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  1. Walterson

    N(hb)GD -> BM style - but smaller - Picture Heavy

    It's been a while. Think's happened and here I am building Guitars for my Kids... finished last weekend, still working on the setup here and there. Facts: -6-String with 22" Sale length (think Gibson Neck with capo at second fret) -Body: salvaged from an old staircase -Neck: laminated from 35+...
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    2x 6 String BM Style build thread

    Here we go again... my Kids are 8 and 5 Years by now and my doughter is in serious need of a Guitar, but well - it wouldn't be fair to build only one... Specs so far: Body: some sort of Mahogany salvaged from a step of a staircase Neck: Wenge boards left over from a door somebody build 30...
  3. Walterson

    FS [EU] David Myka Custom Falcon MINT + HS Case

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: David Myka Custom Falcon Like new, no dent, no scratch, no nothing. Perfect playability, ridiculous low action possible without string buzz. A piece of art. Really. I feel sad having it hanging here on my wall. I don't find the time to play (or...
  4. Walterson

    7 String 26,125" Hipshot fixed bridge "Super Strat"

    I need some room for new builds and enjoy building guitars more than playing them at the moment.... :nuts: and no. I'm not taking orders.... Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: The guitar is based on the ESP MV shape roughly. A little more compact, but very well balanced. Scale...
  5. Walterson

    New Home Build Guitar Day! ESP arrowesk 6 String

    New Home Build Guitar day! Got this back from my lacquerer a few days ago. He took his time but did an amazing job. The lacquer on the neck is thinner with open pores. Feels great. The guitar isn't neck heavy at all. This one is staying with me for shure.... don't tempt me to sell it. The...
  6. Walterson

    N(HB)GD! 7 String fanned fret flying V

    New Home Build Guitar day! Finished this one Yesterday.... it still needs some tweaking here an there but I'll let the neck get used to the string tension first before I do the final setup. Specs first: Scale length: 25,5 - 27 Body: Dibetou (african Walnut) Neck: 2 piece Dibetou, carbon...
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    N(HB)GD! Superstraty fixed bridge 7 String with Blackouts (56k?)

    New Homebuild Guitar Day! I finished this one last week and thought I'll share some pics with you.... Specs first: Scale length: 26,125" Body: local Hard Ash (15+x years air dried) Neck: 5 piece Wenge, local Sycamore maple (15+x years air dried) Fretboard: not so local Bocote. Headstock...
  8. Walterson

    NGD! Homebuild solidbody multiscale nylon-string guitar!

    New Home Build Guitar Day! I would like to thank XEN stringed Instrument first, who allowed me to base my build on his designes! Thanks a lot! Specs: Scale length: 25-26,125" Body: figured Hard Ash Top: Ovengkol Neck: Ovengkol Fretboard: Wenge, 24 Jescar stainless steel frets Headstock: scarf...
  9. Walterson

    7 String 26,125" Fixed bridge Super Strat by Walterson

    Really, I do not want to do this but my car broke down and I need a new one... one of my best builds so far. The neck is very comfortable something between "D" and "V" and very, very, stiff. The attack is unbelivable. NGD...
  10. Walterson

    N(hb)GD Holiday Les Paul build / picture heavy....

    New Homebuild Guitar Day! I had some time during the years. ;) This is what happens when you build a Les Paul with a Blackmachine in mind and mix in some Huber and ESP.... Scale length: 24,75" Body: Khaya Neck: 5 piece Wenge, Khaya, Maple Fretboard: Wenge, 22 Jescar Medium Jumbo Frets...
  11. Walterson

    N(hb)GD! Second attempt on a Home Made Strandberg Boden

    New Home Build Guitar Day! My first attempt was really OK, but I thought I could do it better. There were some small things I did not like that much (the pickups and the position of the output jack for example). Thats why I made this second version and I was right: I could do better. Specs...
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    N(HB)GD! 7 String Strandberg Boden "Walterson Style" aka "the Fruitberg"

    It's Done! I worked on this guitar while this one was beeing lacquered: http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenstring-guitars/245379-n-hb-gd-7-string-metal-machine-picture-heavy.html#post3670570 The Idea behind this guitar was to build something more eco friendly, all woods were harvested...
  13. Walterson

    N(hb)GD -> 7 String metal machine / picture heavy....

    New Homebuild Guitar Day! I finished the woodwork on this one quite a while ago and send it to my lacquerer then.... it came back yesterday! He did an incredible job on this one. I love it. Specs first: Scale length: 26,125" Body: Korina Neck: 5 piece Ovangkol/Ayan Headstock: scarf joint...
  14. Walterson

    The Wood Quiz Thread....

    Here ya go: I spend an evening digging through my cutoffs from former builds and chose some wood samples which I sanded and oiled then. The samples should make it a little easier to choose woods for future builds, because oil changes the look of some woods more drastically than others...
  15. Walterson

    NGD: 55 year old "Junior" inside....

    could.not.resist. 1958 Gibson Les Paul Junior DC, all original, no cracks, no repairs, no nothing. Well the strings are new and the Strap Buttons too..... Those frets are tiny, but it plays surprisingly well, the neck is soooo fat and awesome.... the sound is huge, I...
  16. Walterson

    Home Build: "eco" Strandberg Boden 7 clone

    It's time for a new Build Thread... I'll go a little different way on this one and will only use domestic Woods for this build. Maybe some of you allready reallized: there are some new woods listed by CITES this year: Dalbergia conchinchinensis (Rosewood / Thailand) Dalbergia retusa...
  17. Walterson

    6 String blackmachinish "no-frills-metall-axe"

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: 6 String Guitar I build for my self. I need room for new builds and have to let some guitars go.... I decided to let this one go because I use my ergonomic builds most of the time. Scale: 25,5",24 frets. Neck & Fretboard: Wenge Body: Chestnut with...
  18. Walterson

    N(home build)GD! Ergonomic Multiscale Sevenstring

    It's done! Easy my most complicated build until today..... The specs first: Scales: 25,5-27" Neck: European Maple / Wenge Headstock: scarf jointed @ 14° with a Wenge cap Fretboard: Birdseye maple Fretwire: Wagner (Jescar) Medium Jumbo Body: weight reliefed Horse Chestnut with Wenge stripe and...
  19. Walterson

    What's on your workbench?

    Show us your actual projects! Here is my current build, a 7 String, fanned fret, ergonomic guitar: The first one with homemade Pickups, I hope this works out.... So, what's on your Workbench?
  20. Walterson

    NGD - homebuild "no frills" metall axe ->56k? No way...

    Specification: Neck: Wenge Fretboard: Wenge Body: Horse-Chestnut Bridge: Hipshot fixed Bridge Tuners: Sperzel Trimlock Nut: Buffalo-Horn Pickup(s): Seymour Duncan TB-6 The detailed build thread can be viewed here...


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