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More routing and messy shenanigans in the Kemp workshop today. Started working some more on the competition winner build which is a Korina DC 6-string with Floyd and Seymour Duncan HSS pickups. Edit: and only 24.75" scale length, not something I do often.

First up, some sawdust :D ...

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All cleaned up...

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1 minute ago, KempGuitars said:

I could build with handtools but it'd cost you more and take longer :D

Thank you so very very much for replying and fast too !! :)

 But, damn !!!!

Don't think I'm dare trying g to compete with you !

:D haha !! ....

That's a damn good job,, I mean great ! :)

Looks super great , but please respond to this question (sorry if you thought I was trying to be better with hand tools lmao)

But honestly , that's all I can think of right now ! Haha... :)

Thanks so much for the reply and I thought if this: (instantly) when I read your reply was ...

:

:

Why would it cost so more ..?. :(

Really though; please reply :)

I just don't know what for , sorry If I sound like a dumbass haha ! But its the truth ! :/

Also::

Real quick I just GOT my good ole first build ; well DIY kit today from amazon it might be sucky .!.,,,, my mom didn't want me to do this bigger stuff just yet,//,:; but I'm only 26

Lol 

Thanks though so much love that it is possible !

And response !

:)

I will greatly appreciate a response on the cost thing ... :) !

And I'm just an open minded guy right now with you (and tools)

So thank you much , and hopefully I'm not taking up your time on your build !!!!!!! 

: * )

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39 minutes ago, Jadaegd said:

Thank you so very very much for replying and fast too !! :)

 But, damn !!!!

Don't think I'm dare trying g to compete with you !

:D haha !! ....

That's a damn good job,, I mean great ! :)

Looks super great , but please respond to this question (sorry if you thought I was trying to be better with hand tools lmao)

But honestly , that's all I can think of right now ! Haha... :)

Thanks so much for the reply and I thought if this: (instantly) when I read your reply was ...

:

:

Why would it cost so more ..?. :(

Really though; please reply :)

I just don't know what for , sorry If I sound like a dumbass haha ! But its the truth ! :/

Also::

Real quick I just GOT my good ole first build ; well DIY kit today from amazon it might be sucky .!.,,,, my mom didn't want me to do this bigger stuff just yet,//,:; but I'm only 26

Lol 

Thanks though so much love that it is possible !

And response !

:)

I will greatly appreciate a response on the cost thing ... :) !

And I'm just an open minded guy right now with you (and tools)

So thank you much , and hopefully I'm not taking up your time on your build !!!!!!! 

: * )

Not sure if this is a joke...

If not, think about it.

If you take your car to a garage for new brakes and it takes them an hour, they charge you £40 labour. 

If you take your car in for a new radiator and it takes them two hours, they charge you £80 labour. 

At which point, I'd be wishing I was a mechanic :D

See what I'm getting at 👍 

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18 minutes ago, KempGuitars said:

Not sure if this is a joke...

If not, think about it.

If you take your car to a garage for new brakes and it takes them an hour, they charge you £40 labour. 

If you take your car in for a new radiator and it takes them two hours, they charge you £80 labour. 

At which point, I'd be wishing I was a mechanic :D

See what I'm getting at 👍 

 

18 minutes ago, KempGuitars said:

Not sure if this is a joke...

If not, think about it.

If you take your car to a garage for new brakes and it takes them an hour, they charge you £40 labour. 

If you take your car in for a new radiator and it takes them two hours, they charge you £80 labour. 

At which point, I'd be wishing I was a mechanic :D

See what I'm getting at 👍 

Yeah !!!!

My man !..,,

I think I get you just give me more time so you don't get more blah blah blah from me :D

I really really appreciate your kind response !!!!!

I'll get back to you on this so I can have some time to think I'm just nervous I guess !!! Haha :)

Buut I do understand I promise you!!..

Thank you so much ! :)

Awesome response by the way !! : * )

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I really really think I can do this now !! :)

This really helped me !!

And don't worry... 

:/

Nah, ,

Just know that your response ; I mean.!

I caught n quite quickly I do think !

And its really encouraged me and to think a lot of insight involved

I mean !

Idk 

Thank you so much ! :D

:)

 

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21 minutes ago, KempGuitars said:

Not sure if this is a joke...

If not, think about it.

If you take your car to a garage for new brakes and it takes them an hour, they charge you £40 labour. 

If you take your car in for a new radiator and it takes them two hours, they charge you £80 labour. 

At which point, I'd be wishing I was a mechanic :D

See what I'm getting at 👍 

Was no joke !!!!!

I geture unaihjt on it and is very well intuned with !y future in building !!! :)

:D

You helped thank you, as well as my future builds ! :D

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10 minutes ago, Jadaegd said:

Was no joke !!!!!

I geture unaihjt on it and is very well intuned with !y future in building !!! :)

:D

You helped thank you, as well as my future builds ! :D

No worries.

But can I ask, have you been drinking? 😉

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On 3/24/2018 at 2:04 PM, KempGuitars said:

No worries.

But can I ask, have you been drinking? 😉

Daamammmmnnn !!!!!!! Thanks much !!!

Hahaha :)

I'm sorry and thanks I don't have to worry !!! (Lolz)

But, no..!

Its all good :) haha !

I quit drinking for life to be honest ! : D

Thanks for asking though !!!! :) haha !

Much appreciated though, Kemp ! :)

: * )

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Warning: Pic heavy post :D

Hope you're all having a good weekend. I've been wiring up some Fishman's and finished this wild beast...

Full spec: 6-string DC with Leopardwood neck-thru-body, Alder body (wings), Leopardwood top with Ebony laminate, Pale Moon Ebony fretboard, Gotoh 510 Series tuners, TonePros T3BT Tune-O-Matic bridge, Fishman Fluence Modern pickups and Tru-Oil finish...

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Sorry, I know it's more pictures than usual in one go... Hope you don't mind :) 

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6 hours ago, ScottR said:

My philosophy is the more pics, the better.:) That leopardwood looks amazing, particularly where it is carved. It should be illegal to leave it flat.

SR

I felt the Leopardwood warranted the extra pics... Including that neck carve/heel area. Like you said, the carved areas do look particularly good ☺ Not a wood that crops up too often 

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46 minutes ago, Prostheta said:

Indeed. How do the eyes work? Do they tear out easily like Oak rays or are they in place pretty firmly?

I had varying results on the planer. The neck blank was fine, without any tearout, one side but quite bad on the other. I didn't put the top anywhere near anything other than sandpaper :)

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12 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said:

That is a stunning build @KempGuitars !

I mean -well just - stunning!!!

 

8 hours ago, pan_kara said:

wow!

indeed you don't see leopardwood that much, looks fantastic when carved. really a great build.

 

Thanks guys. I appreciate the great feedback ☺ 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Been a little quiet over the past couple of weeks so have a teaser pic, and just a sample, of what's to come over the next month or so 1f600.png

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