gibsonrocks Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi guys I need help, I'm gunna construct a Gibson Explorer build and i need a lot of dimensions, I checked everywhere short of buying a template so I wanted to see if anyone who owns an Explorer to post the following dimensions. (Note: On the first picture: Dimensions 1 & 2 start mid-curve on each end of the dimension, Dimension 3 starts mid curve and goes to the seem of the neck and the body joint, Dimension 4 is only the flat surface (not mid-curve), Dimension 5 starts on the flat surface (not mid-curve) and then goes to the middle of the mid-waist curve, while dimension 6 continues from the end of 5 and goes to the end of the body, Dimensions 7 starts at the edge of the body and goes to the middle of the strap button, while 8 continues from 7 and then stops mid-curve to connect to dimension 1. On the second picture: Dimension 9 is from the mid-curve of the bottom of the body to the mid-curve of the top of the body (same side), Dimension 10 is just the length of the fretboard, and Dimension 11 is the (parallel to the neck) dimension (including the nut) to the top of the headstock. On the third picture: Dimension 12 from the middle of the strap button to the middle of the neck, Dimension 13 is the (perpendicular to the neck) dimension of the headstock, Dimension 14 is the length of the curve of the headstock, and finally Dimension 15 is the dimension of the middle of one tuning peg to the next) Thank you to anyone that can help, I know that there are a lot of dimensions there, but any help would be great, thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 you have 2 options - one, use template, get measurements. two -make own drawing, get measurements. Perhaos you can lay hands in a real one, of another owner will take the time to make some for you... Templates: From GuitarBuldingTemplates.com http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com/electricguitar.htm under "Classic Designs". You can get measurements FROM this, just not thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 So when I was about 14 I figured out the biggest baddest tube amp was the Ampeg SVT. So I wrote a letter on my fathers business' letterhead to Ampeg with some BS story. They sent me the schematics for the SVT. I thought I would just take the schematic and BUILD one, yeah right. I'll send you a copy so you can play your homemade Explorer through your homemade SVT. I'm sorry kid, it just doesn't work this way, I tried it 40 years ago. Besides the fact it's WAY cheaper (in the long run) to buy a production line piece than try to custom build anything from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrocks Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah I'm just hoping maybe some person has one on here and will like you said maybe help me out, so I'm still just gunna see how it goes for now. and @L5Larry Not for me, it's cheaper to do it this way, I am in the business, so I work where they turn out the wood that goes into these instruments, I just thought I'd make my own, I have the fretboard, the neck, and the body blank (the fretboard is slotted and ready to go 12" radius and all) and the neck and body blank need to be cut, then the Mortise & Tenon joint style will be used and I have all of the electronics, and the hardware to put it all together, and the tools to do all of this, but without the dimensions as a map, I can't do any of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravious Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hey yall, So I have a really decent cnc machine that Im using to mill a gibson explorer out on. I have file made but the measurements I believe are off. Can anyone help me a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Where in the build are you? Why do you distrust your measurements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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