Update!!! 6/7/2010

Well I was able to get some good work done yesterday, on the Koa Top TBM-4 neck. I am going with a Wal style headstock where it is a 2+2 with a Fender style drop down headstock. As you can see in the pictures I have used my Safty Planer to do most of the work and this is the first time using it on a neck and it worked great. Also I used the same planner for the back of the neck to taper it from the nut to the heel making it thinner at the nut and getting thicker towards the heel. Once I got that done I started on rounding the back of the neck and I got that done. The only thing left to do to the neck is clean the back of the headstock wher it transissions to the neck and give it a final sanding. I almost forgot I have to radius the f-board and add the side marker dots and drill the tunner holes. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think.

Play On!

6/2/2010 Update!!!

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! I was not able to work on the Koa top TBM-4 but I was able to work on the design of my first guitar model (no name). I also got the Mahogany body blank for my new guitar. The Guitar will have an all Mahogany body and neck with a rosewood f-board, chrome hardware with a tunomatic style bridge with tail stop. It will be a simple set-up guitar 1 volume knob and 1 tone knob with a 3 way pick up selector switch. I have not deceided which pick ups I want to go with yet P-90's or Humbuckers. This guitar is going to be all about bare bones simple and to the point. It will have a pick guard and black speed knobs. I will continue to work on getting this guitar ready then built. As you can see in the picture it is going to be a single cut design. The template is a shout from the back of the guitar or a left hand version because the other side of the template has so many lines on it you would not know what you were looking at. Let me know your thought on the new design.

As in my last post I had mentioned my router went out on me but it is magically working again and I am happy about this now I can continue to work on the Koa top bass. Until next time, Play On!