Sweet looking guitar, well done
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon May 13, 2013 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
This SJ has been a long time coming, well over a year between injuries (torn thigh ligaments/sprayed blood over the top early on), lots of working away, building a buffer and a (big) learning curve on my first spray/buff job. Anyway, it's a bit of a monster, but I suppose it is what it is. Black Walnut B & S, Englemann top, double X bracing, EIR fretboard and bridge. Wide fretboard, 46 mm at the nut. Silkwood bindings, 3 piece Hog/Massacar Ebony neck, Bubunga headplate and tail wedge, Walnut backstrap. Rosette is Bubinga/Maple w/BWB, Soundhole bound with Walnut/BWB purfs. Lots of firsts for me - First SJ, live back, double X bracing, the woods themselves, side port, bound sound hole, head layout for a straight string pull, which I actually drew out before seeing and buying the Gore book as I was building (although I've seen plenty similar on electrics) . As an experiment, I incorporated side mass mounts on the rims and tuned frequencies to 100/180/215 Hz. Also used the brass bar mortised in the neck heel for fixing the necks. I won't in any way blame the members of the forum for its genesis, but would like to thank all you guys for guiding/helping me though this build. Thanks for looking. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon May 13, 2013 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
That thing is gorgeous! Very well done! |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Mon May 13, 2013 12:17 pm ] |
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It is a beautiful guitar. What makes you call it a monster? |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Mon May 13, 2013 12:23 pm ] |
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That's as pretty a guitar as I've seen in a while! I think the head stock design and rosette really work well with the SJ body shape. And I love walnut in all its forms. Patrick |
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| Author: | Quine [ Mon May 13, 2013 12:35 pm ] |
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Mmmm..very nice |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Mon May 13, 2013 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
Sweet looking guitar, well done Fred |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Mon May 13, 2013 1:28 pm ] |
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love it ... wish mine were so ugly ! LOLOL |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Mon May 13, 2013 1:53 pm ] |
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Might be a monster in the sound department but a beauty to look at!!! |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Mon May 13, 2013 2:38 pm ] |
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Not much ugly there, Colin! Congrats on getting her done! Ken |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Mon May 13, 2013 4:15 pm ] |
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nice one Colin! |
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| Author: | nickinbruns [ Mon May 13, 2013 4:31 pm ] |
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looks greeat from where I'm sitting.... |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Mon May 13, 2013 4:41 pm ] |
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Really gorgeous! Very classy curves built in to the design. I really think the straight supra-nut string path is a great way to go. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | mkellyvrod [ Mon May 13, 2013 4:42 pm ] |
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Colin, sure looks good to me; a lot of firsts for you it seems. I always like seeing the list of woods; not sure I would have guessed walnut. Is that bear claw on your top? and I almost missed the clear pick guard. Nice job , wonder what you'll try on #6.
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| Author: | George L [ Mon May 13, 2013 6:35 pm ] |
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Excellent. Can't wait to see what you dream up next. Well done! |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Mon May 13, 2013 7:51 pm ] |
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Yup, it's a beauty! |
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| Author: | LarryH [ Mon May 13, 2013 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
Nice work Colin. Love the walnut love the head stock. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue May 14, 2013 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
Thanks, one and all, for all the comments.. Tony, I suppose I called it a monster for a couple of reasons. The original plan was – keep it simple, bit classy (three woods, stealth binding, etc sort of thing) but with a more modern style (obviously). As with many builds, it seems, things don't go as planned, or to schedule. This was definitely one of them. Between breaking and scorching 3 side sets (Bubinga originally, then 2 Hog sets, with controller probs and severe run-out on reclaimed stuff), the blood on the top (I nearly scrapped it), various other “opportunities” that presented themselves along the way, then finishing in general, etc, etc, I was having to, shall I say, "think on my feet" a lot. I won't bore you with the complete list, but I did learn a fair bit! Also, it's not exactly “everybody's” taste, like for example, maybe a traditional style build. Fred and Beth – muchas gracias! Means a lot having seen your work. Martin – Yes, some bearclaw on the top – I like clear pickguards in principle, seems a shame to hide any wood with plastic! |
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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Wed May 15, 2013 8:18 am ] |
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Very nice! |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Wed May 15, 2013 9:08 am ] |
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It looks great, congrats! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed May 15, 2013 10:07 am ] |
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Beautiful!
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Wed May 15, 2013 11:44 am ] |
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Very Nice! The soundport looks interesting... What is the circle made of? Can you show a closeup? |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Thu May 16, 2013 9:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head. |
Bit untidy, but happy to oblige. It's a disc of Silkwood (same wood as the bindings, supported on an EIR strip inside) with 2 x BWB purlings as soundport binding. This was not a planned "decorative" element, rather a "fix" to get body resonance frequency down, as was the soundhole binding. |
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