Lex Luthier Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Here is a link to detailed pictures of the guitar. Here are the specs: Birds-eye Maple neck Scarf-jointed headstock Compound radius Ebony fingerboard 1/4" pearl dot inlays Jumbo frets Scalloped upper 4 frets Ping tuners Scarfed neck joint One-piece Honduras Mahogany body What I consider a AAAAA-Flamed Maple cap 1/4" round over - 1/2" round over in waist area for comfort Dimarzio humbuckers - Tone Zone-Bridge/Air Norton-Neck Wilkinson Licensed stop tailpiece/bridge with adjustable A/D G/B saddles[chrome] Master volume and tone Speed knobs 3-way toggle switch Recessed rear control plate Black hardware Hand rubbed oil finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 That headstock rocks. I have to admit that I'm not too fond of the shape and the way the top is bookmatched, but that is purely my taste. Looks like a piece of skilled craftsmanship. What exactly are ping tuners? so long ace /€dit: the shape of the guitar, of course...the heastock rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Looks great.Good Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roli Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 That's a professional job there, though the top's kinda pure to me, but what do you expect from a sunburst fan? The headstock's really catchy looking, like a japanese tanto blade, lol... well, almost. Very cool guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Pro Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Not a big fan of the radical headstock. The rest of the guitar is super sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Yeah, doesn't get much nicer than that! Beautiful! Especially that headstock design. Really classy look. I agree with Roli, when I see a nekkid piece of Maple like that, I cannot leave it alone, I have to give it 'the treatment'. Maybe one day I will be able to leave the stains in the drawer... ...But when I see someone else just leave it natural, I always admire and appreciate that look too, it certainly has a different kind of beauty than a 'bursted piece does, but diversity is what makes the world go 'round. A few questions: 1) I'm guessing you used a veneered piece of the same Maple to do the accent at the top of the headstock? Nice touch! 2) Why no pkp mounting rings? (maybe of Maple or something?) I'm thinking some of those natural wood bobbin-toppers and natural wood mounting rings would go good on that? 3) Have you posted this guitar in another forum sometime back? It looks very familiar to me, like I've seen it somewhere else (the FDP maybe?) 4) I see you mounted the bridge/tailpiece with no setback on the bass side. Did it intonate OK for you, did you set the whole thing back an extra 1/16th or something? 5) Are you utilizing the scalloped frets at all? Most excellent job. When you enter that one, I'll wait that month out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyB Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Excellent design. I was skeptical at first because you said "Tele design" and Teles are something that I'm not too fond of. But the design was great and I like the headstock shape. I usually don't like pointy and obnoxious headstocks, but there's something creative and original about yours that I can't help but love. I like the finish, too. Not too many people would just leave it natural like that. Nice job, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2design Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 *claps* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Really clean craftsmanship. Since you have made the Ukes, do you plan on a Koa guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 very nice, the back looks very classy, but pickguard sticks out a bit, but the heel for the neck is beautifull, and of course the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted November 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Really clean craftsmanship. Since you have made the Ukes, do you plan on a Koa guitar? I have a very lightly flamed set of Koa in an acoustic guitar back/side set, but I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I was thinking the back would be good as a top for my 1-piece double neck idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted November 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 What exactly are ping tuners? That's the brand. Sorta on the cheaper side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted November 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 A few questions: 1) I'm guessing you used a veneered piece of the same Maple to do the accent at the top of the headstock? Nice touch! 2) Why no pkp mounting rings? (maybe of Maple or something?) I'm thinking some of those natural wood bobbin-toppers and natural wood mounting rings would go good on that? 3) Have you posted this guitar in another forum sometime back? It looks very familiar to me, like I've seen it somewhere else (the FDP maybe?) 4) I see you mounted the bridge/tailpiece with no setback on the bass side. Did it intonate OK for you, did you set the whole thing back an extra 1/16th or something? 5) Are you utilizing the scalloped frets at all? Most excellent job. When you enter that one, I'll wait that month out! 1) If you mean the truss rod slot cover, yes. The other exposed maple on the edge of the headstock is a scarf similar to the waist contour on a Strat. 2) I bought PUP mounting rings for it, but they looked to big and bulky. 3) Yes, the FDP and some others. 4) I did set the bass side back, but not by much. You can probably see that I had to adjust the bass side back more with the allen screws. EDIT: Looking at the pictures, I guess I didn't set the bass side back, but just adjusted the bass side back with the allen screw. 5) No, I just put those in there for fun. The reason I left it natural is because I didn't have spray equiptment to do a more pro looking dyed and tinted top. Now that I have spray equiptment I could refin it. It is currently for sale, and has a buyer interested, he just needs to get the money, $800CDN, but if the deal falls through, I think I'd refin just the body in nitro lacquer, probably with black pore filler, and pop the grain with some amber, or maybe black dye, then red, then tinted red lacquer on the whole thing, possible a black and red sunburst and maybe with scraped binding. I'd also then raise the price by $400CDN. EDIT: I just phoned the store where it's forsale, the guy interested in it put a down payment on it, so I will not be refin'ing it. Thankyou for the nice comments guys. BTW, I have more of this maple is rough blocks. Enough for one arch top or two drop tops. We'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 I wouldn't refin that one, it's too nice as it sits to go back and strip it all off! One thing I've seen a time or two that I did like a lot on some other guitars that were done natural Maple was they did the hardware and accents in black. It looked very cool, and I generally don't like black hardware too much, but on the clear Maple, it looked great, really accented both the black hardware and the clear Maple. I'd probably put gold on it myself, I'm a gold hardware freak, but the black really accented everything. I remember an all natural Maple topped Archtop where the guy made his own tailpiece out of Ebony, bridge Ebony, F-holes were accented w/ Ebony strips, I think he made his own Ebony (w/ inlays) pickguard for it, it was a real killuh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 looks good! i'd like to see maple pup rings though but tmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 that is awesome! this guitar combined with the 3 ukes and your avatar make you officially the coolest person in the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted November 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 that is awesome! this guitar combined with the 3 ukes and your avatar make you officially the coolest person in the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 that is awesome! this guitar combined with the 3 ukes and your avatar make you officially the coolest person in the forum. and you're from canada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Very pro....keep workin...maybe I'll buy one from ya when I get rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 taco bell pays you that much ,jim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 taco bell pays you that much ,jim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 is that Art Garfunkel in the avatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 is that Art Garfunkel in the avatar? Isn`t it the greatest cowbell player of all time on "Don`t fear the Reaper"/B.O.C.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 we need more cowbell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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