guitar101 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Built this (first build) out of a 2x10 spruce from Home Depot. It's a semi hollow body with a spruce top 1/8 of an inch thick. The neck is Padauk. I was using this for practice before I started on some expensive wood. I ended up staining it and putting a clear coat on it. There are many mistakes but I learned a lot. I decided to keep it at least for now. I still have to make cavity covers etc but it is playable. I used MinWax water based finish it's easy to apply but seems on the soft side. I don't think I would use it again. http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/bugla/First%20Scratch%20Build/IMG_3995.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/bugla/First%20Scratch%20Build/IMG_3996.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/bugla/First%20Scratch%20Build/IMG_3997.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/bugla/First%20Scratch%20Build/IMG_3998.jpg It's pretty rough but I'm happy.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm impressed! Any shots of the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinky Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Looks pretty good to me. Can only get better from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian d Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Very nice. The issue of softness may not be from the finish - spruce is very soft, so you need an extremely hard finish to override this. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 2 questions. 1) how does a spruce les paul sound?! and 2) whats the scale length you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar101 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm impressed! Any shots of the back? No I haven't finished the cavity covers yet still trying to figure out how to do them. I will post pictures when I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar101 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 2 questions. 1) how does a spruce les paul sound?! and 2) whats the scale length you used? It's a Stewmac fingerboard 24.5 inches. The highs are clear and the bass is firm so over all I am happy. I am going to reassemble the Yamaha AEX520 that I used as a guide so I will compare them The Yamaha also has mini humbuckers. This guitar is scaled down slightly thickness width and length. I tell you one thing it's extremely light. Way lighter than a Strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar101 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Very nice. The issue of softness may not be from the finish - spruce is very soft, so you need an extremely hard finish to override this. Great job. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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