What I find interesting is that in your avitar you are standing within three feet of where the guitar pics were taken.davetcan said:Gorgeous, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. :food-smiley-004: :food-smiley-004:
Yes it is .ajcoholic said:Thats pretty shweeet!
Set neck?
AJC
Thanks skelf. I've been to your website, coming from you that is a heck of a complement. I just plugged it in last night. Dave chose Wolfetone, Greywolf pickups. Absolutely fabulous. I've just ordered another set from him for one of my own guitars.skelf said:Excellent work.
I also have a set of Wolfe's P90's in a LP. Unbelievable, the man really knows his stuff, plus he's a great guy to deal with.Lowtones said:Thanks skelf. I've been to your website, coming from you that is a heck of a complement. I just plugged it in last night. Dave chose Wolfetone, Greywolf pickups. Absolutely fabulous. I've just ordered another set from him for one of my own guitars.
He made it all.Xanadu said:so, lowtones, did you make the guitar? or were you just doing a pup upgrade or something:confused-smiley-010
davetcan said:He made it all.
Thanks for asking. I did in fact make the guitar start to finish. Of course ,I purchased the electronics & hardware, everything else I made including the birds eye maple cover & jack plate. I must however get some machine screws with a nicer looking heads for those items. That was all Canadian Tire had when I went to get them on Sat evening. I used threaded brass inserts & machine screws instead of the usual wood screws.Xanadu said:so, lowtones, did you make the guitar? or were you just doing a pup upgrade or something:confused-smiley-010
that's really incredible, how do you make the maple top?Lowtones said:Thanks for asking. I did in fact make the guitar start to finish. Of course ,I purchased the electronics & hardware, everything else I made including the birds eye maple cover & jack plate. I must however get some machine screws with a nicer looking heads for those items. That was all Canadian Tire had when I went to get them on Sat evening. I used threaded brass inserts & machine screws instead of the usual wood screws.
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The maple cap was a two inch thick piece of flamed maple eight inches wide. I split the two inch thickness and opened up the pieces like a book. Hence the term book matched. I glued them together then ran them throught the thickness planer until I had both sides true. I then glued the maple to the mahogany. Routed out the neck pocket, pickup cavities & control cavity on the back. Then I cut out the guitar shape. I routed a small rabbit around the edge of the the maple leaving a little ledge 1/4 inch thick at the edge. The rest was hand shaped with a wood rasp & sandpaper. Also the neck was hand shaped with a wood rasp & sandpaper. Takes a while but you can't do much damage taking your time with hand tools.Xanadu said:that's really incredible, how do you make the maple top?