Hi all,
Having made my first electric guitar (posts down below this thread somewhere) plus also the kit Les Paul Gibson guitar that I made also. I went out and purchased another kit form for a double neck electric guitar, the price was pretty good. From the USA on ebay. The two neck seem excellent made from maple with a rosewood fretboard, very nicely fretted etc. But the body which is made from basswood is a bit so so.
I had to do a bit of work on the neck socket, it was way to high and then the bridge tail piece posts pulled out upon tensioning the strings. Anyway I have it all finished now, but I have decided to can it totally.
I now intend to keep the two necks and make two more guitars.
What I have in mind is a hollowed body semi acoustic electric guitar, maybe even for both of them. I've looked through youtube videos etc, seen one where the inner body was cut out with a bandsaw, leaving solid timber for where the pick up cavity and bridge will sit. Then a top with nice F Holes and a bottom were clamped/glued onto the inner body. Seems simple enough,.!!!!
So my question is, what would a good overall thickness for this type of guitar be. For example 10mm top and bottom, 30mm inner body,total 50mm..? I will just do a flat body, I think a raised curved body might be testing me bit to much.
Any thoughts......Paul
Having made my first electric guitar (posts down below this thread somewhere) plus also the kit Les Paul Gibson guitar that I made also. I went out and purchased another kit form for a double neck electric guitar, the price was pretty good. From the USA on ebay. The two neck seem excellent made from maple with a rosewood fretboard, very nicely fretted etc. But the body which is made from basswood is a bit so so.
I had to do a bit of work on the neck socket, it was way to high and then the bridge tail piece posts pulled out upon tensioning the strings. Anyway I have it all finished now, but I have decided to can it totally.
I now intend to keep the two necks and make two more guitars.
What I have in mind is a hollowed body semi acoustic electric guitar, maybe even for both of them. I've looked through youtube videos etc, seen one where the inner body was cut out with a bandsaw, leaving solid timber for where the pick up cavity and bridge will sit. Then a top with nice F Holes and a bottom were clamped/glued onto the inner body. Seems simple enough,.!!!!
So my question is, what would a good overall thickness for this type of guitar be. For example 10mm top and bottom, 30mm inner body,total 50mm..? I will just do a flat body, I think a raised curved body might be testing me bit to much.
Any thoughts......Paul
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