Ever make your own guitar?

[John_H]

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

www.falboguitars.com

Nice.. I'd like to take the Grand Aud. for a test drive.

[John_H]

I've only had one day off from the real work in the last month, but I did manage to get the one piece neck for the bass fretted. Most of the hardware has arrived from the Far East. I need to be done by mid Dec. for her birthday.

[jason lollar]

John is right the internet is soo full of BS its unbelieveable what I see people saying particularly when I know the back story- as many of you do. alot of us know each others business quite well- I try to keep my mouth shut as much as possible. I dont typically bother with reading forums anymore with the exception of checking in once in a while so i know which way the BS is leading so i can push the other way.
I called John probably 5 years ago- maybe 7 with questions about the backplate because I was making a set of pickups that were going to be used with it- at the time alot of people were asking about it and I found John to be very helpful - he told me everything I wanted to know and I can tell you from that he is genuine. No BS- straight up. Another company that is a pleasure to have working in the same business.

[Chuck H]

Beautiful shape. The proportions look very cool. The small body and long neck really have a nice aesthetic groove and the chambering should keep it resonant. Nice! Looking forward to the final reviews.

[John_H]

I've been pretty busy, but have made some progress on the bass. I did a carve on the top. It's just a slight bevel aound the edge, but it gives it some detail. The hardware's black so I used black binding. I think it's a nice contrast to the wood. The one piece neck worked out well. I'll be doing more of them. I think the next one will be out of walnut.
I'm using Tru-Oil. I've got two weeks 'til her birthday. I think I'll make it.

[John_H]

The tel's going together. The bass is right behind it.

[John_H]

double post

[John_H]

The bass passed up the tel. It's almost done. The one piece neck plays great.

[Chuck H]

Very nice! It looks elegant and powerful at once. What is the scale length and finished weight? How does the chambered body sound plugged in?

[John_H]

Very nice! It looks elegant and powerful at once. What is the scale length and finished weight? How does the chambered body sound plugged in?

Thanks Chuck, I'm real happy with the way it turned out, and I'm thinking of building one for myself that's very similar. It's a 34" scale. I haven't weighed it yet, but it feels like it's under 9 lbs. I've yet to plug it in to a big proper bass amp, but it's very resonant, and sounds good by DI. I've still got a little to do to it before I hand it over. I haven't had much time lately, but I'm determined to finish these two before year's end. I've got so many projects in mind, and I need to get these out of the way.

I've got another guitar in the works already. It'll have a book matched figured maple top over a mahogany body, sapele neck, and a cumara fingerboard.

[John_H]

This one's almost done too.

[John_H]

double...

[Chuck H]

That's really inviting. You know how it is when you walk up to a row of guitars at a store and look them over as you start the selection process... That's the one I'd pick up.

[David Schwab]

I've been pretty busy, but have made some progress on the bass. I did a carve on the top. It's just a slight bevel aound the edge, but it gives it some detail. The hardware's black so I used black binding. I think it's a nice contrast to the wood. The one piece neck worked out well. I'll be doing more of them. I think the next one will be out of walnut.
I'm using Tru-Oil. I've got two weeks 'til her birthday. I think I'll make it.

That's pretty cool looking, but your lower cutaway should be much deeper. That's a lot of wasted frets you got there.

[ken]

I like John H's offset too.

It's much nicer looking than some of the 'new models' I've seen lately - the "throw all the parts we make in a big box, shake it, and sell whatever comes out" ones.

ken