Sorry if I posted incorrectly, sometimes it's all I can do to get a picture to post at all! I didn't mean to offend you, I hope you at least liked my guitars! Eric.
my electric lute! My 9 string! 7 string PRS hollowbody replica! 7 string fully hollow 335 replica! 7 string strat! Another 7 string strat! And just for kicks, an 8 string of another kind, my mandolin!
Thanks, glad you like it! My next project is another acoustic/electric , 6 strings, but with extra frets, and a unique concept for the body's construction that I think you all are gonna get a kick out of!
Thanks for the kudos! I do have every intention of tuning it to lute tuning. I had thought that the shorter scale would require a hard tension set of strings, but discovered on first stringing it up that with the traditional wooden pegs I was not happy with the amount of effort required to get...
So, I just finished this one, it's been an on again, off again project for some time.Mahogany neck and body, cocobolo fretboard and bridge. 24" scale length,vintage style tuning pegs, walnut stain with tung oil finish.Highlander under saddle pickup, with a Fishman preamp. Been a fun project, and...
I used to work on Northern Exposure, with Rob Morrow, who co-starred with Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List, Nicholson co-starred with Kevin Bacon in A Few Good Men. 3 degrees to Kevin Bacon! Any one else?
Thanks Tom, I think it turned out pretty well. It's got a 28" scale on the bass side, 24" on the treble. Walnut neck, maple board,tung oil finish. The body is alder with poplar wings, to save some weight. Walnut cap, with a maple center stripe. Hand wound the humbucker, hand fabbed the aluminum...
When I was but a lad (a long time ago!) there was an Ovation Deacon in a store in town, and it hung there forever. I wanted it so bad I sold my drums to come up with the cash, only to find it gone when I got there. To this day I still want one. Having learned to build guitars, I'll probably just...