I like your method for determining the neck back angle. Nice and easy!

Wow this could not have come at a better time. I agreed to take on this mutt of a build. My client already had someone build a guitar body. It’s based on an SG shape modified to eventually be a wolf head after he has it painted. He wanted me to build a neck for it. The problem is the tune o matic bridge is already mounted as well as the pickups and the neck pocket has been routed fender style 5/8” and flat, no angle. I’ve been rolling this around in my head the past couple days and this really helps me to get that proper neck angle. Thank you!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Hope the video helps you get your head around it.

This is why I build guitars without angled necks

@JimBagby74

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

Progressing well and looking good!!!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Clever. Again. I have a big blank 1-piece sapele block. Never can decide what to make with it.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, it got to become a neck of some sort??

@Aeidotronics

Жыл бұрын

@@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams oh this is a body sized 1-piece 😃

Great. Really useful info. Will be re-watching this and taking notes. Coming along nicely isn’t it.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope it's useful. It is moving along quite well, soon be done at this rate!

Quality work mate, Wish i could be that good

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Practice, practice, practice :)

Clever!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Ta :)

I think fitting the neck straight into the pocket, then cutting the angle on the top of the neck would be a lot easier. Of course that has to be done before the neck taper and head-stock angle are cut. Well, that's the way I do them.

Going good mate, ive always put the angle in the neck pocket, might give this way a go, its a good example of different method same result i suppose.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Yep, no right or wrong way as long as it works.

Some fantyastic work there. Thank you for the detailed explanation on how you do your angles for the neck heel

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, hope it's helpful.

You may have done some corrections of camera, but better safe than sorry, so I’ll just chip in. When you measured out your break angle, your MDF stick was below the top surface of your body, from the looks of it, making the edges of your fretboard level with the top. Since your neck sits flush, and you the ad the fretboard thickness, you will be adding the difference in height over your bridge, which means your angle could be too steep. You will of course be doing dry fits and so on, so no doubt you will catch it if the angle should be off a bit, but just to be on the safe side, I thought I’d flag it anyway.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

There were a few off camera moments on this one!! To be honest there is often a difference between what gets filmed and what gets built but I always try and keep things as real as I can. I have double checked the final angle and it's pretty much spot on.

Carpenter’s job. Thanks for the tricks!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy :)

hi patrick. another beauty coming along. i noticed that your bandsaw cut was removing material from the top part of the heal but was tapering slightly away from the piece on the lower part of the cut. picky i know but you might want to check to be sure the bandsaw table is absolutely square to the blade. especially liked the tip about using body filler to get an exact fit in the neck pocket. brilliant!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the table is square, I think the 1/4" blade was a bit weedy for that cut, it's a bit dull. I probably should have put a 1/2" blade in.

Looking forward to watching this.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Hi ! It's interesting, that you shape both pocket & heel as if it would be a bolt-on type ! Can you tell us why ? Is it easier this way ?

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

This is how Gibson built the juniors with a full width, tapered neck joint. Some say this is what gives them their tone but I don't know how true that is.

@ERIC-65

Жыл бұрын

So, for Les Paul Standards or SG's you would not use this method?

I’m not there yet but I’m guessing 2.5 degrees.

@jonahguitarguy

Жыл бұрын

You didn’t say what the turned to be. I just did mine on Saturday. I didn’t measure the outcome either. Waiting on my bridge before I finalize anything.

@smudgetherealmc

Жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder, given that there is some scope for adjustment, that it might be worth rounding the measured angle to the nearest say half degree?

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

I didn't measure it to be honest but that sounds about right.

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

I didn't actually measure the angle just went from the mark. The only issue with rounding is too little is a bad thing, too much not so much of a problem so don't round down :)

First comment!

@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams

Жыл бұрын

Yay :)