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[Gibson 1964]

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This is not really a build persay, just a customized warmoth. I did the woodburning on this one and it is getting a set of Slugs for neck and bridge. Hardware is going to be black. Neck is a warmoth birdseye maple with abalone inlays. There are contours so it actually is round on a not flat surface which is why the circle looks slightly flattened in one quadrant. It is solid swamp ash, very lightweieght. Finish is clear deft lacquer which is currently being applied. I believe 4-5 coats since this pic. About 15-20 more should do the trick.

[nightfall]

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Just finished making this body yesterday, three layers of Tru Oil Sealer and Filler and one coat of Tru Oil finish so far. Padauk body in case anyone was wondering.

[Strange Guitars]

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Back to the Birdz ..........................

[Metalcaster]

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here is the latest
steel body guitar battleworn finish

[t1r12003]

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love the top, is that stained ash or oak? Almost looks like Zebrawood with a different figuring

[Strange Guitars]

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love the top, is that stained ash or oak? Almost looks like Zebrawood with a different figuring

That is a 2 piece ol re-claimed pine of some sort............I "smoke" these......just a bit of burn, brings out the pitch/sap stuff, sand back the grains, makes for some good builds.
I get the "stain" from a combo of the smoke and a Boiled Linseed + the sanding to achieve the "look". Thanks !!

[jimijames]

Who's working on a build right now? Let's see your stuff!

Got most of the parts for this guy... Trying to decide whether I want to route it for the neck humbucker or leave it as an esquire. Body is swamp ash, neck is warmth 59 round back with their 10-16" compound radius.





Edit: the humbucker is missing pole pieces because I'm experimenting with using alnico slugs in a traditional humbucker for better/more authentic split sounds

[Diminished Triad]

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Got most of the parts for this guy... Trying to decide whether I want to route it for the neck humbucker or leave it as an esquire. Body is swamp ash, neck is warmth 59 round back with their 10-16" compound radius.








Edit: the humbucker is missing pole pieces because I'm experimenting with using alnico slugs in a traditional humbucker for better/more authentic split sounds

Where did you order this guitar body/neck from?

[jimijames]

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Where did you order this guitar body/neck from?

Guitar neck and body aren't screwed together yet, that was just a crude mock up (sorry, should have been more specific.)

Neck is warmoth, body came from Animl (forum member) who was selling a perfectly finished one piece swamp ash body for $80... I had the cash so I bit. I still need to hit it with some nitro clear but other than that it's good to go. Well, except for the 3-4 dents that seem to come from just moving it around. Le sigh. I will fix those too before putting everything together. Finish though I'm 80% sure is the reranch color sherwood green...

Neck is unfinished, I'm just going to do a few thin coats of shellac, sand, few thin coats of tru oil, sand, and then be done with it.

[BeatTheBastard]

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Almost finished! Still waiting for the third DPDT switch. After that I only have to adjust intonation.

Turned out great. Strings are 9-46 XL.

E: So technically, the body shape is taken from Ibanez GSZ and modified a little during the sawing and drawing. Neck is one-piece maple with maple fretboard, originally from Kramer Focus. Pickups are two nameless single coils and Jackson CVR2 at bridge, all mounted straight to wood. Bridge is some hardtail Strat replacement, string-through. Front rout, pups wired in series and every pup has its own ON-OFF switch, single 500k vol pot. Wood is burned and then sanded and cleaned, finished with 3 layers of matte lacquer.

Not perfect in any level, but IŽm starting to like it more and more. Need to change the nut sometime but I can live with it.

[NecroPolo]

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I finished restoring my very first guitar just recently.

Thread:

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/show...irst-one/page3

videos:

[Strange Guitars]

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[genethomas]

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[TIGEREYELASER]

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Just took the black and blue caster to my local music shop to have the holes professionally drilled in the neck heel and to get a final setup done after the tech attaches the neck. I know it's not me doing it but he's got years of experience and if it gets screwed up I can call him on it. Turns out I bought the parts, he gets all the fun. Or most of it, I did fill the previous holes in the neck. I'm thinking of buying a single layer gloss black pickguard for it to go with the black hardware etc. I already have black pickup covers and knobs. Or should I just stick with white pickup covers and knobs to go with the maple neck and fretboard? Any opinions?

[genethomas]

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I have now received all of the parts for my Les Paul build. This is all going off to my guitar tech tomorrow for assembly. I'll post pics when its complete.

Precision Guitar Kits Contoured heel & belly cut Les Paul - 60's slim neck
Faber Aluminium tailpiece
Faber Bridge & hardware
Faber keystone tuners
David Barfuss Beano Bluesbreaker pickups
Gibson plastics
Gold speed knobs
CTS 500k 5% TVT pots
Alpha 500k push / push pot
Switchcraft selector and jack
Schaller straplocks
Luxe Bumble Bee Woman Tone .015mfd & .022mfd capacitors