r/Luthier • u/p47guitars Luthier • 1d ago

Rad or sad?

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Working on some miscellaneous parts / the neck while I wait for the body to cure on the ozempic meteora

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u/joebroke 1d ago

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u/meappleby1 1d ago

Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

And it's the right one, too.

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u/New_Gazelle5872 1d ago

The more I look at it, the more rad it gets!

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u/Juice5610 1d ago

Rad! But more blending!

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u/Mundane-Tear-1164 16h ago

Sorry but what’s blending?

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u/Juice5610 14h ago

Blending is sanding two separate pieces of wood together to minimize  the gaps  between them and make them look and feel like one piece. 

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u/AdSmooth8332 1d ago

I’d like to respectfully be a nay sayer. The body is amazing but I’m wondering why you needed so many shims on the neck? Are you trying to compensate for neck angle because of the bridge? Also three types of wood which all have very different densities was a cool idea but very hard to execute. Coming from the dude who talked to you about checks/cracks in padouk if you remember?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Yessir.

Yeah, so the different woods was just a thing that kinda happened because I was rifling through offcuts.

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u/AdSmooth8332 1d ago

Flat sawn wenge is my worst enemy haha Can we get some pictures of the neck and neck pocket in the future? I’m super excited to see you finish this build brotha In the future think about compensating neck angle from the neck pocket of the body so you don’t have to change the dimensions of your necks heel. Looking at your body now, I can see the rerouting the neck pocket would’ve been a bad idea

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Oh there's still time to compensate! I was just going to use a tiny shim to get a little angler to it all fender style.

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u/Junes2k 1d ago

The only thing I dont like is the burned part. I dont like the burned look on anything. Furniture, instruments, whatever, to me nothing looks good burnt. Cause, it's burnt, that's damage. Whether it's actually damaged or not I cant wrap my head around it. I watch furniture youtubers & they'll burn perfectly good tables & I hate it. Just my opinion. Nice to me otherwise.

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u/MPD-DIY-GUY 2h ago

What about pepperoni edges?

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u/BlursedSoul 1d ago

Was there a fire? Why does the meat of that neck sandwich look charred?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Wenge. It's a crazy hardwood. Had to shim up the neck as it was not suitable for the neck cavity.

Been some interesting things happening with this one. So far no serious miss steps.

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u/beersngears 1d ago

The heel is a bit of a 1 off look, but if it feels good, they roll with it. Also, what’s the tie in with ozempic? Is it a thin body?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Slimmed down at the waist. Can fit in a 12.5 inch planer.

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u/Guitar_Man_1955 1d ago

Beautiful wood there! What kind of finish are you thinking about?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Already in the thralls of finishing with tru oil with the cavity cover and body.

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u/Guitar_Man_1955 1d ago

Look forward to seeing your completed project!

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u/Organic-Pool1061 1d ago

I think it looks sick!

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u/YoWNZKi 1d ago

Rad. Definitely rad.

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u/sailpaddle 1d ago

Rad indeed! Nice work. That cavity cover is beauty

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u/MillhouseNickSon 1d ago

Very rad. It looks delicious, like it tastes like chocolate and salted caramel. Mmmm…

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u/jd_schrock 1d ago

Outstanding

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u/mysteriouslypuzzled 1d ago

I would sand it until the layers are perfectly uniform the clear coat, or oil it to bring out the natural shine

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u/Riverwood_KY 1d ago

Looks cool to me.

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u/Fire_Mission 1d ago

Very rad

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u/IceCubeTrey 1d ago

Looks pretty cool, I like the body shape. Is the body your design?

Do you have any front on pics of the body?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

I used a meteora as a template on paper, made some changes to overall dimensions by hand cut it out, glued it on plywood. Cut and sanded. Routed things and boom, custom template.

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u/MaddGerman 1d ago

Looks great to me. Could start a trend here. Rock On.

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u/Dry_Championship222 1d ago

I prefer to match the wood from the back for the cavity cover but still a great looking ax.

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u/Juanitothegreat 1d ago

Sick ass guitar

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

Ty

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u/ProgNerd 1d ago

I dig it.

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u/NO-MAD-CLAD 1d ago

The idea of roasting the neck pocket to make it more adaptable to the body is both lazy AND COOL AS FUCK. I prefer to mount a neck to my body blanks so I can cut it out as I like. We all have our own process. You do it up how you get the best results brah. I am super curious. Lets bang our blanks together and sip some water together some day.

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1d ago

No roasting here. Just shims, wenge and figured maple.

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u/ashtheflash37 1d ago

Rad 🔥🤘

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u/Giygas_in_Onett 6h ago

I looooove this. Definitely needs to be sanded a bit smoother, but looks absolutely killer. Plus “Ozempic Meteora” is the funniest shit I’ve ever heard

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u/p47guitars Luthier 4h ago

The neck is still being sanded and smoothed. As of now, the body and control cover are the only things with finish on it. I'm also working on some pickup rings:

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u/Giygas_in_Onett 4h ago

Looks great! Any plans for the finish on the rings?

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u/p47guitars Luthier 2h ago

Thinking red stain and truoil

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u/Giygas_in_Onett 1h ago

Hell yeah! Sounds good!

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u/p47guitars Luthier 1h ago

I gotta resend these. But this is where the pickup rings are at now.