Oak neck, sapele fretboard & headstock stripes, bone nut, bone & sapele bridge. Spruce soundboard.2 x hand wound pickups with 3 way switch and DPDT for multiple pickup configurations, with volume & tone control. (The encouragement to attempt this and the diagram I used was supplied by a Nation member who wishes to remain unknown)This one is a treat for myself and will hopefully be my go-to player for a while. Tuned FCFA. Sounds lovely through the V5.
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Cool, I think my way sounds a bit easier as well :-P
The soundboard is 3.2mm thick, but substantially braced with 6.5mm square spruce strips, which were then carved round with chisels. Less bracing would have meant a louder guitar but I was more concerned with sustain for this build.
Thanks Richey, just checked out the blog post I think it gives a better aesthetic than the way I've been doing it which is to dry set the bone into a groove. What thickness is the soundboard?
Cheers Boogie. I spotted a similar bridge on the photo you posted yesterday. I just use superglue to attach the bone, then shape the bridge all as one piece. You obviously have the technique already but here's a blog post I wrote on how I make my bridges.
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Thanks Jim, appreciated!
Beautiful, RK! Nice work!!
The soundboard is 3.2mm thick, but substantially braced with 6.5mm square spruce strips, which were then carved round with chisels. Less bracing would have meant a louder guitar but I was more concerned with sustain for this build.
thats got to be one of the best looking guitars I"ve seen,its beauty
Cheers Boogie. I spotted a similar bridge on the photo you posted yesterday. I just use superglue to attach the bone, then shape the bridge all as one piece. You obviously have the technique already but here's a blog post I wrote on how I make my bridges.
Great looking build , is that the one you've used in the video's ? , sounds great as well .
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