First Scratch build.

[DanMade]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on January 31, 2014, 13:21
Dan, its got a sweet tone, you really have a nice blues influence.
Was it on bridge pickup to start with then neck pickup ?
Does it take much adjustment to play a longer scale neck ?
Funny how the axe looks huge when you are playing it compared to photos of it on it's own

Yeah it is quite a big axe. Bridge pickup with the volume wound back at the start, then bridge with volume up, and finally on the neck pickup. Played into a blues jr just past the edge of break up.

The longer scale is easy enough to get used to but some real stretching is needed to span the first few frets..

[stan]

terrific Dan, it sounds really nice - big guitar too!

[lawry]

Dan, that is so cool. The sound is fantastic, so full and rich, and the scale of it on your knee makes you look like a hobbit (no of fence to the Hobbits) ;-)
Excellent build, mate. Well done. A true contender in the baritone world.

[DanMade]

Thanks again everyone.

Well I think I've dragged out this first build thread long enough now. It actually ended up covering three builds in total.

Thanks for everyone's kind words and incouragment. And I'm glad to see it may of inspired others to have a go.

On that note I'll leave it with some shots of my latest build using the PBG mahogany blank. After these first few builds I felt comfortable to start hacking into a nice piece of timber. I've finished work on the body and have just finished the sealer coats of shellac. I plan on just using Danish oil to finish the body. Such a beautiful slab of mahogany, I want to keep it looking natural.

[Brendan]

Dan - Looking the business. Danger with picking a tele body though is Adam knows where you live .

[Fretworn]

That Tele body looks fantastic. Oh to have a workshop, the tools, the skill and the money to be able to do this.

[keloooe]

Fret, you don't need a full shop for this, just simple tools will do!

[DanMade]

Yeah Fretworn, remember this fellow.http://www.pitbullguitars.com/?page_...iewtopic&t=889

I'm fortunate to have a workspace, some tools and a little skill. Just need to sort out the money part. There's big money in custom guitars isn't there. Lol.