Looking great Pabs. What is the finishing plan? Gonna show some pine grain? I really like the shape. I'm going to be watching carefully.
cheers,
Gav.
Looking great Pabs. What is the finishing plan? Gonna show some pine grain? I really like the shape. I'm going to be watching carefully.
cheers,
Gav.
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Love the simple approach Pabs.Originally Posted by pablopepper
When I'm done making guitars (as if!) I hope to have at least one guitar with just a volume knob. One guitar, one pickup, one sound for one song. How cool is that??
Worked for Eddy Van Halen on more than just one song.
Interesting shape Pabs and presume you chose pine as it is softer and therefore easier to shape compared some other woods available out there?
Hey Waz, I think he chose pine as it's cheap, easy to shape and replace if any major mistakes happen. I built about 10 pine scratchys before moving onto better timber for that reason too, I learnt so much before moving onto $200+ body blanks
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Also makes better firewood if you stuff things up too.
Nice pabs love the shape
Tony
Waz, Wokka has pretty much hit the nail on the head. Cheap (about $25 worth), easy to work and I was pretty happy with how my pine jazzmaster ended up sounding.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Got the neck pocket template made, now it seems I'm too busy to get anything else major done. Not in any sort of rush.
The neck is from a japanese made Aria Pro XR from the mid 80s. Left handed, flipped for a reverse headstock. The fret markers are going to end up on the wrong side, no biggie. I might end up putting some more in, might not.
Sketched out an idea for the contours. A little extreme, but the top is going to be flat, so might as well get some curves going on the back.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Love that contouring, this thing is going to be FUNKY! I look forwards to the updates.Got the neck pocket template made, now it seems I'm too busy to get anything else major done. Not in any sort of rush.
The neck is from a japanese made Aria Pro XR from the mid 80s. Left handed, flipped for a reverse headstock. The fret markers are going to end up on the wrong side, no biggie. I might end up putting some more in, might not.
Sketched out an idea for the contours. A little extreme, but the top is going to be flat, so might as well get some curves going on the back.
Where did you get the pine?
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