dayvo

Mr Riddler

Ginner

Funkymann1

Nice work

psikoT

Some really magnificent guitars in the lineup, but for me Shad Peters

Green Zebra

Daves Koa build

There are not too many LPish single cutaway styles I like, other than the original, but your design I love

A lot I've seen out there almost achieve getting an individual look away from the LP, but there's usually

something missing or not quite right

To me yours is a standout

I particularly like the Zebrawood one

I look forward to seeing them completed

Dave

just go with the humbucker at the bridge and nothing at the neck if you need to keep the wiring simple., although HSS or H-S might be interesting

+1

I think this is the first lap steel that i actually like the look of. Well done, awesome guitar.

Very simple and elegant design ! Congrats !

+1 on both of these comments

Very nice

B)

I'm a fan of SG's

They look awesome

I especially like the bottom one without the scratchplate

And I like the positioning of the jack plate on the side, instead of on top

Dave

That looks sweet

Love the inlays

Look forward to seeing it all done

What finish are you going to use?

dayvo

Here's a few more pics

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Thanks for the positive feedback, guys

This site and its members have been a massive help to me

Even though I don't post a lot, I come here almost every day to check other members

builds, ideas and advice, and I think this forum is the best of its type

Donovan, the top is Lacewood, and the green dye did not look good over the natural colour

I had to do several goes of bleaching it to get it almost white, then the green looked fantastic

I am still looking for the picture that first inspired the colour scheme I chose. It was from the EMG pickup site from 3+ years ago

If I find it I'll post the picture against one of my guitar

ericbojerik, I got the pickup covers from Guitar Parts Resource

From memory, they didn't have black ones then, so I bought nickel ones and painted them black

westheman, if you can vouch that the burro will service my needs, we may able to come to some agreement

I may post a couple more pics later

Regards

dayvo

Its been a long time coming to enter in GOTM

Another Les Paul

The DWR LP1

Specs:

Brazilian Mahogany body and laminated neck

Ebony fretboard

Lacewood caps

Paua trapezoid inlays

Bone nut (handmade)

Black binding on body, neck and head

Finish, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

D'Addario strings

Hardware, Gold Gotoh tuneomatic bridge and tailpiece, and tuners

Gold pickup surrounds, toggle switch, strap holders and various screws

Stewmac jumbo frets

Pickups: Neck 8.5k, Bridge 14k. They were made by Mick Brierley here in Oz

Electronics: I have the Jimmy Page Mod using 4 push-push pots and a 3 way toggle switch to allow for coil, series/parallel and reverse phase switching

Here is the link on this site to various stages of the build

dayvo

Here we are, 2 years since my last post on my Les Paul build and I've finally got around to finishing it

I had a lot of problems with the nitro lacquer and as a result had to completely strip it twice before

getting it right, solvent popping being the culprit both times

What is the saying, 'patience is a virtue'

Anyway, rather than ruining all my hard work (I was tempted to drop kick it across the garage more

than once), I put it aside and concentrated on my first amp build (all the electronics are completed, I

just have to finish building the cabinets), and making myself a decent work bench

Specs:

Brazilian Mahogany body and laminated neck

Ebony fretboard

Lacewood caps

Paua trapezoid inlays

Bone nut (handmade)

Black binding on body, neck and head

Finish, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

D'Addario strings

Hardware, Gold Gotoh tuneomatic bridge and tailpiece, and tuners

Gold pickup surrounds, toggle switch, strap holders and various screws

Stewmac jumbo frets

Pickups: Neck 8.5k, Bridge 14k. They were made by Mick Brierley here in Oz

Electronics: I have the Jimmy Page Mod using 4 push-push pots and a 3 way toggle switch to allow for coil, series/parallel and reverse phase switching

dayvo

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/dayvo/102_0213.jpg

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Hey Jules,

If you're interested in buying locally made pickups at good prices with great customer backup

try Mick Brierley and if you checkout

this website, you'll find a lot of positive feedback on him

dayvo

Hey Zeb

As you're in Oz, check out Mike Brierley

He is becoming quite well known

Have a look at this site and check out all the positive feedback he is getting

dayvo

Another option is to go to your local hardware store ( I went to Tractor Supply Co.) and get a set of welding torch files. They are a set of varying sized round wire files. They will match your strings almost perfectly. I paid 6 bucks and I belive there are about 15 files in the set. They come in a little metal case. They might take a little longer, but you can't beat the price.

-John

Here's a link to similar files

I picked up a set here in Oz for $AU5

With a bit of patience good results can be achieved

dayvo

So, what does the average worker earn at Maton?

Thanks for all the input, guys

dayvo

I recently read to avoid your stain coming out blotchy/patchy a washcoat of shellac or lacquer

should be applied first to the bare wood (in my case, lacewood), a light sand then apply the stain and it should come out quite evenly

My question is will this method work if I use waterbased analine dye (its all I have) and if so would I need to

spray it or can I wipe it on?

dayvo

I recently bleached the figured cap and headstock of my guitar and was very pleased with the results

Here in Oz not being able to get a manufactured product to do the job I had to source the raw materials

Ammonia and Hydrogen Peroxide

If you do end up bleaching think safety as products like these can be quite dangerous i.e.

respirator, eye protection, gloves etc.

To try and achieve a similar colour may involve a little trial and error

Heres a before and after pic

Other members may offer simpler or better options to you

dayvo

OK

I found some info on this page

It is suggested to use chlorine to remove dyes

Any comments?

There is also a lot of info on staining and finishing on the the main page that may be of interest to some of you

dayvo