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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 11:03:01 GMT -5
I woke up this morning
Then I went right back to bed
Said I woke up this morning
Then I went right back to bed
Got a funny kind of feeling like I got broken glass in my underwear
And a herd of wild pigs is trying to chew off my head
You know what I am saying?
I got the blues so bad,
kinda wish i was dead
Maybe I'll blow my brains out mama
Or maybe I'll, yeah maybe I'll just go bowling instead.
Weird Al, generic blues
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 2:17:13 GMT -5
That's very encouraging to hear; so do I. There are a few guys at my shop who make electrics, which are beautiful and play to my techie side, but I'd aspire to make an acoustic guitar. But, a guy can't become a luthier overnight; gotta start somewhere. Now to find time for yet another hobby... I will not be idle in retirement, that's for sure! I am building an acoustic at the moment. There is a guitar making school here and there are a bunch of us making guitars/basses/ukuleles all from scratch. The guy has way better tools than me though! (And a couple of quite specialised ones, but less than you would think.) I am not much of a woodworker, so I guess anyone could teach themselves to do it. But he also has a number of jigs and templates already made which saves a lot of time. It wouldn't be that hard necessarily, but it would be a hell of a job to do your first one by yourself.   Is this done? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 19:28:20 GMT -5
Not a guitarist myself, but as you all know, I *love* music. Including blues!
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Post by becca on Nov 3, 2016 19:42:35 GMT -5
I know the guy who built Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein (Frank 2). He actually was there with Van Halen when it was donated to the Smithsonian.
Yep. That is my sum total knowledge of guitar building.
Very impressed with anyone that can create something out of nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 21:28:41 GMT -5
So I just got back from Guitar Center, seems that after only about 15 years both my Joe Barden Tele pickups are dying. At those prices I would have expected to get at least 600 years out of them. They sound fantastic...while they last.
So I just ordered a set of Duncan Little 59 Teles. I've been playing through a friend's 110w Crate run through a bass amp, so I'm looking forward to getting some kick out of this thing again.
I'll keep you posted. I know you're just dying to know how these pickups sound!
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Post by unmatched on Nov 3, 2016 21:53:32 GMT -5
@phinheasgage I am nearly there! It is basically all done and sanded, it just needs the bridge glued on and a few coats of finish. Then put in a pickup (barbera saddle replacement), some machine heads and string her up.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 22:07:15 GMT -5
@phinheasgage I am nearly there! It is basically all done and sanded, it just needs the bridge glued on and a few coats of finish. Then put in a pickup (barbera saddle replacement), some machine heads and string her up. Cool. So the pickup is also the saddle. Is the position adjustable? How do you calculate where to place the bridge and position the saddle? |
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Post by unmatched on Nov 3, 2016 22:11:59 GMT -5
You can adjust the height, the position is the same as any other saddle so once it is fixed in you can't move it backwards and forwards easily. The saddle wants to be about 3mm further down than the scale length of the guitar at the centre point (can't remember why!), and slopes slightly so the higher pitched strings are shorter than the lower ones. The bridge position is worked back from there. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 2:57:22 GMT -5
You can adjust the height, the position is the same as any other saddle so once it is fixed in you can't move it backwards and forwards easily. The saddle wants to be about 3mm further down than the scale length of the guitar at the centre point (can't remember why!), and slopes slightly so the higher pitched strings are shorter than the lower ones. The bridge position is worked back from there. I think the saddle is set back a bit to compensate for the sharpening effect of fretting the string. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 3:22:28 GMT -5
Sub thread, favorite songs to play.
Danny Gatton's rendition of In My Room is beautiful and one of the few things he did that is within reach of mortals.
Here's a piece I like to use as a little warmup exercise
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Post by eternaloptimism on Nov 4, 2016 15:44:20 GMT -5
Oooo It's looking lovely unmatched! When will you finish? Bet you can't wait to play it. |
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Post by unmatched on Nov 4, 2016 21:53:12 GMT -5
Oooo It's looking lovely unmatched! When will you finish? Bet you can't wait to play it. I guess a couple of evenings of work and a couple of hours of finishing. I can't wait either but iI a kind of nervous because you never really know what they will sound like until they have strings on. |
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Post by eternaloptimism on Nov 5, 2016 2:38:34 GMT -5
My prediction is that it will sound amazing  Happy strumming  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 10:31:51 GMT -5
My prediction is that it will sound amazing Happy strumming Post a clip when you're done! |
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