Your finished projects

Yorkie · April 2021

Cheesyfeet said:

The neck is mahogany, but that's a Bocote veneer on the headstock. It wasn't originally planned, but I may have got a bit carried away reducing the headstock thickness, so needed to bulk it back up a bit. It was a headstock veneer from Rothko & Frost and, being bocote was a bit of a PITA to work with (oily and a bit fragile!)

Headstock shape was a result of me siting down with a pencil and playing around until I came up with something I liked.

Everything made by myself except the hardware - truss rod cover is some spalted beech I had laying around.

Guess I'll need to think about making the next one now

Bocote - that's an interesting choice. As for the truss rod cover, I was asking because I am in all probability going to have to make my own (or mod an existing one) for a Vintage VS6. Wanted to have a chrome one, but I don't think I've got the tools to cut it. So I might end up getting a thin wood panel to try and put one together.

lysander · May 2021

Recently finished this build with a set neck guitar from @GSPBASSES that I finished with shellac, and @Alegree wide range pickups.
Mahogany body and neck, Ebony board, evo gold frets.
Superb woodwork as always from Graham, that neck joint is gorgeous,
The pickups are excellent too, proper tele DNA in there.
Very happy with how it turned out !

SlopeSoarer · June 2021

Beautiful job there @lysander but it does mess with my head!

downbytheriver · June 2021

Lockdown projects...

The black limba (Korina) body at the front was bought shaped and routed, the Tele has a pre-owned neck and the blue green Strat object is much older. Everything else built in lockdown along with several more lap steels and another Tele. Nothing for sale as I am happy with them but they have too many flaws to sell! The mahogany Strat/Esquire has a squier 51 type scratchplate being made and there is a sister guitar to this (mahogany body and neck plus a flame maple top) in build. All the mahogany in the picture came from the late Melvyn Hiscock’s stock when we were clearing out his storage unit a couple of years ago.

5redlights · June 2021

vanlooy1 said:

GSPBasses RB6T blacktop, first ever nitro job, looks okay from a distance but close up not so much!
Equipped with an OilCity wrapping wharf in the bridge and a Mojo staple P90 in the neck.

That. Is. Stunning.

Musicwolf · June 2021

My first build (well, assembly). A Partscaster put together by myself and my teenage son. I already had the complete scratchplate / pickups and tuners from my 2009 US Standard Strat (upgrade to Bareknuckles + locking tuners) so picked up body, neck and trem from Northwest Guitars. Still some setup work to do but it already plays, and sounds, very nice.

SteveRobinson · June 2021

My Everyday Electrics Delta revival project, build details here:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/206218/everyday-electronics-delta-mark-ii

vanlooy1 · June 2021

SteveRobinson said:

My Everyday Electrics Delta revival project, build details here:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/206218/everyday-electronics-delta-mark-ii

Very cool!

skippy76 · August 2021

Just finished building a nice light LP kit that I bought off a nice bloke here on the forums. 3.5kgs

I used McNelly pickups from Canada and had Jonathan at Feline @FelineGuitars tidy up the fretwork and set it up. Sounds and plays as good as I think it looks

just needs some more light ageing and lacquer checking

Keefy · August 2021

I have posted most of my previous builds on here, but my last project was a bass amp inspired by the Ampeg B15 so I blogged the build over on Basschat. Here are some pics of the finished item:

Fuengi · September 2021

Not quite a new build, but the Strat has had another modification.

New coat of LPB nitro from @SteveRobinson which went on really nicely. New Lollar 64 Special pickups (previous know as Blackface which is still written on the back) which are excellent and very Stratty.

Also put the Callaham bridge back on, so all in all I've probably spent more on this Mexican Strat than a new USA model might have cost!

However, it does have a lovely feel and weight so happy to spend a few quid to get it looking and sounding like I want. It's only money!

Dan_1 · October 2021

Charvel So-Cal MIJ

Had a Tone Zone in the bridge, and Evolution in the neck (HH), which both sounded great if not a little bland. This thing plays like an absolute dream, so wanted something a bit different to the sound.

Had a custom HS pickguard made by gig.ink (amazing service by the way - highly recommended) and have dropped a Suhr Thornbucker + in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound in the neck. Easily the best sounding, and best playing guitar I own.

SteveRobinson · November 2021

I've been working on this over the last few months and collecting parts for much longer; the Bigsby was sourced here years ago with this project in mind.

It was a close thing with the bridge height. I purposely set the neck angle quite shallow and with a low action the bridge is *just* off the deck. Too low to use the domed thumbwheels I bought without modifying the ABR-1.

The neck is set in about 4mm too deep (due an error correction) and so the Bigsby needed a bit grinding off where it meets the bridge.

The reason the neck pickup isn't close up to the neck is another correction of a router mishap!

Pickups are Monty's PAFs.

The bee headstock inlay and TRC were CNC cut by my friend Wal.

Some in-progress shots:

Using my G&W binding jig

Routing the pickup cavities

LordOxygen · November 2021

Ceiling light reflecting in the nitro.

Finished my Custom tele deluxe project today, I'm very pleased with it.
I sprayed the nitro finish over the summer, proves you can get super results from rattle cans if you do it properly, I'm genuinely surprised how good this has turned out.

ThePrettyDamned · November 2021

@SteveRobinson that bee inlay is amazing!

SteveRobinson · November 2021

ThePrettyDamned said:

@SteveRobinson that bee inlay is amazing!

Thanks, @ThePrettyDamned have you taken a look at Wal's other stuff? He's very good!

I drew around the inlay and routed by hand using a Dremel and small upcut bit

Then glued it in and filled around using hide glue with carbon black in before sanding back, spraying over black and scraping clean

ThePrettyDamned · November 2021

SteveRobinson said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

@SteveRobinson that bee inlay is amazing!

Thanks, @ThePrettyDamned have you taken a look at Wal's other stuff? He's very good!

I drew around the inlay and routed by hand using a Dremel and small upcut bit

Then glued it in and filled around using hide glue with carbon black in before sanding back, spraying over black and scraping clean

That's incredible. I wonder if, with a dremel, I could manage that on my project... Will look at the website!

I actually need to do a bit of work on the headstock, it's not gone a particularly smooth black colour, and the sealer has revealed some scratches I missed so it isn't like I'd be undoing lots of work...

BlackbirdCabs · January 2022

Here's my first semi-build: a body I made from Southern Yellow Pine and Mahogany, with a Warmoth Mahogany neck.

I've finally managed to solder it up and it sounds great, although I've been without an electric for so long that my picking skills have disappeared! I also need to do a full set up so maybe I can blame the high action

Pickups are a P90 Staple by Mojo and a Beano humbucker by Ash at Oil City.

Not sure what to do with that toggle switch hole in the pickguard!

thejkr · March 2022

Looks fantastic, well done! Was the Crimson guitar building course good/worthwhile?

Cheesyfeet said:

This is my first home build from scratch. Pretty happy how it's turned out as it's mostly a learning exercise for home building after a 6 day Crimson course last October.

Plenty of things I've learnt along the way and would probably do slightly differently next time!

Cheesyfeet · March 2022

thejkr said:

Looks fantastic, well done! Was the Crimson guitar building course good/worthwhile?

Cheesyfeet said:

This is my first home build from scratch. Pretty happy how it's turned out as it's mostly a learning exercise for home building after a 6 day Crimson course last October.

Plenty of things I've learnt along the way and would probably do slightly differently next time!

Yes it was very worthwhile. It's a good environment and the staff there are all great, only gripe I had was the pre-course admin could have been better. They have all the tools needed to ensure you get to go home with a completed guitar as they save a lot of time, which means you do go home with a long wish list of machine shop tools!

bad_alice · September 2022

Hi folks, if you think that a project involving taking a 2019 Gibson SG Special and using as a base to create a (hopefully) convincing '63 Gibson SG Special look-a-alike is something you be interested in checking out then here's the link:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/233872/turning-a-2019-gibson-sg-special-into-a-1963-gibson-sg-special

Snap · November 2022

I like the Cagney & Lacey switch!

GuyBoden · March 2023

This build/assembly is the best I've ever done, mainly thanks to Scot Woodcock at WSMGuitars for his CNC work on the body and neck. I'm posting it here as well, so I can remember. I'm a hobbyist with a little amount of tools, but I had fun.

Image: https://i.ibb.co/M9TvbRp/7-string-Front.jpg

Image: https://i.ibb.co/qY6mk4P/7-String-Back.jpg

Image: https://i.ibb.co/Qpy7KXk/7-String-Bridge.jpg

Image: https://i.ibb.co/Q8RpMLf/7-String-Nut.jpg

lovestrat74 · March 2023

skippy76 said:

Just finished building a nice light LP kit that I bought off a nice bloke here on the forums. 3.5kgs

I used McNelly pickups from Canada and had Jonathan at Feline @FelineGuitars tidy up the fretwork and set it up. Sounds and plays as good as I think it looks

just needs some more light ageing and lacquer checking

Love this @skippy76 do you still have it?

skippy76 · March 2023

Hey @lovestrat74 yep I still have it and it’s had some sweet work done by @Danielsguitars . Aged nitro and a Wizz humbucker in the bridge position

Ill grab a pic

lovestrat74 · March 2023

skippy76 said:

Hey @lovestrat74 yep I still have it and it’s had some sweet work done by @Danielsguitars . Aged nitro and a Wizz humbucker in the bridge position

Ill grab a pic

Damn!! I thought you were going to say... "still got it but never play it so am thinking of selling it" ...

Look forward to the pics

Cranky · June 2023

Really amazing stuff in this thread!

I didn’t make this Tele, but I shaped, finished and “tattooed” the body, sourced the rest of the parts and put it together. Supposed to be vintage inspired. Also, save for the pickups I deliberately avoided Fender parts. It’s a basswood body, but the top was described as “barn wood” and I thought that it screamed Tele. Turned out to be a real pain to treat and stain, due to my lack of experience and the wildly random porosity of basswood. Part of the vintage theme turned out to be a somewhat shoddy stain, but I guess it suits the Tele. I became, for deeply personal reasons, totally overwhelmed by an urge to summarize myself with this build, and the “learning as I go” results are no doubt a part of that summary.

~ 25.5” scale

~ CS Texas Special pickups
~ 4-way switch, reversed control plate (except I failed to reverse the switch itself, so neck is bridge and bridge is neck)
~ Warmoth roasted maple boat neck (soft v), satin finish, ebony fretboard
~ Gotoh locking tuners
~ Top-loader bridge (could also be string-through, but I didn’t want to put the holes in the body)
~ Wood burning kit applied to back and sides
~ Gel stain with shellac and wax coats

Neilybob · June 2023

Cranky said:

Really amazing stuff in this thread!

I didn’t make this Tele, but I shaped, finished and “tattooed” the body, sourced the rest of the parts and put it together. Supposed to be vintage inspired. Also, save for the pickups I deliberately avoided Fender parts. It’s a basswood body, but the top was described as “barn wood” and I thought that it screamed Tele. Turned out to be a real pain to treat and stain, due to my lack of experience and the wildly random porosity of basswood. Part of the vintage theme turned out to be a somewhat shoddy stain, but I guess it suits the Tele. I became, for deeply personal reasons, totally overwhelmed by an urge to summarize myself with this build, and the “learning as I go” results are no doubt a part of that summary.

~ 25.5” scale
~ CS Texas Special pickups
~ 4-way switch, reversed control plate (except I failed to reverse the switch itself, so neck is bridge and bridge is neck)
~ Warmoth roasted maple boat neck (soft v), satin finish, ebony fretboard
~ Gotoh locking tuners
~ Top-loader bridge (could also be string-through, but I didn’t want to put the holes in the body)
~ Wood burning kit applied to back and sides
~ Gel stain with shellac and wax coats

Ooh that’s nice.

markblack · June 2023

Almost finished... going to change the pick up to an Oil City number...
Inspired by Novo and made out of an old oak chopping board.

Neilybob · June 2023

markblack said:

Almost finished... going to change the pick up to an Oil City number...
Inspired by Novo and made out of an old oak chopping board.

Love it. Is this shape comfortable to play sitting down?

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