ScottR

I agree with @Andyjr1515!

SR

Thanks guys!

18 hours ago, komodo said:

I can see that switch is parked in the smokin' gear. 
It's so organic, and once again has a surface you can dive into.
Awesome stuff buddy!

It sure is!

Thanks man, that's exactly what I was going for. I'm glad you like it.

SR

2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said:

Gosh.  That is utterly stupendous.  And battery just about to die or not, those are lovely photos of the finished beauty.

I love all of your builds, Scott -  but this has to be my favourite so far.

Wow Andy, how very kind of you to say so.

This is my favorite so far as well.

But then, my favorite is always the last one I built.....

SR

Camera battery died.....and the backup battery was even deader.

More pics to come.

It's done. It looks great (to me) and sounds awesome ..... sorry I don't have the ability to record and share.

It's got two bridge single coils and an Oak Grigsby 4 way switch. I'm sure I have it wired to match the diagram, but not sure it is working exactly as it it should, I was in the same position the last time I tried one of these (Justin's Guitar) and that time I pulled it out and put in a standard tele three way. I always remember loving the way what I did get sounded before I changed it out. Same here. It sounds great regardless of whether it sounds like it's supposed to.

SR

On 4/10/2024 at 5:10 PM, avengers63 said:

I love me some P90s also. They live in a sweet spot between a HB and a SC - a little beef and a little twang. In fact, I recently bought a custom Chibson SG with 3 P90s. In the near future, I'll be getting a set of Lindy Fralins to put in there.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on those once you get them. This one is a Lollar, and I can't wait to hear it.

SR

1 hour ago, avengers63 said:

I'm sure this was covered early in the thread. Not that this has ever made anyone go back and look for the info. That's just not what we do.

Why did you go for a P90 in the neck instead of a Tele neck pup?

Well John, had you gone back and looked, you'd have found all kinds of stuff but not the answer to that question.

Yours is actually the first mention of pickups in here at all.

The answer is my all time favorite guitar tone is the one made by a big ol' fat, warm, barkin' bitin' growling whisky voiced P-90 in the neck position.

SR

On 4/6/2024 at 7:54 AM, Bizman62 said:

And for my liking not shiny on the neck!

Yes, I much prefer the feel of an oil finished neck.

SR

On 4/3/2024 at 2:02 PM, henrim said:

I’ve been postponing this one for some time now. Because every time I coat a guitar body I tell myself I need a better way to support the body while spraying it. So far I’ve been hanging them from a ceiling hook, but it’s difficult to have a good access around the body in the limited space I have.

So, I finally decided to build a fixture that allows me to rotate the body in every direction. I have done some drawings, but I think I’m going to improvise a bit. I found this used Volvo wheel hub I have saved for the last ten years waiting for a situation like this. Bearing still works well enough for rotating a guitar body. Now I just need to dig my storage a bit more for other pieces and do some welding and stuff.

I'm really looking forward to your solution here!

SR

On 4/4/2024 at 2:13 AM, Asdrael said:

And the rosewood as a neck feels awesome

I totally love the feel of a rosewood neck!

Looking good.

SR

On 4/1/2024 at 10:04 PM, JAK said:

It’s all nice, of course, but really love that back wood, especially now that it’s under glass. 

 Stunning stuff, mate!

On 4/2/2024 at 2:09 AM, Asdrael said:

Shiinyyy. Looks great. I really like the front of course, but the back is the highlight for me, I really like how it turned out. I guess I have a soft spot for black limba

Thanks guys!

You know, I don't think I've built a single guitar that didn't get that comment at least once. My backs usually all get the same treatment: darken the pores and subtle black burst after the carve. I guess after seeing the expected glamorous wood featured on the front, the classier rear is a pleasant surprise....I don't know.

SR

37 minutes ago, Mr Natural said:

sweet!

Thanks Scotty!

Mr. Natural raises his head and glances around!

SR

2 hours ago, ADFinlayson said:

Almost looks like yellow is the main colour in from some angles, you've really captured the figure in that top, stunning mate. 

I know, right? I did have to add some yellow to the green to pull back the blue tint it had, I didn't use any straight yellow in the dye of the wood or in the the tint. That is the wood showing through. My phone refuses to take an accurate picture. All it sees is browns and golds, with the faintest green and then black fade.

Thanks for the figure comment. My main goal was to highly contrast the figure without killing the chatoyancy and end up with a green guitar.

SR

The carve, transparency and angles of reflectance make this thing difficult to really tell what it actually looks like.

SR

Now for all the different looks from different angles.

SR

Shiny!

That's sanded all the way to micromesh 12000.....twice actually. I went back to 2400 and ran through the grades again chasing scratches. Then Meguiars  buffing compound.

SR

Good luck in Tupelo John, and welcome to the south.

I was going to say watch out for tornadoes.....but you already know all about them from living where you do.

SR

7 hours ago, avengers63 said:

The green tint coat did wonders to bring out the color. 

Also, I'm glad the initial green/sandback on the limba vastly improved with the clear coat. It faded way back to become a subtle undertone.

Thanks John!

The sandback on the back was always intended to be a subtle accent. It sometimes surprises me to look back and see how much work it appears I did for subtle accents. But what the hell, I'm going to be sanding it anyway--why not get an accent out of it?

SR

7 hours ago, Asdrael said:

What he said. You guys should write a tutorial, for me the finish part is the most confusing one and it's really hard to find good and trustworth ressources. A lot of people claim "yeah do whatever it will work out!" but I found it to be pretty far from the truth.

There are many many finishing methods that produce amazing results. These days, I'm finding it difficult to find the time to type a few sentences, so I don't know how soon one could expect a tutorial. One thing I can and will do, is answer any questions you may have about the method you want to use......providing that I actually know anything about that method, of course. One thing most of them have in common is careful sanding. Plain old boring sanding can make all the difference between "oh wow!" and "oh shit!"

SR

4 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said:

Consider all techniques as stolen and expect my next build shinier

Can't wait Andy!

SR

5 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

Isn't it somewhat counterintuitive to see how well even a fine grit sandpaper/mesh/whatever cuts through the surface, leaving a satin sheen without scratches with much fewer strokes than you'd think? Seeing that miracle happen is always fun, seeing the faces of other people after having instructed them not to use pressure for best results is hilarious!

Trudat!

SR

Good things come to those who wait.

Or something like that.

This looks great! Love the color, front and back.

SR

6 hours ago, henrim said:

I bet you can get some swampy blues going with it! Or that's the impression I get at least.

Totally! That's exactly what that should be used for.

SR

2 hours ago, Asdrael said:

Looks great! Are you going to go all the way with buffing compound etc?

Thank you! And absolutely. It's going to look like it's under glass.

SR