Wenge Rhoads Build

[JacksonRR]

Here is the start of this project. Just came today from Doug at Soulmate Guitars. I figured I better stay out of fretwork for my first real build and well with the cost of that having to be paid it just made sense to get the neck done too. Here's some pics of what I have. It's a neck though. Wenge neck, ziricote fingerboard, ebony binding and 24 stainless steel frets. Doing a Randy Rhoads shape with her. Going to get the body wood this weekend so hopefully it'll move pretty quickly. Planning on slapping Miracle Men in there, maybe Aftermaths... I don't know just yet.







I'll get some updates going when there's progress. =)

[horsehead]

nice wood ;)

[Roobubba]

I love wenge :)

[FernandoDuarte]

Great! I love RR and love the look of Wenge, might be a win-win!

[JacksonRR]

Ughhh. Couldn't make it to Peachstate Lumber on time today. Had a dude with a broken 5150 come late for his repair dropoff. At least he's paying for my wood now. =) I did get the headstock cut out, shaped the volute a little better into it, sanded that to a final and got the tuner holes drilled. I'll get some more pics up once the body is cut out. My photobucket doesn't hold much, don't wanna waste it on a headstock shape everyone's seen before. =)

[Ian Price]

I love Telecasters :)

Say what!!!

Good luck with the build - hope you make quicker progress than I am on mine!!

[JacksonRR]

Better to be slow and correct than rush a cr@p job. I'm guessing it'll be a month before she's strung. We'll have another 40 something years to play our hopefully awesome and beautiful guitars, so I don't worry about speed(but still dream of the day it's done). Craftsmanship>buying shite>regret on wasted wood. Are you doing a thread on your tele build? I'd like to see that.

[Roobubba]

Ian Price loves Bum sex! :)

Say what!!!

Good luck with the build - hope you make quicker progress than I am on mine!!

Right back at you :P

(edit oops lol)

[Ian Price]

Better to be slow and correct than rush a cr@p job. I'm guessing it'll be a month before she's strung. We'll have another 40 something years to play our hopefully awesome and beautiful guitars, so I don't worry about speed(but still dream of the day it's done). Craftsmanship>buying shitee>regret on wasted wood. Are you doing a thread on your tele build? I'd like to see that.

Agree with all of that. I did start a thread on the tele build - will take a look around later to see if I can find it!

The outline of the body was pretty straightforward although I have screwed up the neck pocket a little. Will be spending some time over the next few weeks correcting it.

This may sound sad to some but I got a great deal of enjoyment just sanding the edges of the guitar down until they were smooth and rounded. I can happily sit down for hours running my hand over the edges. No jokes about stroking wood here please [cough]Afghan[cough/]  :)

Really hope it works out for you - I'm not a fan of the V shape to be honest but I'll definitely be interested in seeing what it comes out like.

[Ian Price]

Ian Price loves Bum sex! :)

Say what!!!

Good luck with the build - hope you make quicker progress than I am on mine!!

Right back at you :P

(edit oops lol)

 :lol: I was a bit confused for a minute!

[Roobubba]

it's okay, I don't think he noticed :D

[JacksonRR]

[JacksonRR]

So I finally got to the lumber place on time. They were really cool and had a lot of good stock. I was talking to the salesman about what I really needed(not a whole $150 board) and he asked what it was for. I said, "Guitar" and he said, "Hold on." Came back and said, "Well we like to make things work for guitar builders so my manager said cut the one you want in half and charge you $35." YESSSSSSS PLEASE. When I went to pay for it, there were two other guys in there picking up guitar wood. They had a 5 inch stack of photos on the counter of guitar projects. I think I'll be going back.  :lol: Here's a pic of the stock I just picked up next to the neck for comparison on how freakin amazingly close it is in grain and color. Could've came off of the same tree. I'll be taking it to a buddy's house tomorrow to get a straight-line rip on it for joining. The lower horn will be one piece and the longer upper horn will have to have another joint.

[JacksonRR]

So I'm set on the overall shape, but I'm teetering on the neck heel.

option one:


option two:


What do you guys think? I like them both. The more scooped out one looks really comfortable, but the second has the official Rhoads joint that just looks the part.

[FernandoDuarte]

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You won't need more space to play than it, I guess