shotzinky Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Well, I have heard a lot of suggestions, which I really appreciate, and here is what I came up with. I am going to build this guitar and here is what I am thinking about using. So tell me what you guys think. Les Paul DC style body carved out of mahogany Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard Seymour Duncan custom P-90 pickups I will finish it transparent red, which will require me to find a good finishing guitar book, but besides that and fixing the nut I should be okay. Basically, I want a multi-purpose guitar, something for blues, classic and hard rock. To me this sounds like the perfect (well as close as you can get to perfect) guitar. Let me know your thoughts on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Actually sound sweet n simple, you might want to have a read of all the finishing tips from the tutorial page of the main site. There's a lot of really good info there thats free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotzinky Posted January 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Do you think a maple top would be a good idea also, is too much mahogany a bad thing? I like a warm tones, but too much I read could make a guitar muddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Maple might balance it out a little since Mahogany is a really warm and deep toned wood. One of my favorite serch words on Ebay is Luthier, and you can usually find some killer top woods at a decent price. Just have a look at this one for an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotzinky Posted January 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Thanks Brian, That one piece looks like a steal. I have decided that a quarter inch lam. top would make the guitar nicely balanced, you know, give some brightness back. I have tried to balance everything out, so I have a mahogany neck, but with a bright ebony fretboard. And now, I have a mahogany body, but plan to but a maple top of about a quarter inch on it. I know arch tops, like my hamer, has a more than that but I don't want that much on it. The p-90s are all around evenly balanced pickup, so I think this guitar will be about the perfect blend of brightness and warmth. Just what I am looking for. Thanks for you help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremywills Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 dude all im going to say is one word "bitchin" sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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