Gavmeisters LP Spalty Build

[Gavin1393]

Glenn, Looks even better in real life...the picture hardly does it justice. You will be thrilled!

[keloooe]

Quote from GlennGP on January 23, 2013, 15:39
This is making me smile - that's the finish I've ordered!

GGP

I'm getting Dark Onyx and masking some of the Goldenrod so I can have GR stripes...

Quote from Gavin1393 on January 23, 2013, 15:29
Second Gloss coat...

this is lovely, great to see such a classic combo! lovely job

[Gavin1393]

This is a Gibson LP copy with Jimmy Page wiring. The spalted Maple cap was painted using GoldenRod from Wudtone as was the headstock. neck, back and sides were painted Mahogany also from Wudtone.

I had ordered the Golden Age Pickups from SM, but on inspecting them realised I would have to do the coil-split myself. Ruined a damned fine pickup trying! Opted instead for some awesome DiMarzio Air's which come with easy options to coil-split.

Swopped out the plastic nut for a brass nut to give better sustain and swopped out the black bridge and saddles for silver options that I stole from another PB kit I am building.

Since I am using the Jimmy Page wiring model I took the liberty of upgrading Pots, capacitors, fitting the 150 Resistor and capacitor gizmo to maintain tone to the volume pots. Orange drop capacitors used in this baby as it was always going to be a special guitar since I built it for a guy who turned 50 this March (not you Adam)! It now sits proudly in his lounge!

It sounds sensational and I will definitely be using DiMarzio Air's again.

[Gavin1393]

More??

[WeirdBits]

Stunning!

[keloooe]

Hey Gav, Golden Age have humbuckers that have the 4-conductor leads!!!

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...umbuckers.html

[Gavin1393]

Yeah! But I was keen to finish the guitar and seeing as Imalready had the DiMarzio's on hand!!!!
Imthink SM must have had a number of calls to produce the 4 conductor wire versions!

[keloooe]

Yeah, they would have had calls for the overwound pups... Golden Age and Dimarzio pups are the best in my books!!!

[pablopepper]

I don't mean to nitpick, because it's lovely, but have the pickup surrounds been put on backwards? It might just be the photos, but they look to me like they slope the wrong way.