pictures of your guitars here

[Thom]

Nice pair!

[plopswagon]

Yeah, I keep thinking the LP Jr. is about 5 guitar builds down the line.

[Nick]

Been a few changes since the last group shot

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Top row: Squier Paranormal Cyclone II, Partscaster Tele
Bottom Row: 1968 Ovation Tornado, 2020 Vintera Jaguar, 1966 Fender Mustang, 1997 Fender CIJ ST-68 Stratocaster, 1965? Yamaha SA-30T

Edit for PT.2 basses and misc.

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Squier Mustang Mikey Way signature bass, Univox Hi Flyer phase II, Musima V2 Bass, Kingston hollowbody, 1954 Harmony Archtop
Just out of frame: Burny MG-145s Hide yellow heart, also just realized I forgot to include the Kay Speed Demon....I may have a problem

[dots]

pretty lineup there!

[Fakir Mustache]

I had a mahogany les paul junior copy and it was one of the lightest guitars - both the body and neck wood was super lightweight. My other mahogany guitars had some serious weight to them

What kind was it?

I think maybe necks that have shorter scale lengths are light. I weighed a Jag neck once and it was something like 0.25 lb. or something like that, even though it's maple. I think a full scale Fender neck weighs almost a pound.

[sunshiner]

It was a kit I bought from BYO guitar 11-12 years ago.

It all depends on wood. I had different full scale Fender style guitars and all the maple necks weighed differently. Some where super light with tuners on, others weighed almost as much without tuners. I've had several mahogany LP type guitars and they all weighed differently. My buddy and I had two guitars of the same model and mine was significantly lighter. I've bought mahogany and maple neck blanks to make necks, they all varied in weight. The lightest were two sugar white maple blanks with a beautiful grain which I completely screwed up and I sometimes lie in bed thinking what the hell I was doing, those were the best pieces of wood I have ever seen. The heaviest was a mahogany blank, roughly the same dimensions as the maple ones but heavy as a brick

[sunshiner]

A Wilkinson bridge I see. How does it compare to the badass style one?

[paul_]

pretty lineup there!

+1

The amps too. That whole room could be X-rated.

While Noirie's guitars are presumably ALREADY illegal here.

[sunshiner]

These Harley Benton DC Juniors seem to be so outrageously good for the price and people are becoming so aware of it that I'm afraid Gibson will go after Harley Benton and force them to change the design of the body into something ugly. Those who want one should probably buy it now

[Noirie.]

Get one they’re fucking great. I swapped out the bridge cause it looked and played shite. Added a shim to the pickup too cause it’s super low otherwise.

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[sunshiner]

I'm still toying with the idea of building one, I even got a sheet of plexiglass to make a template. In 10 years time it'll be all done and finished.

Nice set up on yours. I had a Badass bridge on my Junior clone for a short time, it was weirdly tall and awkward and the action was super tall. I still have the bridge, will probably use it in the build and try to compensate the height with the correct neck angle.

What did you use to shim the pickup?

[Noirie.]

Just got this for £75.

[benecol]

That can happen if you overuse the trem.

[Nick]

No joke, put it on a foil covered baking pan and cook it on the middle rack at about 100c for 10 minutes or until it's flat. The pickguard that is, not the whole guitar.

[kingkiller]

No joke, put it on a foil covered baking pan and cook it on the middle rack at about 100c for 10 minutes or until it's flat. The pickguard that is, not the whole guitar.

New relic’ing technique just dropped

[kingkiller]

That can happen if you overuse the trem.

I think it’s a convenient place to store crackers and cheese in case you get hungry during a gig

[Fakir Mustache]

I'm still toying with the idea of building one, I even got a sheet of plexiglass to make a template. In 10 years time it'll be all done and finished.

You don't need a template to make just one. Print out the plan, if not on one sheet then 4 and stick them together with tape. Then trace the outline on the body blank. Use a bandsaw to cut the body.

You'll need templates for the pickup cavity and neck pocket, which you can get on aliexpress or whatever. The neck pocket templates are usually for bolt-on, but maybe you can make it work for the glued type. I would rout the neck pocket before cutting the body.

Routing the pots cavity is more tricky, not sure there are templates available, but I really don't know.

[plopswagon]

[sunshiner]

I'm still toying with the idea of building one, I even got a sheet of plexiglass to make a template. In 10 years time it'll be all done and finished.

You don't need a template to make just one. Print out the plan, if not on one sheet then 4 and stick them together with tape. Then trace the outline on the body blank. Use a bandsaw to cut the body.

You'll need templates for the pickup cavity and neck pocket, which you can get on aliexpress or whatever. The neck pocket templates are usually for bolt-on, but maybe you can make it work for the glued type. I would rout the neck pocket before cutting the body.

Routing the pots cavity is more tricky, not sure there are templates available, but I really don't know.

I don't have a bandsaw, I have a router. I've built bodies and necks before using my own templates. I've made two laminated mahogany necks which then warped because one of the three plies wasn't dry enough and kept moving and I made one maple neck. Which turned out meh. I've built bodies out of pine, they also warped because I was using wood from a hardware store which wasn't dry enough as well. The only problems with me building anything is my own fluctuating motivation, lack of proper lumber, including any kind of accessible hardwood, and the fact that I do my builds in a flat with neighbours all around me. They can tolerate only so much of screeching and roaring.

[sunshiner]

That can happen if you overuse the trem.

I think it’s a convenient place to store crackers and cheese in case you get hungry during a gig

You stash snickers and mars bars inside and then start throwing them into the crowd at the pinnacle of the night. That's instant success