Premier Strat Build 2021 - Part 06 - Secrets Lessons of Electric Guitar Neck Shaping
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Here is part 6 of the 15-episode premier Strat type guitar building series. This series is modeled after the beginner’s guitar construction class that I teach at a local community college. If you are new to guitar building…this will give you all the knowledge you need to be successful. Of course, you will need some basic woodworking ability…and at least some tools as needed. I require that my class students build either a Tele or Strat type guitar for their first build. They are simple…yet amazingly efficient. Leo Fender was an absolute genius…inventing things that are still widely used over 60 years later.
In this video we dive deep into neck contouring…everything you wanted to know about doing an amazing job with primarily hand tools. This is a very detailed lesson….52 minutes long. It might be too much for some…and not enough for others…but it is very comprehensive.
We will be using the Maximum Guitar Works template system. The basic seven-piece Strat set includes the body and pickup rout template, the neck pocket template, the back tremolo template, neck template, fretboard template, the standard pickguard template, and the rear tremolo cover template. The complete basic template system includes safety grips and hardened steel drill bushing for alignment and accuracy. This template set that will be used in this video series sells for $295 plus shipping. This episode also uses the Maximum Guitar Works fret slotting system. There are other options available, please ask for any special needs.
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always informative excellent videos, Its just like the were done by a professional and that's because they are, kudos.
Thank you, Steve. This kind of detailed video is time consuming to make and edit. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate your work.
Thank you. Excellent from start to finish. Nice piece of maple as well!
Steve, I understand you use Rhino for drawing and 3D modelling, what do you use use for CAM? I have seen you use a Laser machine making fretboards in another video.. I have been making electric guitars since 2009 and have been designing guitars in Rhino since the last two years but I still find that I can learn even more from your videos particularly using your template system! Appreciate the detailed videos and I understand the effort it takes to edit and put out these videos. Thank you so much! You are simply awesome! Subscribed!
I am surprised that you do not use spokeshaves which are head and shoulders better than any rasp. A rasp is fine for roughing out the profile at each end of the neck but a spokeshave is far more controlled and refined for the rest. The surface finish left by a spokeshave is a planed surface which needs very little sanding. True, you need to know how to sharpen and set one but it really is no contest. Great video though.
What’s the alternative to using a safety planer from Stewart Macdonald?
Maybe do something similar as the templates with the metal pilot hole bushings and use it on the radius blocks so you can take it apart and then reassemble it
o man that would be so great on the CNC teaching i'd buy that class in a heartbeat i'm. holding ya to steve
Thank you, i'm from Brazil, i Will try make as you did.
yes on the cnc series! i am very fluent in fusion 360 but when it comes to making tool paths im illiterate.
You might have to translate...I'm a Rhino guy.
@@maximumguitarworks I wouldn't mind using another software, im good as designing models, im bad at programming the machine and setting up how to tell the machine to cut out the designs.
It’s the Pokémon jig.This isn’t even it’s final form. Thanks, Steve.
Thank you...I think. That first part of the comment is a little over my head. Makes me fell old! ;-)
Do You build and sell to anyone. I just found and subscribed.....Mike
The short answer is YES. I have mainly focused on custom one off guitars in the past. However, I am working now on full line of in-house production guitars. I will still offer custom...but I will be able to provide some of my standard guitars with unique features through my website in the near future. Things are busy...UA-cam as taken a backseat to all else I have going on...but there are great announcements on the horizon. If you have any additional questions...contact me through the website at maximumguitarworks.com. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks Steve, you are very informative and inspiring.
With your help my initial guitar making journey continues to be focused and very exciting.
Sweet Randy...I am truly happy to hear that!
i love the way you teach
nice Steve
Thank you!
30 years into this guitar building obsession and this is hands down the best neck carving info I’ve ever seen. I only wish I had this and Mr Melvin Hiscocks book when I got started. It would have saved many trees from kindling.
I have about 35+ years and I was fortunate enough to have Melvin Hiscock's book before I started. I spent many a nights studying that book. I agree great video with great advice. Nothing succeeds like failure + determination. I'm not a big fan of neck carving jigs or CNC for neck (unless your mass producing instruments ie Fender). I absolutely agree with Steve you have to learn the basics to understand the advanced stuff. I think the true value of this video is not the how-to portion (although very well done) its the WHY to!
Thank you Joseph for that well crafted comment. I enjoy reading comments that provoke thought and reflection.
I appreciate you Mike!
Part 07?
This seems to be the last episode published? Any idea when the remaining nine episodes will be posted?
When I have time and energy to record them. I’m hoping soon. I apologize for the delay…but my UA-cam efforts are low on my priorities…as it takes me about 10 hours to make each episode. I will finish this series…and I have many more cool templates and jigs I need to show at some point. Thanks for watching…and for the question.
@@maximumguitarworks No need to apologize, I kind of figured that was the case. Your content and quality is at a very high level I can see why it takes so long. I'm about six weeks from finishing up building a full set of kitchen cabinets. Once that is done I'm getting back to guitar building and will be ordering a set of templates. Having a hard time deciding which set.
Thank you. Very academic simplified organised explained scientifically and demonstrated how it is done plus feeling mainly and using as much of helpful tools step by step very stunning and keeping the viewers very excited and even asking for more and this is talent skills and experience to be appreciated and tipping our hats saluting you sir. Thank you best regards from ENGLAND 🏴👍👍
Thank you so much. I appreciate your articulation of what you like and what is helpful. I’m a teacher at heart… So this method of instructional videos is all I really know. Thanks again for your kind comments.
I am so glad I found your channel a while back. I have been subbed for a while and dig yr approach! Seeing you pop in at Texas Toast was a treat! Thanks for sharing, Steve!
Thanks. I love hanging out with the good folks at TT. I would do it more...but don't want to wear out my welcome! ;-)
Thanks for sharing this. You make it look easy. The community college you teach at has a great teacher. Your students should be grateful.
Thank you Fred...I appreciate your nice comments. I have done a few of these necks...every time I carve a neck, I get a little better at it. I had a basketball coach back in high school that always said..."practice make permanent". Meaning...focus on the fundamentals...and the results will take care of itself.
Great Steve. Another valuable lesson taught and learned! Peace brother.
Thanks Todd. Every day is a good day to learn.
@@maximumguitarworks certainly is. I can't seem to get enough of it. I love learning above all things and the unwillingness to learn is the first sign of Idiocracy 🤓
Where do you find that nice piece of neck stock thanks for the videos
Man...I by stuff from all over the place...it is hard to keep track. Although I believe this blank came from Bow River out of Canada.
Hey Steve! Great video! How did you go about making the tapered piece of MDF?
For that one I used a drum sander. Placed the mdf on a piece of plywood which spaced angled shims under the mdf. after multiple passes...I had a wedge shaped mdf board to use with my jig. A CNC could also be used for this task.
@@maximumguitarworks I was able to cut my tapered piece on the table saw with my table saw jointing/tapering jig. It worked out to a 2.6 mm taper across 13", which is pretty much bang on what I wanted. Since I don't have the safe-t planer, I just used a router sled set up. So I feed the router into the work piece, instead of feeding the work piece into the bit as you have done. It took me a while to figure out why you used the hinges, but I suppose that was so you could use your clamping/holding system hey?
Anyways, I love this idea, and thank you very much for sharing. Not only does it easily shave off ~1 hour of carving time (at least for me), it just guarantees that consistent taper.
Once again an excellent episode! Thanks Steve!
Thank you Thomas.
wow, I use a center of a roll of tape too. good 3"
Not everything has to be complex. Although that is pretty funny coming from me!