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My first (2016) build thread was looking a little tatty so I've decided to start a new thread - which coincides nicely with the start of some new builds that will show a new direction for Kemp Guitars.
I won't give too much away now but all will become apparent as these two stock builds get underway.
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Some crude mock-ups for the next two builds - both will have Sapele bodies, Wenge/Dark Birch (inverted) necks, Wenge fretboards, 25.5"-26.5" multiscale/half-fanned, Gotoh hardware and EMG 81 pups. Finish will be matte PU.
Fanned fret DC and SS underway... Looking a bit dull at the moment
Something different to use. It's got an odd colour, bronze-like, but when it's wiped over with spirits or water it turns a deep orange-red colour. The smell when machining it is fantastic too - smells sweet, like sugary coffee or syrup.
It looks like it could be Black Walnut (grain, etc) and it's about the same hardness/density and weight, but I would only use it laminated until I knew more about it. I've not come across it before, and it's not an easy one to get hold of over here. There's a couple of small pieces on eBay and barely anything about the stuff in general on Google. This'll probably be a one-off.
Further progress on the latest DC and SS (formerly referred to as the "Dinky-style") builds. The bodies are now ready for finish/fine sanding...
Nearly forgot; going back to those SS colour mock-ups I recently posted. I had decided to go with the yellow, but whilst messing around with the images I came up with this orange which I'm quite drawn towards. Thoughts - yellow or orange?
Slanted pickups for fan fret instruments, in this case 14% slant 7 string 'Masterwound' Blackbirds designed by us for Carillion Guitars ...
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Hello Sir - that's my favourite at the moment too. Sealed both builds today so I should be shooting primer before the weekend and top coats next week
The fanned frets, despite appearance, don't take long to get adjusted to, even with the bigger scale length differences, such as 25.5"-28", and full fan (neutral fret around 7th to 9th, or even 12th fret). I decided to adopt the "half fan" because I feel it offers the same benefits but looks less daunting and, therefore, might encourage more players to try out multiscale... I can also fit any standard bridge, unlike full fan builds that have very limited options.
Nice build. I think it works looks-wise (non-angled pup)
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No, that's good to know. I did consider Oil City pups on a recent(ish) build. I will have to find out more and perhaps try out some of your products - including the Havoc by the sounds of it. It's getting late and I need some sleep so I'll take a look through your site tomorrow and start thinking about pups for my next stock build. Initial thoughts were something along the lines of the SD Distortion... Or maybe I'll just try out The Havoc
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i sometimes have people say they have tried fanned frets and it wasn't for them... but often they don't remember what scale lengths it used of where the fan started from. There probably is a fan that would work for them.
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No, I'm glad you did. Like you said, it's a different approach and works with both the full fan and, what I like to call the half fan that I'm doing. Thanks Wez
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