Guitony Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Finally, for anyone who's been following the build progress on my blog, my apologies for the lack of progress over the last few weeks. All sorts of reasons, none of them particularly interesting! But, as of a few hours ago, this one is done ... It's a chambered Cherry body with a bookmatched Cherry cap. Both pieces came from a cherry plank, which took a little work to get it into shape, but was well worth the effort. Mahogany neck came from a standard blank, and a Wenge fingerboard. 25" scale, pair of "AXL by EMG" pickups (anyone know anything about those - I just got them because they were cheapish on eBay). A few last minute adjustments (like taking 2mm of the neck heel to get it to fit and play properly), and a few little bits to tidy up, but it's just about there. I'm happy with it (of course!) though the neck definitely fits into the "chunky" category. Next time I'll be a little less concerned about rasping through to the truss rod channel ... The body inlay around the soundholes is a piece of Mahogany (offcut from the neck, thicknessed to 2mm) and the inlay in the headstock is an offcut piece from the Cherry cap. Done for no reason other than I thought it might look a bit different. If I start another one now, I might just get it done in time for Christmas ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 But, as of a few hours ago, this one is done ... I really like it. A thinline tele is on my list for a later project. I just had a quick read of your blog to see how you did it. The concept of a partly hollowed body and a "cap" on top is one I have only recently read about. Looks like something I could handle. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nice job - I like the tuning peg stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 that was my biggest fear for the first few guitars: going through the truss rod channel. Nice guitar BTW, Nice traditional Tele with a little twist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 nice i love the grain and i am also diggin the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capello Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 very nice,particular and traditional at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 That's really classy. Cherry is a beautiful wood and I'd like to use it some time, but I've never seen anything like yours! (Must be a different species...?) I think I'm thinking of American Cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 She is really beautiful ! Congrats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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