SWF Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Cocobolo/Maple/Cocobolo body Maple/Walnut neck Ebony fretboard - maple inlay, cocobolo binding 25 1/2" scale length I just like the lighting on this pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugman96 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 that is beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Holy Criminy, that thing is friggin gorgeous!! Congrats! Oh, and enter it for the Guitar of the Month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 cough....cough.....sexual.....cough.....cough....lol nice work....do you have any of the in-progress pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 a very sexual guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 reminds me of an african safari, not one i'd play, but i would proudly hang it on my wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Looks amazing, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Well done! I love the body shape, headstock, choice of woods, inlay...really nice job! What is the black accent layer in the body, underneath the coco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 beautifull.. i wonder guitar's tone.. is it some hard sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-34 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I love this headstock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 What is the black accent layer in the body, underneath the coco? ← Doesn't look like there is one. Look at the photo before the finish. It looks like the endgrain appears darker in some places and it's just lighting. Beautiful guitar by the way. I always hated those single coil mounting rings, but I've seen a couple guitars show up here over time that really make good use of them. They enhance the look of this guitar greatly, rather than cheapening it. The whole guitar is a winner to me, including the cool recess behind the wraparound bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWF Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 What is the black accent layer in the body, underneath the coco? ← Doesn't look like there is one. Look at the photo before the finish. It looks like the endgrain appears darker in some places and it's just lighting. Only three layers - 1/2" Cocobolo top, 1 1/8" Maple, 1/4" Cocobolo back. The top is carved so that the edge of the cocobolo only shows as 1/4", so it matches in thickness with the back plate when looking at the sides. The exception is toward the tips of the cutaways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWF Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 beautifull.. i wonder guitar's tone.. is it some hard sound? ← Not sure what you mean by "hard"...? As you could expect with the single coil pickups and 25 1/2" scale length, the sound is very Strat-ish. Good sustain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I think maybe he meant bright with snap like an all maple guitar rather than warm/soft like a mahogany guitar, but I could be wrong. Also I wanted to add that I really dig that carve especially around the horns, it make the guitar look like two different styles, the shape of the horns look cool then when really looking at the carve it looks totally different, very cool. If you have the equipment try and get some samples up for us, there is a site you can put them up on, I forgot the name but it's on this site somewhere in a thread. THanks for sharing your guitar and I also would like to see how you did everything, if you have any pics of the build that would be cool. BTW, did you wipe down the cocobolo before glueing up or not? Later. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWF Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I did wipe down the cocobolo with naptha before glueing, and had no issues afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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