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I actually made one before this. But it was just the body ,the neck was scavenged. It was kind of a test run to see if I could take on what we end up seeing here. The body is two pieces. Mahogany back, quilted maple front, indian rosewood neck, ebony headstock veneer. It’s a set neck, glued instead of bolted. The only thing I didn’t do was radius and cut the fret slots on the fingerboard the luthier supplier offers that service. It was finished with alcohol based analine dye; black sanded back to pop the grain then the purple. I sprayed it with an acrylic laquer, which polished pretty easy but seems kind of soft, damages to easy. Turned out well enough to go ahead and make some more. sounds almost as good as it looks.
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rikkor
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posted 223 days ago
Cutting the fret slots isn’t so bad, but the radiusing is a pain. Looks very nice to me.
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grovemadman
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posted 223 days ago
That looks cool the way you did the analine dye. I have always wanted to try to make a guitar. for now I’ll leave it to you… nice job!
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juniorjock
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posted 222 days ago
Looks a little like an SG but with (much) softer curves. I think I like this guitar better than the SG. Good job. Thanks for the post. Looking forward to more.
JJ
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bilsborough
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posted 222 days ago
I never noticed the similarity to the SG but you’re right. I was actually thinking of a prs when i was drawing it out. I’m a fan of the SG though, it must of crept into my design subconciously. I ended up with a PRS SG hybrid. Coincidently the pickups are PRS Mccartys(?) who if i’m not mistaken designed the SG.
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juniorjock
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posted 222 days ago
SG….. PRS…... heck it doesn’t matter. That’s a beautiful guitar. How heavy is this guitar? My son has an SG and it’s light as a feather compared to my Les Paul…... and I’M the one with the bad back. I hate to play sitting down but can’t play long standing. It weighs a ton.
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juniorjock
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posted 222 days ago
Oh, I meant to ask – what kind of glue did you used on the neck? It must be some strong stuff!
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bilsborough
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posted 222 days ago
Just yellow wood glue probably titebond. There is a lot of glue surface the neck actually extends into the body halfway under the top pickup. It’s on the heavier side but nothing unusual. I did route chambers into the body to reduce weight.
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juniorjock
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posted 222 days ago
Thanks for the info. Keep playing…... and building.
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Texasgaloot
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posted 222 days ago
I guess that makes it a PRSG. Very cool! I once owned a Gibson SG prototype called a “Midnight Special”. Very cool guitar, but their neck-body arrangement was so loose I couldn’t play it in tune. When th ‘78 ES-175 came along, it was a no-brainer. Great work!
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