A Rhoads for Pru ...

**dadovfor** · 16th October 2009, 03:37 PM

It's way too quiet in here ... so I'll try generate some conversation.

This is the Rhoads I started a year or so ago but put aside for another build. Last week I ordered some parts from ALS which arrived earlier this week so I've no longer got any excuses for procrastinating.

The body was cut from an agathis blank that I bought from Gilet and the neck is an evil-bay purchase. The bevels were done by hand and they just need a little sanding. I did the neck pocket by eye one weekend afternoon when I was bored

and it's as snug as bug. I put a carbon nut in it today ... but I'm not real confident about the depth of the grooves.

The layout will probably be a single humbucker with a volume, and possibly a tone. I'm going with a string-through and I'll probably need to recess the bridge. I'm thinking of recessing the knobs as well. There's not a lot of room so instead of a boat jack on the front, I'll probably go with an LP jack into the side straight through to the cavity. The finish will probably be a solid colour with some graphics ... the wood is nowhere near appropriate for a clear finish.

So ...

I need to decide on a design for the headstock. I'm not a fan of reverse headstocks so I'll probably go with the same as on the ESP Alexi Rhoads that I did for our last build. Any thoughts?

And I need to sort out something for the rear cavity cover. I have some perspex ... which I've used on previous builds ... but I'm open to suggestions.

**dayvo** · 16th October 2009, 04:03 PM

Loooking good

Have you decided on colour and graphics theme?

**floody_85** · 16th October 2009, 04:18 PM

DADDYO!!!!

WOO HOO a new build.Looks good so far. Wat kinda pup is that?

(should of made the neck lol)

**dadovfor** · 16th October 2009, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by dayvo

Loooking good

Have you decided on colour and graphics theme?

This is another build for my daughter and she likes the idea of an "Ed Hardy" theme ... tattoo inspired graphics on a brighter colour/s background. I'm toying with pink or yellow as the background colour for this one.

Originally Posted by floody_85

DADDYO!!!!
WOO HOO a new build.Looks good so far. Wat kinda pup is that?
(should of made the neck lol)

That's a Wilkinson pup in the pic ... but I've also got a (buzzing) Kent Armstrong pup which I want to fix. But I have the feeling it will be the Wilkinson as son # 3 wants the Kent.

And yes ... I know I should have ... but I still have a couple of necks lying around and I started this body ages ago so I'll finish this for my daughter and then start planning a build completely from scratch.

**Andrew_B** · 16th October 2009, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by dadovfor

This is another build for my daughter and she likes the idea of an "Ed Hardy" theme ... tattoo inspired graphics on a brighter colour/s background. I'm toying with pink or yellow as the background colour for this one.

i used to draw/paint tatt based pics...

but I've also got a (buzzing) Kent Armstrong pup which I want to fix.

send it to me...

**dadovfor** · 16th October 2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

send it to me...

Yeah sure ... only problem is I'd want it back ... and working.

I might go with something like that for the headstock. But I won't bother with the cutaway for the upper frets ... I did that on the last build.

**Andrew_B** · 17th October 2009, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Yeah sure ... only problem is I'd want it back ... and working.

I might go with something like that for the headstock. But I won't bother with the cutaway for the upper frets ... I did that on the last build.

subourn old man

dont waste half the frets .....
put a cutaway in....

**dadovfor** · 17th October 2009, 09:04 AM

[QUOTE=Andrew_B;1049704]subourn old man

QUOTE]

Buy yourself a spell checker Andy B ... I'm a stubborn old man!

I'll take a look ... not sure if I can be bothered with the cutaway ... the model it's based on didn't have one.

**dadovfor** · 17th October 2009, 02:55 PM

Headstock shaped and tuners test fitted.

**dadovfor** · 18th October 2009, 04:39 PM

I made lots of sawdust and good progress today. All routing and drilling is complete except for the cavity cover. I need to decide on a material to make that from and then a shape.

Front ferrules, knobs, jack, pickup, and bridge test fitted.

Rear ferrules and cavity. I've drilled through from the bridge for the ground and from the pups. Couldn't have lined it up better if I tried!!

So apart from the cavity cover, I've only got lots of sanding to do before I work out the finishing details.

I also managed to test print a t-shirt I designed for Pru's end of season netball trip to Queensland. Apart from the printer making my blonde daughter look like a blood-nut, it's all good. So I've corrected the hair colour and I'm ready to do the teams shirts ... once I get the shirts

.

The guitar is progressing ... I'm scoring lots of points with my wife and daughter with that and the netball t-shirts ... life is good

**floody_85** · 18th October 2009, 05:25 PM

hey nice work daddyo. Axe is looking goo and the shirt is pretty good too.... so are you the coach of the team or wat??

**Andrew_B** · 18th October 2009, 05:38 PM

still needs fret access

wheres my shirts?

**woodturner777** · 18th October 2009, 07:23 PM

wheres my shirts?[/QUOTE]

Give Andy, a T Shirt he is a bit of a girl.

**Andrew_B** · 18th October 2009, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by woodturner777

Give Andy, a T Shirt he is a bit of a girl.

ha... ha... HA...

**dadovfor** · 18th October 2009, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

hey nice work daddyo. Axe is looking goo and the shirt is pretty good too.... so are you the coach of the team or wat??

Hilarious!! My wife is their coach.

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

still needs fret access

I'd forgotten all about that. But thanks to you, when I began working on it today I was mentally drawing a curve where the cutaway could go. I'll see.

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

wheres my shirts?

Originally Posted by woodturner777

Give Andy, a T Shirt he is a bit of a girl.

I was assuming Andy B wanted me to design him a band shirt or something. But I suspect you might be right Bob.

Can't say that I'd want to draw a caricature of Andy's ugly mug on my daughter's team shirt though

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