Doing Things Wrong

Body - Radiata

Radiata is a relatively hard and strong pine that is eminently suited for guitar bodies and even necks. Expect to see a lot more use of it in the future.


This one was a testbed for the Radiata glue-up body construction. I had lots of Strat hardware lying around from all the bass projects, so I decided to use some of it. As usual for my guitars, this has a fixed steel truss rod. This is the last of my Audiovoxes, and probably my favorite.


Sort of like a Kubicki, but not really.


I was so pleased with the bass that I thought I'd try a guitar. This is a little more complicated, as there are six tuners rather than four, but it worked out well. The battery is for an Artec tone control that I wanted to try. More later ...


image
Front view of main frame, showing friction arm & setup supports inside.
The odd shape of the base was already that way, I just used it as-is.

The Radius Jig is capable of cutting constant radii from 6 to 16 inches, both concave and convex, as well as convex conical radii. That means it can cut sanding blocks, clamping cauls, and 'compound radius' fingerboards. Sanding blocks can be cut up to a finished length of 14", while fingerboards can be cut up to 28", enough for even an extra-long scale bass.