Finally completed enough of this guitar that I can actually play it. During the building process I was aiming to build a guitar that looked nice but I wasn't expecting it to play very well because I kept telling myself that so many details have to be right for the guitar to play properly.
Well, honestly, the playability is outstanding, it exceeded my expectations. The action is low, no buzzing, feels great on the fingers
A bit about the guitar... The body is african mahogany and maple with a flamed maple veneer on top stained using aniline dyes. The neck is maple with a dual action truss rod. The fingerboard is purpleheart. The head stock has a Jatoba veneer. I have EMG 81 and 85 pickups (always wanted to try emg's), TOM bridge, standard three-way switch, 1 volume, 1 tone, bone nut, etc.
The body was coated with about 8-10 coats of polyurethane then polished with a finishing paste. I wanted a high-gloss look but did not find the proper buffing stuff ... anyway, it's a matte look and it's OK for my 1st guitar. The neck was only tung-oiled (not my tounge ). After adjusting the intonation, it sounds amazing through a Marshall amp
There are only a few things to left to do to really finish the guitar: the electronic cavity cover in the back has to be made, the back of the neck has to be waxed, the pickup height has to be adjusted (having a bit trouble with that), screw in the pickup covers and then I'm really done!
I'm already thinking about the next project...
Araz