Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Alan, what I'm talking about is the string break angle over the zero fret, by making it lower it reduces the friction and gives a more stable tuning. https://i.imgur.com/wfq7Ewq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/n6tkulF.jpg this shows my string break angle. I know the plans state 17 degs for the headstock ...

Thanks Alan, I do like zero frets, the only side effect that happens is the slide sideways slip if bending high up the board but once you get used to it you forget about it. One of my bugbears is that string break angle over the nut, I usually make my headstock angle at 8 degs and sometimes have iss...

My latest build, all mahogany with ebony board. 24 Jumbo SS frets, ABM brass wraparound bridge with Schaller top locking tuners. CTS pots and vintage wiring. Painted with a pearl finish. Weight is around 6.4 lbs . Scratch plate and cover plates are Carbon Fibre Pickups are Wolfe tone P90's. I've giv...

Latest one from me just finished. Wenge and Afrormosia solid body neck through. 26" scale, 24 SS jumbo frets. ABM headless tuners with h/made retainer nut. EMG Het set active Pickups Finish is Mirotone poly over epoxy fill. Cheers Mark https://i.imgur.com/j3wwBB1.jpg https://i.imgur.com/e9ZewIH.jpg ...

Beautiful work, sounds great.

Lovely work Taffy, I've never seen flamed NGR.
I'm also in the middle of a build using Wenge and it took four applications of epoxy before I was happy.
Cheers Mark

Cheers Martin and Taffy, was a fairly quick build but presented a few challenges along the way.

Another one from me, not sure what inspired this one but I'm happy with the result. The body halves are laminated over a curved mould and joined to the neck on an angle to form the top curve. Specs 25"scale 24 jumbo SS frets 12"radius Bridge is ABM roller Tuners are Schaller M6 mini top locking Weig...

Hi Alan His initials are TT, now moved to Brisbane.

Hi Taffy thanks for the comments, I quite like a good piece of NGR. When ever I visit timber yards I tend to walk out with something different to what I was after.

Cheers Mark

Thanks Alan, I had to build another RS inspired guitar as one of my Red Specials has ventured north to one of your former pupils I think.

Completed this one recently, and combining all my favourite elements adding a few build pics as well. Start of the body with laminated sides https://i.imgur.com/JbcyPqe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7zEFjQq.jpg Back and neck are New Guinea Rosewood top is flamed Maple https://i.imgur.com/5OArKIP.jpg Red S...

Well I have used many brands of epoxy over the years, boats etc and yes got all the allergies. As for pore filling and I am not an acoustic builder so you may take this with a grain of salt :) The best I've used for full setting in thin layers is the West with the 207 hardener, it's flows better tha...

Loverly build, and some nice Mahogany. Mick's pickups are great have a few sets myself.

Beautiful work, that solid colour top works so well.

Looks great, and well done with the pickups.
I think this style of guitar hollow, single coils is the direction I've been heading.
Also like a good zero fret. Cheers Mark

That is a fantastic collection, and really stunning presentation. Did you build the Red Special too? And which one gets played the most? Thanks Mark, yes all home builds. There is a thread somewhere here on the Red special http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=7486#p84884 I actually have built ...

The current selection, the yellowish one is the latest.


Cheers Mark

They look great Wayne, hasn't lockdown been productive.
Just a question on the Neck wood used on the PRS style build please.
Looks a bit like blackwood to me.
Cheers Mark

Thanks Dave, I thick the biggest notable difference in feel of the headless there is a lot less weight in the head. People also associate active pickups with heavy metal which isn't my thing, I'm mostly into clean sounds and find the actives produce a more piano like clean.
Cheers Mark

First up is a headless neck through. This is the third of these I've built and always a lovely guitar to build with great flowing lines Specs Afrormosia body with Wenge neck through, highlights are Koto. 25" scale 16" rad Ebony board with 24 SS jumbo frets. EMG 60 neck with 81 bridge P/u's ABM headl...

Love it all, very artistic, the cab and headshell are real statements.

Thanks for the info Mark. That really explains it. But I have some follow-up questions (sorry). When you mention 8oz cloth, I presume that is referring to 8oz/sq yard, which seems to be a specification I see in that merchant’s website? Secondly, do you lay this up in a flat square shape and then cu...

Hi Mark, sorry to hear of your failure on the tailpiece, but you did learn something as I do with failures. The whole strength of this is the CF, the wood is just cosmetic. I always have CF sheet made up which I do by cutting numerous layers of CF cloth into about 300mm squares and laying it up betw...

This one is a sister build to my last with a Ric theme Specs are Body is New Guinea Rosewood Top is Blackwood from the same billet as the last with flamed maple binding Neck is tapered laminated Afrormosia with bleached ash veneer highlights. Schaller locking tuners with pearloid buttons. Scale is 2...

Lovely work and wood selection, very elegant.
cheers Mark