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I havent tried DIY anything yet but I will after this 1000th post of mine ...Hooray
Congrats, memorable na tong thread na to dahil sayo, hehe. Start ka DIY by installing pickups.
Naisip ko lang. Another alternative is you may have simply drilled holes just inside the perimiter until you cut off the hole. Then take a flat bastard file and SLOWLY smoothen the edges until satisfied.Till next time nalang.
Did this on my DIY cab's baffle. I still needed to do some chisel work to clean up. But for plastics and metal, I do it a lot for inside cutting without a router or power tools. One thing to remember about files is it tends to round out the edges, since you must attack from the outside going in (if it so happens one accidentally runs that file towards a squared edge, it will tear out).So my tip. Always make allowances. Don't use a file to walk up to the pencil line. That's what the 60 grit sandpaper and sanding block is for.
Let me share a DIY project of mine...http://pinoy-geartalk.com/showthread.php?3945-Les-Paul-Junior-Build
wow, this is the ultimate DIY! Where did you get all those tools? How did you start building guitars? Na-decide mo lang to build a guitar, then bili na ng tools? Or was it a slow development, guitar repair muna, then slowly acquire the tools, then later you gained confidence to build a guitar?Lupet mo sir!
A veeeeery slow development, actually. Short condensed version: Tinkered with my guitar. Broke a few, fixed 'em, etc. Slowly acquired tools. Met people who DIY too (luckily). Bought power tools. The rest is history.
Nice. Pag laki ko, I hope to follow the same path as you
Hindi naman ako ganun katanda uy. Wala pa akong 30, no?
Question to those who have experience on strat/tele pickguards. If I have an american standard (Strat and tele), will a replacement pickguard (that claims to be "fit" for fender) exactly fit? I plan to order a new pickguard kasi from US and I won't be able to fit it, so wanted to make sure the screws will line up. I read somewhere kasi before na pickguards never line up (or something to that effect). Is this true? Or depends where the pickguard is coming from?
Get your pickguard from www.wdmusic.com. They'll be asking for your guitar's exact specs, year, etc. so what you're getting would be a 99% direct fit.Did the same for my MIM Standard strat. Got the pickguard and it was an exact drop in.
Hi mga DIYers!May plano akong mag DIY ng Guitar eh, and after watching videos for a while in youtube napanood ko po yung Fender Strat XII. at naisip ko "Uy gusto ko nun" pero balita ko Discontinued na yun. pero basta gusto ko ng 12 string guitar!so naisip ko why not DIY??May spare strat ako dito na pwede kong babuyin at paglaruan lol.Options Questions:Pwede ko kayang gamitin yung body nun tapos magpagawa ng lang ako sa Luthier ng Neck na pang 12 String? then bumili ako neto:http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Twelve-String-Bridge-Chrome-P610C707.aspx-LESS DIY Pwede kayang butasan ko na lang yung Headstock para magfit ng another 6 Machine Heads? then change nut, then syempre bibili pa din neto:http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Twelve-String-Bridge-Chrome-P610C707.aspx-MORE DIY dun sa 2 options, Same Strat Body din ang gagamitin. Ano ano pa kaya ang changes na gagawin maliban dun sa nabanggit ko?Achievable kaya yung naisip ko? although plano pa lang to, bunga lang ng pagmumuni muni, wala pa akong pera kasi bakasyon walang baon...what do ya guys think? Thanks!
di ako sure wait natin yung may mga experience sa guitar buildingpero baka hindi kayanin ng standard strat neck yung tension nung additional 6 stringat hindi na kasya sa headstock (Kahit 70s na large headstock)yung addtional tuners
May nakita din kasi ako na pinagkasya niya sa headstock yung another 6 tuners.eto sa tele:though the real question is kakayanin kaya ng Normal Strat Neck yung tension ng 12 string?siguro mas ok kung gawang luthier na lang yung neck kaso medyo magastos yun. tsaka less DIY.. though quality wise mas ok.any other suggestions from other DIYers jan!?
This is an interesting mod, it looks like the example you showed is just using the standard squier neck. Actually I would be more worried na almost konti na lang yung wood sa headstock because of all the routing.This is what you can do for the mean time: maybe you can check the string tension of 12gauge electric guitar on standard tuning and then compare that to .009 base gauge 12-string tension. I know some use 0.12 gauge string in their electric and di naman bumibigay yung neck. Sorry I haven't tried it so I'm not sure, but just sharing my thoughts as this could help.
Sige sir, try ko muna gamitan ng Makakapal na Gauge yung neck para matest kung kakayanin ba yung tension pag 12strings na. Thanks sa Advice!sa ngayon kasi Gauge 0.10 nakalagay dun eh.by the way nakita ko na yung nasearch ko kagabi eto oh:source:http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2007/10/diy-stratocaster-12-string-im-impressed.htmlLess drilling since anim na butas lang ulit ang gagawin. mas matitipid yung kahoy ng headstock. though di maganda itsura IMO.
I have stated that there are more bad sounding suhrs then there are good ones.
Wala pang string tree. Masyadong pinilit IMO.If you really want to DIY this, Here's how I would approach this: You can try drasttically modifying the heastock by plugging, cutting and grafting another piece of maple. Make sure you use dowels or better yet, biscuits to ensure stability of the bond. Glue a headplate veneer on to add strength to the headstock. Shape, drill, install and rock!!!
