Thread: New Build, 7 String

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

on a side note....
any of you blokes have ryobi drills?
i have two that are now dead (motors screwed from dropping them), batteries should be fine though....
so if anyone wants the batteries/chargers let me know

I wouldn't mind having a crack at repairing them but the postage would cost more then the drills LOL .

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Andy B is exactly the same as the guitars he eventually builds ... very low action!!!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

you win....

thats the funniest thing i have read on this forum....

Originally Posted by walcen

I wouldn't mind having a crack at repairing them but the postage would cost more then the drills LOL .

i dont know about repairing the bigger one, the gear changing ring thing smashed and a bit cracked off.... plus the motor is giving out the "dead smell"

the smaller one was running at one point i believe.... then it just lost power and started running slower than it should lol....
if you want it i will send t down when i find some $$

im sure i have another one around here somewhere..... just gotta dig it out

bass leaves my hands in a few hours, yay but nay

So the bass is gone then?? Mr customer happy?

Originally Posted by tbkmagic

So the bass is gone then?? Mr customer happy?

went over lastnight for drinks...
bloody freezing....
gave him the bass...

he loved it!

everyone loved it... was the talk of the night haha...

couldnt be happier

i will grab it back in a few weeks and reqwind, or put a new pup in the bridge and swap the switch,
and i need to setup his guitar... it felt aweful when i picked it up and played it lastnight...
he has a nice maple/maple neck that needs a body too

well maybe you should be talking him into getting you to make him that body?

haha yeh you must be the popular kid at the party there!
i mean hey aren't you the dude who made the bass?! AWESOME!!

obviously there was a lot of stoners at this imaginary party i just made up where you were AWESOME!

got any choppin done on your woods this weekend? all of your templates done?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

went over lastnight for drinks...
bloody freezing....
gave him the bass...

he loved it!

everyone loved it... was the talk of the night haha...

couldnt be happier

i will grab it back in a few weeks and reqwind, or put a new pup in the bridge and swap the switch,
and i need to setup his guitar... it felt aweful when i picked it up and played it lastnight...
he has a nice maple/maple neck that needs a body too

Ah so the bass is gone aye?
It was bloody freezing all day. I spent the day outside tiling and got the worst headache from the cold..Then i took two really strong tablets and fell asleep at 8 oclock LOL!!!

So have you got all your hardware and parts for this 7?

Originally Posted by tbkmagic

well maybe you should be talking him into getting you to make him that body?

haha yeh you must be the popular kid at the party there!
i mean hey aren't you the dude who made the bass?! AWESOME!!

obviously there was a lot of stoners at this imaginary party i just made up where you were AWESOME!

got any choppin done on your woods this weekend? all of your templates done?

lol OFCOURSE im making the body hahaha

kid?? i used to go around there when i was a kid... haha
as my mates dad said.,,, im all grown up now and still no job!! lol...

havnt cut any wood yet...
i gotta buy some wood to make 3 or 4 laminate necks... (hopefully i can get them for 100)

Originally Posted by floody_85

Ah so the bass is gone aye?
It was bloody freezing all day. I spent the day outside tiling and got the worst headache from the cold..Then i took two really strong tablets and fell asleep at 8 oclock LOL!!!

So have you got all your hardware and parts for this 7?

yea bass is gone...
i had this massive empty feeling lastnight when i got home....
but i was talking to another mate today and he told me that my mate hasnt put the bass down since he woke up... nor has he stopped talking about it... hahaha
so im happy

pfft tiling in the cold isnt smart haha....
tiles are already cold to start with

hmm the 7,
i have a hardtail bridge,
7 inline machine heads,
7 string humbucker,
a nut blank that is hopefully wide enough....
25.5 maple fingerboard (i havnt decided on maple or rosewood yet actually.. hmm?)
2 strap buttons,
stewmac jumbo fretwire,
neck ferrules (i havnt decided on the neck joint either.... i was tempted to do a thru.. but whether 100bux will cover the cost of the neck woods + getting the bloke to rip them for me and plane them.... i dunno....

i need some truss rods....
pots... and knobs.....

jaycar here doesnt sell split shaft pots no more and dick smith doesnt sell parts no more....

cant afford 15 bux a pot or whatever they ask on the net

GAY

I reckon the maple would look nice.

i just went back to the photo's of your wood's.

Also a happy snap of a frozen coke poking in the side there!!
AH FROZEN COKE'S ARE THE BEST!

I think gilet or als sell there pots for like $5 man. Cant remember which.
Im sure your mate is still playing it now the lucky bastard lol

tbk, if you go through all of his build threads, there is pretty much some kind of food in every pic!!! Im convinced all he does is eat!!!

Maybe he could afford pots if he wasn't snacking so much!! haha starve for the build Andy come on! wheres the dedication!

Originally Posted by tbkmagic

I reckon the maple would look nice.

i just went back to the photo's of your wood's.

Also a happy snap of a frozen coke poking in the side there!!
AH FROZEN COKE'S ARE THE BEST!

yea im leaning towards the maple...
im just waiting to see if the fingerboard will be wide enough...
otherwise i have two options,
1. beef it up with binding
2. order a 27inch board from LMI

and yes... i cant go out anywhere without grabbing atleast 1 frozen coke haha

Originally Posted by floody_85

I think gilet or als sell there pots for like $5 man. Cant remember which.
Im sure your mate is still playing it now the lucky bastard lol

tbk, if you go through all of his build threads, there is pretty much some kind of food in every pic!!! Im convinced all he does is eat!!!

i would laugh if he is still playing it haha....
i was tempted to be a smart a@@ last night and give it to him in the case and say he cant open it till monday (his bday is monday) hahaha
but i wanted to see his reaction so i let him open it

5bux sounds decent-ish
DAMN YOU DICKSMITH

speaking of food... i just downed some maccas nuggets, yes with sweet and sour sauce ,
now im onto a sweet chilli wrap

Originally Posted by tbkmagic

Maybe he could afford pots if he wasn't snacking so much!! haha starve for the build Andy come on! wheres the dedication!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!
iv bled for the build.. that'll do

haha yeh tummy fillings are pretty important!
how much is the 27 fretboard? that would look sweet and i reckon just the uniqueness? uniqueity? you know what i mean of the 27" would be real cool.

if your able to budget for it i'd go for it!

hmm i dont know... and im too lazy to look...

haha its about 50 bux i guess (including shipping)
but maple is cheaper than rosewood, and they are both cheaper than ebony,
LMI do a few other woods too... bloodwood is one i can remember.... looks nice but not my style...

i also need to buy some radius blocks, and a cantsaw file, among a few other lil things....

so i think its time to sell my wireless system
but a mate is interested in it so ill happily send it to him, as i know its going to a good home...


oh yea....
i still want to attempt an inlay

so after whinging to jeremy about lack of money he said why dont i make up some templates to sell for a few bux....

seemed like a good idea...
spent some quality time with my router, and here we have 2 sets of templates,
well i decided to do the more common guitar templates....

if anyones interested let me know






in the mean time,
this bit of mahogany is proving to be a pain in the ass....
knots....

i can get rid of a majority of them, but theres a lerge one on the back that will be there no matter what...