May 2016 Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in April 2016)

[WeirdBits]

Nope not me, it's a Gibson Explorer III layout if I recall correctly.

[gavinturner]

Awesome work PapaKen. Cant beat a hollowbody bass! I bet she sounds sweet unplugged

cheers,
Gav.

[Fretworn]

Switch 1 gives LP style Bridge/Bridge + Neck/Neck and switch 2 is Middle/Middle + Switch1/Switch 1, so you get all seven combo's from just the two toggles.

This is correct. A few years ago someone posted a link to a site where Gibson had posted all their old wiring diagrams. I went through them all and saved the Explorer III diagram, because it made complete sense to me to do it that way. Haven't had a chance to use it until now. (In the picture the guitar is switched to Neck and Middle pickup.) And moving the volume knob was also a no-brainer. I've never had an issue with doing volume swells on a Tele, and I have small hands. So having the volume knob somewhere were you are likely to knock it when strumming just to achieve a rarely used volume swell was pointless. I suppose if I had grown up on Strats I would have learned to play differently.

[PapaKen]

Thanks, Gavin. She sounds good unplugged but not much volume, naturally. Sweet through an amp or sound system, though.

[DaveyCustom]

Nice entries so far!!Im just catching up.... I like the spalted top on Mulldoe's LP-1SS.. its hard to get good pics of any kind of figured top under gloss, so I feel your pain! It looks good! I like the black hardware...I dont know what smick means, but Im assuming its good! Ill add it to my new vocabulary once somebody tells me what it is!
Im not a huge Tele fan, but I love figured wood, especially quilted maple! Mark, you kept the grain subdued, which isnt something I normally like, but it definitely has a vintage look about it!
Fretworn.. I like the 12 string! Different... very interesting wiring choice!
Lipponen.. now this is a Tele that catches my eye! Love the trem.. its very Gretsch-like
Papaken... is that a wooden TRC? Looks nice.. I like natural looking finishes.. so far so good... nice guitars again! Theres alot of talent here....

Dave Henry
Davey Custom Guitars

PBG kits
#1) RCA-4 "Kilmister One" April 2016 GOTM winner
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[Dedman]

smick...schmick..... means excellent so use it with abandon!

[DaveyCustom]

Another word in the bank... lol!

Dave Henry
Davey Custom Guitars

PBG kits
#1) RCA-4 "Kilmister One" April 2016 GOTM winner
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[PapaKen]

Davey, yes the truss rod cover is a piece of hard maple left over from a lap steel project I built from scratch. Just like the looks of real wood as opposed to plastic when I can do it. I have since also added a maple TRC to my ES-1GT which I entered in the Feb GOTM.

[DaveyCustom]

As do I!..

Dave Henry
Davey Custom Guitars

PBG kits
#1) RCA-4 "Kilmister One" April 2016 GOTM winner
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[ClintVincent]

Hello all. This is my first build. Purchased the TL-1Q kit from eBay.
I have put a huge amount of effort in as I am very keen to learn the art and make many more guitars.
I have upgraded most the hardware.

The new pickups are Bareknuckles
The Tuners are Wilkinson
The bridge is Wilkinson
And the nut is a Graphite Compound Nut

The finish is Nitro, Hand rubbed for shine.
All sanding, staining and polishing done by hand.

I love it.