Thread: HomebrewII--Yellow Sapphire Strat

looks great dude

not sure abou the placement of the jack though, what was the idea behind that?

neck looks great!!
but the heel could have been carved down a bit more imo

hehehe...i like to carve the neck join away if possible

the jack placement was an error

this body was routed and built at least a decade ago in my younger days and this was a test bed guitar which i tried all types of pickups and switching combos

i was not very careful in the construction of it and from memory i did in a hurry cos i wanted to try some pickups with a whole bunch of dpdts ..heh

if i was to rout it now it would not have a scratchplate and things be 'centred' a little better with the jack closer to the butt

Ok nice bit of colour again R3R. So the reason you gave to Andrew about the jack has something to do with the fact that it has a scratch plate as well as a rear control cover?

Jim

Originally Posted by toejam

Ok nice bit of colour again R3R. So the reason you gave to Andrew about the jack has something to do with the fact that it has a scratch plate as well as a rear control cover?

Jim

thanks Jim

no...the jack placement was definitely an error...

should have been closer to the butt in the typical position

was not as careful nor as caring in my younger days heh

but dunt matter...still functional

+1 on Andrew's observations ... but it's still a nice looking guitar.

How is the neck? Who was the e-bay supplier?

Originally Posted by dadovfor

+1 on Andrew's observations ...

just to clear this up (cause im not a fan of being disliked over stupid things )

my observations werent taking a swing at your guitar or workmanship in any way,
(im a huge fan of instrument builders)
i just point things out to get people thinking and get their brain ticking with new ideas and better ways to go about things etc etc etc (is it etc or ect? LOL)

but yea, just needed to point that out,
i feel better now lol

i didnt realise the neck was from ebay, i must have skim read it the first time around,
nice ebay score!

did the neck come with the gold frets? or was that something you added?
how do they go?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

just to clear this up (cause im not a fan of being disliked over stupid things )

my observations werent taking a swing at your guitar or workmanship in any way,
(im a huge fan of instrument builders)
i just point things out to get people thinking and get their brain ticking with new ideas and better ways to go about things etc etc etc (is it etc or ect? LOL)

but yea, just needed to point that out,
i feel better now lol

i didnt realise the neck was from ebay, i must have skim read it the first time around,
nice ebay score!

did the neck come with the gold frets? or was that something you added?
how do they go?

no problems ..Andrew

no.... the neck came originally like this:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/origneck.jpg

i bought it along with a Tele neck made of the same type of wood

but this one (unlike the Tele neck) had a back bow which i had to remove to make functional...so original frets had to go and i had some gold frets which i wanted to try...very nice..

also had to correct the angle on the neck join area of the neck to keep it parallel with the plane of the body...tht is why the area around there appears 'just sanded' heh

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

just to clear this up (cause im not a fan of being disliked over stupid things )

my observations werent taking a swing at your guitar or workmanship in any way,
(im a huge fan of instrument builders)
i just point things out to get people thinking and get their brain ticking with new ideas and better ways to go about things etc etc etc (is it etc or ect? LOL)

It's etc ... short for etcetera

And again I agree with you. I think the reason we post our builds is to get feedback from our peers and, for me, people whose skills we aspire to. Now of course, it's a buzz to get positive feedback ... but it's equally valuable to get constructive criticism and alternative views ... which is the way I read Andy B's input and R3R appears to have accepted the feedback in that spirit.

But if anybody criticises my work I'll track you down and beat you!!!

hehehehe

i think it must be full moon or sumthin ....

eggshells...thin skin ...plungin markets ....all tht jazz

relax breauxs

lol

well to get back on topic.....
guitar is nice

would have liked to see pics of the build process....
we like that stuff

Question:
how did you cut the switch slot in the pickgaurd?

i may need to do it in the face of a body soon and i am mighty scared LOL

hehe...all i have is a workmate and some hand tools/machines

i work out in the pagola where the clothes line is

it is not a beautiful workshop pic i can assure you ...in fact i be embarrased to show such pics in light of wht i seen of pics of workshops of fellows around here...just mere hobbyist woodworker i am

the switch slot was done with a dremel cutting wheel for majority of slot and then i used a flat needle file with a rounded file edge to clean/file the ends/edges of the slot

the perspex required careful drillin too or it would chip ...quite brittle compared to the typical pickguard material found on mass produced guitars...

lol its not always the tools....

alot of the time the builder has alot to do with it

everytime someone complains about their tools not be good enough, i remember a story my grandfather told me (and tells me more and more as he ages haha)

back in the old days when he was in india, he knew a man called Mr Fernandes,
Mr Fernandes built guitars, he was missing a few fingers, and used a handful of handmade tools,
as my grandfather says "Mr Fernandes made beautiful guitars with what he had"

thats my story, ofcourse my grandfathers version is hours long... but you get the idea

i reckon you should post lots of pics.....

and maybe i will think about posting pics of my shed/workshop

and maybe i will post pics of the 7 string bridge i made today


the dremel is a good idea, if i had a dremel... lol
i might have to look into that

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

lol its not always the tools....

alot of the time the builder has alot to do with it

everytime someone complains about their tools not be good enough, i remember a story my grandfather told me (and tells me more and more as he ages haha)

back in the old days when he was in india, he knew a man called Mr Fernandes,
Mr Fernandes built guitars, he was missing a few fingers, and used a handful of handmade tools,
as my grandfather says "Mr Fernandes made beautiful guitars with what he had"

thats my story, ofcourse my grandfathers version is hours long... but you get the idea

i reckon you should post lots of pics.....

and maybe i will think about posting pics of my shed/workshop

and maybe i will post pics of the 7 string bridge i made today


the dremel is a good idea, if i had a dremel... lol
i might have to look into that

well next build will all be from scratch so i might show some pics of me workmate skills lol

the dremel is an essential item for me ...great time saver and nifty tool