Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Talk about modding or building your own guitar from scratch.
Post Reply
User avatar
smjenkins
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1547
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:45 am
Location: The Emerald Fucking City

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by smjenkins » Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:35 am

😍😍😍

User avatar
bodhi
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 453
Joined: Mon May 20, 2019 12:47 pm

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by bodhi » Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:35 pm

Hmm, not a million miles away from this vintage model I just found out about, a Framus Junior 6... Though the reference is clear if one happens to know about the pawn shop stuff. :)
Jazzmaster project (got a body, placeholder neck, some pickups and ideas)
Tokai Telecaster Thinline with Creamery Pickups Filtertron and Tapped Tele
Blake Mills-inspired Strat project w/ Gold Foil and slide pickup

User avatar
kifla
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 425
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:09 am
Location: Zagreb, Croatia / Houston, TX
Contact:

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by kifla » Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:20 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:51 pm
Cross '69 - '51 whatever ya wanna call it
Image
Interesting .... :) ;)

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:09 pm

bodhi wrote:
Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:35 pm
Hmm, not a million miles away from this vintage model I just found out about, a Framus Junior 6... Though the reference is clear if one happens to know about the pawn shop stuff. :)
Maybe a few K's

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:40 pm

Contours done!

Image

Image

Image

Image

User avatar
Embenny
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 10363
Joined: Tue May 24, 2016 5:07 am

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Embenny » Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:02 pm

I absolutely love that. I've actually been asking myself, "how would you make a Telecaster out of a Sixty-Six?" and that pretty much answers that.
The artist formerly known as mbene085.

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:16 pm

Thanks!
I can't take full credit for the concept but I'm pretty happy with the design!

User avatar
smjenkins
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1547
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:45 am
Location: The Emerald Fucking City

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by smjenkins » Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:09 pm

That looks so cool!

User avatar
Steadyriot.
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1262
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:16 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Steadyriot. » Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:14 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:40 pm
Contours done!

Image

Ooh I really like that!
What’ll the finish be?
"If someone duetted with a Bald Eagle, they could rule the Country charts from here to eternity." ~shadowplay

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:19 pm

Not sure. That will be up to the owner.

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:00 pm

Most of the gutty works are done!
routed for a stealth pickup in the neck position.
Image

String thru holes lined up perfectly.
Image

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:51 pm

My 3D printed string tree arrived today.

It's smaller than what they used on the originals, but I still went with the 3 holes.

Image

Image

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:16 am

And couldn't resist stringing it up to see the crazy string tree alignment.

Image

Image

User avatar
RIORIO
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 2247
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:49 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact:

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by RIORIO » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:43 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:16 am
And couldn't resist stringing it up to see the crazy string tree alignment.

Image

Image
This looks incredible :w00t:

User avatar
CROSS_guitars
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3113
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:52 am
Location: Thornbury Melbourne

Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:36 pm

Some super crapped out guitar designs I've been working on.

I'm currently building the XII, I may or may not build the rest one day.

'53
Image
Mavlander
Image
Cabrosonic
Image
Jagaj
Image
XII stang
Image

Post Reply