DC04 building 'PGM Black'

[DaniJem]

Hello guys...

how ibanez don't make guitars as i like, i will build them...
( or course, they are NOT for sale. i do not and i will do not bussiness with them. these guitars are for my own use )


this project is a Ibanez PGM stile body with a vine inlay on neck. i will name DC04 'PGM Black':




specifications DC04:

- Body: alder.
- Neck: the spanish "luthier" neck work sucks, horrible. so I am waiting a new neck from ETGuitars.
- inlays: vine inlays in color black and abalone on a maple quilted fingerboard.
- Bridge: Gotoh fixed.
- Tuners: Gotoh.
- Pickups: 2 Dimarzio Evolution Humbuckers color cream.
- hardware: Gold.
- Finished: Black with white pearloid binding on body.


i bought all parts, woods, tools, and i began to build the body.

may be that i will do some little mistakes, but sure that they will be fixed.


here my other projects:

DC01 'Jem Woods': DC01 (this guitar is finished).
DC02 'Jem Intense Rock II': DC02 (this guitar is finished).
DC03 'Jem Fresno': DC03 (this guitar is finished).
DC04 'PGM Black': this thread (isn't finished).
DC05 'RG custom Quilted': DC05 (isn't finished).
DC06 'RG Swirl': DC06 (canceled).
DC07 'Jem Spanish Swirl': future project (of course, I reserved the number '07' for a Jem )
DC08 'JCR Custom Ghostrider #1': DC08 (this guitar is finished).
DC09 'JCR Custom Ghostrider #2': DC09 (this guitar is finished).



edit:

the neck was a problem. so I orderd one from Ernie.

best regards,
Dani.

[DaniJem]

i post some pics...


this is the alder wood:





regards.

[elcid]

What do you use to make those mock ups?
I am about to start a project and I would like to do that.
I tried Kisaeke but I cant save the pics.

[DaniJem]

drawing profile and routing pickups cavities:
(i drew the monkey grip becouse i wasn't sure about it, but i will not make it. then the guitar will be a Jem and no a PGM )




cutting the body:




regards.
Dani.

[JforJem]

Originally Posted by elcid

What do you use to make those mock ups?
I am about to start a project and I would like to do that.
I tried Kisaeke but I cant save the pics.

Yeah, you have to do the whole print screen an then paste in to paint or w/e an cut it out of that etc etc, gets quite annoying if you do loads.

[elcid]

hmmm, I tried that and had no luck, I probably did something wrong

Back to the OT, Im making a Tele with that same color scheme. It's a double bound black body

[DaniJem]

Originally Posted by elcid

What do you use to make those mock ups?
I am about to start a project and I would like to do that.
I tried Kisaeke but I cant save the pics.

when you finish your kisekae project, you push 'Impr Pant' key on computer.
then you open your photoshop, paintshop or other graphic program and you 'paste as new image'... and you get it!

regards.

[DaniJem]

routing contour:





tomorrow, i will post more pics.

regards.
Dani.

[LonePhantom]

Looks like it will be pretty sweet, but you are not going with the F-holes, why's that?

[Ki swordsman]

Originally Posted by DaniJem

when you finish your kisekae project, you push 'Impr Pant' key on computer.
then you open your photoshop, paintshop or other graphic program and you 'paste as new image'... and you get it!

regards.

it's 'prt sc'(print screen) key on english keyboards though

pgm looks like it'll be great

[DaniJem]

Originally Posted by LonePhantom

Looks like it will be pretty sweet, but you are not going with the F-holes, why's that?

we will not paint the 'PGM f-holes'. i don't like them.
then, the guitar will be a 'RG Black'

regards.

[DaniJem]

making volume pot and switch selector holes:




Routing the neck pocket:





regards.
Dani.

[DaniJem]

Originally Posted by Ki swordsman

it's 'prt sc'(print screen) key on english keyboards though

yes. sorry. for save kisekae projects on your pc, you use the key is 'prt sc' on english keyb...

[DaniJem]

the idea of this project comes from the orange Paul Gilbert guitar:






this is the reason that i name this project PGM.

regards.
(and yes, my english is bad. sorry)

[Rodney James]

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