MM Silo inspired 6tring

[bombonx101]

Some new stuff is on .This time it's for my daughter so it has to meet an ultimate condition:to be as light as it can be and to resemble MM Silhouette ( she is tired asking her brother a favor each time she has a gig).And what can I do but get it on.
And yes..it has to be GREEN-ish!!!!!
So :
1.Ashe body..heavily chambered
2.Flame maple top,neck and fretboard
3.25,5" scale
4. Vanson,19:1, 4+2 locking tuners
5.Custom made fixed bridge (looks like MM's)
6.Jumbo frets
It should be slightly carved as MM Silo but with a transparent pickguard as S.Morse's one.
And it will be loaded with DiM Crunch and Liqui on,3 way lever switch,Vol/Tone on single pushpull pot and mini toggle switch for splitting each coil.Some initial pics:\

..That's all for now.....hopefully won't spend much time building this one

 

[Pikka Bird]

Pre-bending with heat, or what is that darkness on the top? Looks like you're off to a great start (or more than a start apparently)

 

[bombonx101]

Yes,prebendig.For a second time.Should be ready in five -six days for gluing without tension.That dark stain is leftover from my previous 6 string project ....some violet stain.

 

[Ape Factory]

How thick is the flame maple top?

 

[bombonx101]

About 7mm,

 

[Knarbens]

Nice job! Guess it could have been better (tonewise) to not cut out the part between the pickups?

 

[bombonx101]

Actually yes...so I've put (glue) a piece of mahogany between and with that even reduced the future control cavity.

 

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[TamanShud]

This is awesome. You've earned your World's Best Dad mug!!!

 

[A-Branger]

so awesome.

be my dad I wnna a guitar too

 

[bombonx101]

Bridge positioning.... The top was stained temporarily..it's going to be resanded before carving

 

[BrailleDecibel]

Great work so far! I love the color you went with.

 

[Millul]

Soooo cool!

 

[bombonx101]

And the most important features are checked: tuners are on,bridge is on and strings too..action and intonation great....so it's ready for final carving,routing at the back for ferule plate/block and cosmetics..

 

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[shupe13]

Man that is awesome!

 

[bombonx101]

Will be very tricky.....

 

[bombonx101]

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[Jarmake]

Ouch!

Cool looking guitar for sure!