Super S-Style Guitar Build (Charvel San Dimas Style)
By Craver|BY-NC-SA 4.0 License|Updated October 28th, 2021
Remember* you can cut the shapes onto some 1/4" MDF as a template.
I figured I would share this to help anyone out who is looking to use their origin to make a guitar.
This is a charvel san dimas super strat inspired style guitar, which has a floyd rose bridge, humbucker pickup at the bridge and single coil pickup at the neck.
If you find this helpful and would like to throw me a couple bucks you can venmo or PayPal me @craverstamey , I did spend a ton of time refining all these files.
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Files included (5)
guitar body bank, fretboard blank, guitar neck blank.
Shaper Origin, Router Table, Bandsaw/Jigsaw, Multiple types of sanders, drills, etc.
Route Depths:
Guitar top:
Neck Pocket: 0.625”
Single Coil Neck Pickup: 0.625"
Humbucker Bridge Pickup: 0.75"
Floyd Rose Bridge Routes see attached photo.
Note* You will have to finish this route with a router and pattern bit*
Guitar Bottom:
Control Cavity:
Inside Cavity: 1.5”
Note* You will have to finish this route with a router and pattern bit*
Cover Plate recess: .25”
Bridge Plate recess: .25
Bridge Plate inside: See picture
Note* You will have to finish this route with a router and pattern bit*
Neck:
HeadStock area: Most of this area needs to be approx .25” lower than neck top but normally has a slight curve that leads into this area so i would start the curved area by hand. You can bandsaw the headstock recess or route it.
Fretboard:
Nut Shelf: 0.265” Floyd Rose Locking Nut R3
Fret Dots: 0.04” (Sand Flush after)
Fret Slots: They are marked out on this file, however, I cut mine a different way. The file should work if you want to cut these out with origin and the correct size router bit.
Materials:
Fret Dots https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Inlay_and_Pearl/Pre-cut_Inlays/Black_Plastic_Dots.html
Floyd Rose Original with R3 Locking Nut
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/floyd-rose-original-series-tremolo-bridge-with-r3-nut?rNtt=floyd%20rose%20original%20r3&index=1
Tuner machine Heads:
Schaller/Sperzel size 25/64” (9.92mm)
Standard Humbucker size & strat single coil size pickups
If you find this helpful and would like to throw me a couple bucks you can venmo or PayPal me @craverstamey , I did spend a ton of time refining all these files, and trying to make this as user friendly as possible. Enjoy!
I chose to do a fiddleback veneer top after contouring the carved areas, which add complication but is unnecessary. The carving I prefer to do with a kutzall disc on an angle grinder.
I will post more pictures as I finish mine.