avdekan Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) Hi This is a commission done for an architect who got tiered of his 10 lb les paul and wanted something lighter. The basic design was his, with me giving advice on aesthetics and altering it to make it playable. In the end we came up with a very compact, yet comfortable design. At the moment I'm doing the final sanding before the sealing and finishing, which will be clear 2k. In the pictures you can see the guitar with the strings on. I put them just to make sure that everything is well aligned and working properly before I do the finish. Bridge is by Strandberg, Pickups are BKP custom made. The entire process so far can be viewed at my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/B.M.handmade.guita...135576636474094 Cheers, Benjamin Edited October 11, 2010 by avdekan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buter Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Looks good, fairly unique. How have you grounded the strings? Ola grounds one bridge and uses a zero fret to ground the rest - looks like you're using a standard nut. Buter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Looks good, fairly unique. How have you grounded the strings? Ola grounds one bridge and uses a zero fret to ground the rest - looks like you're using a standard nut. Buter Haven't done it yet, but I was thinking of running a wire between the screws that attach the string clamps, which the strings rest against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Looks good, fairly unique. How have you grounded the strings? Ola grounds one bridge and uses a zero fret to ground the rest - looks like you're using a standard nut. Buter Haven't done it yet, but I was thinking of running a wire between the screws that attach the string clamps, which the strings rest against. clarification: one thread of a braided wire under the string clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I assembled the guitar and the grounding wire thread I drew beneath the string locks works perfectly fine. I still need to do the final setup, But even as it is, after playing and hearing it a bit, I am very pleased with the result. Words of praise are due to Ola Strandberg for his cleverly designed bridge and the quality of it's fabrication, and to Tim Mills from Bare Knuckle Pickups for yet another amazing pickup (custom made alnico III set). The entire build process can be viewed here: http://www.facebook.com/B.M.handmade.guita...135576636474094 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Great stuff, what does it sound like through the Egnater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menapia Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nice Build ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I like the display in the body. serves several functions, which is great. Very cool guitar ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I like the display in the body. serves several functions, which is great. Ashtray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I like the display in the body. serves several functions, which is great. Ashtray Dip holder... put in more than one like me and its a chip AND dip holder ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted December 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 I like the display in the body. serves several functions, which is great. Ashtray Dip holder... put in more than one like me and its a chip AND dip holder ! I'll take a picture of the guitar served with guacamole (the 2k finish is Glasurit so it should handle it) You could also make millions by taking this idea a step further, selling microwave dinners in totally playable guitars. I don't do it only because I'm too lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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