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i went ahead and bought it. this thing weighs a ton. but i gotta say, this thing is pretty damned impressive. the action was great, the neck straight and lo and behold, the front pickup tone pot is useless. think ill try guitar fetish, as i have a little scratch left from my guitar funds. the only flaw i found was the typical belt buckle scratches and some glue that had oozed out at the neck joint. if this guitar has any stamina, i may look into that tele copy mentioned earlier. this thing is detailed EXACTLY like a lp standard.

found a les paul copy in a pawn shop for 75 bucks, its a carbon copy, all bound, etc. anyone have any extended experience with these?

So the neck would be a rubberneck......sorry, it was there. just went to guitar center and played a guitar made entirely of nato. surprise, surprise. it has avery LOUD tone, heavy on the mid range. gonna give it a shot on the build.

ive looked all over the net for a decent explanation. the only fairly acceptable answer i found was "lumberyard mahogany" the answer i was lookin for is "does it make a decent acoustic guitar?"does anyone know anything about the structural integrity, ie. is ita bad choice for building an acoustic body? i found what could be a good deal on some slabs, big enough to build a slab body electric or have it cut for sides/backs for a box. help! thanx...........................................................................barefoot ed

much grass, nitefly. i think i got it

how did you get that picture onto the forum page? i tried and tried. also is that the only picture you see when you click on my link? there are 6 pics. someone please respond to this question so i can fix it if need be. i will put some more pics on. also if you click on an image it will enlarge itself. thanx for your time and help. keep slidin..........................................................................................................barefoot ed

howdy from texas. my name is barefoot ed and here for your consideration is my first guitar project. its a neckthru with mahogany-maple-mahogany laminate for the neck, mahogany "wings" and mahogany machine head ears. it will have a maple fretboard with mahogany fret markers in the form of roman numerals.the frets i have in mind are about the size of railroad rails. (planning ahead to minimize refrets) and made of stainless. ill be using a brass nut and a gold hipshot hard tail bridge. ( the washburn tremolo in the pics was a garbage can find, and will not be used. if anyone out there likes it, id be willing to trade for a hipshot hardtail.or something similar, but its gotta be a stringthru, because the body is so small.) the pickups will be paf copys, each with their own set of controls, consisting of dual concentric pots wired for tone/vol, and a 3 way toggle for each wired for singlecoil-off-bothcoil mode. a friend suggested dual output jacks for a stereo option.all criticism will be appreciated, thanx for your time. keep slidin'....................... http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0526.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0525.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0622.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0621.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0620.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/000_0619.jpg

howdy from texas. this is ed and im having wood issues myself. that wood you have there would make nice "wings" for a neckthru. if you are not gonna use it, maybe we could work out a trade? here is what im working on. it is a mahogany maple mahogany laminate http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslide...¤t=000_0526.jpg

thanx. this might be a good time to consider using it to build my coffin case,an idea ive had for years.ive got a great pic of a coffin from the 1800s, red satin lining and all

my name is barefoot ed the other day i was given 5 3/4x 8x10 foot pieces of wood which was once a pallet used to ship a large machine from the phillipines to texas. it then sat in the texas weather for two or three years. it appears to be a VERY hard variety of mahogany with some interesting grain anomalies. it is unusually reddish with yellow streaks when wet, and is so dense that water doesnt seem to penetrate it. can this be cosidered to be sufficiently air dried to use as guitar wood? in all this time it has not bowed, warped or twisted. it dulls saw blades. its tap tone seems to sustain. could this be too hard? copy/paste this link http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslide...¤t=000_0526.jpg

i had the same thinness problem because i let someone else cut out the neck profile who had better tools but thought the cut lines clearly marked in fine lined ink wrer a mere suggestion and cut it 5/32 too thin. i added a 3/16 thick piece of maple to regain the thickness, routed for the truss rod and put on a maple fret board [url=http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslides/?action=view¤t=000_0526 cut and pste this link to see. notice the mahogany-maple-mahogany laminate for the neck thru. this seemed to work so far. time will tell.

this is my first project. the neck thru is 3 ply mahogany-maple-mahogany. and the body sides are also mahogany. unfortunately the grain is not the same on the top and bottom.body halcves this has caused me to consider paint for the body. (?) im using schaller mini tuners, paf copy pickups, (each having its own set of controls), consisting of a pair of dual concentric pots wired for vol and tone, a 3 way mini toggle for each pickup, wired in a singlecoil-off-both coils configuration.and individual output jacks ill fret it with massive ibanez jumbos, for practical reasons, as they will last a lot longer in terms of resizeability. the bridge is a hipshot hard tail string thru http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslide...nt=000_0526.jpg

try this: make a full scale outline drawing of a lp body. pencil in a cut out on the upper body half (where the toggle is, but stay within the confines of the pattern) to complement or contrast the lower cutout. did this once with a pawn shop copy that was *&^%$# up ,therefore cheap, and it came out pretty nice looking.

kiira, this is barefoot ed again.i am a machinist by trade so if you can tell me what you are wanting to do exactly, im sure i could help. i will post or email pics of the bridge as well as my project soon....slide on ....................................................................................barefoot

kiira, my name is barefoot ed ( i gave the advice about the razor blade) have i got the bridge for you. it is a washburn tremolo with fine tuners individual intonation, adj. height and requires no routing. if you WILL use this, you can have it. FREE. if any future mods or changes become necessary, the most work you will have to do is unscrew 4 screws. move the bridge and screw it back down.e mail me if you are interested............edslides13@yahoo.com. hope to see your mutation work out.i love it when the naysayers are made to eat humble pie! i have a project goin on myself. i show you mine if you.............keep slidin