Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build - Page 8

JohnnyKane · 04-25-2009, 03:06 PM

Poorman, he explains it here:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex-nihilo

I drilled a whole in the side of one of my planes (a flat piece of steel) with a 3/32" drill bit, then I grinded off the tip of a finishing nail of the same diameter to punch the dots.

KDAD · 04-26-2009, 04:45 PM

Your first build landed here in Denver, I think.

The new owner posted about it over at TDPRI with a link to that build thread.

I read that and when this one showed up...what a ride!

Congrats on a job well done

Kevin

LG2 · 04-26-2009, 05:53 PM

Thanks for your built thread Ex supper job.

billy · 04-27-2009, 04:28 AM

meyekel · 04-27-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KDAD

Your first build landed here in Denver, I think.

The new owner posted about it over at TDPRI with a link to that build thread.

I read that and when this one showed up...what a ride!

Congrats on a job well done

Kevin

Yep Kevin, it's here in Denver and is an awesome LP.

Scott, can't wait for the paint pics!

BluesLover · 04-27-2009, 03:16 PM

Man this is going to be a beautiful guitar! Can't wait to see it when it is done! Thank you for documenting this so well. And by the way, you take very good photos!

On a side note:

What is it about learning and watching how guitars are made? It is like CRACK.

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 04:43 PM

Hey thank you VERY VERY much! All of you. You really say some kind words.

I have to say, I am really really pleased with how this guitar came out.... I did not have any mess ups. Everything went together really well. And now it is ready to be finished. In the next hour, I am going to do the serial number. Tonight I hope to put the grain filler on the back.... Should I put any red it it or leave it light brown? What would look better with a honey burst?

meyekel, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying the guitar. Are you planning on checking it? That is one of the things I am really worked up about right now. At the beginning I have it in my mind that I would like to have a nice vintage aged looking LP. Now, I am looking at a pristine looking guitar.... should I age it?

Sincerely, XN

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 04:49 PM

I left out some stuff....

Here is the pickup cavity route. The template is two-way taped to the pickup plane.

And here is the guitar ready to be finished.

GreaseBox · 04-27-2009, 04:49 PM

Ex,
Your build threads are just great man! You have great contribution to this forum!

Thanks!

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 04:53 PM

Thanks Grease!

HEY EVERYONE! Guess what my wonderful wife came home with this afternoon. She bought me a present; went out alone and came back with it. She is just an incredible woman!

Take a guess.....

VastHorizon · 04-27-2009, 04:54 PM

Something related to guitar?

GreaseBox · 04-27-2009, 04:57 PM

Spray equipment???

The Thruth · 04-27-2009, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex-nihilo

Take a guess.....

strings?

GooCart · 04-27-2009, 05:07 PM

OK, I'll try to move focus from you astonishing peice of work and take a guess.

A flight case for the new guitar?

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 05:10 PM

Good guesses guys.... But you are not there yet.

What about the back of the guitar? Brown or a bit of Red? If you have BOTB, please give me a page number of what you think.

GreaseBox · 04-27-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GooCart

OK, I'll try to move focus from you astonishing peice of work and take a guess.

A flight case for the new guitar?

Darn that's a good guess!

I want to change my guess...

GreaseBox · 04-27-2009, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex-nihilo

Good guesses guys.... But you are not there yet.

Alright, suppose I won't change it to a case...

New amp?

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreaseBox

Alright, suppose I won't change it to a case...

New amp?

BINGO!

Cool eh?

GooCart · 04-27-2009, 05:23 PM

???????!!!!!!!!!!
Now that's what I call a gift!!!

Over to your guitar,
Page 97, 9 1885 is a beautiful honeyburst, I think it would work great.

ex-nihilo · 04-27-2009, 05:32 PM

Great call Magnus.

I have two final candidates from BOTB and you picked one of them:

9 1985
9 0669

MRJ5 · 04-27-2009, 06:19 PM

For what it is worth, 9 1854 caught my eye.

Of your two choices, my vote goes to 9 1885. It is similar but just a touch lighter. Any of the Honey Bursts in my eye will be magnificent.

Your top has interesting grain and should reallly pop!

Mongrel · 04-27-2009, 06:28 PM

I'm making my wife read this thread!!

GreaseBox · 04-27-2009, 10:14 PM

Man that thing is SWEET!!!!

You do have a cool wife!

pinefd · 04-27-2009, 11:49 PM

Great job Scott...I'm lovin' it!

Looking forward to the finishing phase. And FWIW, I like to see a little cherry on the back.

Frank

djwilbanks · 04-27-2009, 11:55 PM

Yowza, another stunning display. Can't wait to see what the finish comes out like!

Greco · 04-28-2009, 02:16 AM

Fantastic thread! Very informative and the build looks great.

I'm curious - will you drill the headstock for tuners after finishing or before? why?

FWIW I would go with classic red for the back and let it fade naturally.

JohnnyKane · 04-28-2009, 02:36 PM

Looking good, Ex.

And my hat off to your wife. That is a beautiful amp.

ex-nihilo · 04-28-2009, 03:21 PM

Thanks again guys. Here is what I did yesterday:

I don't have a stamp and did not want to wait to get one or to pay for one, so I decided to just draw the serial number. I started with pencil before the grain filler was applied.

Then I taped it up the top and applied the grain filler.

After wiping off the excess filler and allowing it to dry a bit. I sanded the back to lighten it. Then, I gently wiped the back with acetone it to even out the colour.

I decided not to put any red in the filler. Red could be added on spray day. However, I find that I really like the light brown and I think it will go very well with a light honey burst. And once the amber coat is sprayed over the whole guitar, it will all be nicely tied together.

Finally, I went over the serial number with a Pigma Micron pen (005). I finished it off by sanded the number with 2k grit sand paper to make it look old.

djwilbanks · 04-28-2009, 03:37 PM

Sweet.

GooCart · 04-28-2009, 03:53 PM

your serial number trick was cool, it looks really authentic with the irregular blur, great.

04-26-2009, 04:45 PM	#212 (permalink)
KDAD Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 51 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Your first build landed here in Denver, I think. The new owner posted about it over at TDPRI with a link to that build thread. I read that and when this one showed up...what a ride! Congrats on a job well done Kevin

04-26-2009, 05:53 PM	#213 (permalink)
LG2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 243 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Thanks for your built thread Ex supper job. __________________ LG's guitar and electric violin website

04-27-2009, 04:28 AM	#214 (permalink)
billy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England. Posts: 1,095 Thanks: 21 Thanked 24 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build

04-27-2009, 03:16 PM	#216 (permalink)
BluesLover Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 254 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Man this is going to be a beautiful guitar! Can't wait to see it when it is done! Thank you for documenting this so well. And by the way, you take very good photos! On a side note: What is it about learning and watching how guitars are made? It is like CRACK. __________________ Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Studio, Ibanez AEG20E Amp: Fender Blues Junior Pedals: Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, Boss SD-1 Super-Overdrive, Boss DD-20 Giga Delay

04-27-2009, 04:43 PM	#217 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Hey thank you VERY VERY much! All of you. You really say some kind words. I have to say, I am really really pleased with how this guitar came out.... I did not have any mess ups. Everything went together really well. And now it is ready to be finished. In the next hour, I am going to do the serial number. Tonight I hope to put the grain filler on the back.... Should I put any red it it or leave it light brown? What would look better with a honey burst? meyekel, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying the guitar. Are you planning on checking it? That is one of the things I am really worked up about right now. At the beginning I have it in my mind that I would like to have a nice vintage aged looking LP. Now, I am looking at a pristine looking guitar.... should I age it? Sincerely, XN

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04-27-2009, 04:49 PM	#218 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build I left out some stuff.... Here is the pickup cavity route. The template is two-way taped to the pickup plane. And here is the guitar ready to be finished.

04-27-2009, 04:49 PM	#219 (permalink)
GreaseBox V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Home of the COLTS Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 19 Thanked 25 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Ex, Your build threads are just great man! You have great contribution to this forum! Thanks! __________________ "...I've eaten the sun so my tongue has burned of the taste..."

04-27-2009, 04:53 PM	#220 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Thanks Grease! HEY EVERYONE! Guess what my wonderful wife came home with this afternoon. She bought me a present; went out alone and came back with it. She is just an incredible woman! Take a guess.....

04-27-2009, 04:54 PM	#221 (permalink)
VastHorizon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,771 Thanks: 31 Thanked 95 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Something related to guitar?

04-27-2009, 04:57 PM	#222 (permalink)
GreaseBox V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Home of the COLTS Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 19 Thanked 25 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Spray equipment??? __________________ "...I've eaten the sun so my tongue has burned of the taste..."

04-27-2009, 05:07 PM	#224 (permalink)
GooCart Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Umeå, Sweden Posts: 878 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build OK, I'll try to move focus from you astonishing peice of work and take a guess. A flight case for the new guitar? __________________ Magnus Melkersson, Sweden

04-27-2009, 05:10 PM	#225 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Good guesses guys.... But you are not there yet. What about the back of the guitar? Brown or a bit of Red? If you have BOTB, please give me a page number of what you think.

04-27-2009, 05:23 PM	#229 (permalink)
GooCart Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Umeå, Sweden Posts: 878 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build ???????!!!!!!!!!! Now that's what I call a gift!!! Over to your guitar, Page 97, 9 1885 is a beautiful honeyburst, I think it would work great. __________________ Magnus Melkersson, Sweden

04-27-2009, 05:32 PM	#230 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Great call Magnus. I have two final candidates from BOTB and you picked one of them: 9 1985 9 0669

04-27-2009, 06:28 PM	#232 (permalink)
Mongrel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne FL Posts: 628 Thanks: 15 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build I'm making my wife read this thread!! __________________ I feel more like I do now than I did awhile ago. http://www.mongrelaudio.zoomshare.com/0.html Purple burst "Trash Paul" (kit build) stock hardware. Les Paul clone ground up build..UNDER CONSTRUCTION Jackson Performer, stock w/Floyd rose. "Mongrel" strat, Unknown Humbuckers, Floyd rose, Aluminum treadplate "full body" pick guard powder coated black. B.C. Rich Acoustic, black, lots of miles on this one! Tiny little 15w marshall amp.

04-27-2009, 06:19 PM	#231 (permalink)
MRJ5 Abeunt studia in mores Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Buckeye country Posts: 376 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build For what it is worth, 9 1854 caught my eye. Of your two choices, my vote goes to 9 1885. It is similar but just a touch lighter. Any of the Honey Bursts in my eye will be magnificent. Your top has interesting grain and should reallly pop!

04-27-2009, 10:14 PM	#233 (permalink)
GreaseBox V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Home of the COLTS Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 19 Thanked 25 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Man that thing is SWEET!!!! You do have a cool wife! __________________ "...I've eaten the sun so my tongue has burned of the taste..."

04-27-2009, 11:49 PM	#234 (permalink)
pinefd V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,629 Thanks: 14 Thanked 109 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Great job Scott...I'm lovin' it! Looking forward to the finishing phase. And FWIW, I like to see a little cherry on the back. Frank __________________ Check out my website at: www.lesstallguitars.com And check out some of my personal gear at: Historic Les Paul Database

04-27-2009, 11:55 PM	#235 (permalink)
djwilbanks V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 16,146 Thanks: 125 Thanked 207 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Yowza, another stunning display. Can't wait to see what the finish comes out like! __________________ º\|\|\|\|\|º

04-28-2009, 02:16 AM	#236 (permalink)
Greco Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, England. Posts: 96 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Fantastic thread! Very informative and the build looks great. I'm curious - will you drill the headstock for tuners after finishing or before? why? FWIW I would go with classic red for the back and let it fade naturally.

04-28-2009, 02:36 PM	#237 (permalink)
JohnnyKane Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Panama Posts: 254 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Looking good, Ex. And my hat off to your wife. That is a beautiful amp.

04-28-2009, 03:21 PM	#238 (permalink)
ex-nihilo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 677 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build Thanks again guys. Here is what I did yesterday: I don't have a stamp and did not want to wait to get one or to pay for one, so I decided to just draw the serial number. I started with pencil before the grain filler was applied. Then I taped it up the top and applied the grain filler. After wiping off the excess filler and allowing it to dry a bit. I sanded the back to lighten it. Then, I gently wiped the back with acetone it to even out the colour. I decided not to put any red in the filler. Red could be added on spray day. However, I find that I really like the light brown and I think it will go very well with a light honey burst. And once the amber coat is sprayed over the whole guitar, it will all be nicely tied together. Finally, I went over the serial number with a Pigma Micron pen (005). I finished it off by sanded the number with 2k grit sand paper to make it look old.

04-28-2009, 03:37 PM	#239 (permalink)
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04-28-2009, 03:53 PM	#240 (permalink)
GooCart Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Umeå, Sweden Posts: 878 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Ex-Nihilo's 2nd LP Build your serial number trick was cool, it looks really authentic with the irregular blur, great. __________________ Magnus Melkersson, Sweden

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