White ST body HSH FR routed shaved heel maple fretboard 22 frets scalloped FR nut

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greekdude

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Hi here are some plans for a new guitar, my #7 (the #6 is an acoustic). Here is the deal :
white body, maple fretboard, scalloped frets, 22 frets, easy heel access (shaved/bevelled/contoured heel) , HSH , + floyd rose .

I have the neck, non scalloped non floyd, pretty good and tested on a guitar for a considerable amount of time. So as far as neck is concerned the only job to be done is the scalloping and routing for a locking nut. I dont have any available guitar body. It is easier to source a white normal heel, normal trem routing, SSS strat body, than what I am after.

I have no woodworking power tools at all (besides dremmel and various drill bits + drill press w vice). What are my best bets? Going to my trusted luthier would be an option but his stuborness is turning me away.
 
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Scalloping isn't something I would attempt without the proper tools, much less making a Floyd nut shelf. Scalloping is a slow process even with the right tools, and depending on the side dots, they might need re-location. My next guitar is going to have a scalloped board (my #1 already does).
 
I might bite the bullet swallow my pride and go back to the tech :)
I had one scalloped neck guitar back in 2011, great feeling, the sustain sucked so I dumped this one.
 
Sounds like a cool project.

I don't recall ever having played on a scalloped neck.
Is it strange for chords?
 
playas said:
Sounds like a cool project.

I don't recall ever having played on a scalloped neck.
Is it strange for chords?
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it is nice, it gives you a nice feeling. I know it is a rare combo of characteristics, so I'll settle with white body, FR routing, scalloped fretboard, 22 frets and I'll bevel the heel myself. Problem is finding the guitar... aliexpress seems "poor" as of late.
 
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