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I have had a composite Tele body hanging around for a while so I thought it might be time to build a neck for her.
Kinda over making the same ole flat headstock profile f type necks so I thought to myself what can I do that is a little different?
Off to the timber stack I go...
After rummaging around I found a length of 'Hog that looked a bit lonely... it was a reject chunck because of a rather nasty knot hole in exactly the wrong place for it to be used as a body but there was more than enough to make a neck. Oh happy joy biscuits :)
So I marked out the profile and routed for the truss rod.
Then I stood there staring at it and scratching my bitz wondering what to do next.
It dawned on me that I could cut a swept back headstock out of the chunk so I marked her up and attacked it with the Bandosaurus...
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Next I grabbed my trusty template, screwed it down and cut the neck out and then profiled it with a bearing guided router bit.
Then on with the Tassie Blackwood finger board, dress that up and a trial fit... PERFECT!
Next step, drink Bourbon...
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Awesome stuff DB.
I'm just about to start a neck with a headstock angle like this, so it's great to see your processes.
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Looking sweet already DB!
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now that looks nice!
might have to start a scratch build just to have a DB custom neck like this!
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nice work DB, I recognise that neck template ! That's how we cut our CBG headstocks with a fall, looks better than a flat headstock. Look forward to seeing this progress !
So what was your poison, American Honey ?
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Your guitars are beautifully organic DB, all your edges are soft and flowing. Looks like that will be a vert comfortable neck.
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Thanx Dan :)
Guitars should have beautiful soft flowing lines that you want to caress, just like a Woman.
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Pretty sure that would chaffe my willy .... But I'd still caress the s$&t outta it
