Thread: Guitar Ideas

http://www.mondocatto.pwp.blueyonder...-ver10full.pdf

Googling is almost indispensible in this craft,

hey thx thats good for placement and body shape but i will still need measurements on how thick, how deep to route the pickup wells and the right curve on top

you can buy a reasonable set of full size LP plans from stewmac
i think perry ormsby [rhoads56] at ormsby guitars sells em as well
a worthwhile buy and not too expensive

if you get any reasonable LP copy you can measure most of what is not on that pdf linked in the above post - it is a full size plan i think

with any plans there will be areas that may seem vague and you will need to fill the gaps in yourself

Hey, the way I did it was to get a good picture, google once again, and find something with a known dimension (usually the pickups or the like) and work out the ratio between the picture and the real thing. then you have a baseline to work out the rest of the dimensions. My daughter (yeah a 14 year old girl) has used this method to produce a really good mockingbird template (see her build elsewhere on this list)
The rest is learning how a guitar actually works. Pickup placement bridge placement neck relief headstock angle etcetcetc all fall into place when you learn HOW a guitar works.

My suggestion is that if you're going to build a guitar then get yourself a good book

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_p...ic_Guitar.html

this is the one I first used and it is great.

If you want to do it, then do it properly.

We all on this list started in your shoes, and I can guarantee you that all the information is there on the 'net, you just have to go looking and take the time to learn.

Good luck!

did i not just go through this whole thing with wally?

jeez dont join a forum and start by asking for things.....
go back and spend a good week going throught every old post starting at the begining

Andy B is becoming a grumpy old man!!

I know how you feel though ... I get a little torn myself when I think people haven't done their homework or at least lurked for a while.

But hey ... DarkFiend could be the next Floody ... lots of questions to start with, and then a key contributor to this community.

These plans have been around for awhile and will be very helpful

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1HYYS186

Dave

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Andy B is becoming a grumpy old man!!

I know how you feel though ... I get a little torn myself when I think people haven't done their homework or at least lurked for a while.

But hey ... DarkFiend could be the next Floody ... lots of questions to start with, and then a key contributor to this community.

floody is more like the forum clown

yea well every clown needs a ring leader pal!!!

well yea, i provide the laughs, you just look funny

i think i found some good plans, what do y'all think

another quick question
what is the difference between standard potmeters and long shaft potmeters on a les paul

Potentiometers.

The only real issue with the length of the shafts is the thickness of the body that you need the pot to go through. With a longer shaft, you don't need to route the bottom of the control cavities as thin for the shaft to make it all the way through.

For that reason, I like the Di Marzio long shaft pots ... plently of room for error when routing.

But if you're only going through a pickguard (well, not an an LP) a short shaft pot is fine.

so if im going to build a les paul (which i am) i should get standard pots?