Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Bainzy on August 29, 2006, 07:18:26 PM
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...for making a 1959 Les Paul copy today. This will be the fretboard - it's old growth Brazillian Rosewood, a PERFECT match for the LP. This is one of the biggest things missing on a modern Gibson reissues, the wood they put on nowadays is Indian Rosewood.
(http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/08/27/9b/39_1_b.JPG)
Instead of going with a very dark brown board of it like the originals, I quickly snapped this up as I love the colour of it. Should make a gorgeous looking guitar. 8)
The bit on the left might make a nice headstock veneer - still unsure on what to do with that right now though to be honest.
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looks gorgeous
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Nice! Are you making the whole guitar from scratch, then?
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Looks nice! Do you have old mahogany, too? :)
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Nice! Are you making the whole guitar from scratch, then?
Pretty much - it'll take ages but should be pretty rewarding.
Looks nice! Do you have old mahogany, too? :)
Haven't bought the Mahogany yet - I'm still researching prices etc.
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awesome color, really like rosewood!
I've thought about it and I think that purple heart could make some nice accents in the body, as well as yellow heart wood. They both are very nice looking woods.
Have fun!
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That really is a beuatiful piece of wood. I'd love to see progress reports on your project.
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Bainzy - Have you been over to www.projectguitar.com? It's one of the places that I can normally be found (when I should be working). There is an absolute raft of info there for making your own guitar, as well as a good forum with loads of helpful people.
I was building a LP Double Cut but put it away for the time being until I can play better. Figured I'd better learn before my guitar collection grows out of control.
If you're a reliable sort of a bloke, I'll post you a copy of "Build your own electric guitar" by Melvin Hisc--k as long as you let me have it back.
Also, if your after a gold set of hardware, I have a spare set (Tuners, Stop Tail Piece, TOM, Neck Plate, Jack Plate, 4 Gold Knobs and all the screws and posts etc needed) I bought it for my project, but I need a chrome set now (It's all going on my Patrick Eggle instead). Again, just give me a shout.
Depending on the thinckness of that bit of the left it could make good pickup rings or the cavity covers on the back.
BEWARE - Building guitars is seriously addictve.
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Funny you mention that site, I spent half of yesterday printing pages off from it :mrgreen:
Many thanks for the offer on that book, but I'm about to buy a copy myself - I'd rather have my own copy as I wouldn't like to risk damaging yours, as I would imagine it's something that I'd have around me on the workbench (thus getting it dusty). Might take you up on that hardware though, I'll have a browse round at the different types first to see what's on the market.
Good call on the pickup rings / cavity covers - I'm working on the assumption that it's 1/4" thick like the fretboard, so I think it'd be best for the latter.
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No worries mate. If you end up wanting me to spit the hardware then providing that I don't have any other offers, I'll do it. I'm skint at the minute, so I can't afford to buy myself a chrome set (just spent what little I do have on a Vox AD30VT). Also my headstock is drilled for Spezels and rather than redrilling, I'd prefer to put the Spezels on.
Keep us posted on progress or if you need a hand with anything.
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Will be good to see how this turns out, if its good then it'll give me some gas for a soloist body from you :lol: :P