Andrews scratchy, Walkertone Monarch

Hey guys. just thought id do a bit of a diary of my scratchy. this is just gonna be a random dump as things have been super hectic of late. first bub is due any day now so just setting up shop for her arrival.

basically i was playing with a super strat idea when a friend contacted me to build them a guitar, so a quick pine mock up and we were in business!

http://i.imgur.com/LvW11Tc.jpg

this was for a surprise birthday present for her partner so as she wast a gear head, it was a little hard to get the specs in the ball park. a few probing questions regarding favourite bands and a budget and we had a plan!

Top wood is bookmatched queensland red cedar http://i.imgur.com/IuMg6ze.jpg
body is silver ash http://i.imgur.com/DPUENuz.jpg
neck is an amazing st rosewood specimen from PBG. i emailed adam to see if he could throw in a nice dark neck, and mang did he come through. http://i.imgur.com/7z9Rzw4.jpg

bridge is a hipshot low profile .125, http://i.imgur.com/ODuHczg.jpg
pots are bourns, orange drop cap at .047, switchcraft jack, gfs p90 in the neck, gfs pro series alnico 2 in the bridge, grover type tuners.

template made
http://i.imgur.com/94MHPs2.jpg

the ghetto clamps for the top. stupid as shi... but it worked so you know what they say about that.

rough routing that sucker
http://i.imgur.com/2tj9SpJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pQtAAYY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SN4Abik.jpg

and here are the ghetto clamps
http://i.imgur.com/r7ZvS7l.jpg

This looks like its going to be pretty sheer tot keep the reports coming

Congrats on the approaching arrival, it will change your life as you knew it forever and for the better

routes done, and starting to carve the edges out, and little hand bevels ala prs.
http://i.imgur.com/8YuiD8k.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/91RQEGC.jpg

first coat of semi gloss poly going on the front.
http://i.imgur.com/zK1LNGn.jpg

back route and sanding sanding sanding
http://i.imgur.com/H80650L.jpg
colour going onto back and sides, FW golden something haha
http://i.imgur.com/I05ndvO.jpg
HS design and OHT transfer logo, dubbed the bottle opener head stock
http://i.imgur.com/Hoiec4k.jpg
and another
http://i.imgur.com/BEVmnUe.jpg

3 coats of poly, sanding in between each coat. one spray coat to go
http://i.imgur.com/tCWOcUX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8jk1YuT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/J1LXczs.jpg

now its time for assembly

scratch that, seems i missed a thousand photos so gonna upload them and dump em before we move on.

http://i.imgur.com/8Qs4DAJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bvFPK2o.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gTH9UUY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pEgZNfp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QtHKG2N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KZutJiF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LqVk4ah.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uXyNCQy.jpg

and on to the fun stuff, all completed.

http://i.imgur.com/baJxn33.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eAK5nLi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3ObwQY9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NfeLUw9.jpg

moar
http://i.imgur.com/lgG5Eoz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1J3XPku.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xXKyrki.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/72ysKxY.jpg

and den
http://i.imgur.com/cqmQ6xk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xXKyrki.jpg

doneskis, and now this..... :(
http://i.imgur.com/1rldL7Z.jpg

off to gladstone for his surprise tomorrow.....

thanks mate!

wow well done Andrew, love the build, the shape and the thick cap it looks very cool.
Did you get a sound demo before it was sent off ?
Best of luck with the new baby daughter !
I'll have a read in detail when I get time.
Love the control cover, how is it held in ?
Looks like the headstock is shaped on a bottle opener !

yeah i did mate, i felt kind of guilty playing it though, kind of like when you were doing something you weren't, so you tried to do it as quick as possible before your parents came home haha. so please be mindful of my piss poor playing through the camera mic. signal chain is the monarch through a 6505 doing all the tones, clean, crunch and lead. uploading to youtube now, will post a link asap

cool cheers Andrew, no hurry bro, concentrate on whats happening at home

oh, and i just finished work a little before that so my hands are all dry from rendering haha. theyre not dirty, just the lime in the cement makes them look like you have a mad skin condition til you go all feminine and moisturize.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05Hf8SA2BM

superb build mate, no wonder it sold, that is a great looking axe

thanks stan. it was actually an order. i had the timber on hand, they just told me what their partner is into, and we went from there, worked to a budget and built the axe!

G'day Andrew,

Video comes up as private on the wife's fruit pad, permissions may need to be set

Yeah Andrew it's a private video...
That axe is sick! I'd be chuffed getting that!

Lovely build Andrew, and best wishes for your new arrival! Enjoy and cherish every moment.

Sent from my GT-I9506 using Tapatalk

Thanks guys. Vid link should be working now.

Top work. That is a fine bit of guitar. Dead sexy.

Love it mate

Wow, beautiful build Andrew!

cheers,
Gav.

Dang it Andrew. That's a gorgeous guitar.

Really nice job man.