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The MackCaster

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Texasgaloot

65 posts in 33 days


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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.

-- There's no tool like an old tool...


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motthunter

876 posts in 132 days


posted 20 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.

-- making sawdust....

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alanealane

68 posts in 223 days


posted 20 days ago

You’re automatically my buddy!! Fantastic Job!! So cool to meet a fellow luthier.
Check out my bass...

Alex

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

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CharlieM1958

3017 posts in 551 days


posted 20 days ago

Great looking axe!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Hersh

27 posts in 48 days


posted 20 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!

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Joey

109 posts in 148 days


posted 20 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.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

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trifern

701 posts in 100 days


posted 20 days ago

Beautiful looking guitar.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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GaryK

6986 posts in 321 days


posted 20 days ago

Very nice! Great job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Texasgaloot

65 posts in 33 days


posted 20 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...

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thetimberkid

165 posts in 36 days


posted 20 days ago

Great job! a guitar is on my to do list

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- There is no such thing as a mistake....just a design modification

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stanley_clifton

26 posts in 36 days


posted 20 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

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gbvinc

296 posts in 279 days


posted 20 days ago

Nice!

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Texasgaloot

65 posts in 33 days


posted 20 days ago

Callum, Stanley: I say, go for it! Little is more satisfying.

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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againstthegrain

68 posts in 85 days


posted 20 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.

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tat2grl

62 posts in 134 days


posted 12 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."

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