benh Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) Placeholder for now, but wood is on it's way along with hardware and other bits and bobs! Design is finished. Wanted a tip of the cap to a jazz, but a bit different. Specs will be: 34" scale 5 string Poplar body with flamed maple top Maple neck with carbon rods, with goncalo alves fretboard EMG 40TW bridge pickup and EMG 40P5 neck pickup Passive tone Excited for this one! Not decided on whether to stain or leave natural, or finish yet. More to come! Edited May 7, 2023 by benh Finished! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I'm in, Ben. ☺️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 V.Nice! Perhaps the stain or not choice will be guided by the wood when it arrives? S’manth x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, Smanth said: V.Nice! Perhaps the stain or not choice will be guided by the wood when it arrives? S’manth x Thanks! Yeah that's the idea. Will try a few test pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Decisions decisions... I already have the EMG pickups to hand, but now have a pair of second hand Aguilar DCBs and an OBP2 preamp winging it's way to me. Which to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1st world problems eh?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, benh said: Decisions decisions... I already have the EMG pickups to hand, but now have a pair of second hand Aguilar DCBs and an OBP2 preamp winging it's way to me. Which to use? One EMG and one Aguilar obvs 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 If only! Might cause some issues having one active and one passive pickup though 🙂 think I've settled on the EMGs for this one. Just means I have to build another for the Aguilars to go in. Oh well, more time in the shed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 In other news, the top has arrived. Think this is going to look quite special when finished. Planning on attempting a kind of "tiger eye" colour with black, brown and amber stains (which I already have). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Why not using the back as front, this way, you'll avoid the two discolouration patterns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 I did consider that. Unfortunately it lands right on the top horn if that's the case - at least this way there's some symmetry! May even do a burst to hide some of it. I don't mind it to be fair! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 This is going to look really nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Some neck progress 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I do like the fretboard. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 43 minutes ago, TheGreek said: I do like the fretboard. Thanks, me too 🙂 inlays started now too! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Very nice. What timber is it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: Very nice. What timber is it? Thanks! It's tigerwood (goncalo alves) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Making a start on the body now. All glued up ready to cut the body shape out. Exciting! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Side note, does anyone have any idea where to source some fret tang nippers in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Stain test, this is just amber over brown, I quite like it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 How about further coats in stripes to see what a burst would look like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, TheGreek said: How about further coats in stripes to see what a burst would look like? Yeah that's the plan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I can't remember what I saw it on. Ibanez?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 20/03/2023 at 11:15, benh said: Side note, does anyone have any idea where to source some fret tang nippers in the UK? @Andyjr1515 posted a link in Repairs and Technical - https://www.chrisalsopguitar.co.uk/shop/guitar-tools/fret-pullers-and-fret-cutters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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