Thread: Advice on my first build

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

but then the stereos cd players and mp3 players ahem only go up to??? oh thats right 10

Now THERE's a deep thought!

Originally Posted by contrebasse

Now THERE's a deep thought!

ooohhh mate I can be soooooooooooo deep it scares the livin whatsists outta me!

Spinal what? loud has been around for ages (megadeath etal) but when someone thinks theyre going to be a "rockgod" because they have pots that go to 50 on their guitar but fail to change the same on the amps (10 again) or take into account stereo systems cd players and mp3s (10 again) then I think that persons a tad shall we say delusional?

oooh no doubt he'll be smokin but it would be the whacky tabbacky rather than a louder sound comin from the AMP which is still restricted to... ahem... 10

But hey no worries you go for broke why not go all out and scale that thing all the way out of the stratasphere boot it up to 100 an blow your mind? I mean 50? pissweek sonshine get into it!!... but I will bet my left knut that the sound doesnt go any higher than... 10 to anyone listening

but its cool!!

This discussion is waaaaay over my head. Im glad Im an acoustic builder...the only knobs I have to worry about are the ones who think Im a famous accomplished luthier about to build them their dream instrument.

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

black_lab... wouldnt the printing out work if you made it print as a banner? or perhaps poster? just thinking here

im not sure, what programs can you do that from? i did it that way and it worked, but knowing how to do it a bit easier would be cool.

hey guys,

so does silky oak sound like alder?

what approximate dimensions would i need of a body blank to make a les paul carved top?
in mm's please.

i'll check out angotes.. is there any other places for good tonewood?

hey guys, another question for you:

so how would a les paul made from silky oak sound?

Originally Posted by black_labb

im not sure, what programs can you do that from? i did it that way and it worked, but knowing how to do it a bit easier would be cool.

Most

who knows man
why dont you build it and lets know
it definitely wont sound crap or like a les paul
but it will sound great in its own silky oak kinda way
specially if you give it some nice pickups

nice wood + carefull solid craftsmanship + top electronics = great sounding guitar

awesome.
what pickups should i use?
i was thinking about gettign them used on ebay. bad? good?

i've heard seymour duncans are good..

which particular ones?

i mostly play soft rock.

If you're thinking of using SD pups, check out the Pickup Lounge at SD's site
for opinions on not only their products, but a lot of other brands of pups
http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/index.php

for a les paul sound you got SD seth lovers [total vintage very high dollar] SD pearly gates bridge and jazz neck [most popular rock combo] SD 59's [a very good copy of what the les paul's used mostly]

I heard GFS Fat PAFS the other day which are very nice and quite cheap.

I always use Duncans because they are consistent from set to set and i always like em. Chances are with SD's that you will like em straight up. Nothing worse than going through a few sets of cheapies and in the end still having to buy good ones as well.resale on cheapes is nothin. SD"s you might get 60% back.

depends on what you want for this guitar. for a start i would forget about getting the les paul sound but on the other hand build it like a les paul.and it prolly will. mahogany and maple is a les paul. they never made em outa silky oak.

like i said before make it up and lets know how it sounds. personally i reckon it will be killer and you might even like it better than a les paul.