Members irishstu Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks, lads. Good idea, Mike. I'll keep that one in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted March 5, 2012 Members Share Posted March 5, 2012 amazing stuff in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks, beike. I hope I've managed to do the guitar some justice. Well, there's not much more to add to the thread, apart from to post some final pictures of it put all back together, so here we go: Finally, this one came out a bit blurred, so I've gone a bit arty-farty with it in Photoshop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Extremely nice work. It's purty!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Highly unlikely I'll ever do a referb quite this involved, but I've absolutely loved this thread. Great work and I esp like how resourceful you've been on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 looks great. does it meet your expectations play-ability and sound wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Fiasco Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Man, I feel like breaking up a guitar just to send to you and see you handle the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 You are a master! I am impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eBayfreak Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 looks great. does it meet your expectations play-ability and sound wise? +1... how does it sound? Looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarSlim101 Posted March 6, 2012 Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow! That is some really amazing work. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Calum Posted March 7, 2012 Members Share Posted March 7, 2012 That looks like a hell of a lot of work. Great pics detailing how you went about it and great outcome too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheDove Posted March 7, 2012 Members Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nice finished product stu ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted March 7, 2012 Members Share Posted March 7, 2012 Fantastic job, and a great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks again, fellas. I really do appreciate the feedback. Most of this project has been a completely new learning experience for me and it's nice to see that I did a good enough job to not be laughed at. linus, the neck plays great. In fact it ended up being just perfect, relief-wise, and is a nice shape too. I bit fatter than my American Standard Strat (which I love), but not too different apart from that. It sounds very decent without plugging it in. Nice bit of sustain, helped by the solid brass bridge, most likely, and plugged in it has a great "House of the Rising Sun" vibe on the bridge pickup and with both pickups on it sounds great for stuff like Link Ray's "Rumble". The neck pickup on its own is a bit more, well, neck pickup-y. You know rhythm/jazz, whatever. I've never been much of a neck pickup guy, so I don't see myself using it much on its own. I'm LOVING the neck/bridge combo though. My only complaint, though, is the tuning. The tremolo unit is actually very well engineered, but passing over a bridge like that, which isn't even held down tight is guaranteed to lead to tuning problems. Add to that that the tuners themselves are giving me a bit of grief, due to the original holes not being drilled dead straight (I can sort this out of course). Although it won't keep 100% with the vintage look, I have a roller bridge on order. I'm not going to throw out the bridge I made, obviously, but I'd rather have a playable guitar than one that just looks pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 OK, I did a quick sound demo of the guitar. It's pretty basic, but hopefully you can at least hear more or less what it sounds like. I had to record it on my camera in low light, so, you know... Apologies in advance for the crap video quality/sound quality/accent/playing/background mess. [video=youtube;nqF15HjpvYI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Amazing job. I think that is a good idea for the roller bridge, it may help with the tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Well, I just read this whole thread from start to finish. You, sir, are a wizard. Consider this thread bookmarked on my browser as reference for future projects. You've really inspired and educated me. Glad I read it before finishing my own project! You've done a god-like job on that guitar. Considering what you started with, it's simply phenomenal. I bow to you, and acknowledge you as a great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well, I just read this whole thread from start to finish. You, sir, are a wizard. Consider this thread bookmarked on my browser as reference for future projects. You've really inspired and educated me. Glad I read it before finishing my own project!You've done a god-like job on that guitar. Considering what you started with, it's simply phenomenal.I bow to you, and acknowledge you as a great man. Thanks, Skyforger. You totally made my weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Glad I was able to give you a smile there, friend. I keep coming back to this thread and studying the refinish parts, and it's something I'd really like to try out. Sure, I've painted guitars but only ever from bare wood up to full gloss then lacquer. And now that I think about it, my dad's got a real POS that's been sat at the back of his cupboard for the last couple of years. Perhaps that'd be a good place to start, since nobody'll miss it if I cock it up So, any more projects in the pipeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeimBrent Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Sorry for hijacking your thread, but you seem to know your way around Hofners? I bought this thing used a while ago, paid more or less nothing for it, and the seller said it was originally a Hofner, but it had a new neck making the scale shorter, and some other "upgrades". I'm guessing it originally had a black pickguard, as the tremolo-cover on the back is black. Any idea what guitar this originally was? I'm playing with the idea of putting it back to something a bit closer to it's original state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Sorry for hijacking your thread, but you seem to know your way around Hofners? I bought this thing used a while ago, paid more or less nothing for it, and the seller said it was originally a Hofner, but it had a new neck making the scale shorter, and some other "upgrades". I'm guessing it originally had a black pickguard, as the tremolo-cover on the back is black. Any idea what guitar this originally was? I'm playing with the idea of putting it back to something a bit closer to it's original state... I'm no expert, but the tremolos do look very similar in design. Would there have been much of a market for Hofner copies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 Sorry for hijacking your thread, but you seem to know your way around Hofners? I bought this thing used a while ago, paid more or less nothing for it, and the seller said it was originally a Hofner, but it had a new neck making the scale shorter, and some other "upgrades". I'm guessing it originally had a black pickguard, as the tremolo-cover on the back is black. Any idea what guitar this originally was? I'm playing with the idea of putting it back to something a bit closer to it's original state... Yeah, it's a Hofner. I'll get you more details and post back in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted March 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 OK, back. You might have a 70's Hofner 164, as seen a bit down this page: http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/solids/sol28.html EDIT: Actually I think it might be a 172 from the early sixties: http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/vintagehofner/solids/sol17.html The replacement neck really does appear to be a Hofner one to me. It's practically exactly the same as mine. Are you in a position to give me some more details about the guitar? Glad I was able to give you a smile there, friend. I keep coming back to this thread and studying the refinish parts, and it's something I'd really like to try out. Sure, I've painted guitars but only ever from bare wood up to full gloss then lacquer. And now that I think about it, my dad's got a real POS that's been sat at the back of his cupboard for the last couple of years. Perhaps that'd be a good place to start, since nobody'll miss it if I cock it up So, any more projects in the pipeline? Thanks again, Skyforger. And yeah, the POS is the perfect place to start, The more that's wrong with it, the better. The thing I found hardest on this guitar was the painting/lacquering, and you already know how to do that. The rest is pretty straightforward, if time-consuming. Absolutely feel free to ask any questions. As for MY next project? Feck knows. I thought I wanted a break, but this weekend I found myself just walking around the flat bored and wondering what I could fix up. I'd really love to build a Les Paul Jr, but I think the wife would kill me, so I don't know. Maybe I'll make a tremolo pedal to go with the old Hofner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 Excellent job Stu! It's nice to see it all back together; looks sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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