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Johnny Blaze
02-07-2012, 10:08 AM
So, I recently decided to undertake something I had never done. Build a guitar. I'm a lefty so choices are much more limiting, so I figured I try and build my own. Before this, I had never done any work on a guitar, but its a lot like building a car, or at least a model car!

It was officially finished yesterday. A friend who also was my teacher played it yesterday, and was very pleased with it.
What do you guys think?

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parsonsj
02-07-2012, 11:26 AM
I'm in awe of people who can play the guitar. Seriously.

Looks great.
Johnny Blaze
02-07-2012, 11:34 AM
I'm in awe of people who can play the guitar. Seriously.

Looks great.

Thanks!

I just wish I could play great!

There are people who can't play, people who can play, and people that do things on the guitar that just defies all! And the last group are the ones that make it look sooo easy. I am not in that group.
srh3trinity
02-07-2012, 02:23 PM
Looks great. I have built a few and have many plans in my head for others.
MonzaRacer
02-07-2012, 06:42 PM
I still want to get some parts and put together another one, my first was one my dad had acoustic, its got trashed as small kids can do, I got a Lotus Les Paul copy back in 86, loved it, fixed it up sold it and my old KMD GS18 amp for way too little. Been trying to get another electric, just sold my Jay Turser electric acoustic and small amp to my cousin for his daughter.
May try to build one after getting back to work.
BonzoHansen
02-07-2012, 07:17 PM
nice. kinda reminds me of a telecaster


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I'm in awe of people who can play the guitar. Seriously.

Looks great.

me too. i got sticky fingers, never could do it.
zbugger
02-07-2012, 07:56 PM
Looks damn good. I really wish I could play. My fingers are only good for a couple other things....
Protour_Pinto
02-07-2012, 08:36 PM
I have friends who are guitar techs for some big rock bands and am friends with Hugh Manson who builds a lot of instruments including those for John Paul Jones, What the can do with guitars is pretty remarkable. The only thing I can play is the violin, spent years learning to play it well for my Grandmother.
BonzoHansen
02-07-2012, 09:29 PM
Nice, I have heard of him, a lot of famous guys use his stuff

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Protour_Pinto
02-07-2012, 10:32 PM
That shot is from "Them Crooked Vultures" I toured with them for a few of their dates here in the west. Alain Johannes was the real magician with the guitar. I would watch him whip up a Cigar Box guitar and play the strings off it then give it away.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f359/BanditMan1200/Them%20Crooked%20Vultures/
Johnny Blaze
02-09-2012, 05:18 AM
That shot is from "Them Crooked Vultures" I toured with them for a few of their dates here in the west. Alain Johannes was the real magician with the guitar. I would watch him whip up a Cigar Box guitar and play the strings off it then give it away.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f359/BanditMan1200/Them%20Crooked%20Vultures/

Dude thats beyond awsome! I have a DVD copy of their Austin City Limits show, I watch about once a week!
Happyfunballs
02-09-2012, 05:54 AM
Looks good JB and it does remind one of a tele. I'll never give up my 40th anniversary american strat. I'm in that "can play", but not in the "defying all" category. Speaking of building guitars, it's not as hard as you might think:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjqgliGgvt0



BTW, do check out the "it might get loud" series. The one with Jimmy Page is awesome.
Protour_Pinto
02-09-2012, 07:32 AM
And then there is Sea Sick Steve. Great player, all around nice guy.
BonzoHansen
02-09-2012, 02:20 PM
And then there is Sea Sick Steve. Great player, all around nice guy.

I just learned about him from his recent work with JPJ. Really good!
Protour_Pinto
02-10-2012, 10:18 AM
Dave Grohl has a way of getting the right people together. He and Steve were roommates for a while when Nirvana was just starting out. Steve and Kurt were best friends.

Johnny, Have you thought about making theme guitars?
lvrpool32
02-10-2012, 11:56 AM
They look great...I've been doing the same thing the last couple of months...more of a Les Paul fan though............
Johnny Blaze
02-11-2012, 06:38 AM
nice. kinda reminds me of a telecaster


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me too. i got sticky fingers, never could do it.

Yeah, it is basiclly a tele. Wiring is 1960's spec, pickups are built to 1964 tele specs only a hair hotter. Has a 4 way switch instead of the typical tele 3 way.
Tuners are vintage style gotoh as well.
Knobs are 1972 deluxe tele.
Johnny Blaze
02-11-2012, 06:39 AM
Dave Grohl has a way of getting the right people together. He and Steve were roommates for a while when Nirvana was just starting out. Steve and Kurt were best friends.

Johnny, Have you thought about making theme guitars?

Just got the Nirvana live at the PAramount DVD this week! Awsome.

Not really thought much about themed gutars, other than I want to build an Orange strat style to match my camaro.
Johnny Blaze
02-11-2012, 06:42 AM
Dave Grohl has a way of getting the right people together. He and Steve were roommates for a while when Nirvana was just starting out. Steve and Kurt were best friends.

Johnny, Have you thought about making theme guitars?

In the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf of May 31, 2011 Steve denied this, saying (in translation): "Just like everybody else I saw him pass by in the street and said hello to him. That doesn't make us friends, does it?".