Usually I don't post pictures as many of you have probably noticed. In fact, I'm not sure I've shown any of my scratch builds other than in PMs. Anyhow, I was going to chronicle this build with lots of pictures, and as luck would have it, the camera died just before I started. Today I went and got a new camera phone, so don't expect much quality. I've only gotten one pic so far, but don't call me a tease I'll try to get more up ASAP, and hopefully better quality. I thought the boards could use some actual content, and I love looking at other builds, so I thought this could be a good way to contribute.
The wood for this guitar (other than the top) were supplied by Rich (fryovanni), and I highly recommend him. He shares plenty of info here, is great to deal with, and can get you just about anything (or so it seems). He has a thread in the classifieds and I believe he's working on a website soon.
A couple specs:
Custom design
Black limba body and neck
Deeply carved flamed maple top
Ziricote fretboard and head veneers
25" scale length
Brass roller TOM bridge with string through body
Locking Gotoh tuners
Seymour Duncan '59 pickup set
All gold hardware
Top will be dyed green
The problem I'm tring to work around now is the pickup rings. The complexity of the top carve makes it impossible to get a ring to sit flush with the body. Any ideas are welcome. I'm thinking about inlaying the rings and making them removable. That way I could just trim the top of the rings to match the body's curvature. I'm just worried it will be difficult to do and make it look good (no gaps at all etc. Anyhow, without further ado.