I'm a chunk of the way through my Flying V build, my first guitar build, which I've built following some really rubbish plans. The body is too thin, the first neck attempt had the truss rod routed wrong, but done according to the bad plans.
I just received a set of explorer plans from Crimson guitars and there's no neck or headstock angles listed, and it doesn't even show the jack socket let alone dimensions for it or where it's placed! Sure, I can work out the angles from the plans, and look at pictures of a real explorer to find the jack socket position, but for paid plans surely these should be on there, no? Given it's price (about £18) it's surprising they're also not delivered in a tube.... even as an optional extra. Tempted to send them back. Or maybe I'm expecting too much?
Just having a bit of a moan really
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There's a decent profile section drawing where one can measure the angle from and/or plot the height of a chosen bridge and amend the neck angle.... but my feeling is that if you want to follow the plans it should be listed. Even the terrible Flying V plans had all hardware listed, angles, loads of detail.... just some it was wrong like the 38mm body thickness or the truss being deeper at the headstock and shallower at the body.
I've been hunting for good Tele plans and feel the same way - most are pretty rudimentary and some a complete rip off and effectively useless. I know its beneficial to work a lot of this out yourself, but if someone is going to sell a product as a full solution and take your money then it ought to be fit for purpose.
Ive since ordered some plans from JAG guitars so hopefully they’ll be better. I convinced my freelancer to make a guitar too and he’s bought the last set of telecaster plans, so I can let you know if they’re any good if that helps?? (They’re out of stock now buy maybe they’ll get more soon?)
Even the ones Available on the internet have all this info
Theres a few free on a site called electric herald https://www.electricherald.com/guitar-templates/
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I’m not sure if there is absolute neck angle when you’re making one off guitar.
The V jig. This jig is designed to be used with an overhead pin router.
The straight edge is held off the Fingerboard by 1.5mm, the bridge is held off the body by about 3.5mm. By doing this when the guitar is set up there is plenty of movement on the bridge to set the string height to whatever you want..
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The V plans I had were supposedly for a 58 korina, although stylewise I'm not sticking to it.
Looking forward to seeing the V90's. Do you sell them as "husks" or are you going to fully finish them?
I do sell them, if you have a look at my new post there's a photo of a one that's going out to the trade, if it was going out to a member of the FB the neck would be fretted.
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