chops1983

Very nice. Did you spray the stain for the burst?

I did. I wiped the amber stain directly onto the wood with a rag then sprayed the burst starting with the brown i used for the back and then adding a bit more black as i went. I really had fun doing it and didn't find it that hard.

I liked the body style i came up with but the only change would be to make the horn just a little more rounded. Easier to do the binding that way.

And this shot of the body was just after i routed the neck pocket.

Hey Xanthus,

I have this front on shot but the light wasnt great. I will take one of it just sitting in my room tomoz and whack it up.

Looking good Wez! Loving the timber you have used, looking forward to seeing her all done.

Good point eddie on the strings, but that would be a bit of a pain in the rear everytime you would do a restring wouldn't it?

***what happened to the photos! Sorry it was my first post.

Hey all,

Im new to this forum although i have known about project guitar for quite a while.

Just finished my first guitar build from scratch and would like to share it with you all. Since i started building it i have been calling it "Mark 1", so i guess thats what it will stay as. If anyone has any ideas about a better name let me know! Caro my logo is the last four letters of my surname Porcaro.

Some specs

Body: Teak with a Domed curly red gum top. (Theres a teak diamond inlay on the front aswell)

Neck: Victorian Ash with an Australian Bouree fingerboard.

Scale: 25.125 inch which is right in the middle of a Traditional Gibson and Fender. (wanted to try something different)

Bridge: Nashville tune - o matic with a Gotoh Tailpiece from stewmac

Tuners: Wilkinson mini flatlock

Pickups: Dimarzio DP 153 Fred in the neck and a Dimarzio DP 100 super distortion in the bridge. Really good combination for volume levels.

3 Way switching with traditional neck/neck and bridge/bridge selection.

1 Volume and 1 tone

Schaller strap locks

and a bone nut.

The finish is stained directly onto the timber which is a bit nerve racking but allows a traditional thin nitrocellulose finish. Im happy with the results for a first time effort.

Ive only finished the guitar 4 days ago, but im really happy with how it sounds and plays. Im looking forward to taking the new axe to jam this wednesday night and surprising the lads!

A few shout outs to Perry Ormsby for helping me with the clear lacquer, not only did he supply me with it but helped me with all the details on how to spray it etc. I really appreciated his help.

My brother Luke Porcaro for taking some snaps of it!

My wife for not seeing me on the weekends for 3 months and for listening to me talk about it all the time.

And project guitar.com and all the members for providing me with countless amounts of info along the way.

Anyway enough waffling, a few photos,