My first DIY guitar

[adamanttlt]

EMG BALALAYKA!))

[HearGear]

Great job and it sound good to.. :D

[buckethead21zzz]

in my opinion you made a pretty big mistake, you've used a EMG neck pick-up instead of and EMG bridge one...anyway sound nice

[razorrick1293]

@buckethead21zzz neck pickup? ive only ever seen an EMG81 used as a bridge pick up? usually 81 bridge 85 neck. sometimes i have seen 81 in neck and bridge. and thank you!

[Hikikomori013]

@razorrick1293 Someday I would like someone to explain the profound difference in the way the coils are wound for a neck pickup compared to a bridge pickup, since the magnetic fields should theoretically be the same.

I'm currently building my first guitar. I hope it comes out as nicely as yours.

[razorrick1293]

@Hikikomori013 as i know, they are pretty much wound the same, the main tonal difference comes with the difference in harmonics, eg. the parts of the string closer to the bridge would generally have more upper harmonics as the movement is restricted by the bridge, causing a trebly sound, where the strings over the neck pickup are much more unrestricted and so can generate a lot more low end harmonics. the pickups can then be wound accordingly, good luck with your build :)

[hidromeliorators]

my first guitar was DIY air guitar.

[Thermionman1970]

How did you get the exact distance from bridge to nut ?

[razorrick1293]

@Thermionman1970 distance Bridge to 12th fret = distance 12th fret to nut.

e.g. on a 25" scale, nut to 12th fret =12.5", 12th fret to bridge=12.5"

if youve got adjustable sadles youve got a slight margin for error.

(measurements should be taken to where the string sits on the bridge)

[esperanzalee100]

you've done a fine! job! wow!

[razorrick1293]

@esperanzalee100 thank you very much!

[vintagekid1985]

nice!

[parasythe]

what hardware did you use? like the floyd copy and tuners?

[razorrick1293]

@parasythe all the hardwear like that was just called guitar gear, just the cheap stuff at the local music store, though im impressed with the floyd, it barely goes out of tune.

[theciuffo1]

fantastico !!

[razorrick1293]

@theciuffo1 thank you!

[timmymo22]

Good job man, keep it up. I liked the way that the video was put together too.

[razorrick1293]

@timmymo22 thanks, i've got another build planned, hopefully il be doing it as part of my A2 course next year! i might no have the video though being in school and all...

[DisciplesofHatred]

great work! :)

[razorrick1293]

@DisciplesofHatred thanks!

[rockstarkiller2009]

must have been tough chiselling out the cavity..

[razorrick1293]

@rockstarkiller2009 yeah it was, it worked though, i got a dremel a few months ago and tidied it up a bit , looks a bit better now

[Maeff]

Nice Guitare!

[razorrick1293]

@Maeff Thanks!

[bhannsk8]

good job sounds and looks great

[razorrick1293]

@bhannsk8 Thanks!

[JonasHater96]

that sounds awesome!!! goodjob i have a cheapo guitar *i have a video of it* and an epiphone strat lol

[razorrick1293]

@JonasHater96 hehe thanks cheapo guitars are cool, always fun to gut and remake, mod up etc. im planning to build a clean boost into my cheapo...

[xBrenBreadShred]

That's one sexy guitar you made there.

[razorrick1293]

@xBrenBreadShred hehe thanks :D