George's 12-string Baritone Guitar

Started by mica, May 10, 2006, 11:04:36 AM

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mica

Here's the neck in a picture I snapped last month. Sorry I've been a little behind in posting updates.  
 

 
The Flame Maple figuring is super nice like your bass.

george_wright

I like it.  Even at low res, the flame pattern is obvious.

mtnst8

I'm relatively new to seeing all these stages.  Is the maple routed on the neck for the front LED's?  This guitar is going to be gorgeous.

lbpesq

Brad:
 
I believe the routing you see on the neck is for the dual truss rods.
 
Bill, the guitar one

mtnst8

Ah!  Of course that's what those are for.  Like I said, I'm not used to seeing the necks pre-fingerboard.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
~B~

mica

We're ready to cut the peghead out on your neck, but we need some more input from you.   In order to get a straight string pull on 12-strings, the peghead would have to be an unmanageable 14 inches long. That doesn't sound like something you would want.   Susan and Chip have come up with these designs, to keep it a manageable size. Hope you like one of them, the main difference is the logo position.  

 


Bradley Young

I'd vote for #2, and bevel the edges.  Or #1 with an omega and beveled edges.
 
We get two votes, right?

george_wright

Have been off the grid since noon Thursday---went to the fortieth reunion of my college class.
 
I hate the idea of obscuring the logo behind all the strings, but....  I'm imagining the shape of whole instrument.  I think the one on the left would look better.  The one on the right would, I think, look too big.
 
Brad, as for the omega, well....  I know this will seem sacrilege to some, but points and omegas all seem like busy-work to me.  They remind me of antique furniture.
 
Mica, let's go with the one on the left, with the logo under the strings.

mtnst8

George,
 
I agree on two counts.  First, yes, it is sacrilege that points and omegas are too busy.  But I also agree that the peghead on the right would be too big.  See?  We agree on everything!    That guitar is going to be something else.
 
Brad  (Hmmm.  We're becoming as ubiquitous as Olivers)

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If you hate the idea of obscuring the logo behind all the strings
Maybe the Logo inlayed in the body is  an option?
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tbrannon

Maybe the Logo inlayed in the body is an option?
 
I don't have any idea how Alembic feels about it, but I absolutely love Keavin's bass (
#12 )- he's got the logo below the bridge- it's killer.
 
EDIT: The folks at Alembic must be OK w/ it- the Featured Custom for Feb 2000 has the logo inlayed there.  
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on September 24, 2006)

Bradley Young

George,
 
Not liking omegas isn't sacrilege!  Way I figure it, you're paying for it, get what you want.
 
I still think you should bevel the edges, though.  
 
Bradley

mica

I got the word to Chip about your peghead preference, George. I'll post some more pictures when interesting things happen.

george_wright


mica

Here's the template that Chip made:
 

 
It's perfectly symmetrical, the camera is a little off-center.