'ello there.
Haven't dared post anything before (despite using this site as a resource for the last year - shame on me), but just finished my first build from scratch and thought it was time I posted.
I'm sure you won't mind my sloppy workmanship and slack attention to detail...
(providing I improve)
So, for your amusement/ridicule/praise/apathy, I'm very proud to present "The Flustercuck".
(macro lenses make things look deceptively good)
For the record:
Body: Sapele and padauk top (natural two-tone)
Neck: 3-piece (sort-of) laminate, maple and sapele
Fretboard: Purpleheart
Bridge: Schaller 456
Frets: Jescar Evo Jumbo
Tuners: Grover rotomatic w/rosewood heads
P/ups: Irongear Blues Engine (neck), Irongear Hot Slag (bridge)
Weighs a ton (about 7-8 kilos I reckon), neck like a baseball bat, dings, splits and cracks all over the place, 12th fret marker at the 11th fret (genius), a number of frets filed to within an inch of their lives...
... and I love it.
Thanks to the forum for all your help, and thanks for letting me impose this monster upon you.
Cheers,
Dave