Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

[CROSS_guitars]

Here's one of my new designs.



Semi-hollow body. Cross fools-gold foil humbucker with split and bass-cut options. (not wired yet)

Wigsby tremolo.

surf blue-green vinyl wrap finish with white dano-style binding. (this is my way of finishing in the cold season)

[raphaël]

Oh shit!!!!
This is so awesoooooome!!!!!

[blimpage]

Holy crap, that's something else.

[Rgand]

Beautiful! That's a very cool design.

[Shadoweclipse13]

Love it Cross!!!

[kdanie]

I dig that shape, very cool.

ken

[CROSS_guitars]

This project is coming along quite quickly.
I haven't profiled the neck yet but I couldn't resist stringing it up to see if everything was in order.
The tuners my be a bit crappy but I was really keen on getting open geared tuners for this (without spending heaps).

Here's some dodgy pics:

[vandahm]

I love everything about this design, but this headstock is my favorite part. I like where you've chosen to place the single pickup. I suspect that, for me at least, this is the ideal place for it. A little bit away from the neck, but still above where a middle pickup on a three-pickup guitar would go.

Also, I'm super jealous of your ability to design pickguards. You make it look so easy, but it's not!

[CROSS_guitars]

wow, thanks.

The pickguard design was inspired partly by the Gretsch Corvette and maybe the Squier Vista Musicmaster.

[epizootics]

I'm picking up a Wandre vibe from this headstock Very, very cool indeed. Kudos for the zero fret too...
How is the Wigsby? I really like the awkward, boating-style design those have.

[CROSS_guitars]

The wigsby still needs some work. It's a bit rigid. If anyone has any tips on how to set one of these up, that would be great.

[antisymmetric]

Some nice things going on there, glad I checked it out.

[Musjagjazz]

Someone put a Wigsby on a Explorer, maybe this will help you with the setup?

There are 2 versions, one with 2 springs and a revised version with 1 spring.

https://www.aguitarforum.com/threads/do ... to.14872/

[CROSS_guitars]

Thanks.
That dude even looks like me. ha.
Couldn't really find anything useful though regarding the setup.

Mine is the 2 spring version. The revised version must be a big improvement.
It works okay when pushing down on the trem bar but when you bend it upwards it stays there and raises the string pitch.
Maybe I should try grease.

[CROSS_guitars]

I've had somewhat of a break though with the Wigsby.
First, I removed the roller guides but kept the bar they were attached to.
Then I trimmed the 2 springs to a shorter length to increase spring tension.
I could even remove more if I had better pliers. I'll keep fiddling with it but it looks like it will actually function now.