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WezV

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Less Pull :P
« on: January 15, 2009, 09:53:28 PM »
got this put together this evening




(excuse the bone dust - freshly slotted nut)


Here is the spec:
Old stock 2-piece Mahogany body (1.5" thick - more SG/Melody Maker)
3 piece mahogany/wenge neck
rosewood fretboard
Grover tuners
Uncompensated Vintage wraparound bridge
1962 Gibson Jnr wiring loom (would be the SG shape in 62)
BKP91 black dog ear P-90

a few more old bits going on it as well, like the backplate, truss rod cover, strapbuttons and pointy bits for the control knobs

Nitro finish by Mike Lennon... very happy with his work and he will be getting more of mine to do, these are the pics he sent me before sending it back




also, here is a real 55 Jnr for comparison
http://cvguitars.com/55LPJunior/index.html
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Philly Q

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 09:58:25 PM »
Love it, love it, love it!  :D

Is it an aluminium bridge?

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 10:01:22 PM »
LOVE the finish/colour on the back. What is it exactly?
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Twinfan

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 10:01:38 PM »
Was that a custom order Wez?  What does the buyer think of it?
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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 10:04:03 PM »
Very nice wez like your the headstock with your logo too.  How many have you made now?


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FernandoDuarte

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 10:07:19 PM »
Nailed it! Amazing! It screams raw rock!
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WezV

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2009, 10:11:39 PM »
the bridge is one of a selection of old wraparounds i have here at the moment... definately light but there is one thats much lighter

The finish was supposed to emulate a gibson as well as possible, once mike had the shade of yellow right on the front he started slowly bursting reddy brown to build up the colour you see - he used the same tint on the back but less of it.. there is no black in this finish, nor should there be!!

yeah, twas a custom order but i think i might get to hold onto it for a few weeks of "settling in time"... at least i intend to - if i had built this as my first guitar i might never have built another - juniors suit me

i keep loosing count on how many i have done.... mid 30's i think, possibly close to 40 now
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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2009, 10:15:45 PM »
That's really nice and I usually hate LP Jr's!
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WezV

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 10:19:23 PM »
Quote from: roland_rat on January 15, 2009, 10:04:03 PM
How many have you made now?

a quick count says 34 finished and about 5-6 abandoned before the finish line - some will be completed some were abandoned for good reason ;)
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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2009, 10:19:46 PM »
Very nice.  Very nice indeed.
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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2009, 10:25:12 PM »
What is the price on one of these?
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WezV

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2009, 10:42:25 PM »
the price on this one reflected the fact the future owner supplied all the old parts for it, atm i am not sure what i would normally charge for it - but i dont repeat myself too often anyway so everything gets priced up individually.  probably be around £900ish but chances are i wont do another for a while

i did this and my recent lapsteel as a remedy to the head scratching caused by Roo's multiscale baritone, sometimes i need to do something simple to ground myself... i know it wasnt simple for mike though, he really did his research to get the finish spot on, i still find it funny that he spent weeks researching something gibson probably spent minutes thinking about
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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2009, 10:43:16 PM »
the finish is superb,very nice work :)
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FernandoDuarte

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 10:46:06 PM »
Quote from: WezV on January 15, 2009, 10:19:23 PM
Quote from: roland_rat on January 15, 2009, 10:04:03 PM
How many have you made now?

a quick count says 34 finished and about 5-6 abandoned before the finish line - some will be completed some were abandoned for good reason ;)

Bunch of guitars :o
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Roobubba

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Re: Less Pull :P
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2009, 10:52:36 PM »
As ever, Wez, a fine job! It's not the kind of guitar that gets my juices flowing (but hey, I have a remedy for that!), but it's a really, really nice looking piece of work! The finish is exquisite, but it's not just that that makes the guitar look so good, you can see the quality from just a few pics. I'm sure it looks and feels amazing in the flesh!!!

Roo
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