Official Luthiers Forum!
https://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/

Electrified
https://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=18296		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  John Mayes [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Electrified
What have I gone and done now.....

Image
Image
Author:  Pat Foster [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
too cool, John!

Pat
Author:  Hesh [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
I like it! Very cool John! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

It kind of reminds me of Leslie West but with some color.
Author:  Andy Birko [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
Is that a copy of another design? If not, that's got to be the best looking "new" electric git' shape I've seen in forever. If I ever get around to building a bass I'll have to copy..er..use this as inspiration.
Author:  John Mayes [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
Andy Birko wrote:
Is that a copy of another design? If not, that's got to be the best looking "new" electric git' shape I've seen in forever. If I ever get around to building a bass I'll have to copy..er..use this as inspiration.


For sure not a new design. In fact a really old one. It's based off a 1958 Les Paul Junior.
Author:  JJ Donohue [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
Nice looking Axe, John! Simple, yet elegant. Goes well with the amps you recently showed.

And it's also nice to know that we're getting quite a few folks crossing over to the Electric Side on the forum. Hopefully one day the Electrics might even become as popular as Resonators and even get a separate forum of its own! gaah [headinwall]
Author:  Matthew Luce [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
It looks like he forgot the soundhole... oops_sign How did you bend those sides for the cutaway?
Back on topic laughing6-hehe
That's a nice looking guitar. What kind of pickup is that?
Author:  John Mayes [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
Fiddlernut wrote:
It looks like he forgot the soundhole... oops_sign How did you bend those sides for the cutaway?
Back on topic laughing6-hehe
That's a nice looking guitar. What kind of pickup is that?


Thanks.

Jason Lollar P90
Author:  cmacksam [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
She's a beauty, John! Why "Lucky 7"?
Author:  Andy Birko [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
John Mayes wrote:

For sure not a new design. In fact a really old one. It's based off a 1958 Les Paul Junior.


:oops: Can you tell I'm not much of a guitar-ist. Funny, never came across an LPJ in my travels.

Still, very well done.
Author:  John Mayes [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
cmacksam wrote:
She's a beauty, John! Why "Lucky 7"?


It's serial #7 for my new line of electrics. And the customer wanted that inlay custom.
Author:  Arnt Rian [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
Very nice John! I'm making a 3/4 size sg-ish thing for my son with a single P90 (dog ear style), wrap around bridge, jr. style instrument. Question: Do you know if anyone makes smaller versions of this hardware? I have not been able to find any, so I have the full size hardware on hand, but it would be great if I could find it in the right size.

Oh yes, plugging your “luck 7” straight into that new amp of yours sounds like an excellent recipe for great tone to me… Then let your volume and tone knobs on the guitar plus your FINGERS adjust the rest of your sound. I decided long ago that less is definitely more when it comes to signal path / tone in the electric guitar world.
Author:  Mark Swanson [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
I'll add my voice to the Chorus, John. I like it, this is the type of guitar I am most comfortable playing. I am a pretty "straight-in" guy, and I like one pickup guitars with small tube amps. I have been using a split-coil humbucker in most of my guitars but I just finished a telecaster, I had the urge to play one again and I am liking it, too...I find I had missed that front pickup.
Author:  Lars Stahl [ Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
hmm well I make mostly rock music "folk rock" and I personally think it looks a bit girly. BUT, it might be the color. oops_sign 8-) . Please dont kill me :D .

lars
Author:  John Lewis [ Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
John-

I love it - your new guitar is sweet! I love old juniors. In my opinion they are far better than their big brothers with 2 humbuckers. I have a Lollar P-90 in the bridge of one of my guitars and it is the best. One of these days I am going to build one of those - I was lucky enough to take very detailed measurements from a 59 junior that was one of Johnny Jenkins' main guitars. The neck profile on that one is just perfect.

Are the woods standard fare - Honduran mahogany for neck/body and rosewood fingerboard? Are those Waverlys? What kind of bridge?

Thanks-
Author:  John Mayes [ Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electrified
John Lewis wrote:
John-

I love it - your new guitar is sweet! I love old juniors. In my opinion they are far better than their big brothers with 2 humbuckers. I have a Lollar P-90 in the bridge of one of my guitars and it is the best. One of these days I am going to build one of those - I was lucky enough to take very detailed measurements from a 59 junior that was one of Johnny Jenkins' main guitars. The neck profile on that one is just perfect.

Are the woods standard fare - Honduran mahogany for neck/body and rosewood fingerboard? Are those Waverlys? What kind of bridge?

Thanks-


Yup woods are standard. Hondo neck and body, Madagascar board, ebony cavity cover, and headplate. Gotoh open back tuners. the bridge is a stewmac Badass style bridge. Studs are tone-pros locking studs.
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC - 5 hours
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/