orgmorg Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Hi all, wanted to share this one I just finished up for my friend, Al "Bear" Rozelle, who has the only music store out in this part of the boondocks. The top of this one is yellow pine bead board, salvaged from a door of a railroad freight house, with the original green paint. The back is eastern red cedar, and the neck is beech, with a black locust fretboard. Al was born in Pennsylvania in 1945, so there's the story behind the pickguard, and the knobs have caps from local breweries of that era. The tailpiece is made from an old iron strap hinge. Pickups are from Allparts, made in Japan. Bridge is from Tonepros, with graph-tech saddles. I got it for a guitar I built with a Bigsby vibrato, but the stupid saddles flex and don't return to the same position; so Al gets a fancy, overpriced bridge gratis, and the Bigsby guitar gets a cheap Wilkinson roller bridge that works perfectly. Tuners are Grover Deluxe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Built Guitars Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 pretty darn cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 pretty darn cool! NO KIDDING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mender Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 That guitar has plenty of vibe. I quite like the idea of using an old rusty hinge as the tailpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 YES! I continually get excited whenever you post new stuff. These things have AMAZING mojo to them. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Excellent ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 i like the PRS style faux binding great work as always - i think the style benefits from a bit of colour, this one appeals more to me because of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Wow, that is so creative... congrats on a great design! Did you finish the black locust FB? We have those trees everywhere in Ohio, and I'm curious as to how you would handle it for a FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Thanks a bunch all! Wez- It does kinda look like PRS faux binding doesn't it? It's really just the way I routed the edges of the painted wood, but maybe that's how they do it too? And yes, I am really liking the color a lot, myself. Definitely gonna do more. Geo- no finish on the black locust. It's one of the hardest woods in the US. It has a somewhat open pored grain, though, so it will collect some grime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govtmule Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Awesome !! Love it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Geo- no finish on the black locust. It's one of the hardest woods in the US. It has a somewhat open pored grain, though, so it will collect some grime. Have you tried it as a neck wood yet? If so, any comments? I'll stop hijacking now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I really like it but make sure you deliver it with a warning about lead paint exposure. Hope you didn't breathe much of the paint dust in while you worked in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders7423 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) That is about the coolest guitar I've seen all week. I am so impressed with your resourcefulness and creativity. The license plate and hinge are genius. Keep building, I wanna see more. Edited August 10, 2010 by flanders7423 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I absolutely love when do build these types of guitars. This one looks awesome. Neuwielers was a really good beer too. I grew up five minutes from their brewery. The building still stands and is pretty cool looking, unfortunately it is sitting vacant for a few decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 always cool to see one of your builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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