[COMPLETE] Rosewood necked walnut and maple topped tele :)

PVO_Dave

When I saw that @GSPBASSES had made a solid rosewood neck, I had to have one

I've had it a couple of months now, it's a thing of beauty:





So with this beautiful neck, I needed something special to go with it. I'd found a body in the states that I liked the look of, so tasked Graham with making something similar, but routed for a neck P90 and bridge humbucker. Was working out what bridge to get and it turned out Graham had something in stock for me

I spec'd it with Grahams easy access neck pocket and a belly carve, it turned up yesterday and it really is a thing of beauty!







Both of them together



Next steps, aquire some EZE Oil - turns out there is a Morrells very close by. Decide on the pickups, send the neck off for the customer inlay I've ordered up (inlay pocket to be precision routed in the headstock and start putting it together.

Can't wait to see it all finished!

Andyjr1515

That's lovely

TTony

Beaut.

axisus

Looks super good. I love a solid rosewood neck.

boogieman

That's going to look great.

That neck...oooof! Looks almost edible. 

impmann

Nice.

redrighthand

Wow - looks incredible

nick_s

Very nice indeed!

eldarvanyar

Beautiful guitar. Can you explain the centre section of the body, as that looks like a neck through design to me although it's a bolt on. 

PVO_Dave

Thanks all!

eldarvanyar said:

Beautiful guitar. Can you explain the centre section of the body, as that looks like a neck through design to me although it's a bolt on. 

It's purely a design thing and it's only the top / cap

PVO_Dave

Bit of progress, the logo of my signature has been made and the pocket cut out in the headstock





The bad news is that the headstock got dropped / chucked by the courier on the way there, I think / hope it's repairable, I'll start a thread for advice (so it doesn't get missed in here).

Neck should be back with me before the weekend, hopefully I can finally start oiling etc.. once I've drilled out the neck holes / aligned the neck

PVO_Dave

Neck arrived today, fixed the dent (see other thread), then got to work

Rolled the fretboard edges (one side for comparison)
https://i.imgur.com/x0qPuvB.jpg

Then glued in the logo
https://i.imgur.com/lRbCyRW.jpg

As long as I've recovered from the work party hangover, I'll sand that flush this weekend and get on with neck alignment / drilling the holes  

PVO_Dave

Today has been a day of drilling the tuner holes, drilling the neck holes, sanding the logo flush and the first coat of oil on the neck, hoping to start on the body tomorrow

First I sanded the logo flush, starting at 240, then 400, 800 then 1200 with some lemon oil - bit of guess work on my part as I've not really sanded much before, however, very happy with how it came out  

https://i.imgur.com/cTmWGA4.jpg

Finished off the dink repair too, it's so minor now, very happy again on something I've not tried before

https://i.imgur.com/KIgnIrz.jpg

I then got on with fitting the neck, I screwed the bridge on, fitted two tuners (without bushings), here it is in place (so I can do some photoshopping with pickup colours)

https://i.imgur.com/nIY7G27.jpg

Once happy, I then sanded the neck all over, ready for oil, again 240 - 1200, the applied the Eze oil, it's now hanging on a coat hanger drying

https://i.imgur.com/OaFJrT0.jpg

De-nibbing with the wire wool tomorrow, then another coat

PVO_Dave

Made some extra time this afternoon to start on the body, bit of sanding to start with, even had a little helper

https://i.imgur.com/5NN89yr.jpg

Then onto the oil, love the way it is bringing the look of the wood out

https://i.imgur.com/f5TpeI6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7ywsec6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HapiZz0.jpg

Liking the contrast between the top and the back

https://i.imgur.com/O4xNIVN.jpg

More work on them tomorrow  

PVO_Dave

First coats dry, second now on the neck and the back of the guitar, debating whether to do another on the front as I like the look, might do it just for protection purposes once the back is dry in about 4 hours. 

After first coats oats and a rub down with 0000 wire wool and lemon oil:

https://i.imgur.com/vZM87z2.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oiHUZph.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yIzhJPK.jpg

Second coat on:

https://i.imgur.com/5UNAjDh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/thfqS6t.jpg

The neck felt great after the wire wool treatment

WezV

I love dark walnut and clean maple together.... always makes me think of chocolate and cream

PVO_Dave

Pickups ordered, Bareknuckle Riff Raff and Supermassive P90

Found some Hipshot black o-ring knobs online and ordered them up, did a quick mockup tonight before waxing the body:

https://i.imgur.com/vmsoWiV.jpg

Briwax arrived today, so onto the waxing tonight. The stuff stinks, but love the outcome, sounds daft, but looks just how I wanted it, polished wood, rather than mega shiny painted wood

https://i.imgur.com/MkyCkIE.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JVBbfyA.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dz6XnDg.jpg

Can't wait to get this all built up  

paulnb57

Very nice!

olafgarten

WezV said:

I love dark walnut and clean maple together.... always makes me think of chocolate and cream

It's like the pancake body on those rosewood Teles which remind me of Oreos. 

PVO_Dave

Getting very close now! Frets levelled and dressed, string tree fitted, strap buttons fitted, pots, switches etc.. all here. All that's left to do is fit the pickups (dispatched yesterday!). 

Strung the guitar up last night, short of sorting out the nut (I've asked Santa for a set of nut files ) it plays amazing! Very resonant, can't wait to finish it  

Couple of iPhone pictures

https://i.imgur.com/zOOUJjk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3mlfH6m.jpg

paulnb57

I like this, a lot!