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axisusaxisus Frets: 28397
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Somewhere on Farcebook, on one of the amateur Luthier pages that I follow someone posted this guitar that he built as a tribute to his mum. I see a lot of nice guitars built by amateurs on Facebook, and some really terrible ones! This is the first one where I really thought 'wow, that looks incredible!'. It's not a style of guitar that I would usually go for, but I just think that it's a work or rare beauty.




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  • BeardyAndyBeardyAndy Frets: 716
    If only PRS inlaid their fret boards like that!
    Trading feedback https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/164200/beardyandy
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  • RaymondLinRaymondLin Frets: 12333
    That's nice, really nice.  It's like a violin.
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  • skippy76skippy76 Frets: 625
    edited September 2020
    Thanks for sharing, that’s a great build. 

    Inlays look good too, I always thought the last (closest to the pickups) PRS bird inlay looked more like a turtle, can’t Unsee that now!
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  • PonchoGregPonchoGreg Frets: 764
    This is achingly pretty. Everything is very tasteful (finish looks great) and the little design touches are excellent: the neck shape near the pickup, the pickguard, the binding, etc. It's also hard to do a "not just the usual F" f-hole design that works, but I really like these.
    Click here to see me butchering some classic solos!
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  • StrangefanStrangefan Frets: 5852
    Beautiful, I'd struggle to call it amateur, that looks truly top knotch 
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  • mbembe Frets: 1840
    Yes, that's a beauty.
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6463
    edited September 2020
    Heartfelt, fabulous skills, but ultimatley overly schmaltzy & kitsch.

    IMHO etc
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

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  • merciful-evansmerciful-evans Frets: 419
    Beautiful work.

    Though that bridge needs repositioning.
    I sometimes think, therefore I am intermittent
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1590
    Jalapeno said:
    Heartfelt, fabulous skills, but ultimatley overly schmaltzy & kitsch.

    IMHO etc


    I feel I must agree with you. Undoubtedly skilful luthiery with the finest of intent, but I think the top finish is at odds with the B&S gloss, the rear inlay out of place and the binding (high figure) clashes with the B&S wood (also high figure).

    However, the fretboard inlays flowing from the line of the cutaway's return to the body is truly exquisite.

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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 25100
    Very impressive work.  My mum's first and middle names were Dorothy Mary, and my gran was Mary, known as May, so I get a slightly strange feeling seeing that headstock!
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30358
    The tailpiece could be a bit less industrial but despite that a very elegant guitar.
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