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[dcomiskey]

RSP #33 Apollo SH -
2-pc. 1931 Honduras mahogany neck w/African blackwood stringer
BRW fretboard with Purpleheart/Sterling silver inlays; Sterling side dots
1- pc. 1970 Honduras mahogany back - hollowed
1-pc. 1960 Bigleaf maple top
custom headstock inlay of Purpleheart/Sterling silver/violet mussel shell
Jescar 47104S stainless steel frets
Callaham bridge and TP with locking steel posts
Lust For Tone "Lucille" HBs
Rodgers open tuners in Sterling silver with black horn buttons
nitro finish Jet Black top with Doghair back and neck

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Thanks for looking!

cheers,

That’s remarkable! How is the doghair finish achieved??

 

[sdshirtman]

I got a bit stalled with my builds this year but I managed to wrap this one up last week.

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

I got a bit stalled with my builds this year but I managed to wrap this one up last week. View attachment 415223

quite nice indeed

 

[pshupe]

I got a bit stalled with my builds this year but I managed to wrap this one up last week. View attachment 415223

That's gorgeous. Nice job.

Cheers Peter

 

[lvrpool32]

I can't play slide for sh&t, so had a local guy come in and give it a go...

 

[jack briggs]

Laminated construction Pandora prototype - Cherry aniline dye

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Thanks for looking!

cheers,

 

[tokairic]

How did you shape the top and back? Is it steamed and pressed, or carved archtop style?

 

[Ripthorn]

Finally got this guy all squared away. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out:

 

[charisjapan]

@Ripthorn that is exquisite!

 

[jack briggs]

How did you shape the top and back? Is it steamed and pressed, or carved archtop style?

Vacuum veneered:

 

[tnt423]

Just finished this one up, its a demo piece for a local pickup winders vintage styled pickups.

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

dont be surprised if it sells more than pups. thats clean, dude.

 

[tnt423]

dont be surprised if it sells more than pups. thats clean, dude.

Thank you sir, wouldn't bother me a bit to make some more of these.

 

[ace924]

Some of my novice work. The Frehley Tribute start off great unitl I went to do some wet sanding. The cheap veneer bubbled and split in few places, so no finished pics since it has been sitting. The special was built a a fund raiser auction for my daughters school. The cheap $125.00 kit fetched $500. I was pleasantly surprised since I only expected to get 150 to 200.

 

[p_baker]

This is the first guitar I built all on my own. The very first was built in a luthier class.
This is called the Supernova Model. It is my nod to the Gibson korina models from 1958 and the idea how one could have looked like, if they had been not as radical a departure from the common guitar design.

Specs are:
- one piece korina body
- korina neck
- ebony fretboard
- 24.625 inch scale
- SD Phat Cat in the neck position
- SD Seth Lover in the bridge position
- Vol. / Vol. / Master Tone

 

[tokairic]

First electric build from scratch. Fully hollow mahogany body and neck, flame maple cap, ebony fretboard, flame maple headstock overlay, MOP hand cut logo on headstock, abalone inlays, Gibson mini humbucker and SD P90.

 

[tokairic]

Any room for acoustics in the guitar build thread? This one I build a couple of years ago - my second acoustic. Solid Koa top, back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, bridge and tuner buttons, abalone inlays and sound hole rosette, Cap and back strap on the headstock are off cuts from the body pieces.

And the latest one, a mini dreadnought with full scale length and 12 fret join. On its way to being finished. Engelmann spruce top, koa back, mahogany sides and neck. Rosewood fretboard, abalone inlays.

 

[crazygtr]

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

both of those are terrific looking guitars.

 

[danigalapago]