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Thanks guys Hey biliousfrog, I love the look of all 3. I originally wanted to go with the green, but I like the blue in your mockup Food for thought What did you do that with? dayvo

Hey All Its been a while since I posted some pics When I posted the original pics the neck wasnt glued on Ive been busy around the house and have only managed to do a few things since then I glued the neck on and routed out the knobs and switch cavities I changed the shape of the headstock to Gibsons bookpage style Ive also added most of the hardware and strung it up This was to show a few muso friends where Im up to with it It basically needs a final sand, staining and lacquer and Im there I still need to buy pickups and knobs Ive decided on Seymour Duncan pearly gates(neck) and duncan custom (bridge) Hopefully it will be finished sometime in March dayvo back back back top top front top

Im a sucker for a purdy LP dayvo

Your guitar looks fantastic dayvo

Something like this may be of help to you as well dayvo

I had what you are looking for, but due to my computer crashing late last year I not only lost that but also a lot of other valuable guitar related information I have bought a lot of the parts required to make it, but i hadn't started it so Im looking for this info also dayvo

Download this, it will show you what to do Its a Floyd Rose Setup instructional video (28Mb) dayvo

I haven't been here for a little while Wow, Another PGer gone So sorry to hear about Bills passing My condolences to his family dayvo

Hey guys Just for reference I found plated metal Speed Knobs Schaller make them and the only place I could find that sells them are: clicky They are item number 5151 Im not going to get them as they are a bit pricey, AUD$14 each plus shipping, AUD$25 Im going to get some tophat bell knobs instead dayvo

Hey guys Do any of you know if I can buy gold plated metal Speed Knobs?, or gold plated metal knobs that are a similar size to speed knobs Ive done the google and have seen Q-parts etc, and just cant find what I want Im looking for something in plain gold (no inlays) Thanks dayvo

Check this out: http://corvette-summer.com/images/58gibsonv.TIF -Seppo- Thanks Seppo Another one to add to the collection dayvo

You need Methylated Spirits Heres a link to a 'How to use it' page by Mike Doolin clicky Hope this is of some help to you dayvo

What I meant was, once the timber is bleached and dried does the chlorine then need to be washed out of the timber (with water or something else?) in order to stain and apply lacquer, or can you stain and lacquer straight over the top of the dried chlorine? dayvo

Hey Drak Does the chlorine need to be nutralised with water (or anything else, if so, how) prior to staining and more importantly prior to applying spray lacquers dayvo

Hey farlee Try this site clicky Its very informative on amp and cabinet building You'll have to join up (its free) dayvo

Looks great I hope mine turns out as nice as yours dayvo

Hey guys Check out 18 Watt.com clicky They have heaps of info on amps and cabs, even some free plans dayvo

This place has plenty of stuff clicky dayvo

Hey guys I need a little advice Im about to buy some nitro lacquer for my build Im looking for your opinions on wether it is easier/more comfortable to play on a neck that has a satin finish as opposed to a gloss finish Any comments? dayvo

Very sad He was one of our greatest exports of recent years dayvo

Is this any help? clicky dayvo

Looks very nice Cant wait to see it completed dayvo

Thanks Setch Im wrapped - a good word from one of the masters The Lacewood was only 12mm thick at the start To get a reasonable curve on the carve, the sides are only 1-1.5mm thick I originally was'nt going to have binding but I could see it would look crap without it Ive washed some Metho over the Lacewood and grain looks fantastic By the way Im thinking of bleaching the Lacewood before I stain dayvo

Thanks for the comments,guys Oz Tradie, I used the overhead dimentions. They are not exact and my guitar is slightly smaller than a genuine Les Paul The side view was something I was experimenting with to get an idea of the neck and headstock angles The cutouts are'nt anything, I needed a large piece of cardboard to do full size plans and as my wife used to work for Nestle, I borrowed it. It is part of one of their promo bins Maurits, These are the shades of blue and green I might try to achieve Blue Green dayvo

Hey all Ive been lurking in the background here for ages and I thought it was about time I posted a couple of pics to show you all where Im at with my first build Specs: Les Paul - Brazillian Mahogany body and neck - Lacewood cap and headstock - to be staind green or blue or I might leave it au natural - dunno yet - Ebony fretboard - Paua inlays and jumbo frets - Gotoh gold tuners, bridge and tailpiece I still need to buy all my electronics, but it will have - Seymour Duncan pups - neck SH-1 (4conductor wiring) and bridge SH-5 - Push-push pots (Im doing the Jimmy Page schematics) It will be finished in nitrocellulose lacquer Ive still got a bit to do , but now Im getting close to the end Ill start posting more pics By the way, this is a fantastic forum and Id like to thank everyone who contributes to it, as I probably wouldnt have got this far with out all the information available here dayvo Body Headstock Body again