JasonBird Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 hi there to all, have been lurking in thebackground for a while, but i finished up,well almost, my first guitr . it's working well. maple front and neck, mahoganny back bubinga fretboard, anf headstock veneer. only 2" thick, 25 " scale . gotoh parts, golden age humbucker from SM . 4 months after i started the machine work. 3 months to let the wood set and read , and read, and read, and read!!! Jason is there a way, place to post a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnhavoc Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Sounds cool. You can host your pictures on www.photobucket.com and then just put links to the pictures in your post. If you have any more questions just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Sounds cool. You can host your pictures on www.photobucket.com and then just put links to the pictures in your post. If you have any more questions just ask. Cool thanks, here's a lnk...http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o154/jasonbird100/000_0012.jpg Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyb Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Nice job, especially for your first guitar. I love the figure in the top too How long did the whole project take you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Thanks fyb, once i started the actual wood working, it took about two and a half months. I was able to take it to work with me and use some machinery there, so that helped alot to speed up some things... JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Cool beans dude, cool beans indeed! You hit my weakspot with unfinished figured maple Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 thank you verhoevenc, i thought about putting some color to it, i really ike the root beer finish that Gbson used...but in the end decided to leave it natural. btw the way i finished it was sanded through 320, then 4 coats of Deft laquer sanding sealer, then 3 coats of Sherwin Williams hand rubbed catalyzed laquer. Then i rubbed it down good with 0000steel wool and johnsons floor paste wax . It has a nice feel to it, not to heavy, and you can feel the wood. JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 nice job I love the maple top. what angle did you use in the neck pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 nice job I love the maple top. what angle did you use in the neck pocket. three degrees . Thanks for checking it out! JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rista Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Very nice. I really like the natural maple look combined with gold hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I posted some sund clips from a recording session last night so that anyone could hear what she sounds like...enjoy... let me know what you think... thanks in advance, JasonBird http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album....169&alid=-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Great work, Jason! Love to see some more angles on that thing. The heel, edge, etc. Love the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks Greg, I'll take a few more and put them up... JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonBird Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) I added some more Pictures.... JasonBird Edited December 30, 2006 by JasonBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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