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Thanks dude! This is my 3rd build and I spent a lot of time on the design, the electronics just came together well after I did some research on newish technology.

Specs: BODY: Hollowed via router Ash with cedar top NECK: 100 years cured Rock Maple three piece laminate FRETBOARD: bookmatched maple from neck wood, Peace Dove inlays SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" NUT: Rosewood TUNERS: Grover BRIDGE: strat style with Piezo NECK PICKUP: inset piezo in between the neck and body joint NECK PICKUP: Seymour Duncan BRIDGE PICKUP: Seymour Duncan ELECTRONICS:2 volume - one for humbuckers one for piezo. 1 tone. 5 way coil tap and a 3 way selector for electric/blend/acoustic. Stereo output for two amps, one electric one acoustic. FINISH: poly and tung Please check out my photos of this guitar My webpage with crapy vid using only electric amp, acoustic makes a big difference with the piezo. The Wild Wood Varatone feature's a hollow ash body with a aromatic cedar top. A five way switch controls it's two coil tapped vintage wound humbuckers. Acoustic piezo bridge saddles are installed for acustic sound. The controls allow the player to switch between electric and acoustic modes, and even blend the two together. Mother of pearl inlays highlight the 100 year old maple neck. Stereo output allows for optimum sound control. Send the Acoustic signal to a different amp to perfect the sound.

I have a Bronco what would you like to know?

The horns look like that due to sanding off a very thin layer of lacquer was applied to the body

I've just got into full production again after not having access to tools for two years! I cant wait to get this one done and move on to many more.... The body is laminated Black Walnut/Curly Maple/Black Walnut/Sapele Mahogany/Black Walnut/Curly Maple/Black Walnut Neck is Sapele Mahogany with Curly Maple Fret Board. Electronics will be either Les Paul or PRS style.... Curly Maple Fretboard HeadStock Neck Pocket Neck Connected Black Walnut

Hey I saw these guys about 5 years ago when they were more so underground at a church in town and I cant tell you how cool it is to see that they have made it this far. They definitely have my vote.

Hey man, I've done this only a few times and I know exactly what you are talking about. Um, I have always just got to that point and stoped, knowing that if I went any further than I would have to do a grain fill coat, so obviously I just wanted to cut some time out of the process. You'll have to be real carefull on the sides and horns though because it's real easy to sand through that clear coat. If you do than I think you might have trouble with the paint soaking into the wood and causing discoloration and uneveness. I have been told that the absolute best way to do it would be to take it all the way to the wood and start the whole process over, but I just finnished a '68 tele bass without taking all the way down with no problem at all. You should check out Reranch.com they have everything you'll ever need for refinnishing you're guitar, they even have a gallery with a van halen style guitar done with their paints.

Yeah I never cared enough to really go that far so i just left it with the truss rod and skunk stripe. Has held up for the last month with no changes yet but I'm sure they'll show up in time. Then I'll just make a new neck.

So it's been a long time since I've been on here and i just remembered that I never got back to you guys on this one. So here are some pics of the finnished product minus a finnal polish and minor neck changes. Sorry if these are too big.

Hey, what caps. should I use on those? Does it really make a huge difference? I have a whole load of 0.001's but no 0.020's.

Sweet man! That logo turned out really good. The body looks very nice as well. It's always feels great to get a deal that good and then not have to worry so much about seriously messing up a really expensive guitar ya know?

Looks great man. I am very familiar with that same paint as I refinnished a $5000 '68 tele bass with the same color from reranch, talk about nerve racking!. I know how hard that can be and I just wanted to congradulate you on the awsome job with it.

It's definitely metal man! If you cover up one of the sides the it kinda has that chello/stand up bass look goin on to. Sounds awsome though man have fun.

I might follow you on that one man, I guess the skunk stripe would look more like a laminate when I'm finnished in that case. Thanks