Walnut Hollowbody Build

[jelloman]

Well la de da for you...

 

[Elias Graves]

Mom always hit me if I put glue over finish so I tend to overdo it. You suppose the acid wash is too much?

 

[Elias Graves]

The body blank is ready!

 

[Elias Graves]

Oops. Wrong pic.

 

[ugameus]

The thought has crossed my mind. That Lollar CC for tele would be an easy fit.
With a El Rayo at the bridge.

That's well over $350 worth of pickups!

Dammit, I forgot about El Rayo. I want a pair something fierce. I already have a pair of Imperials though. I can't justify another $300+ pickup purchase at the moment.

 

[Elias Graves]

Yeah that's a lot of cash for a pickup.


Body blank all cleaned up. The joints all look nice and tight.

Now I gotta decide what shape to use.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Nice work.

I can barely see the joints if I ignore the visual cues at the bottom edge.

 

[Peeker]

...

Now I gotta decide what shape to use.

Flying V

 

[Elias Graves]

Um, how about something like this?

Anybody have any knowledge of these?
http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/windows/blade_dogearWin.html

 

[Peeker]

that works, too!

I quite like that, actually.

 

[Elias Graves]

I traced from my kid's Epi Les Paul and expanded it a bit.

 

[Peeker]

sounds like a good plan to me.

is this the kind of f-hole yer thinkin' of?
I don't know what the various shapes are called...

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=117655

 

[Elias Graves]

Yup. That's a cateye f hole.

 

[ugameus]

I have no experience with those dog ears blade pups, but I have been mighty tempted by them in the past. I love how you have the ability to tweak the magnets.

Man, first El Rayo and now the Vintage Vibes. You have successfully revived my GAS for two PAIRS of pickups I had eliminated from my daily thought processes.

I think I am going to go drink an Old Rasputin.

 

[Elias Graves]

:barney:

 

[Phil513]

Oversize LP looks good to me.

 

[Elias Graves]

Here's where my lunacy begins to show. I need to resaw this board for the top but I don't have a band saw.

This may take a while.

 

[Phil513]

I'm thinking wrong pic again.

 

[Elias Graves]

Look closely.

 

[Phil513]

Look closely.

Oh. . . . . you . . ..