I can't remember ever seeing a guitar on here that one of us made from slabs of wood.
Have you ever made one, and did you keep it?
I can't remember ever seeing a guitar on here that one of us made from slabs of wood.
Have you ever made one, and did you keep it?
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Yes, several. The only thing I didn't do was carve the neck & cut the fret slots, but I did buy raw maple necks & finish them in lacquer. The bodies were mostly alder, w/one made from African mahogany
The body I carved from a 2 piece center-seam alder blank is the one on the left in this photo. The back contour was a pain to carve, & the irregularities of hand-tooling show up easily when the guitar is in hand & you can eyeball it in person. Even so, it might be the best sounding & playing strat that I own right now, & I own a lot if them. It's in the neighborhood of 7 lbs
Do paper guitars count?
I used to draw guitars all day long in junior high.
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Hopefully Telenator will pop in here and show off his RickenRocker guitars, as well as his handicapped accessible bass/guitars. He does great work.
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain
I've been mulling a symmetrical, slab bass or guitar. It'll be a while.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Most of the family, technically none from "scratch"; From left to right:
1. Strat of Unknown Origin. Refinished in nitro cellulose lacquer 2. USAGC neck & hand-carved alder body 3. Super light Fender Custom Shop '55 Strat ash body & Allparts FAT flamed maple neck. 4. USACG alder body & Fender American Original '50s neck. 5. USACG neck (brazilian rosewood fb, super fat flamed maple) & Fender '60s Classic body (stripped & refinished in DuPont lacquer)