diy templates?

r40f · Post by **r40f** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:34 pm

seriously, someone has to know how to at least get the correct dimensions of a guitar body and blow it up to a printable size... i have searched everywhere for an ibanez iceman body template... i don't want to pay $56 for a wooden one and i'm sure nobody else wants to either. some sites charge for just schematics of it... imo this information should be free. does anyone know the secret resource for body templates? please?

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:04 am

You should go to Guitar Center and bring one down off the wall, roll out some paper, and trace it. Seriously.

r40f · Post by **r40f** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:16 pm

i thought about doing that but wouldn't they tell me to ... not do it?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:20 pm

probably not. just act like you already have permission and no one will bother you.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:25 pm

Not having any chance of getting hold of the guitar I wanted to copy, I made my own tracing using this photo....

A flat screen, an accurate ruler, a little bit of scaling up mathematics, and a fair bit of patience. Parts of it are freehand because I wasn't bothered about getting it exact. (The line near the arm countour isnt a contour line, it's where I rubbed an old line out.)

r40f · Post by **r40f** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:34 pm

alright, thanks for the responses so far... James, what is a good point of reference to use for scaling up the drawing? how does one go about doing it? i don't quite get it.

i don't really have good freehand skills at all

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:03 am

r40f wrote:alright, thanks for the responses so far... James, what is a good point of reference to use for scaling up the drawing? how does one go about doing it? i don't quite get it.

i don't really have good freehand skills at all

If you have a guitar, I would jus print it ut and try and relate it to your real guitar. Or the pick up routes - ya know, if they can fit a pup, then it works, right?

also: Warmoth
Maybe they'll help you out.