Ever make your own guitar?

[Rick Turner]

David, that's one of the major reasons I build my Renaissance instruments with bent sides, center blocks, and real tops and backs. And just because I chose to go with a kind of "acoustic" shape doesn't mean that the construction method is limited to that. More coming on that...

[John_H]

I can never help but think what a remarkable waste of wood that is!

ouch, I hate to think I'm wasting wood.
I gave the red guitar to my Son. This one will be my new "tel"
The woodwork is almost done.

[Marko Ursin]

Here's my latest. Custom MPU carbon fiber neck, alder body, ETS hardware, ACG filter preamp and MPU 10-coil pickup with adjustable polepieces.

[jack briggs]

[ken]

After looking at all these great guitars, I'm almost wishing we could post soundclips too. That way we could see if they sound as good as they look...

ken

[David King]

Jack that's a neat tailpiece design. What are you doing for finish? It's stunning over that walnut. I love your stylized F-holes as well.

Marko did you find polepiece setscrews that weren't hardened for those bass pickups?

[jack briggs]

Jack that's a neat tailpiece design. What are you doing for finish? It's stunning over that walnut. I love your stylized F-holes as well.

Marko did you find polepiece setscrews that weren't hardened for those bass pickups?

Thanks, David.
The back, neck and top are nitro lacquer; wooden trim parts are oiled.

Cheers,

[Marko Ursin]

Marko did you find polepiece setscrews that weren't hardened for those bass pickups?

I think they are hardened. I don't hear any difference between these and non-adjustable steel poles.

[Quarter]

Here is a fun one with a Lollar Horseshoe I just finished up. Bummed that they are no longer, great sounding pickup.

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[nicholaspaul]

Too much beauty, but I could lower the tone if you like. I'm still building my tool collection, and learning how to use them.
Here's the one I'm the most proud of. Walnut top, Cocobolo fingerboard, maple neck, alder back, hand wound pickups with hand made bobbins (humbucker and mini humbucker), LR Baggs T-Bridge.

[John_H]

I've been busy lately, and haven't had much free time, but the finish is almost done on the telethingy. I've begun work on another bass for my daughter. It's my first attempt at a one piece neck. So far it's working out well considering that I've been making it up as I go along. I've always thought one piece necks were sexy in their simplicity, and have wanted to make one for some time. Routing out for the truss rod channel from the back side didn't prove to be as challenging as I feared. The bass has a chambered maple body, with an American walnut top.

[Chuck H]

First, it's beautiful. Second, it's probably a good thing you chambered it since even most "dudes" would find a solid maple and walnut bass very heavy I wonder how the chambering will affect resonance for bass guitar frequencies.?. Since electric solid basses (or semi solid in this case) aren't the most acoustically balanced instruments. The modern approach seems to be trying to keep any resonance above the actual bass frequencies. Do let us know how it works out.

[John_H]

First, it's beautiful. Second, it's probably a good thing you chambered it since even most "dudes" would find a solid maple and walnut bass very heavy I wonder how the chambering will affect resonance for bass guitar frequencies.?. Since electric solid basses (or semi solid in this case) aren't the most acoustically balanced instruments. The modern approach seems to be trying to keep any resonance above the actual bass frequencies. Do let us know how it works out.

Thanks Chuck, What I've noticed so far is that the neck with the lack of a glued on fingerboard seems very lively. If I hold it at about the 5th fret and give it a thump it really rings. There are a lot of Ric' basses with similar materials, and construction that sound great, so I'm optimistic. I'm really enjoying trying new skills.

[Jure]

Made those four in last three years.
Black tele and strat have my pickups. When I took the picture strat had some other PUs
Specs for tele set neck P90 7,8k and 6,5H bridge 8,8k and 4,9H, both Al5
Specs for strat neck and middle 6,6k 2,83H bridge 7,5h and 3,8H, all Al5
LP has Bare Knuckle Mule
And red tele has Seymour Duncans









You can see more pictures on my FB link in signature.

[frankfalbo]

Been making guitars for quite awhile. This is my current endeavor, which at the moment contains no magnetic pickups whatsoever!

www.falboguitars.com