correct me if i am wrong......... there is no alluminium guitar in India right??? at least that is what i know........ well so i went ahead and made my own !!!!!!! yup a alluminium electric son of a beast (S.O.B.) replica (which is made by bc rich gr8 looks) will keep updating you
well you can check out the comparision btwn al guitars and normal guitars here https://www.bergeronguitars.com/more_about_the_guitars.htm
ok here was the first phase i completed today today i completed the first phase of my project first the sketches
the final stencil with a glass of lassi for celebrations...... damn it was hard work making the sketches and then getting it cut took almost 2 hours!!!! anyways the end product (NOT Al. just the first phase making a wooden stencil) glad to get it done...... now off to buy some aluminium sheets (will have to weld them dont get 45mm thick al sheets ..........) oh and the design is almost the same measurements of a real SOB yay!!! (read: happy fool)
So is it a solid alluminium body? or will you just be plating? What construction method? neck through or bolt on? And how will you cut the alluminium? Also if you think cutting out a template is hard-work, wait till you get to the rest of it. I honestly feel sorry for you having to cut up alluminium. On my guitar,t eh maple is so hard I had to get a carpenter to help. it took him like half a day for a 10" long cut through 2 inches deep(on the initial neck cut). Hell, cutting out bevels by hand takes me most of the afternoon per side. Anyway, best of luck! and share some info on the guitar as in neck construcition, etc..
yup dude cant go in the sixth gear of my construction right now coz of pre boards (12th: it sucks) on 26th they'll get over (is it a coincidence : republic day ?? and i'll be back into top gear!!! cya
well it'll be a solid aluminium body not a plated one (anyone can do that it'll be a bolt on neck not a thru. i'll be casting the aluminium !!!!! yup i am searching for someone who will get me a 35mm (cant increase the width further tooo much weight then) solid sheet i contacted ppl in delhi they'll get back to me (hope:asap) if they give me a no i'll have to cast the body which is a painful job ... if i get the sheet i'll be really happy i dont want to weld 3 12mm sheets bcoz of lack of skilled welders they wont be able to weld between the sheets so there will be a air pocket left damping the sound well mostly tomorrow the aluminium guy will call me or ill have to go for the longer more difficult option of casting it will have to cast it myself because small scale casting is a prob in Jaipur no factory will do it for me and i cant cast between the exams ........ so mostly u'll hear frm me in the next 3 days happy sankrant!!!!!
good luck getting it cast. On the topic of B.CRich though, did anyonse see the new chuck shulcdiner signature stealth? $899 for a previously only custom made guitar...and its made in USA..wow... anyway, sorry to digres... good luck with the build. I'm taking a break from mine right now.
@ alpha1 hey i've given a link for comparision btwn wood and aluminium chck it out....... hope tht is what u wanted!!!!
gr8 news!!!!! hey i jsut solved a major problem i was facing i got the solution to the weight problem !!! because there was no aircraft quality aluminium avlbl in small quantities like 7-8 kgs (which i needed) so i was wondering what to do abt the weight and found the solution!!!! ok here is the pic u'll understand i am sooo happy ..........
This thing looks fricking OWNAGE! O.O Mind blowing! Just post this somewhere reasonably cool. You'll be the talk of the net @_@ Damnit, I never get time for such projects! >_<
idk...i have no idea how aluminium would sound in reality. I don't think it'd be like wood where chambering also affects the sound. To the thread starter, have you played an aluminium guitar before?
na i've never played a aluminium guitar before not everyone has driven a ferrari but we all know it is awesome right?? anyways the sound is much btr than wooden guitars......... because metal reflects sound more than wood (it absorbs sound) i've given the link for comparision at the starting of the thread check it out......