Thread: First Guitar

I'm an ESP man. I have a Horizon, my wife has an Eclipse, and we have an LTD 400B which is a Baritone.

I'm torn between making a copy of my Horizon or making a fat strat or tele, with 24 frets.

I'm gonna make it neck through and strings through the body and I'm going to use DiMarzio pups 'cos none of our Guits have them.

I'd also really like to make a jumbo acoustic with a cutaway. They're really good for tuning down to B, or C ala IN FLAMES!

Originally Posted by floody_85

lol i dontated the hair to the neck actually.

lol only your first build and your already losing hair over it

it doesnt really matter how far in you rout your neck pocket....
but you do have to realise that it will affect the placing of your bridge and your neck plate

quote: (lol only your first build and your already losing hair over it )

ha ha

My dad gave me the printed plans for my build today...wat a sad little V.
It was so undersized it wasnt funny lol.
I laughed as soon as he showed me. He knew it was wrong too but he thought thats how i wanted it. he is gonna re draw it and print it again

hahahaha

damn... i missed all that talk about ESP's and RG's.... lol

do a version of a horizon..... i love them

hows the baritone go? i wouldnt mind building one of them once i get these other projects atlest 80% done lol....

i should get the bits and pieces together to start my acoustic before june hopefully...
so keep an eye out for when i start building that lol....

and 100000000000000000 + in regards to RG's being comfy

Lol I knew I could rely on Andy supporting an RG build!!!
I think the look of them is classic aswell. Its so clean but still an awesome looking metal guitar

simplicity my dear watson


(i think thats how that famous saying went lol...)

HAHAHAHA
Im still gonna do my rhoads coz its all planned out but i been playing my rg alot lately and now i really wanna build one lol

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

simplicity my dear watson
(i think thats how that famous saying went lol...)

Elementary my dear Watson ... but "simplicity" fits much better!!

dammit....
i thought there was one with simplicity in it

oh well.. that can be mine... lol

simplicity my dear floody hahaha

I redrew my plans wit new dimensions I came up with. I agree with you andrew. Its pretty fun doing it. Im not as good as you but. I need a bigger ruler and bigger paper. I just taped a bunch of A4 together. Wat size paper do you use and where do you get it from?

i use a large roll... its about a metre wide i guess... and im not sure how long... prety long LOL...

i cut it down the middle....

i looked at buying one of these rolls and basically your looking at ALOT of money....
luckily my girlfriends parents own a childcare centre and the roll was tucked away out the back and wasnt getting used.... so i got it

art and craft stores have off white paper rolls i think... not as big as mine....
i think their name has something to do with newspaper...
newspaper stock or something.... i used to see it at parramatta alot....
not sure on prices though....

larger rulers are expensive but if you treat it right it will last you forever
oh and a good ruler that i love it a rolling ruler... i think its called a rolling ruler, or a sliding ruler....
basically its a ruler with a long wheel on the back....
you draw a line and slowly push it forward and if your careful it stays inline
i use that one a lot...

also with the kind of paper im talking about.... you will want to use softer pencils...

Lucky you getting it for free. It sucks that my mum quit her job at the newspaper a few months ago. She worked there 10 years and couldnt stay a couple more months to steal me some big ???? paper!!!

hahaha!!
check ebay.... i dont think there would be any on there but you never know... lol