Tasmanian Blackwood Build thread

[Kim]

Nice work Allen she's coming together very nicely.

Cheers

Kim

[Nick]

Should look great with a coat of jam on it Allan, this things looking good! (mind you, I do have a weak spot for Blackwood )

[demonx]

Today:

Hole drilling:





Hand and random orbital finish sanding through a variety of grits:



First coat of clear:

[demonx]

Second coat of clear, the timber is just soaking it all up, looks like it may take four coats at this stage:

[demonx]

Four coats of clear. I'll let this hang for a week before block sanding back, then I'll spray another couple coats of clear.

[demonx]

Plexiglass day.

I had the router set up from copying/combining some new templates, so at the same time I ran off a couple cavity covers in transparent black 4mm perspex.

When I assemble the guitar and peel off the rear paper from the cover, you'll be able to see the electronics through the perspex if you look hard enough. It's only subtle as at first glance it will look like solid black.





As its thicker than a normal cover, I've discovered I need to leave a small lever point to get a fingernail into, you can see it at the top corner:

[demonx]

Clear coat update.

I sanded the last lot of clear back to 600 grit, then airhosed and prepsolled the entire thing before shooting another few layers of clear yesterday.

Theres a lot more peel than I normally get. I'm experimenting with some new European clear that I'm still getting used to. It sprays so much different to the PPG clear I'm used to. Still, it'll cut and polish back great, I'll just have to use a little more elbow grease than I should have do do.




Heres how it sits today after 3 more coats of clear:

[Sergy]

Hi demonx,
A good photo report! You showed in detail the construction process.
Everything is wonderful!
I have questions ...
I know sound of Fender or Les Paul, and know the music for what it can be used ...
But what is the sound of your guitar? What it for timbre?
For what music, can use this guitar?

[demonx]

Hi demonx,
A good photo report! You showed in detail the construction process.
Everything is wonderful!
I have questions ...
I know sound of Fender or Les Paul, and know the music for what it can be used ...
But what is the sound of your guitar? What it for timbre?
For what music, can use this guitar?

I generally build "heavy metal" guitars - however, if you're clever about a few if the choices, one of them being the neck pickup, you can take a guitar like this and play anything.

I myself play a lot of neo classical, metal, but I also like to mess around with blues and other softer styles. I also like to be able to have a nice pure warm clean tone - so my guitars are built so they can pretty much do anything.

[Nick]

I myself play a lot of neo classical, metal

Is that like Beethoven on Steroids? You kids of today, I don't know Back in my day it was either just metal or it wasn't Mind you, as the first to be coined with the term 'Heavy Metal', most of Page's riff were blues derived.

Nice bit of quilted Maple on the top by the way & you've used my favourite,transparent blue, on it too Not sure I like the Laminated into Maple look though, but viva la difference!

[demonx]

I myself play a lot of neo classical, metal

Is that like Beethoven on Steroids? You kids of today, I don't know Back in my day it was either just metal or it wasn't Mind you, as the first to be coined with the term 'Heavy Metal', most of Page's riff were blues derived.

Yngwie: the Godfather of Neo Classical guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_S-2FDHyU

Not sure I like the Laminated into Maple look though, but viva la difference!

What I do is not to everyones tastes - but the world needs variety! Some people love it just cause it's different to the norm.

Most builders try to work out how to hide their scarf joints, I work out ways to make them obvious!

Like this:

[kiwigeo]

Yngwie: the Godfather of Neo Classical guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_S-2FDHyU

Shredding and classical are about as compatible as a fart in a space suit.

Purely personal taste of course but for me listening to Yngwie destroy a piece of classical music is about as pleasurable as eating dog vomit from a kiwi cockies gumboot.

PS I like your guitars much more than I like Yngwie's music

[Lillian]

Yngwie: the Godfather of Neo Classical guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_S-2FDHyU

Shredding and classical are about as compatible as a fart in a space suit.

Purely personal taste of course but for me listening to Yngwie destroy a piece of classical music is about as pleasurable as eating dog vomit from a kiwi cockies gumboot.

PS I like your guitars much more than I like Yngwie's music

Did I translate all that correctly Martin? You are not a fan of neo classical music? Just want to be sure. It's hard to tell with you trying to be PC about it.

[demonx]

Electronics and Assembly stage:







I've actually finished assambling and have started to set the action, however I cannot take pics as it's raining outside. I take all my finished pics in the sunlight - so stay tuned, one day when it's not raining I'll post some finished pics!

[kiwigeo]

It was at this very minute that Demonx realised that his beloved German Shepard had just eaten both the pick ups

[jeffhigh]

bloody big capacitor in there
Lookin Good

[kiwigeo]

bloody big capacitor in there
Lookin Good

Thats so the dog wont eat it

[Tod Gilding]

Is That Capacitor on Steroids ???? What is It ?

[demonx]

Is That Capacitor on Steroids ???? What is It ?

You'll find that most high quality guitars have larger capacitors. Not so much factory made guitars, but those that are handmade boutique style.

This one is a Russian Capacitor (they apparently make some of the best available) - its 0.022uf, old style paper dipped in oil capacitor, as opposed to the cheap quality modern ceramic things.

[kiwigeo]

Wiring and soldering look very neat.....something I like.

[demonx]

Wiring and soldering look very neat.....something I like.

Since I'm using clear transparent black cavity covers, I have to have some neatness to the wiring. The guitar I did the day before this one is much neater.

The soldering on the tabs etc is neat using a regualar solder iron, however the larger soldering iron I'm using for the copper plate is quite difficult to get a neat solder with, I've only recently bought this and still getting the hang of it. Should be a lot neater in a few guitars time!

[Tod Gilding]

Is That Capacitor on Steroids ???? What is It ?

You'll find that most high quality guitars have larger capacitors. Not so much factory made guitars, but those that are handmade boutique style.

This one is a Russian Capacitor (they apparently make some of the best available) - its 0.022uf, old style paper dipped in oil capacitor, as opposed to the cheap quality modern ceramic things.

Where can I source these Russian Monsters ?

[demonx]

Where can I source these Russian Monsters ?

PM sent.

[demonx]

Finally a day that's not raining - I got some snap shots:

[jeffhigh]

That's looking really good, I'm not into that style myself, but really well thought out and executed.Cheers
Jeff