datsunfreak Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Made this body out of some leftover mahogany I had. Turned out pretty decent, so I decided to go ahead and build it. Still waiting on a gold input jack and gold tuners, though... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Got a bit of work done on the ice cream sandwich today... Pickguard routed for P90s... Body routed for pickups and controls... And checking the fit of the pickguard and pickups... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Decided to start a bamboo Jazzmaster next... 3 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Dang, knocking them out 😄 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 3:33 PM, ]2eDeYe said: Dang, knocking them out 😄 Yeah, just need to get one or two sold soon... 😅 Glued up, edges routed and sanded... Gonna do the neck route tonight, but still undecided on pickups and bridge for this one. Standard Jazzmaster bridge/tremolo is most likely, but thinking either P90 pickups, or some Filtertron pickups I have taking up space... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Got all my routing done last night. Decided the Filtertron pickups and a Jazzmaster tremolo would be the go... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Made my first sale today! Woohoo! Got the fancy offset Tele sold finally. New owner seems to really dig it. 👍 Funny thing was hearing it plugged into his monster Blackstar tube amp, how much better it sounds against being played through my dinky little Fender Mustang v2 amp... 😅 3 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Congrats! That's gotta feel awesome plus i bet an injection of cash into the guitars doesnt hurt any 😁👍 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, Lockleaf said: plus i bet an injection of cash into the guitars doesnt hurt any 😁👍 Yeah, I'm hoping to use that cash to finish a couple of others, then got those sold, and the cycle goes on. 👍 My dream is that for once in my life I could have a hobby that pays for itself, instead of just costing me loads of money... 😄 3 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Got my matching guitar and amp finished. The guitar is a '61 Custom Shop Tele. The amp is a Fender Pro Jr. A friend of mine built a hardwood case out of poplar so I could paint it. Both pieces together sound quite nice. 3 Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Sofa King Cool. They look damn good together as well. 2 Quote Link to comment
slowlearner Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Enjoying this thread. I've built a few guitars and basses. I'll dig up some pics and post em tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 12 hours ago, slowlearner said: I've built a few guitars and basses. I'll dig up some pics and post em tomorrow Excellent! 👍 Quote Link to comment
slowlearner Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 I played professionally for a few years and really wanted a custom bass but couldn't afford one. A friend got me into building. I've built mostly basses, but also a few guitars. Just a warning before you look at them. I'm very much in the "mad scientist" end of electric guitar/bass construction. I've thrown out the Fender norm and gone clean sheet a few different ways right from the beginning. . . . . . . . . This is the latest one Some others... These are a sample of various things I've done. Mostly with recycled or salvaged local timbers. I don't build anything you can buy off the shelf and design most things from scratch myself. I've messed around with various kinds of bolt on neck joints, was well as multiscale frets and weird neck profiles. All for my own fun and well outside the mainstream. I tend to design guitars more like a car designer than you're regular "cover everything in sparkles and fancy paint" guys (not that there's anything wrong with that). 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Excellent work! 😁👍 I really would like to try something wild/outside the box on a bass some day soon... Edited May 31, 2020 by datsunfreak 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Got back on the bamboo jazzmaster this weekend... Masked off the face and back, then painted the edges red (weird lighting, it's really red not a funky pink/orange)... Then I painted the edges of the face/back in the same red in a bit of a "burst", then painted the whole thing transparent red... Then piled on a shitload of clear, and waited for that to fully cure/dry. I did the final wet sand and buff today... I am digging it... 👍 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 And those vertical stripes you see near the tremolo are just a reflection of my garage door. It is very shiny. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Finally got the ice cream sandwich back from my friend who did the finish on it for me. He has a fancy spray rig, and since this is for a customer I wanted it to be perfect... Rear input jack done... Neck installed... Bridge and tremolo installed... Had to stop there because I am waiting on knobs and pots to show up... 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 So nice. B) 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Agreed! Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Wiring done and everything assembled. Still waiting on strings and knobs, though... 😃 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Good to go, and it sounds killer... So killer in fact, I immediately started on making a guitar for myself with the same pickups... 😄 My neighbor makes cool custom furniture, and was recently making a dining table from red oak. When I saw his pile of "scraps" I said, "hey, whatchu gonna do with all that?"... 😁 Bits cut into 1.5" wide strips and glued together... Top did not come out perfectly dead flat, so it was time to learn how to properly use a hand plane... 👍 Then a bit of quality time with the router... And I used some of the leftover bits to make a matching cavity cover... Thinking of staining it either dark brown or black, but not filling the grain, just putting a satin clear on it. Thoughts? 2 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 All the trim in my house is painted raw 1x4 or 1x6. I love how the natural texture stands out through the color. So i say do it. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 A friend was throwing out a broken cedar chest, so... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 On its way to its new owner... 1 Quote Link to comment
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