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What's the consensus on a one piece, rock maple neck, long tenon, and a solid mahogany body with a maple cap???
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So I've been reading up on the finish process for mahogany and I've been practicing doing nibs on a scrap (bound) Fender neck for training
You actually file the ends of the frets to fit flush against the binding, then you flat file the binding down to fretboard level.
This is nowhere near as difficult as people say it is...maybe it is on a refret, but not on a 'from scratch' spproach.
You actually file the ends of the frets to fit flush against the binding, then you flat file the binding down to fretboard level.
This is nowhere near as difficult as people say it is...maybe it is on a refret, but not on a 'from scratch' spproach.
gball
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Well, IMO the best guitars that Gibson has ever made were maple necks stuck in mahogany bodies with a maple cap, so...
eSGEe
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Id agree with that -- have a few that fit that description.... love em all
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I've heard that from a number of people....
Interesting that so many of the SG body and neck kits that are available are mahogany body with maple cap (1/4") and maple neck...
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So, one of my colleagues here and I have been discussing this build. He does a lot of custom builds privately.
He suggested a mahogany body SG with a 3 piece neck-through design.
The core shaft would be maple with machined grooves. A section of mahogany would slide into place on each side of the maple core.
The planks would be standing up, not laying flat.
The neck would then press-fit into the body via a tongue and groove joint....
He suggested a mahogany body SG with a 3 piece neck-through design.
The core shaft would be maple with machined grooves. A section of mahogany would slide into place on each side of the maple core.
The planks would be standing up, not laying flat.
The neck would then press-fit into the body via a tongue and groove joint....
syscokid
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Precision Guitar Kits does custom orders like preparing an SG body of mahogany with a maple cap. Maple neck is an option too. Quite a few other options too.
PGK Example:
Honduran mahogany Body
Plain maple cap
Maple neck
59 Medium neck profile
Ebony fretboard
22 frets
Jescar Gold Medium Jumbo EVO frets
Trapezoid inlays
Double humbucker pickup cavity
2V/2T/3-Way/Top Jack control cavity
Ebony Headstock overlay
Options chosen added $283 to the starting price for a total of $658 ($45 for shipping)
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PGK Example:
Honduran mahogany Body
Plain maple cap
Maple neck
59 Medium neck profile
Ebony fretboard
22 frets
Jescar Gold Medium Jumbo EVO frets
Trapezoid inlays
Double humbucker pickup cavity
2V/2T/3-Way/Top Jack control cavity
Ebony Headstock overlay
Options chosen added $283 to the starting price for a total of $658 ($45 for shipping)
60 SJR Custom – Precision Guitar Kits
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Precision Guitar Kits does custom orders like preparing an SG body of mahogany with a maple cap. Maple neck is an option too. Quite a few other options too.
PGK Example:
Honduran mahogany Body
Plain maple cap
Maple neck
59 Medium neck profile
Ebony fretboard
22 frets
Jescar Gold Medium Jumbo EVO frets
Trapezoid inlays
Double humbucker pickup cavity
2V/2T/3-Way/Top Jack control cavity
Ebony Headstock overlay
Options chosen added $283 to the starting price for a total of $658 ($45 for shipping)
60 SJR Custom – Precision Guitar Kits
I think we gonna make it ourselves from the SG template. My colleague has all the woodworking tools and planers at home plus a plunge router.
The key to making this guitar is the tongue and groove fit of the 3 neck planks (which stand on end to form the neck) and the tongue and groove press fit ofvthe completed neck into the body.
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Precision Guitar Kits does custom orders like preparing an SG body of mahogany with a maple cap. Maple neck is an option too. Quite a few other options too.
PGK Example:
Honduran mahogany Body
Plain maple cap
Maple neck
59 Medium neck profile
Ebony fretboard
22 frets
Jescar Gold Medium Jumbo EVO frets
Trapezoid inlays
Double humbucker pickup cavity
2V/2T/3-Way/Top Jack control cavity
Ebony Headstock overlay
Options chosen added $283 to the starting price for a total of $658 ($45 for shipping)
60 SJR Custom – Precision Guitar Kits
You should check out Pitbull Guitar Kits in Australia too!!!!
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Gonna visit California Luthier Supplies in Anaheim today or tomorrow for the woods required for this project.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
@gball, we both know what models you mean above. Especially those with T Tops. MMMM
Of course some of my other favorite Gibson's other than SG/ 1275's are a combination of Maple/Spruce Tops, Maple/Mahogany back and sides, and Mahogany/Maple/Rosewood/Ebony fretboards which are found on Byrdlands, 335-355's and 135-175 J200 J45, Dove type hollow and semi hollow guitars.
No one will ever remove the sweet sounds of these guitars in the hands of my favorite players who donned them.
For @gball. As Per Alex Lifeson: "his advice for today's guitar shopper? "No two guitars are the same. You could find six Les Pauls or 355s, and they'll all feel different than each other. It's a good idea to get what you feel comfortable with, what you really want. You can always fix up a guitar the way you want it, but it's nice to start with something that's already there. So the hunt might take more patience, but it's worth it."
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chilipeppermaniac
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I like shopping local whenever possible.
eSGEe
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syscokid
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Interesting concept. What kind of advantage are you aiming to gain from all this woodworking sorcery?