NGD!!! Feline Custom :D

[Zaned]

The body wood is Cedrela - which is part of the mahogany species, but some refer to it as Spanish cedar
It is light in weight for mahogany and is very resonant with quite a lot of zing to it.

I believe it was often used for the neck wood of classical guitars.
The Earvana nut adds a bit of zing and clarity too
Fingerboard has a 12" radius and the frets are pretty massive too
 A real easy to play guitar with a lot of high end access

A builder here in Finland, Ruokangas ( http://www.ruokangas.com/ ) uses Spanish cedar extensively, for the reasons you've mentioned here  :)

On the topic: the 'tele on steroids' thing is exactly what I've been thinking about lately. The tele shape has a punch that's different from the strat shape. And I also love the LP tone, but it's not often that you find one that has an open ringing tone to it.

The more I look at that guitar, the more I like it! 8)

[FELINEGUITARS]

Also, the back of the headstock has some sexy curves. I can't tell, did he do a volute for you?

Yes the neck is a 3 piece neck - the way I prefer to do them to get quartersawn grain and more strength & stiffness /less tendency to move or twist.
The base of the headstock has a small volute  for extra strength
If you look carefully you can see both these features in the pic below

[JacksonRR]

Sweet. Love volutes. I just couldn't tell from the pic if there was one or if that was how the headstock plane was shaped into the neck curve. Overall the guitar looks nice and well thought out, the latter being of greater importance to me lately.

[dave_mc]

very nice :D I thought you might have been using the scratchplate to hide a neck pickup route in case you changed your mind later, but I guess it's just to hide the neck tenon :)

[ToneMonkey]

Afriad that I can only see Felines build pic as my personal computer is on the blink. But I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished item as soon as I get it back.

It's really nice to see something original for a change, and especially nice to see something original that looks really good..... unless it turns out that you painted it pink or something.

[BigK]

Its nice to see original designs like that.

At first I wasn't sure if I liked it but the more I look at it the more I do.

I think more guitars should have pickups spaced like that. I have a 6 string stephen carpenter (Deftones) signature with the same spacing and I love the clean tones you can get out of it.

Well played sir!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Afriad that I can only see Felines build pic as my personal computer is on the blink. But I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished item as soon as I get it back.

It's really nice to see something original for a change, and especially nice to see something original that looks really good..... unless it turns out that you painted it pink or something.

Rest assured - the paint is a vintage 2 tone burst like on an old Gibson Firebird

[Oli]

When i first looked at it, it didn't really grab me, but like the Gibson Moderne, it's actually grown on me quite a bit, and i think it looks great (personally, i'd have something other than the tele control plate)-- it looks like it'd be a great guitar to play and be really comfortable! Congrats :)

[FELINEGUITARS]

It feels relatively weightless when on a strap

[Telerocker]

Looks like great craftmanship. I really start to like the shape. It has a bold elegance to it.

[Ian Price]

After a few days of watching this thread I'm getting more used to the look of the guitar. It's kind of growing on me. A bit like a woman that has something uniquely beautiful about her but you can't quite put your finger on what it is.

[Dr. Stein]

Nope, I've kept coming back to this and I'm afraid it's not growing on me at all. I'm sure it's a wonderful guitar, but that is one ugly mother-trucker.  :lol:

Does look very practical though, I'll give it that. Looks really comfortable and well balanced. Maybe if it had a gibson style control layout and a solid colour finish, maybe candy apple red or something? But that would be my guitar not yours...

[Andrew W]

I love this. I think it's such a cool piece of design, actually pretty timeless but clearly very functional. I'm extra impressed at you actually having gone and got the thing built. Nice one!

[Plexi Ken]

First time I looked and though 'not for me' but every time I see it, I like it a little more. Couple more weeks, I'll be lovin' it  8)

[FELINEGUITARS]

I should ask Rob if he was drinking a popular American beer when he designed it.