I recently stumbled across a stunning Fender CS (below) in Regent Sounds which has inspired my next build. Quite honestly, I would have bought the CS, if it had only been built with a 10-56 V-C neck rather than the med-C.
My build will be much the same, with the exception of a few creature comforts, a chunkier neck, and steel saddles!
I'm going back to USACG again for the "chassis" - I've had around a dozen of their necks pass through my hands and cannot fault the build quality at all. My build will differ from the above by having some small creature comforts added:
Neck - I've been wanting to try roasted maple out for quite a while, and this is the perfect opportunity. I found a good supplier for it, and selected the piece below. I didn't want anything too OTT, but ideally still something that had a bit of figure and character. This piece will be paired up with a nice piece of IRW with similarly non-uniform grain. From there, it's getting a very chunky V-to-C neck, med-jumbo frets, 12" radius, MOP dots and perhaps a 1-¾" nut width*.
Body - This'll be a light 2-pc Swamp Ash, finished pretty much as the above CS Tele with sunken grain and a light relic (wink wink @lamf68 - hopefully this'll be coming your way when you've got room!). I've chosen to have rib & heel contours added, along with a larger strat radius on the rear side of the body for comfort. The body will be routed to take larger pickups in the neck, once I decide what's going there later.
*I can't make my mind up on the nut yet - I like the width on my Taylor, but it'll make buying guitars in future that much more difficult... hmm. I have to decide quickly though!!!!
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Take your time Simon mate, I'm always here. Just drop me a line when you're ready.
Rich
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Actually, that settles it, I'm going to rescind the wide nut and stick to 1-11/16".
http://i.imgur.com/oCOTucs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/q7RfFZX.jpg
It looks quite plain here, but that lovely wild figure is hiding underneath. I'm just trying to make my mind up between tru-oil or nitro now to make it pop.
- Rib contour - Heel contour - 3/8" rear edge radius - Neck P90 route
I've got a Rosser body in my eBay watchlist - one of his original designs inspired by the old Supro guitars. This one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/361446518062
If I wasn't trying to cut down on the number of guitars in this house....