Mrs. P was about to really hurt me yesterday.

[Prages]

I've got some company coming over tonight to play music, so I have been cleaning up the attic/studio for the last couple of days. The trash collectors come on Friday morning, so after I got home from work, and before Mrs. P got home from work, I took out the trash. I had been holding on to a couple of guitar boxes for months (I think I've had one of them for a few years) and decided to get rid of them.

So, Mrs. P comes home and sees two guitar boxes in the trash, and immediately assumed I'd bought two new guitars. :o

[Phil513]

;D


She doesnt understand GAS, eh?

I havent had that problem really, mostly cause my GFs guitar costs as much as all my cheapo electrics put together.

[Aahzz]

Yeah, if Mrs Aahzz found 2 guitar boxes in the trash and we'd not discussed the incoming instruments, there'd be problems.

[Mark Wein]

Yeah, if Mrs Aahzz found 2 guitar boxes in the trash and we'd not discussed the incoming instruments, there'd be problems.


+100

[thredlok]

my wife is very understanding when it comes to gear, she is a good woman!

I don't spend money on anything else.

[Mark Wein]

my wife is very understanding when it comes to gear, she is a good woman!

I don't spend money on anything else.


How many Suhrs do your own? That uses up the "understanding" very quickly ;)

[thredlok]

None I build them mostly, if I use warmoth parts it's around 800-1000. She bought me my carvin single cut form my birthday. I have 14 guitars maybe fifteen ;D

[Mark Wein]

None I build them mostly, if I use warmoth parts it's around 800-1000. She bought me my carvin single cut form my birthday. I have 14 guitars maybe fifteen ;D


I think you have more guitars than I do! :o

You need to post pics in the guitar forum, then ;D

[thredlok]

compulsive builder syndrome ;D

[Mark Wein]

I would love to have time to build some guitars..even just a Warmoth parts guitar...actually doing a body from scratch would be my dream build at this point, though...

[Phil513]

Did you guys ever seen any of AJCoholic's build threads over on HC/EG?


I used to LOVE following those, he's a woodworker and would do the whole thing from scratch, other than a precut fretboard.

Even did a hollowbody archtop.

[Mark Wein]

I never did...

[Phil513]

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1779675

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1472355

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1264686

[Phil513]

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1191011

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1430554&page=4

[thredlok]

yeah, he's a good one. He traded me his Mesa boogie 1x12 cab for a pair of blues buckers and a turbo rat 8)

[Phil513]

hahaha. thats cool. I sure did enjoy his build threads.

[thredlok]

here are a few of my builds:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/lpjr1003.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/bwstrat.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/bwtele.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/OAKTLEL005.jpg

[Phil513]

Wow, those are incredible.

That HSS flame one is lovely.

[thredlok]

the two in the middle are from the same black walnut board :)

[Phil513]

They are both spectacular guitars. wow.

But i do have a soft spot for HSS ones. hahaha. Its not a strat trem is it?

Pardon if i sound dumb, i dont know a whole bunch.

[Mark Wein]

Wow...I just got about halfway through that Les Paul build right now and I am immensely jealous... :-[

[hobo]

Mine even gets upset when I have to ask for a dollar （￥１００）　to buy a guitar pick. Mind ya it's a 1.5 hour bicycle ride to the music store ;D

[thredlok]

They are both spectacular guitars. wow.

But i do have a soft spot for HSS ones. hahaha. Its not a strat trem is it?

Pardon if i sound dumb, i dont know a whole bunch.


that is a wilkinson trem, it basically functions like a 2pt trem on an american strat but shaped it's differently.

[Mark Wein]

They are both spectacular guitars. wow.

But i do have a soft spot for HSS ones. hahaha. Its not a strat trem is it?

Pardon if i sound dumb, i dont know a whole bunch.


that is a wilkinson trem, it basically functions like a 2pt trem on an american strat but shaped it's differently.


Wilkinson makes great hardware! On my Suhr Tele the bridge is "Wilkinson by Gotoh"

My buddy Scott has a Wilkinson trem on his Tyler guitar and it is a great bridge....

[warren0728]

those are beautiful guitars thredlok.... :o

ww

[Mark Wein]

here are a few of my builds:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/lpjr1003.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/bwstrat.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/bwtele.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/OAKTLEL005.jpg



Are those all Warmoth parts? Do you have any step-by-step pictures?

I am a jealous guy right now :)

[Phil513]

Wow...I just got about halfway through that Les Paul build right now and I am immensely jealous... :-[


Yeah, wait til you check out the hollow archtop build, thats just amazing. hahaha

[thredlok]

here are a few of my builds:


Are those all Warmoth parts? Do you have any step-by-step pictures?

I am a jealous guy right now :)


No, the bodies I built from scratch, the walnut strat has a warmoth neck, the lp jr has an washburn usa custom shop neck I scored off ebay for 20$, the oak top tele has a mighty mite neck, and the walnut tele has a washburn n2 neck that I scored 2 for 25$ off of ebay.

I'll have to check my computer later this evening to see if I have some build photos.
I this one on photobucket of the oak top tele:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/oaktoptele-1-1.jpg
Don't mind the junk in background...it's my basement. I've been meaning to clean for a couple years now ;D
It also doubles as my subterranean guitar building dungeon.

[thredlok]

those are beautiful guitars thredlok.... :o

ww


thank you!

[Mark Wein]

here are a few of my builds:


Are those all Warmoth parts? Do you have any step-by-step pictures?

I am a jealous guy right now :)


No, the bodies I built from scratch, the walnut strat has a warmoth neck, the lp jr has an washburn usa custom shop neck I scored off ebay for 20$, the oak top tele has a mighty mite neck, and the walnut tele has a washburn n2 neck that I scored 2 for 25$ off of ebay.

I'll have to check my computer later this evening to see if I have some build photos.
I this one on photobucket of the oak top tele:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/oaktoptele-1-1.jpg
Don't mind the junk in background...it's my basement. I've been meaning to clean for a couple years now ;D
It also doubles as my subterranean guitar building dungeon.


Now I'm double jealous...my table saw has been behind a pile of junk my my garage for 3 years now :(

[thredlok]

All I use is a bandsaw, router, drill and sanderhttp://img3.harmony-central.com/acapella/ubb/thumb.gif

[thredlok]

here are a few of my builds:




Are those all Warmoth parts? Do you have any step-by-step pictures?

I am a jealous guy right now :)


Here are some that i found on my computer, I had more pictures but that was 2 computers ago!
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/DCP05763.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/Picture001.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/Picture005.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/DCP05767_edited.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/DCP05771_edited.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/platpyus/DSCN2060.jpg

[Phil513]

Dude, that is so beautiful i want to cry or something.

Wow. You should be very proud of that.

[thredlok]

Thank you, Phil I appreciate that ;)

[Mark Wein]

Dude, that is so beautiful i want to cry or something.

Wow. You should be very proud of that.


+1

Thats great stuff

Is that a chunk of Walnut?

[thredlok]

It's what is left of the board that I made the two guitars out of. I sold the rest of it on ebay ;D

It's wide enough for a one piece top but only 3/4" thick so I added a 1/4" maple filler strip to bring the total thickness to 1-3/4".

The board was over seven feet long and 15"-17" wide.

[Mark Wein]

It's what is left of the board that I made the two guitars out of. I sold the rest of it on ebay ;D

It's wide enough for a one piece top but only 3/4" thick so I added a 1/4" maple filler strip to bring the total thickness to 1-3/4".

The board was over seven feet long and 15"-17" wide.


Cost effective, too! ;D

Where do you get your stock from? We have specialty lumber shops here but they can be expensive...

[thredlok]

Rockler woodworking but I get most from a dealer on ebay.

[Mark Wein]

We have Rockler down the street from me but it is EXPENSIVE! Tools and hardware are ridiculously expensive there...the one by us carries very little lumber...mostly veneers....

[Chihlidog]

Thredlock, that is gorgeous.

I used to work with a guy who was a cabinetmaker by trade, and also took general carpentry jobs. Lots of what I did was just gutting and hanging new drywall and stuff like that, but we got to be good friends (and actually that reminds me, I actually need to call him back....he called me last week and I didnt answer...) and anyway I really got an appreciation for different woods back then. That was before I started playing.

I think that is why I have such an obsession with my guitars looking pretty, I love woodgrain. ALL of my current guitars have at least some figuring, even my crazy 80's-looking B.C. Rich.

I am a total sucker for a nice flame, or on the right shape, a really deep quilt, or on any shape, a really nice natural finish. What you posted is simply gorgeous.

[thredlok]

We have Rockler down the street from me but it is EXPENSIVE! Tools and hardware are ridiculously expensive there...the one by us carries very little lumber...mostly veneers....


They had a pile of black walnut that looked like someone just dropped in the back corner of the store. It was probably 1/3 of the wood stock they had so I started digging. There tools are crazy expensive, I have never bought any of their tools. The tools I have are mostly from home depot. Ryobi bandsaw and router table, and a delta disc and belt sander.

Most of the wood I get is from Thoag on ebay. He is a real good guy, and you can tell him what you are looking for and he'll find it. He sold me two pieces of sapele enough to make the oak top tele and the lp jr for 50$. I love that guy :D

[thredlok]

Thredlock, that is gorgeous.

I used to work with a guy who was a cabinetmaker by trade, and also took general carpentry jobs. Lots of what I did was just gutting and hanging new drywall and stuff like that, but we got to be good friends (and actually that reminds me, I actually need to call him back....he called me last week and I didnt answer...) and anyway I really got an appreciation for different woods back then. That was before I started playing.

I think that is why I have such an obsession with my guitars looking pretty, I love woodgrain. ALL of my current guitars have at least some figuring, even my crazy 80's-looking B.C. Rich.

I am a total sucker for a nice flame, or on the right shape, a really deep quilt, or on any shape, a really nice natural finish. What you posted is simply gorgeous.


Thanks Chihli, the guitars I build are usually figured wood of some sort...the ones I buy are usually black, go figure ;D

[Mark Wein]

We have Rockler down the street from me but it is EXPENSIVE! Tools and hardware are ridiculously expensive there...the one by us carries very little lumber...mostly veneers....


They had a pile of black walnut that looked like someone just dropped in the back corner of the store. It was probably 1/3 of the wood stock they had so I started digging. There tools are crazy expensive, I have never bought any of their tools. The tools I have are mostly from home depot. Ryobi bandsaw and router table, and a delta disc and belt sander.

Most of the wood I get is from Thoag on ebay. He is a real good guy, and you can tell him what you are looking for and he'll find it. He sold me two pieces of sapele enough to make the oak top tele and the lp jr for 50$. I love that guy :D


Most of my tools I bough on Ebay, Sears or from Home Depot...I have some Ryobi but the rest is either Craftsman or Porter Cable. I inherited some "hand me down" cordless DeWalt and Hitatchi drills from my Father in law who goes through them like water :)

My wood working hobby is on hiatus for a while..the only stuff I realy get to do is building or repairing stuff for the studio and hopefully our new house....

[Chihlidog]

We have Rockler down the street from me but it is EXPENSIVE! Tools and hardware are ridiculously expensive there...the one by us carries very little lumber...mostly veneers....


They had a pile of black walnut that looked like someone just dropped in the back corner of the store. It was probably 1/3 of the wood stock they had so I started digging. There tools are crazy expensive, I have never bought any of their tools. The tools I have are mostly from home depot. Ryobi bandsaw and router table, and a delta disc and belt sander.

Most of the wood I get is from Thoag on ebay. He is a real good guy, and you can tell him what you are looking for and he'll find it. He sold me two pieces of sapele enough to make the oak top tele and the lp jr for 50$. I love that guy :D


Most of my tools I bough on Ebay, Sears or from Home Depot...I have some Ryobi but the rest is either Craftsman or Porter Cable. I inherited some "hand me down" cordless DeWalt and Hitatchi drills from my Father in law who goes through them like water :)

My wood working hobby is on hiatus for a while..the only stuff I realy get to do is building or repairing stuff for the studio and hopefully our new house....


What's wrong with Craftsman? Sure, they break more often than the really high-end tools on the market, but in my experience if you take them back to Sears they will give you a new one no questions asked. I mean, you could take a blowtorch to a craftsman and intentionally cut it in half and they wouldnt think twice about it from what I have seen.

I used to work in a Chrysler/Jeep dealership's service dept, and went through my fair share of tools, all craftsman because they were the most affordable ones with a warranty, and they never once asked any questions.

Are they giving you crap at your local Sears?

[Mark Wein]

Actually the Craftsman stuff I have is great. Better than the Ryobi that I have and all of my mechanics tools are Craftsman. You have to buy the right stuff but I think you can get really good tools from them if you aren't "wrenching" for a living. Even my Father in law uses some of their stuff and one of his employees uses ALL Craftsman tools in their shop.

And they will take ANYTHING back if you break it.

The stuff like SnapOn and Mac apparently are more and more being manufactured in China and their quality is slipping...the SnapOn rep has been banned from my inlaws shop because they weren't taking care of warranties for his employees and the tools were getting worse and worse...

[Chihlidog]

Actually the Craftsman stuff I have is great. Better than the Ryobi that I have and all of my mechanics tools are Craftsman. You have to buy the right stuff but I think you can get really good tools from them if you aren't "wrenching" for a living. Even my Father in law uses some of their stuff and one of his employees uses ALL Craftsman tools in their shop.

And they will take ANYTHING back if you break it.

The stuff like SnapOn and Mac apparently are more and more being manufactured in China and their quality is slipping...the SnapOn rep has been banned from my inlaws shop because they weren't taking care of warranties for his employees and the tools were getting worse and worse...




Wow....Mac and SnalOn used to come to the shop once a week, and the techs would always be buying and trading in busted stuff for new tools. The guy I worked with LOVED his SnapOn stuff, I have to say it definitely broke WAY less than my Craftsman stuff did.

Shame they're getting cheap now. If anything, I am encouraged to stick with the cheaper Craftsman stuff now.

[Mark Wein]

My father in law has some ancient Snap on tools that he still uses to this day...stuff he bought in the 1960s and even stuff that HIS dad bought earlier than that. Apparently they are not the same company that they used to be, though.

When I worked in a garage after college I would see the mechanics line up when the snap on truck came every week like 10 year olds waiting for the ice cream man. They would run ridiculous tabs with the guy too... :)

[Chihlidog]

My father in law has some ancient Snap on tools that he still uses to this day...stuff he bought in the 1960s and even stuff that HIS dad bought earlier than that. Apparently they are not the same company that they used to be, though.

When I worked in a garage after college I would see the mechanics line up when the snap on truck came every week like 10 year olds waiting for the ice cream man. They would run ridiculous tabs with the guy too... :)


Yup. The techs (mechanics) in the shop I worked in would swear by their SnapOn stuff. Dave (my "mentor" so to speak) let me use his after a while, and some of them were actually really nice, but most were pretty much like the stuff I had. Only negative about my Craftsmans was that I had to go to Sears to exchange mine, but like I said they NEVER asked how it broke.

Still to this day, if I were back in that shop (and as crazy as it sounds, I wish I was) I would use Craftsman over SnapOn or Mac.

[Mark Wein]

My father in law has some ancient Snap on tools that he still uses to this day...stuff he bought in the 1960s and even stuff that HIS dad bought earlier than that. Apparently they are not the same company that they used to be, though.

When I worked in a garage after college I would see the mechanics line up when the snap on truck came every week like 10 year olds waiting for the ice cream man. They would run ridiculous tabs with the guy too... :)


Yup. The techs (mechanics) in the shop I worked in would swear by their SnapOn stuff. Dave (my "mentor" so to speak) let me use his after a while, and some of them were actually really nice, but most were pretty much like the stuff I had. Only negative about my Craftsmans was that I had to go to Sears to exchange mine, but like I said they NEVER asked how it broke.

Still to this day, if I were back in that shop (and as crazy as it sounds, I wish I was) I would use Craftsman over SnapOn or Mac.


I have no beef with their mechanics tools....some of the cordless tools and woodworking stuff is less than accurate but if you spend a little extra money and step up a little bit you can do pretty well there, too.

I think SnapOn can be like boutique guitars. Since they are "Pro mechanics" they need to use "Pro mechanics tools" and not "that crap the hobbyist use in their driveway" ;D

[thredlok]

I got the ryobi stuff because it was cheap, for the amount that I was going to use it I couldn't see spending 2-3 times the cost for higher quality stuff and they are superfly O0

sorry I had to find some way to work in the afro biggrin

[Mark Wein]

I bought a Ryobi Combo kit with like 10 tools for $249 and ended up using the only the Drill with any regularity. It does have an 18v chainsaw, though... biggrin

I also have a Ryobi Mitre saw that I HAVE used a ton, My biggest issue with it is that you have to make sure its square everytime you use it....it tends to drift quite a bit.

[thredlok]

18v chainsaw,


let the massacre begin! AOK





O0

[Mark Wein]

http://www.thefret.net/images/smilies/saw.gif

[thredlok]

where the hell did get that?

[Mark Wein]

I borrowed it from another forum....I ma stick others in the popup right now...like this:

beavis


eat

[thredlok]

panic I like this one, My old football coach used to say I run like my hair is on fire panic

[Jake S.]

chewie chewie chewie


LOL

[Mark Wein]

chewie0 panic0 gah useless0 hi5

[telecaster911]

http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-whip.gifhttp://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-supaburn.gif

[Phil513]

cartman0

OMG! Cartman ftw.