Members thop Posted August 4, 2011 Members Share Posted August 4, 2011 Why didn't anyone else think of this? [ATTACH=CONFIG]337524[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members tvvoodoo Posted August 4, 2011 Members Share Posted August 4, 2011 OMG! Epic... defeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 As long as it looks like it was meant to be that way when you're done, I think it's a great idea. Phuck da purists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 Honestly. Who hasn't had that thought cross their mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 Came out pretty even actually. And it's a $50 plywood guitar with a warped neck I got on ebay for fun. I don't think I'd be taking a dremel to a Gibson or an Epiphone. Now I just have to figure out a way to get the panel back on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 :eekphil: Dam, I dont think I'll be bringing one of my guitars to your shop man. I cant sacrifice the large chunk of stability and tone that was removed there. All you have to do is to tie strings to the pots when you remove them, then pull them back into place when you're done. Some guys put surgical tubing over the ends of the pots. Sorry I cant see makes that as being a a good nor professional approach. The old vox hollowbodies installed metal plates in the top with the active electronics connected, and the back would have a battery compartment with a anap on pad that covered it. Cutting a hole like that though, just gives me the creeps. Nothing personal, of course You can do what you want. I just have to give you the big thumbs down on method Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goosefartfan Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 I like it!!!Put on a hinge, a magnet and get your patent application on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 Dam, I dont think I'll be bringing one of my guitars to your shop man. Jonathan's Music Shop. Where the only guarantee is that I will play with tools! Haha, I know it's extreme, but first off, you haven't heard the tone of the Rejectomatic. There is no way to make it worse, it sounds like someone installed pickups and a neck on a big tupperware container. I tried the strings and a few other methods, the problem is that I'm such a horrible solderer that the connections kept coming loose. So I gave up. Tvvoodoo nailed it, I conceded defeat to an inanimate object. By the way, goosefartfan, I actually like that hinge idea. I don't know if that was a joke or not but I think it's the solution I'm looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 Is anyone aware of a "Quality" hollow electric that is built that way? Not knocking the OP's project, it just got me to wondering if the idea isn't new. Never seen that except on a solid. Still----------if that's what was needed................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 The fact that it's not a higher end guitar makes this a worthwhile experiment, warped neck and all. A warped neck guitar could possibly be made into a halfway decent slide guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 I think I'm actually going to get a new neck. I have a spare strat neck around, I might get a floating bridge to extend the scale to 25. I also found an epiphone LP jr on sale for 45 bucks on craigslist this morning, so maybe I'll just grab that and use the neck and sell the body on ebay for 25 bucks. BTW Tomm, the First Act Delia has a panel on the back. Don't know if that's what you consider "quality" but it's factory made and I've heard that people dig em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted August 5, 2011 Members Share Posted August 5, 2011 Is anyone aware of a "Quality" hollow electric that is built that way? Not knocking the OP's project, it just got me to wondering if the idea isn't new. Never seen that except on a solid. Still----------if that's what was needed................ You can debate the "quality" part, but the Gibson ES-333 featured an access door: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xadioriderx Posted August 7, 2011 Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 haha this would solve me not wanting to work on my artcore too =p Heres my motto (from my first build), if you need an access panel, why not make it access everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goosefartfan Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 my hinge idea was serious, but in the spirit of the thread! BTW, since it's on the back, the cheapest hinge I can think of is duct tape! You can use simple masking/scotch tape to hold the rest of the lid back in place OK, now the brainwaves are moving..........glue a wooden spool of thread to the front to act as a doorstop so you can't push it in too far! It sure is fun thinking of wacky things to do to someone else's guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Just glue wood strips around the hole on the inside to make the edge recessed. Then you can screw a panel in flush with the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I have two possibilities. I bought some mini hinges from the hardware store. I figure I can rip them in half and use them as posts to hold up the door. I'll bolt them to the inside of the hole, then I can permanently attach a nut on the spot where my finger is so that I can put a bolt thru the door and secure it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]337667[/ATTACH]I'll have to crazy glue the nut in place because of my aforementioned magical power to render solder completely useless, hopefully that will hold and wont get into the threading. It's a tiny area, gotta be accurate. I can either put in 4 of these posts, one on each corner, or I can put in 2 or 3 and use that idea of a permanent hinge on one side. [ATTACH=CONFIG]337666[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 haha this would solve me not wanting to work on my artcore too =p Heres my motto (from my first build), if you need an access panel, why not make it access everything! Haha, that's great. Res-o-glas guitars are like that too right? I gotta get one of those. A customized plastic guitar that you can split in half to work on is right up my alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katillac Posted August 10, 2011 Members Share Posted August 10, 2011 1. Obtain paper and tape.2. Tape paper over hole.3. ???4. Profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xadioriderx Posted August 10, 2011 Members Share Posted August 10, 2011 that one is semi-hollow, so i just cut the panel out of the 1/4" spruce i put on the back. was better than trying to cut 2 panels out of wood with an exacto knife lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goosefartfan Posted August 10, 2011 Members Share Posted August 10, 2011 :soapbox: way too professional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katillac Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 :soapbox: way too professional! Needs moar duct tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thop Posted August 11, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 How bout carpet staples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goosefartfan Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 New idea! drill about six 1/8th holes on each side of the lid.tape up all four sides of the lid to the bodywith masking tape.drill matching holes in the body.Remove masking tape.Take a used high E string, and cut off the ball end.Thread the one end of the E string through one of the holes, and take the other end of the E string, and thread it throught the opposing hole. Cross over and repeat until all the holes have been filled.Like a shoelace. TIE A BOW, AND OFF YOU GO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yanktar Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 I was going with duct tape myself but someone beat me to it! If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.If if moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.Round it out with vice-grips and a Leatherman and you have a tool kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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