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Here's some builds I have on the go at the moment.

The first is a Monroe custom spec for the customer as is the second which is a jag meets a LP type thing ,and the third is a Cairbre that I'll build as I go and see what happens .

Monroe

Timber choice for this is sapele with a spalted beech cap rosewood fingerboard and maple and walnut veneers.

Apparently Spiders like Lacquer Fumes.

Ah that explains a lot . ( I hate spiders )

Very clean , love it.

Cheers bud.I have one in this month but I might stick that one in next time around.

Oh ya did I mention it has a light .

Ya ! I got a few on the go at the moment one I just started for a customer today so I'll start a thread with these and do what you guys do if that's cool .

I think you are not sharing enough.

What is the Single cut?

And I see Carbon Fiber in the back.

Share please.

Haha... Rad , I've been found out...

A few coats of shellac.

Conductive shielding paint.

And all done ,A few more coats of shellac then some wax a set of Mad House homewrecker pickups ,grover tuners wilkinson bridge and cts pots.

And woo pe f n do , sorted...

Neck time.

Really nice build man well done.

Glue up the body.

And start the carving .

It's times like these I wish I'd remember to take more pics.

Then for the back I used sapele and chambered it out , cause is going to be a heavy one .

Sapele and maple neck .

Hi guys ,This is a guitar I built awile back and it was suggested by a fello PG,er that I share with yez.

So if it's ok with you guys I'll stick up a few pics over the next few days.

Cheere Marty.

So like all good stories this on started of with a great big hole .

When trying to get as many cap out of a slab of yew and avoiding the hole and knot in the middle of the board

the wife suggested that I make a feature out of it ,so after breaking my arse laughing at such a ridiculous

Idea......well ya can see what happen next.

Yum....Humble Pie...

Stunning build Scott , there's not one thing I'd change on her from woods to colour amazing.

Thanks man, that means a lot.

......so holy crap dude--that avatar springs up out of nowhere! When were you planning to share that beauty with us?

SR

Haha ... I think I'll take you up on that comment you made in GOTM and stick up a tread on the build of the guitar in my avatar.....

Cheers Scott the mini switch is for the P-rail in the neck it allows you to switch between single coil ,P90 and humbucker . And ya yer right buddy I think I should post a bit more of my work maybe I'm a little to shy ...lol

Stunning build Scott , there's not one thing I'd change on her from woods to colour amazing.

The Monroe 5

Body ... Spalted Beech on Sapele .

Neck.... Sapele with bubinga and maple veneers and a ebony fretboard with maple and ebony binding .

Pups.... S-Duncan 59 bridge and a P-Rail Neck.

Bridge.. Wilkinson

Tuners.. Grover

Inlays... MOP .

Lacquer finish .

Whalehazard for me, like SwedishLuthier said ,nice clean lines and original....

Stunning.

Class

Ya that's beautiful man ,but that burl is just amazing.....I've a soft spot for burl . Great work very clean looking forward to seeing them finished .

The Monroe 3

Body ... Spalted Beech on Sapele .

Neck.... Sapele with bubinga and maple veneers and a bubinga fretboard with flame maple binding .

Pups.... S-Duncan J.B bridge and a P-Rail Neck.

Bridge.. Wilkinson

Tuners.. Wilkinson

Inlays... MOP and Abalone.

Lacquer finish .

And here a vid of the amazing James Mulvaney give her the once over.