Les Paul... My Own Custom One... Need Advice, ... |
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Sep 15 2007, 01:01 AM
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im currently thinking about making my own les paul type guitar.
im thinking of getting the body already made (without routing and such, just the basic shape) then routing the thing to hold 2 humbuckers (probably EMG's or seymore duncan alnico's) and doing all that stuff... but im totally stuck when choosing what type of wood i want. i have a choice of the following... maple, mahogany, swamp ash, walnut, koa, korina andzebrawood i want it to be heavy, i really like the weight of my current lespaul. i also want as much sustain as possible and im not sure if the body contributes to that... basically i want the best i can from it. money isnt really an option but i really need some advice for this. Thanks Chris -------------------- Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/ Dual EMG 81 Pickups. Size 11 Strings. Ibanez GRG170DX w/ Scallopd frets 17-24 - w/ Dimebucker and APH-1. Tanglewood TW28 STR DLX CE INDIANA Acoustic Guitar NEW: Dean Deceiver w/ EMG 81/EMG 85 Pickups Effects: Pod XT Live AND Pod X3 Live Recording: Cubase SX3 My Bands Myspace Act Of Silence Songs: Fly From The Inside (Cover) So Far Away Down Break The Cycle Never Again (Cover) Crash Wake Me More Acoustic Songs: Chris Kerswell Soundclick Page Check out Munta's Step By Step Songwriting Lesson |
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Sep 15 2007, 04:35 AM
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I don't really have an answer for you...but i thought i would provide a link for you to a guy who builds custom guitars that lives in my town.
http://www.pwogs.com/Custom/Les%20Paul/59lp.htm it is his pictoral journey of making a Les Paul from scratch...enjoy looking. |
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Sep 15 2007, 10:58 AM
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Sep 15 2007, 07:31 PM
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QUOTE (Goliath @ Sep 14 2007, 08:45 PM)  Have you given thought to what finish? I mean Mahogany is pretty heavy but on a clearcoat/burst finish, it probably won't look too great, but if you were to get a quilted maple or swamp ash top (i love the way swamp ash looks). I mean I don't know too terribly much about it, just want to raise the issue that you might want to consider the finish when you pick your wood as well. +1 and to my knowledge a lot of LPs have a maple cap on the top. Both my Gibson LP and my custom have flamed tiger striped maple caps over mahogany bodies. I think some SGs and Gordon Smith guitars have mahogany bodies and no cap. Mahogany I think will give increased sustain over some other woods but it also is quite a mid-range type sound to my ears. Also some people say that neckthru will increase sustain compared with bolt on. Another thing to think about is the finger board. Personally I prefer ebony as I prefer the feel and find it has a quicker, slightly percusive sound when compared to rosewood. I'm ignoring a maple neck as to me that would be at odds with an LP type vibe  .Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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