Sancho Marino

Got her finished and setup today... Plays awesome!

This is a great looking build man, very cool to see so much of your process. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah I wonder who started carving those things? Prolly some old hacker backyard chainsaw wielding drunken master builder Agreed. It won't fall off. As long as you know you are "doing it wrong" I am good. It's different not wrong. It's only wrong if it doesn't work correctly.. I left more than enough material at the volute to make up for the position of the scarf.

Thanks man! I wasn't trying to copy anything particular, but there are tons of carved SS's out there so I wouldn't be surprised if it's identical to something... The scarf joint position is on purpose to get that look. I like it anyway, don't think the headstock will fall off. It's a hell of a lot more sturdy than a Gibson

Just curious, did you remove tension on the truss rod before you started reshaping the neck? I know wood can move a bit when some is removed, but it doesn't seem like a perfectly good neck would be rendered unusable after a little haircut...

Thanks Stu... I'm waiting on the bridge, tuners, and a neck pickup so I probably won't be done in time to get slayed by Scott's masterpiece Thanks Scott... that means I'm learnin something right?

Thanks man! I think I'm finally getting the hang of the finishing process with this type of clear

All polished up and ready for hardware and pickups... It's raining today.... obligatory sunny pics showing off the shine coming after it's strung up I guess

superb scott.... definitely a beauty!

You made some slight changes since I last checked it out... Your first incarnation was pretty damn awesome with the new armrest and all... This one is a bit scattered looking... reminds me of an opened up swiss army knife with a neck attached... Props for being different man

Thanks Scott! It is funny how a slight curve here or there can make such a big difference in a headstock The time I spent on the neck join was well worth it. I think it looks 1000x better than my other set neck builds... Friday is looking like a somewhat low humidity day, so hopefully I'll be able to lay down some 2K and get this finished up soon...

Thanks psikoT I appreciate it! Here it is after a few coats of Tru-oil on the back and neck/headstock. I'm trying something a little different. Tru-oil on the back for a thin-skinned open grain look, and I'm going to shoot some 2k urethane on the top for a bit more protection and shine on the spalted maple... I really like what the tru-oil did, and the end grain on the sapele is beautiful imo...

Frets are in and finished up, neck is set in and heel joint carved Reshaped the headstock a little, I like it much better now... A few coats of sealer on the body and all leveled out. This one is ready for clear if I can get a day without 90% humidity anytime soon

Top notch Scott... Top notch One thing I don't quite get is recessing the strap buttons... I would think you'd want the strap out away from the body a bit to avoid rubbing into the finish, especially on nitro... IDK what the purpose is I guess...

And here it is finish sanded to 320 grit and a little Naptha thrown on to show it's colors...