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Too old to rock and roll, too young to die. I’ve long been a fan of Gibson guitars, so I decided to build a Fender Stratocaster knockoff. I guess I did this to see what all the fuss was about. The body is book-matched maple laminated to mahogany, the neck is of the same mahogany, oiled with three coats of spray lacquer. Actually, the guitar really rocks! I have a friend who built a guitar identical to this one who decided on a purple pick-guard. This was an extremely fun project.
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18 comments so far
motthunter
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posted 580 days ago
Nice Tull reference.
Love the guitar. My favorite guitar is the Gibson SG. I hope that you play some cool tunes on this one.
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alanealane
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posted 580 days ago
You’re automatically my buddy!! Fantastic Job!! So cool to meet a fellow luthier.
Check out my bass...
Alex
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CharlieM1958
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posted 580 days ago
Great looking axe!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Hersh
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posted 580 days ago
Excellent guitar. You have done a great job in capturing the ‘Strat’ look. Keep up the good work.
-- Hersh from Port Angeles, WA - Gotta Complete That Project!
Joey
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posted 580 days ago
That’s great looking. I have a buddy that’s a musician and keeps trying to talk me into building him a guitar. He showed me the kits from stew-mac and LMII.
Is this one you did from scratch or is it a kit.. Would love to find out more info on how to do this.
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trifern
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posted 580 days ago
Beautiful looking guitar.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
GaryK
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posted 580 days ago
Very nice! Great job.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Texasgaloot
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posted 580 days ago
Motthunter: Always good to meet a fellow “art rock” connoisseur!
Jcash3: Completely from scratch, except for the electronics which came from Stew-mac. Send me an email if I can help out.
All: Thanks for the support! I appreciate it!
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
thetimberkid
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posted 580 days ago
Great job! a guitar is on my to do list
Thanks for the post
Callum
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stanley_clifton
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posted 580 days ago
Very simple, elegant and well-proportioned. Execution of the bookmarking and fixing looks excellent. Thinking of having a go at some musical instruments; my friend says I don’t stand a chance.
-- Stanley generally struggling
gbvinc
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posted 580 days ago
Nice!
Texasgaloot
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posted 580 days ago
Callum, Stanley: I say, go for it! Little is more satisfying.
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
againstthegrain
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posted 580 days ago
I have always wanted to try to build a guitar, but have been too intimidated. That is GREAT! Well done!!
-- Anchul - Warrensburg, MO: As a Pastor, I am just trying to get closer to Jesus. He was a woodworker too.
tat2grl
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posted 572 days ago
Love the pick guard!! It accents the beautiful wood and would just GLOW under stage lights!! Once I get my book and get some learnin under the belt, I’d like to email you for tips and suggestions once my guitar project gets underway. Since this can get expensive, I’m carefully planning each step so as to not waste any money, which is soooo tight right now. We have 2 Fender-like guitars, a Jasmine Takamine, a Yamaha and my Ovation for acoustics, so I’m thinking a Les Paul “wannabe” would round off the collection. Our daughter wants to play bass, so maybe an acoustic bass for practice might be a good project as well…hence the serious planning stage…lol. Thanks for sharing!!
-- "Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God."
Chardt
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posted 488 days ago
Beautiful job!
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PurpLev
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posted 485 days ago
nice one. always wanted to make one of those… maybe one day. where did you get the fret hardware from?
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Texasgaloot
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posted 485 days ago
Hey PurpLev:
Go for it. I bought the fret hardware from Stewart-MacDonald www.stew-mac.com, which is who I’ve been buying all my electric guitar hardware from lately.
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
Obi
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posted 459 days ago
Very nice. I’ve called mine the Castr8r cause it reminds me of a tele, even though the body is different. You can check mine out here
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