Building A Guitar, Building it.. from peices.. suggestions :) |
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Oct 14 2007, 01:23 AM
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QUOTE (Smikey2006 @ Oct 14 2007, 12:27 AM)  Okay guys.. i was on a tear once i heard about Ibanez's 8 string guitars and i was thinking.. maybe i could make my own 8 string. Using premade peices of course. althought i don't neeed another guitar ive always wanted to start making my own so this is my project. Ive scounged up $1000 but am willing to go over a bit. I sorta want this.. King V body.. i have no idea for pickups.. but i was feeling 3 humbuckers  therefore i want a 5 way switch.. then a very beefy neck and 8 strings so ill have to custom the body a bit to accomidate.. Any ideas guys.. this is just my general idea.. i will settle for less I'm not sure there even exist a 8 string guitar-kit or parts to buy. Check warmoth.com This post has been edited by MickeM: Oct 14 2007, 06:26 AM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 14 2007, 06:26 AM
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Another way is to build it from scratch. You still have to come up with suitable pu's, nut and a bridge.
And a word of advice. It's not "the more the better" but a quality guitar could come off of concentrating on what's really needed, keeping it simple. There's been a lots of talk about tone lately and to keep that subject going I have to comment on these guitars that comes loaded with pu's (the more the better huh?). A pu should be placed beneath a string in a harmonic position. That works excellent for the bridge pu, plenty of room there. But another natural harmonic position is exactly where fret 24 is places along the scale. Concidering that a 24 fret neck has already lost that chanse. Then 3 humbuckers between the nut and the bridge, where you'd wante plenty of wood and instead get cavity would/could also be bad for the tone. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 14 2007, 07:04 AM
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Uh oh, now MickeM is turning into the Guitar Guy, branching out from amps a little
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Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Oct 14 2007, 08:27 AM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Oct 14 2007, 08:04 AM) Uh oh, now MickeM is turning into the Guitar Guy, branching out from amps a little I'm on a never ending thirst for knowledge  I've got less experience in guitars though, never played too many brands and models... have a lot of catching up to do on the subject 
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