I'm building a Explorer/Flying V hybrid with Gotoh Floyd!

[Rocka_Rollas]

A few weeks ago I found a dirt cheap ($70) 3-piece mahogny paddlehead neck (Allparts I think) on a swedish auction site, and the seller was actually located in my exact same area (that never happens in a small town like this) so I took it right away.

Then I found this un-routed Explorer body on Ebay for about $100, so I snatched it quick before anybody else did.



I wanted to make it a Hum-Single guitar, but I routed a bit too much so I made it regular Hum-Hum instead.
The neck pocket is tight as shit and I can basically lift the whole guitar even before I've glued it! (yes I will use proper Titebond wood glue for this... not superglue, sorry)



Then I decided... Instead of taking time to cut and rebuild the paddle to fit a regular Explorer hockey headstock... Why not make it a Flying V instead? Faster, and it will look fucking cool too.



The body will be Rocka White and the neck will be tung oiled (with Rocka White front of headstock).


UPDATE 2017-06-25
UPDAET!!!

Neck is glued on.
I'm going to try assembling the hardware and see if I can get it to work before I'm starting with the finish

[Leon]

White explorers FTW!

[Überschall]

[Dana]

So you found a local luthier where you can do the work? Because as I know it, you lack the tools and skills required for such an ambitious job. But maybe I'm
Wrong. Also, you are glueing in a neck that was designed for bolt
On?

[Iron1]

Where does the V part come in other than the neck? Gonna get all crazy on the body?

[Rocka_Rollas]

So you found a local luthier where you can do the work? Because as I know it, you lack the tools and skills required for such an ambitious job. But maybe I'm
Wrong. Also, you are glueing in a neck that was designed for bolt
On?

No I'm doing most of it myself.
At my girlfriends work, where there is a woodworkplace as well

The luthier guy will only help me with 2 things:
1. Locking nut shelf
2. Thinning the neck

Those two things I will absolutely not do myself.

All other things like neck pocket, humbucker/Floyd Rose rout, headstock shape aint too hard.

Yes I will glue it.
My neck pocket is very good. The neck sits super tight, I can lift the guitar without glue.
That means once glued with proper Titebond wood glue, this thing will hold.

[Rocka_Rollas]

Where does the V part come in other than the neck? Gonna get all crazy on the body?

It's a Flying V headstock, as I see it at least...

[Dana]

No I'm doing most of it myself.
At my girlfriends work, where there is a woodworkplace as well

The luthier guy will only help me with 2 things:
1. Locking nut shelf
2. Thinning the neck

Those two things I will absolutely not do myself.

All other things like neck pocket, humbucker/Floyd Rose rout, headstock shape aint too hard.

Yes I will glue it.
My neck pocket is very good. The neck sits super tight, I can lift the guitar without glue.
That means once glued with proper Titebond wood glue, this thing will hold.

Fair enough.