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Thanks Fr3t. Watch this space for more builds in the very near future
I agree - awesome stuff to see these builds come together
End of another week. What have we been doing in the Kemp workshop? Three generic looking builds coming together but they'll all come to life soon enough with some paint and hardware...
In the meantime, this box of brutal delights arrived in the post today - BKP Aftermath 8-string set - these are for a forthcoming custom thru-neck DC featuring the Half-fan multiscale fretboard and that stunning Ziricote top seen in the background there
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A couple of custom builds on at the moment, two are standard DC/DC3s but this one is a little bit special - 8-string thru-neck DC Half-fan multiscale with Ziricote top ready to glue on...
I'm good Matt - I've ideas for the new year too - you will be involved!!!
Look forward to hearing from you in the new year
Yeah - I tend to agree, I think the CITES listing of Rosewood and the subsequent rush of the big companies to Ebony, Pau Ferro etc. is only more likely to add these species to the list too. So pragmatically you are right we need to change our thinking up as guitarists and be open to alternatives – however we, as guitarists, are all slightly conservative in our views as evidenced when Gibson do anything that’s not faithful to a design made in the 1950’s
Speak to you soon!
Just a couple of pics of the latest Kemp Guitars custom DC that will be on it's way to Canada tomorrow. Yes, it's quite similar in looks and spec to some of my other recent work. However, aside from being a leftie, it's got a Half-fan multiscale fretboard with the revised 6-string scale lengths (25.5"-26") - which I think works better and really comes into play here as this guitar is setup with heavier 13-56 strings and is tuned to B standard... A perfect example of the need for a 6-string multiscale Full spec: Sapele archtop body, Wenge/Sapele 3-piece neck, Macassar Ebony Half-fan multiscale fretboard loaded with Jescar FW57110SS fretwire, Gotoh fixed bridge and 381 Magnum Lock tuners (Cosmo Black) and Bare Knuckle Pickups Nailbomb…
Something interesting arrived at the workshop the other day from @webrthomson - Leopardwood. Updates and full spec on this custom build coming soon...
Ross
Do you know the species name. I have also seen similar sold as "lacewood", and some similar sold as lacewood that had much smaller medullary flecks.
Anyway, the important thing is it needs a green stain to look like a crocodile
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