05 GMT -5
All done, except for polishing. I'll do that next weekend. I'd comment more, but I'm exhausted. It plays good, but I wired it quick, and the neck pickup doesn't work, but I'll fix it. Just too tired tonight.      |
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Post by heem6 on Mar 12, 2010 8:57:54 GMT -5
Man, she is a beauty! I can't get over how fast you got this built - I checked your original post and it was February 26th. That means you built and assembled and wired this entire guitar from scratch in two weeks! Did you use the pickups from the ESP in this guitar?
Congratulations! No doubt you are exhausted!
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 12, 2010 11:25:15 GMT -5
Thanks! Yeah, once I get an itch, it gets scratched... ;D Yes, I used the pickups that I had in the LTD. Neck bridge pickup is a Dimarzio Super 3, and the neck pickup is an ESP LH-150 which came stock in the LTD. The action is exactly how I modeled it. More cudos for accurate measurements.  I weighed the body last night after I finished and assembled it, and the body alone weighs 11.2 pounds. That's not bad considering I started with 28.5 pounds of material. |
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Post by heem6 on Mar 12, 2010 14:48:18 GMT -5
Hey, do you happen to have measurements on the neck angle you built into this? And do you know what your string height above the frets is now? (Especially at the twelfth fret.)
The new guitar looks cool! When you polish it, you should photograph it against a dark background so it will really stand out in the picture!
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Mar 12, 2010 16:52:40 GMT -5
I put a 1° angle in the neck pocket, to maintain the .1" height at the nut.
I can't wait to get a good shine on 'er.
Although, part of me wants to keep the stamp on their that says:
"KAISER 6061T"
LOL
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