Author Topic: My Warpig7 fanned fret build (Read 25195 times)

Oli · « **Reply #45 on:** September 26, 2007, 09:32:27 AM »

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the drill bit snapped, right inside the body :roll: Had to drill a hole at a different angle as there's no way to get the half of the drill bit out of the body... fortunately the hole will still be hidden under the bridge, and i'm sure the bit won't rattle around- it's in tight!

Aw man, that sucks. At least now you can truly call your guitar a METAL guitar :twisted:

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A picture shows where the guitar is at currently:
http://www.doom-metal.com/oli/output_channel.jpg

It says i am forbidden to view it...because i don't have an account? I used to have an account on Doom-Metal.com, but it has been a long time, a loooong time. Could you redirect it somewhere else please? I am very anxious to see it, as i am sure all the other members are.

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Due to just starting my degree, it may be a few weeks until she's all done, but the end is in sight now :)

what is your field of study? (im sure you have said this before, however, i have forgotten)

I've attatched it to the post now- forgot that we've got hot-linking disabled on the d-m.com server.

I'm studying Audio Engineering at SAE, looks like it's going to be a fun couple of years :)

WezV · « **Reply #46 on:** September 26, 2007, 10:42:07 AM »

Quote from: Oli

the drill bit snapped, right inside the body :roll: Had to drill a hole at a different angle as there's no way to get the half of the drill bit out of the body... fortunately the hole will still be hidden under the bridge, and i'm sure the bit won't rattle around- it's in tight!

been there done that - call it a tone injection system from now on!!!!

Oli · « **Reply #47 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:49:42 PM »

Nearly finished, been a long time since my last update. Only got the nut to cut, finish to apply (after removing the hardware ;)), and the frets to dress. The 'strings' are just lengths of coloured wire so i could see how it looked. Can't believe it's nearly a year since i started the build (beginning of May), i've learn't so much, i'm confident that my next build will be better :)

Click the picture to see a few more, showing chording etc.

temps · « **Reply #48 on:** March 25, 2008, 05:02:11 PM »

Hmm... nice looking build, but it doesn't look like it will intonate very well
to me. I've never seen a fanned fret guitar that had a straight bridge, no matter where the parallel fret was.

edit: NVM, read page 3. Thats an interesting concept :) Looks nice as well.

WezV · « **Reply #49 on:** March 25, 2008, 05:23:23 PM »

looks good oli - now get some finish on it!!

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #50 on:** March 25, 2008, 06:01:26 PM »

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Hmm... nice looking build, but it doesn't look like it will intonate very well
to me. I've never seen a fanned fret guitar that had a straight bridge, no matter where the parallel fret was.

edit: NVM, read page 3. Thats an interesting concept :) Looks nice as well.

Isn't the idea that nut slanted instead of the bridge?

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #51 on:** March 25, 2008, 07:01:47 PM »

Blimey Oli, that looks amazing! Well done. 8)

Oli · « **Reply #52 on:** March 25, 2008, 07:11:44 PM »

Cheers guys :) Interestingly, the fan of the frets makes it really easy to do a G chord (check the 6th image), it's really comfortable and ergonomic for it- no more stretching and contorting for it... obviously some of the other chords are harder to do, but i'll get over it :)

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 26, 2008, 02:00:32 AM »

That fretboard and neck are totally hawt! :twisted:

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #54 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:34:20 PM »

My Dad just saw your guitar pics and he thinks it's great and he is in his 70's!! :D

MrBump · « **Reply #55 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:56:35 PM »

Hmmm...

Fanned frets...

Brain hurts. Does not compute.

Must lie down...

Only just coming to terms with the concept of more than 6 strings.

MrBump · « **Reply #56 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:15:02 PM »

OK, I'm feeling calmer now.

How do you cut a radius into a fretboard? Is there a special curved file or something?

WezV · « **Reply #57 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:39:45 PM »

ah, fanned fret is so easy to play - i'm considering doing another one this year because my first turned out so playable!!

Oli · « **Reply #58 on:** June 02, 2008, 10:19:25 PM »

Well, the nut is cut, so i've strung up the guitar, and wired the pickup so i can give it a play for a few days to see if there are any tweaks that need to be made before the finish is applied.

The Warpig7 sounds monsterous through my JCM900.... don't need my RAT in front of the amp at all.... can't wait to crank it up tomorrow for a bit :)

Roobubba · « **Reply #59 on:** June 02, 2008, 10:49:20 PM »

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Well, the nut is cut, so i've strung up the guitar, and wired the pickup so i can give it a play for a few days to see if there are any tweaks that need to be made before the finish is applied.

The Warpig7 sounds monsterous through my JCM900.... don't need my RAT in front of the amp at all.... can't wait to crank it up tomorrow for a bit :)

PICS or it doesn't exist!

:)

Roo