Hi Everyone,
This is my first build. I have had guitars for over 40 years. My first was a cheap second hand 12 string which I eventualy replaced with a Maton 12 string with pickup and cutaway neck. This had been my go to guitar for decades. Along the way I picked up a 1982/3 JV Squire Strat (Japanese) which has mostly gathered dust. I was so used to the 12 string that the Strat felt weird to play. Recently I got a Gretsch Electromatic (2020 model). Single cut with Bigsby in Fairlane blue which was my introduction to hollowbody guitars and is now my go to. I am mostly a sax player though and was talking to the Bass player in our wind ensemble about guitars. He makes his own and this ignited a spark in me to do the same. He suggested I start with a kit so here I am.
If I take my start date as the day the kit arrived, my diary should be a month old but writing it up never quite happened until now so I'm playing catch up. Here is the first installment..
I've been looking for a 335 style semi hollow in cherry red for months now so I thought I'd start with an ES-1GT.
It was ordered on 31st March and it arrived on 11th April.
Considering that the 31st was the Friday before Easter, the postage time was impressive (thanks Pitbull).
In the mean time, while I was waiting for the package I decided I needed some tools.
I have most of what I need for woodworking, electronics and Sax repair and overhaul but nothing specific to the Luthier trade.
First up, a neck rest made from some scrap timber, and felt:
Here is the kit being unboxed:
And here it is with a dry fit of the neck:
More to follow.
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