Learning how to build an electric guitar

lumberjim · 05-04-2019, 10:42 AM

To do the channel binding, you have to start by using the cnc to cut the fret board area 1/4" deep into the neck blank, cut the truss rod trench, then install the truss rod and a slotted fret board. All before Radiusing the surface. I think. Then cut and shape the neck, install frets.

What I'd really like is to do the entire neck over at Pete's with the cnc. That way i can get the exact radius and neck profile I want. The close ups of the neck above are from the guitar that got stolen and recovered. The Imperium, shown in that article I linked a while back. I've played it, and the neck is great.

He just made some kind of breakthrough on the wiring for his upcoming line of guitars. 10 position switch, 5 single coil, 5 buckers... zero hum. I stopped over there yesterday to hear it. Really impressive. I wonder if I could coax a wiring rig out of him for this one. It's just hard to get and hold his attention for more than 10 minutes in a row. As with many genius types, he's a walking pile of ADD.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2019, 11:33 PM

Have you tried taking him lunch and chatting while he eats?

05-04-2019, 10:42 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	To do the channel binding, you have to start by using the cnc to cut the fret board area 1/4" deep into the neck blank, cut the truss rod trench, then install the truss rod and a slotted fret board. All before Radiusing the surface. I think. Then cut and shape the neck, install frets. What I'd really like is to do the entire neck over at Pete's with the cnc. That way i can get the exact radius and neck profile I want. The close ups of the neck above are from the guitar that got stolen and recovered. The Imperium, shown in that article I linked a while back. I've played it, and the neck is great. He just made some kind of breakthrough on the wiring for his upcoming line of guitars. 10 position switch, 5 single coil, 5 buckers... zero hum. I stopped over there yesterday to hear it. Really impressive. I wonder if I could coax a wiring rig out of him for this one. It's just hard to get and hold his attention for more than 10 minutes in a row. As with many genius types, he's a walking pile of ADD. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 05-04-2019 at 10:51 AM.

05-04-2019, 11:33 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Have you tried taking him lunch and chatting while he eats? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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