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You don't need to shield the whole cavity,
just above and below the electric components.
Side too, but not the whole thing IMO.
I've read one can overshield.
Cuts down highs.
Ackkk!
Old p-90's are notorious for "noise".
Newer ones are less "noisy".
If I've got a noisy instrument, I just play it, and the noise goes away.
Check it out "as is", and if it's too noisy, add some more shielding.

i have never used p90's before so i am not sure how noisy they are and much you can get away with when using, but i think if i were in your shoes i might just use shielded wired and call it good. the first couple guitars i made i didn't even know about shielding the electronics and they still turned out alright as far as noise is concerned.

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Hey Filippo,

This really turned out about as gorgeous as I possibly could've expected from those first shots of rough cutting the first pieces of lumber. Do you have any pictures or more info on those metal shafts you fashioned to connect the ferrules from front to back? You mentioned that you figured something out so that the strings pass through the body easily.

So what's that superswitch going to do with 2 p-90's?
I checked out what it can do,
but now I'm really confused.
Lookin' great!

Hey Filippo....I WANT BLACK LIMBA WITH BUG STAINS ON IT!!!!.

Freakin' Awesome!

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That Limba looks unreal! I gotta get me some. Cruel use of teaser shots after these months of building suspense.

forget your wife fillipo! guitars are far more fun, . nah just kidding i have been doing the furniture thing as well for the fiance' , making a walnut desk as my first step into the furniture world . anyways looking good hurry up and get some real photos i want to see how it comes together.

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English?
I dumb.
Does it phase reverse or what?

Perfect answer Filippo.
Thanks.
Should expand the capabities of 2 single coil pickups, a lot!

Filippo I have studied the carve on the top of this guitar and have come to the conclusion that I am confused!

Is there a flat arc down the lenght of the body with the carved areas blending into it? In other words, if I took a straight edge, and laid it on the body next to one of the pups, would there be a compound radius or just the radius going the length of the body?

Mike

oh....you have wounded me! You kinda gotta understand redneck to know what I mean, and since you didn't understand, I suspect you might be a yankee!





Here is flat arc, in respect of what I thought I saw on the top of the your guitar and a not flat one too!
You must have very little side to side radius on the top or that is a true optical illusion.

I had not noticed before that you had carved the inside and it is a true hollow guitar. Nice work.

Filippo how wide is the flat? Just wider than the pups or 1/2" more etc will help me a ton. I have a new quasi Tele design because I do not like to copy anyone exactly, but have a build to do that the kid wanted a Tele. When I explained my thoughts with his father, he gave the go ahead for the "new" design. While I am doing the flat top I want to go ahead and do a carved top either of Mesquite or something I found in my brother's cabinet shop, therefore my questions.

Unlike you, I do not have all the hand tools to make a carve top happen so I have to use a cnc which is about the only tool I have that I will use on the builds, and to do so, I have to have a good 3d model. Chris V knows my circumstances, but currently I simply do not have the time to spend modeling it correctly, assuming I even could!

Any help you can give as far as dimensions will surely help. TIA

Mike


edited to add: Justin Wilson, the cajun chef, considered anything north of Shreveport to be the North!

Great work Fillipo - that's a great design & execution!

For what it's worth, PRS's (which I believe Fillipo received some inspiration for this design), do have an angled surface on the top. This blends into the slight recurve that is carved into the edges. They used to make this angle by "chocking up" the bodies and running them through the planer. Now of course, it is all CNC'd in there using ball mills.

Trev

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thanks filippo. those pics helped. i had a heart cath today where the dr went thru my arm instead of the groin, and i am not suppose to use the hand fro 48 hrs. therefore the all small.

trev, if i understand you correctly, there is a flat where the hardware sits, then the carve blends into that?

i will post a new thread showing the quasi tele and if ya'll get a chance, give your input, that war i won't detract from this beautiful build thread.

mike

Absolutely gorgeous... bravo Filippo !!!

Thanks Filippo...

I've switch to another section : viewtopic.php?f=10128&t=30005

Trying to do some acoustic now...

Ben

Lol, excellent !!!

I'll be back in the electric section, but I'll build an OM after the uke first...

Filippo, that guitar is truly exceptional-looking!

I think I like bug secretions! Do they run deep enough so that the wood can be well bookmatched? And, do they mean bug holes too..?

Thanks,
Sondre

Well... ! Will we hear that beast soon?

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Thanks, Filippo

I'm not usually one for emoticons, but let me begin by saying:




And if that wasn't clear enough, I'll add that following this build has been a true pleasure, and I'm thrilled to see and hear the finished product. The new owner must be overjoyed. I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment you must feel. Also, seeing it side by side with the PRS makes me further appreciate just how graceful that top carve is. Congratulations!

One request though. Any chance the client could get a high-quality audio clip recorded? As great as it was seeing those videos, the youtube quality audio doesn't do it any justice. Sounds like it's running through 12 stacked fuzz pedals.

Really nice guitar, and really really nice sound!

And really innovative to put side dots both sides You can now say that Hendrix could one day take you guitar and play without being lost.

Seriously, congratulations, that's amazing work!

Francis

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wow......thats all I got, the guitar is simply stunning and the build log is amazing; I just stumbled across it a few days ago and i was a real treat. Very inspiring and its given me a few ideas for my next build, thanks and keep up the good work

Beautiful Work!!!!

Looking forward to seeing what the next build brings

Dennis

hey Filippo, what type of switch did you use for this guitar, i assume it is one of the super switches but which one?

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