Building a Chambered LP - Page 9

gishuk · 08-09-2008, 12:14 PM

fascinating thread and stunning guitar

wish i had the space, tools and most of all the skills to make something like that

stonevibe · 08-27-2008, 06:45 PM

Beautiful playing and the best thread I have read on this forum to date. Thank you for all that it was a great journey.

fretboarder · 09-30-2008, 03:19 PM

great craftmanship...im shocked gibson remove that amount of wood when they chamber their guitars...i thought it would just be something like the size of the electronics hole or something at another part of the guitar and not the whole body...

Dino · 09-30-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fretboarder

im shocked gibson remove that amount of wood when they chamber their guitars...i thought it would just be something like the size of the electronics hole or something at another part of the guitar and not the whole body...

I would have prefered to see them offer chambering as an available option, not the norm.

JMO

fretboarder · 10-02-2008, 04:35 AM

yes dino i know what you mean..it should be more of an option, well they are half doing that i suppose with the trads..
but still it should be offered on all the models..
im getting a r8 partly becasue of the un chamberd body...

Mr Bones · 10-02-2008, 01:46 PM

I think that gibson takes less wood out of their guitar than I took out of mine. I actually think the guitar would have sounded more like an LP if I had left wood under the PUs, and probably will next time I do one of these. Though I was thinking about doing maple under the PUs instead of sapele.

chriseskew24 · 11-29-2008, 12:12 AM

Great build man sounds great to.

Bellows1 · 11-30-2008, 12:06 AM

Great build, beautiful guitar.

One question. On the templates you used for the neck cut-out and the PU holes how do you align them? They seem to just sit there without reference points.

Thank you, Bill

Stevehose · 12-12-2008, 05:31 PM

I just spent 2 hours reading this from start to finish - best thread ever and congrats on an amazing piece of art.

Huey · 12-12-2008, 06:38 PM

congrats dude, that's a beautiful axe, i read the entire thread while mesmerized by that top

Mr Bones · 12-12-2008, 11:02 PM

I teach, and starting today, I'm off for a month. Monday, I start my 59 replica project. My goal is to go as slowly and carefully as possible. I'm going to redo all my templates from the ground up first. I will do another thread like this one, so stay tuned.

Stevehose · 12-14-2008, 04:44 PM

Looking forward to it, thanks!

Mr Bones · 12-15-2008, 05:17 PM

Well, I've started the 59 replica project, but think I might hold off on doing a thread for it. I've yet to be happy with a guitar I've built, and want to try and do this one right. I tend to go to fast and either, a) get too focused on playing the thing and make little compromises to get to that point faster, or b) too focused on documenting the thing and try to go too fast. On this one I am going to just go really slow and enjoy the building process and post all the pics when I am done.

blakem · 12-26-2008, 02:17 PM

Awesome! Awesome thread!! I have ALWAYS wanted to build my own guitar...just no way to do it...I love it..That is just beautiful..

Mr Bones · 12-26-2008, 06:10 PM

apologies guys, but all the pics are going to go offline tomorrow. My web hosting contract has expired and I am switching domains. I will post a link to a new version when I gets online.

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 12-26-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Bones

apologies guys, but all the pics are going to go offline tomorrow. My web hosting contract has expired and I am switching domains. I will post a link to a new version when I gets online.

upload them in the MLP gallery or start a photobucket which is free & repost a thread or edit this one

ryguy · 12-26-2008, 08:21 PM

What an amazing thread, thank you so much for sharing this. Beautiful, beautiful guitar, great playing in the clip. What struck me the most was that the guitar sounded exactly as I expected it it to after reading the thread. Not as chunky as a standard LP, but much crisper, and airer/less compressed. Lots of pop in the notes. I don't know how to explain it more, but looking at the build process (nude wood!), and the final pics, I just imagined it sounding, again, exactly like it did in your clip. I bet a spruce top on a beauty like that would be realllllllly nice.

Does it have any dead spots or similar issues? Every chambered guitar I have owned has weird dead/live spot stuff going on.

Thanks again for sharing this process, very enlightening.

Mr Bones · 12-31-2008, 09:37 PM

I apologize for all the pics going dead. I am switching webservers. I have tried to recreate my building threads on my new site.

If you are interested, head over to http://www.ahandkerchiefsandwich.com

There is also a forum (no posts at this time), but I have created a section for guitars, and specifically building guitars. I will be doing a thread there for the replica that I am building right now. Please feel free to start a thread if you are building, or just say hello.

Jared Evans · 01-08-2009, 01:08 AM

Mr. Bones, how do you like your wrap around bridge from pigtail? I'm trying to figure out what type of bridge/tailpiece to use for my custom project, it's not a paul but I'm really excited about it.

ledlover01 · 08-06-2009, 07:50 PM

I want to make a junior with my freind could somebody tell me like what routuing i have to do and how to. I can cut the hole and stuff jsut now the routing and stuff thanks leave post on my page.

08-09-2008, 12:14 PM	#241 (permalink)
gishuk Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 297 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Building a Chambered LP fascinating thread and stunning guitar wish i had the space, tools and most of all the skills to make something like that

08-27-2008, 06:45 PM	#242 (permalink)
stonevibe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Exeter, England Posts: 635 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Beautiful playing and the best thread I have read on this forum to date. Thank you for all that it was a great journey.

09-30-2008, 03:19 PM	#243 (permalink)
fretboarder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: sunderland uk Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP great craftmanship...im shocked gibson remove that amount of wood when they chamber their guitars...i thought it would just be something like the size of the electronics hole or something at another part of the guitar and not the whole body...

10-02-2008, 04:35 AM	#245 (permalink)
fretboarder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: sunderland uk Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP yes dino i know what you mean..it should be more of an option, well they are half doing that i suppose with the trads.. but still it should be offered on all the models.. im getting a r8 partly becasue of the un chamberd body...

10-02-2008, 01:46 PM	#246 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP I think that gibson takes less wood out of their guitar than I took out of mine. I actually think the guitar would have sounded more like an LP if I had left wood under the PUs, and probably will next time I do one of these. Though I was thinking about doing maple under the PUs instead of sapele. __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich.com Guitar Building Gallery Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier

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11-29-2008, 12:12 AM	#247 (permalink)
chriseskew24 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Great build man sounds great to.

11-30-2008, 12:06 AM	#248 (permalink)
Bellows1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nib Heaven Posts: 399 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Great build, beautiful guitar. One question. On the templates you used for the neck cut-out and the PU holes how do you align them? They seem to just sit there without reference points. Thank you, Bill __________________ I know nothing, nothing... about guitars!! Feel free to enlighten me. It's OK not to believe everything you think.

12-12-2008, 05:31 PM	#249 (permalink)
Stevehose Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 79 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP I just spent 2 hours reading this from start to finish - best thread ever and congrats on an amazing piece of art. __________________ 1986 Les Paul Custom Shop Original '59 Reissue 1962 Country Western Natural 1996 Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue

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12-12-2008, 11:02 PM	#251 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP I teach, and starting today, I'm off for a month. Monday, I start my 59 replica project. My goal is to go as slowly and carefully as possible. I'm going to redo all my templates from the ground up first. I will do another thread like this one, so stay tuned. __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich.com Guitar Building Gallery Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier Last edited by Mr Bones; 12-14-2008 at 06:36 PM.

12-14-2008, 04:44 PM	#252 (permalink)
Stevehose Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 79 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Looking forward to it, thanks! __________________ 1986 Les Paul Custom Shop Original '59 Reissue 1962 Country Western Natural 1996 Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue

12-15-2008, 05:17 PM	#253 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Well, I've started the 59 replica project, but think I might hold off on doing a thread for it. I've yet to be happy with a guitar I've built, and want to try and do this one right. I tend to go to fast and either, a) get too focused on playing the thing and make little compromises to get to that point faster, or b) too focused on documenting the thing and try to go too fast. On this one I am going to just go really slow and enjoy the building process and post all the pics when I am done. __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich.com Guitar Building Gallery Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier

12-26-2008, 02:17 PM	#254 (permalink)
blakem Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,899 Thanks: 154 Thanked 227 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Awesome! Awesome thread!! I have ALWAYS wanted to build my own guitar...just no way to do it...I love it..That is just beautiful.. __________________ because I love playing guitar, thats why.....

12-26-2008, 06:10 PM	#255 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP apologies guys, but all the pics are going to go offline tomorrow. My web hosting contract has expired and I am switching domains. I will post a link to a new version when I gets online. __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich.com Guitar Building Gallery Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier

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12-26-2008, 08:21 PM	#257 (permalink)
ryguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP What an amazing thread, thank you so much for sharing this. Beautiful, beautiful guitar, great playing in the clip. What struck me the most was that the guitar sounded exactly as I expected it it to after reading the thread. Not as chunky as a standard LP, but much crisper, and airer/less compressed. Lots of pop in the notes. I don't know how to explain it more, but looking at the build process (nude wood!), and the final pics, I just imagined it sounding, again, exactly like it did in your clip. I bet a spruce top on a beauty like that would be realllllllly nice. Does it have any dead spots or similar issues? Every chambered guitar I have owned has weird dead/live spot stuff going on. Thanks again for sharing this process, very enlightening.

12-31-2008, 09:37 PM	#258 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP I apologize for all the pics going dead. I am switching webservers. I have tried to recreate my building threads on my new site. If you are interested, head over to http://www.ahandkerchiefsandwich.com There is also a forum (no posts at this time), but I have created a section for guitars, and specifically building guitars. I will be doing a thread there for the replica that I am building right now. Please feel free to start a thread if you are building, or just say hello. __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich.com Guitar Building Gallery Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier

01-08-2009, 01:08 AM	#259 (permalink)
Jared Evans Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 222 Thanks: 15 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Mr. Bones, how do you like your wrap around bridge from pigtail? I'm trying to figure out what type of bridge/tailpiece to use for my custom project, it's not a paul but I'm really excited about it. __________________ Jared Evans Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. Henry David Thoreau Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn. John Wesley

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ledlover01 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New York Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 129 Thanked 67 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP I want to make a junior with my freind could somebody tell me like what routuing i have to do and how to. I can cut the hole and stuff jsut now the routing and stuff thanks leave post on my page.

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