offricial DIY discussion thread

[LirvA]

I figured we should have a separate thread for DIY type discussion from the general gear discussion thread.

I have started to build guitar pedals, and I have built one so far, a BYOC tremolo pedal, which is a clone of an Electronics Australia tremolo pedal I believe.






It works and sounds really well imo.







I'm currently working on my second pedal, which is a modified tube screamer clone.








it's gonna be a lot more work than the first :/

[MataWispar]

whats going to be modified about it? I've thought about building pedals in the past, but never got around to it. are those kits?

[LirvA]

yeah these are kids from buildyourownclone.com


It's modified in that there's a separate boost circuit and a couple different clipping options.

[elbuennico]

for DIY amps and pedals, you cna find some great information through the following links:

http://www.dirtbox.net/
http://www.ampmaker.com/store/home.php
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/
http://www.modkitsdiy.com/

[dispatch87]

Best fix?
http://i.imgur.com/ELGiM.jpg
Gorilla Glue and clamps or professional?


^ pic fail lemme figure out this imgur thing

[elbuennico]

wow. hummmmmm.
If it's a bolt on neck, you'd better buy a new neck.
If it's neck thru or set neck, buy a new guitar

[dispatch87]

So you can see pic? Cool. Its above truss rod.

Edit -
I get it now. Guitars fcked. I guess Glue and clamps is just winging it. Or just seeing what happens.

[analoguesounds]

what sort of guitar is it? as in brand/model

I have seen some pretty decent fixes done by luthiers on way worse damage than that

but it would need to be worth it as the cost can sometimes outweigh the value

[elbuennico]

so what neck joint is this ? seriously, buy a new guitar and not a Gibson-like one. necks are quite fragile... and I really don't like them.

[dispatch87]

It's a gibson les Paul special with a thru neck. Can post more pics if needed. Cost $600 so fix isn't effective unless I can do it myself...

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[LirvA]

Gibsons always break right there.


Fender >

[LirvA]

Originally Posted by dispatch87

It's a gibson les Paul special with a thru neck. Can post more pics if needed. Cost $600 so fix isn't effective unless I can do it myself...

Gonso's done a fix on one of them that I know of iirc, he could probably give you an idea of how doable it is imo.

[elbuennico]

Someone suggested me to better post it in here so here we go. Last year I started to build a new guitar wich is a Fireman replica.

Walnut neck
Ebony A grade fingerboard
Walnut body
Walnut Top (made of only 1 piece and not 2 glued pieces)
Gotoh hardware
Dunlop 6105 frets
Graph tech nut
Dimarzio air classics humbuckers (1 volume control - 5 way switching).
Red Ruby stain on the top
White pearloid pickguard
Gold for the binding (gold leafs 24 carats)



some pics of the process:





















Applying the gold was, I have to say, difficult.

Hope you like it.

[dispatch87]

Never heard of that guitar before but looks amazing. How long did that take?

[analoguesounds]

yeah i made that suggestion because I ***** love that guitar!

Is it available in a kit?

To Dispatch:

It's a copy of the Paul Gilbert (Mr Big) signature Ibanez, though I like this one better tbh