RG Build!!

littlephil · #1 03-23-2009, 03:32 AM

I decided to build a guitar for my Year 12 Design & Technology project. I'm doing a mahogany neckthru with 2 purpleheart laminates and purpleheart body wings.
Here's the details

Purpleheart body
5pc Mahogany/Purpleheart neck
Rosewood fretboard
Hardtail bridge w/string through body
24 jumbo frets
1 volume 1 tone 3 way with coil splits
Dimarzio Steves Special and Air Norton pickups (possibly Steves Special + ToneZone)
All hardware Cosmo Black

Should turn out something like this:

Got into the car after the bus dropped me off from school, and what did I see sitting in the passenger seat?

What could it be?

littlephil · #2 03-23-2009, 03:33 AM

More:

The body is really heavy. It weighs 5kg (11 pounds) and the neck is 4 pounds. But since its neckthru, about 1/3rd of the body wood won't be used.

Wood with body blueprints:

Still need to make some templates from the blueprints

I should be starting in next week!

william1993 · #3 03-23-2009, 04:25 AM

sweet!! this is going to be epic.

littlephil · #4 03-23-2009, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by william1993

sweet!! this is going to be epic.

I hope so! It's my first build, was going to do another but havent got the wood yet.

william1993 · #5 03-23-2009, 05:15 AM

how are you going to do the fretboard/frets?

littlephil · #6 03-23-2009, 06:37 AM

Buying a preslotted board. I'm getting it from a different place to where I got this stuff because they didnt sell slotted ones.

hredcat · #7 03-23-2009, 06:44 AM

Thats ****ing awesome man. Most people just talk about actually building the guitars they build virtually, but your actually getting out there and doing it!

Anxious to see the final outcome!

**jono** · #8 03-23-2009, 09:10 AM

I'm not usually a fan of neckthroughs with racing stripes, but that purple heart body looks amazing

Jaden · #9 03-23-2009, 11:00 AM

good choice - I just made a purpleheart RGA and its a killer looking body - you wont be disappointed.

**jim777** · #10 03-23-2009, 12:01 PM

Keep in mind that you need to clear the purpleheart to keep it purple; if it's oiled it will brown out eventually. Looks great though, good luck with the build!

littlephil · #11 03-24-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jim777

Keep in mind that you need to clear the purpleheart to keep it purple; if it's oiled it will brown out eventually. Looks great though, good luck with the build!

Really? I was planning on doing an oil finish. If its going to change colour, I'll have to clear it then.

UV-7-BK · #12 03-24-2009, 03:20 AM

This is gonna be a cool thread.....pretty keen to see the end results. Good luck man

william1993 · #13 03-24-2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by littlephil

Really? I was planning on doing an oil finish. If its going to change colour, I'll have to clear it then.

clear the body but oil the neck though, I reckon they get all sticky when your hands get sweaty.

littlephil · #14 03-24-2009, 06:08 AM

My hands dont really sweat that much, but I still prefer a non cleared neck.
Also can anyone help with measurements for the neck? I'm doing a scarf joint with the joint behind frets 1-3 (like older JEM/RGs) Could someone give me the length of the headstock and joint, angle etc? And maybe a headstock template/outline thing (I dont own an Ibanez so I cant do it myself) I'd greatly appreciate it!

william1993 · #15 03-25-2009, 09:24 AM

Try emailing Ernie at ET GUITARS, he's a really busy man, so yeah, might take a bit to get back to you.

http://etguitars.com/necks.htm

also says the headstock tilts back at 14 degrees.