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It's the only guitar I've ever made that is not what I expected, whereas my African mahogany ones sound great, the difference is staggering
I'll be watching with interest as usual
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i have had guitars that don’t quite do it for me before, but really suit others. I have also had guitars that just needed tweaking and playing in a bit. Don’t give up too soon
or just use it as practice for relicing and finishing stuff... with both my Moderne and recent goldtop I was not happy with the way the played until they were reliced.. they just felt loads better once I had the patina where I wanted it.
amd then there is just preference. Get opinions off others you trust. It might not suit you, but it could be just right for someone else. I have had people prefer stuff I didn’t like, and not like stuff I thought was miles better.
its rare a well made guitar put together with good materials will be a total dud
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It's ok unplugged but not quite as bright as the African ones, I swapped the Faber bridge to a pigtail which was better, the pickups are a mojo low wind
I even took the whole wiring out put it in the African one and it's an incredible difference
I'm going to take it apart and work out why when my workshops done starting with frets and fretboard and maybe take the neck out
I'm also thinking of a big belly contour to take weight off it, very interesting although annoying
People say wood doesn't matter should listen to the difference
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Swiftly followed by the oxblood. Dibs!
oddly, they are both now weighing in at 6.4lb??? Thats possibly because i chose to cut away most of the sap wood on the one piece body,
the one piece looks much nicer from the back
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all the tops, fretboards and necks are now ready to go, and got a spare top to boot
The necks and mahogany tops are old stock honduran, a gift from a woodworkers widow. I got loads of big wide planks, some too heavy for bodies and too erratic for necks, but it makes nice tops where the extra weight pushes it a bit towards maple tonally.
I also got some big long square chunks which are perfect neck wood.And i will be going one piece with dual CF rods this time to make the most of this wood, usually I laminate. the rods will not be solid CF bars, but hollow rods as i think this makes the neck controllable and predictable without making it too stiff
here is the neck blank
roughly cut for 2 long full width tenon les paul necks
Indian rosewood and ebony to go with them
Here are the tops - ths started as one long plank. I think B is too nice to paint
and the sycamore
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I make mine with a traditional rod and maple filler strip, I thought these were stiff enough so I'd never put carbon rods in, it's still very interesting how others build
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the layout will have an affect too, I put them parallel with the truss rod, others but them parallel with the sides which is stiffer and helps with twist prevention.
there are many ways you can vary it, mine just gives the wood a bit of help
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At the moment I just build what I want and sell it on to fund the next builds when done. It’s all done between a full time job and 2 young kids, so I can’t make it a viable career just yet.
Aftet these 2, and the Firebird that’s nearly ready for paint, I will probably take a short break from building Gibson styles to develop some other skills and work on some aspirational builds.
i don’t see there being a DC junior in the foreseeable future, although I do really like building them so you never know.
The up up side is that when I do have a guitar for sale, it’s usually well priced
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I can't finish or build anything for maybe a month because of workshop building, big pita at the moment, I just get to look at what's being made
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