Author Topic: Wez venables guitar build - Done and dusted!! (Read 174136 times)

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #390 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:26:18 PM »

You planning on giving it a top?

AngusYoung01 · « **Reply #391 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:27:55 PM »

Hows it gonna be finished?

WezV · « **Reply #392 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:32:28 PM »

the finish will be a deep translucent red. The neck section will show through in the middle - still havnt decided if to see the neck on the front of the body yet. If i go for 2 pickups a traditional explorer scratchplate will cover it nicely..... although i am tempted to keep this as a single pickup guitar with just a volume control, maybe an inbuilt overdrive.

ziracote apparently sounds like brazilian rosewood, but i havnt built with taht to compare - and i dont intend to either. for me its the perfect middle ground between indian rosewood and ebony and looks pretty damn special too - this is not the nicest peice i have!!!

heer is my latest batch of the stuff:

all but one have been reserved

WezV · « **Reply #393 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:33:26 PM »

no top for the explorer, keeping it simple and deadly

AngusYoung01 · « **Reply #394 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:57:14 PM »

I like the wood :D

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #395 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:27:07 PM »

You DOES have good ones! iI bought 3 to build a guitar to a friend and wait for futures times (I have W.A.S. wood acquisition syndrome, I'm just hobby, and coming back to build just now, don't have any machine and a nice place to let it...:shock: )... Where do you bought this ones, can you tell me? really nice ones!
I'm searching veneers like this ones you have...

WezV · « **Reply #396 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:34:54 PM »

i get my ziracote from www.galleryhardwoods.com , i have had it cheaper elsewhere but never as good as what larry sends me

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #397 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:41:19 PM »

Ok! I'll see this! I've bought from http://www.exotic-woods.com/, but I can't say to you if it's the best or the normal or the rest... hehehehe looks good and I'll show to friends with more experience than I've, so then I tell you!
The camera's flash took it to bright :? I'm not a good photographer :D Yours look better!

WezV · « **Reply #398 on:** September 10, 2007, 07:00:11 AM »

that looks pretty good to me - top peice looks really nice

WezV · « **Reply #399 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:08:36 PM »

here is an upclose shot of the ziracote fretboard, now fretted. It will probably end up a few shades darker but i really like it because it has a lot more flecking than normal

And the explorer has been routed for the kahler trem and 1 humbucker:

i should have some the strat back to assemble in a week or two!!

WezV · « **Reply #400 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:09:47 PM »

i am thinking i will get a ceramic warpig for this guitar

AngusYoung01 · « **Reply #401 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:23:13 PM »

OMG that looks superb :D

Cant wait to see it finished 8)

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #402 on:** September 19, 2007, 11:21:26 PM »

Quote from: WezV

i have the super large neck pocket cut out on the explorer:

I know not everyone will like the 3 a side headstock but i feel the curve on the end of the headstock reflects the curve on the end of the body quite nicely

Very tasty work - I like your headstock design but for this guitar I'd have inverted it.

Bet it'll scream with the low string pull of only one pickup and that massive neck joint. Oh, and the Warpig you have planned won't hurt either :lol:

Next project has to be a Dean Vee type of thing - all black with binding round the body, neck and headstock (yum!!!)

:twisted:

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #403 on:** September 19, 2007, 11:35:33 PM »

VERY Nice.

The Kahler doesn't look that bad actually.

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #404 on:** September 20, 2007, 02:25:27 AM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

The Kahler doesn't look that bad actually.

Yes I've actually burned my tongue :D
Look great Wez!