Author Topic: Les Paul Replicas - Build Progress (Read 11753 times)

808 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2007, 05:00:51 PM »

Looks great!!!

dave_mc · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2007, 06:01:13 PM »

awesome work, and nice pics too. I'm in awe of anyone who can do DIY, i can just about change strings without setting myself on fire.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:17:12 PM »

Great post and pics.

Philly Q · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2007, 08:24:33 PM »

Excellent!!

I would love to have a go at building guitars from scratch, but I don't have the time or access to the tools (and I'm too stingy to buy them).

Maybe when I retire... but although I'm pretty good at DIY, I'm incredibly s-l-o-w - so I'd probably be dead before I finished guitar number one. :roll:

Until then it's great to see what other people have achieved. Keep the pics coming!

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2007, 11:24:38 PM »

ffs i want a new LP now, i really should stop reading topics on here, my bank account can't handle much more

Ratrod · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:41:51 AM »

Great work there. Nice to see it evolve in the pics. You could make a book about this build.

PhilKing · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:29:43 PM »

I finally got the profile guages, so I can get you the original neck shapes. I was going to do the following:

57 V-Neck (Strat)
60 C-Neck (Strat)
62 C-Neck (Tele)
60 Les Paul neck (Wide-Flat)

Are there any others you want?

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:10:27 PM »

Phil,

Did you take those off of your guitars or can you get hold of them from another source.

If you can, could you get hold of a profile of an asymetrical neck, like the SRV one at Warmoth. I'll definately owe you a pint.

Bainzy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:21:17 PM »

Just those would be awesome Phil, thanks again for this. I should be able to use them this winter when I start work on my Strat replicas, although I really should concentrate on finishing one build at a time!

PhilKing · « **Reply #24 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:04:47 PM »

Quote from: ToneMonkey

Phil,

Did you take those off of your guitars or can you get hold of them from another source.

If you can, could you get hold of a profile of an asymetrical neck, like the SRV one at Warmoth. I'll definately owe you a pint.

I am taking them from my guitars. As far as Warmoth asymetrical profiles go, I have 2 SRV's and 1 Wolfgang, I also have the Clapton, as well as the standards. The 2 SRV's feel different, so it will be interesting to check to see.

I was going to take the profile and measurement at the nut, 5th fret, 12th fret and 17th fret. If needed I can add a couple more points.

WezV · « **Reply #25 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:02:59 PM »

i generally go for 1st, 8th and 12th if i am copying a neck shape. 15th sometimes helps but after that its usually a continuation of what is already happening

Oli · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:28:10 PM »

Very nice looking work there mate!

I'm building a guitar from Idigbo at the moment, it's so nice to work with :) I wish that i had a bandsaw as good/accurate as yours- mine is so old it can't cut straight, nor is the cut 'flat'... the edge isn't straight like this
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but more like this:

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Can't wait to see the finished product :)

Brow · « **Reply #27 on:** July 28, 2007, 11:06:52 AM »

Requesting more info on your Strat Replicas please!!!!!!!!! 8)

jt · « **Reply #28 on:** July 28, 2007, 01:22:30 PM »

:D Great job there matey looking forward to seeing the finished product. What P/U`s you thinking of putting in it ?

:D 8)

Bainzy · « **Reply #29 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:33:45 AM »

Quote from: Brow

Requesting more info on your Strat Replicas please!!!!!!!!! 8)

I'm going to be doing a '59-62 slab Brazilian Rosewood fretboard replica in one of the custom colours, and after that a '57 sunburst replica with the one piece maple neck. One piece body construction, using hot hide glue for the truss rod and separate fretboard, Callaham parts and Bareknuckle Pickups are gonna be the best things about these two builds. I'm pretty much geared up completely for building Strats now, the only problem is I can't build any because a) I don't have the wood and b) haven't bought the wood because I'm pushed for time enough as it is with these Les Pauls (I need them all done before summer ends as I don't have the space or time for building guitars while at Uni).

Quote from: jt

:D Great job there matey looking forward to seeing the finished product. What P/U`s you thinking of putting in it ?

:D 8)

Alnico IV unpotted Mules, already put my order in :mrgreen: