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NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« on: June 05, 2012, 04:03:05 PM »
Just about to ship this off to our forum buddy : Roland Rat

Gareth has a few of my guitars now  - being a lefty he feels that there is less good choice for off the shelf guitars so by going the extra mile and ordering custom he gets what he wants and great quality too!

Today's guitar is a Tabby model - kind of like the Nashville Tele
We went with a transparent black that from any further than 18 inches away looks like solid black but up close you can see the grain

Here I have overexposed a bit in photoshop to let you see the grain in a photo





The body also has strat style body contours - the ribcage cut on the back and the forearm cut on the front which you can kind of see in this piccy



The neck is a pretty striking piece of birdeye maple


Inlays were all black tahiti pearl


Sperzel locking machineheads handle the tuning duties


Our all access heel joint makes the top end a bit more comfy


Pickups are Bare Knuckle  Yardbirds with a Mothers Milk in the middle
Switching is a 4 way tele switch for the tele pickups and the middle pickup can be brought into the mix via push pulls on the volume and tone controls
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2012, 04:39:08 PM »
wow

i'm not even that fond of black teles and that one looks awesome

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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2012, 05:56:15 PM »
That looks great!

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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2012, 06:09:54 PM »
Stop this! Mouthdripping beauty man. The birdseye neck is georgeous.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2012, 07:39:31 PM »
A beautiful guitar. I'm always impressed with your work, Jonathan. Someday when I got the money (when will that ever happen???) I'm gonna get one of your guitars.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2012, 08:09:32 PM »
While not my kind of look, it is stunning non the less. Dat grain...nice
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2012, 08:13:09 PM »
Looks great, I especially like the colour, the grain of the ash and the body contouring.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2012, 08:26:51 PM »
had to sign in to give praise, really perfect.enjoy your new guitar RR.

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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2012, 08:46:13 PM »
this is what lurks beneath the stain and paint


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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2012, 09:29:02 PM »
Lovely looking guitar.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2012, 09:41:25 PM »
Geez, hard choice between the black and natural, that's a lovely looking slab!

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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2012, 10:49:22 PM »
Not a hard choice for me. Stained all the way. Looks way classier in combination with the birdseye neck and the scratchplate.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2012, 12:22:42 PM »
Can not wait. :D Cheers for posting the pictures up Johnathan.
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2012, 12:53:01 PM »
I only spotted this this morning. And, of course, I'm at work - so I'll have to wait to see the pics...

EDIT: Looks fab! :D
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Re: NGD - a Rat gets another Cat
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2012, 07:37:30 PM »
Wow! Not usually a fan of marble-ish scratchplates but that one is rather spiffing! What colour do they call that and where might one purchase it?

Once again a stunning guitar from your good self!   :D