Here's my latest project. It was strung up for the first time in February on the same day that my nephew's son was born, so it has special value.
The Specs:
Carvin neck-through neck with the carved top headstock option. Myrtle top, chambered black limba body wings, ziricote trim and control plate. Carvin C22B and C22N pickups, phase switches, 1 volume, 1 tone. Carvin FT6B bridge and tuners. Limba and myrtle control knobs and pickup switch. Tru-oil finish.
The Curses:
Control cavity plate has a slight gap and could be a tighter fit, but it's the best one I've done so far.
Those bright brass wood screws holding the cavity plate on will be replaced with black ones.
The shaft holes in the wood knobs are a bit too big, causing the knobs to fit too loose and be a bit crooked when the set screw is tightened. New knobs are waiting for a finish in the garage, and will be done in a week or so.
The Praises:
The limba and myrtle are BEAUTIFUL!! The pics don't show it as well as seeing it in person.
The tone is fantastic. It's brighter than a Les Paul, and it has a sweet spot when backing the tone knob down to about 50 or 60%. The phase switches add alot of tonal options; I particularly like the sound with both pickups selected, with the neck switched to single coil and bridge to humbucker.
I tweaked the truss rod to take away some of the neck relief, and this thing plays with very low action. It's almost too easy to play, need more string resistance. (Never thought I would ever say that!)
This is my first time working with myrtle, and I must say that I really like it. It works easily, has a great spicy smell, and the colors and figuring is really incredible. The black limba is really great, too. HUGE thanks to Fryovanni, who sold me all of the wood for this guitar, (except the Carvin maple neck, of course). Thanks Rich!!
And thanks to everyone on this forum for such great advice!!
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