I originally built this for the Newport guitar fest, but due to the fact that I SET IT ON FIRE i had to make a new neck and replace the top. This guitar was a journey for me to say the least.
thanks for looking.
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| Author: | Matt Gage [ Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:40 pm ] |
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I originally built this for the Newport guitar fest, but due to the fact that I SET IT ON FIRE i had to make a new neck and replace the top. This guitar was a journey for me to say the least.
thanks for looking. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:44 pm ] |
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Very nice guitar Matt. So were are the burnt pic's? 
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:52 pm ] |
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Cool guitar! How did you set it on fire ??
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| Author: | JBreault [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:10 am ] |
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Matt the guitars you did bring to Newport were very nice. This one looks like it would have complimented them nicely! So...what is the story of the fire? |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:29 am ] |
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Matt, Very nice guitar. The more I build the more I believe in the course of "fate" that you are destined to follow and so don't get as upset with these things as I used to. Usually they teach you more in the long run but they do cost money
I presume that this is not the normal method for doing a sunburst 
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| Author: | KenH [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:42 am ] |
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Nice looking guitar Matt! What kind of finish did you put on it? |
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| Author: | burbank [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:46 am ] |
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Really beautiful job, Matt! 
Is that donkey abalone? Nice and subtle. Finish? B & S wood? Fire? Tell us! |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:42 am ] |
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That's the way I like it! Beautiful work as usual Matt, I'm a big fan of your work. |
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| Author: | John K [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:44 am ] |
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What a classic. That is a beautiful guitar Matt |
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| Author: | Matt Gage [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:57 am ] |
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Nitro finish + heat lamp = poof! i had noticed that my bridge had creeped a bit when i glued it on, so I decided to remove and reset it. I was distracted for only a few seconds, and completely scorched the top. The pain was esquisite! 
but it gave me the opportunity to make a rosette that i like a lot better. The back and sides are brazilian, the new top is adirondack, and the pearl is a nice batch of green abalam, which had more clear and pink than green. thanks for asking. I will always be a student of this craft. |
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| Author: | John How [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:28 am ] |
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Hey Matt, nice guitar. While the old top looked nice, the new one really pops. That's about as close to perfection as most people get buddy. Very fine!!! |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:48 am ] |
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Matt, that is a nice guitar. So, did you change the bridge too? Looks like the original may have been a pyramid and the new one a belly bridge. I assume the original bridge got torched too? |
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| Author: | LuthierSupplier [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:03 am ] |
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Wow, very cool Matt. Nice save by the way! You're right, the new top does look better, and I like the new rosette better too. I'm another big fan of your work! Thanks for sharing. Tracy |
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| Author: | peterm [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:11 am ] |
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Very nice job Matt! too bad for the burns.... |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:13 am ] |
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Obviously, Matt, you weren't aware of the "no flaming" policy here at the OLF. I trust it won't happen again. 
Wow, that had to hurt. Worse than leaving the iron on your favorite shirt! You sure got a fine guitar out of it, though. NICE work. |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:25 am ] |
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Nice guitar Matt. I once bubbled a finish with a heat lamp, but you did one better! Bet it sounds great. |
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:48 am ] |
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NO NO NO, Matt. If we've told you once, we've told you a thousand times: The flame is IN the wood grain, not on top of it!
Nice save, though. Does the guitar come with a "history sheet"? |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:04 am ] |
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Beautiful guitar, Matt, and just a fantastic regrouping of your strength. Not sure I could have persevered through a re-do like that. You are building a nice grouping in my pictures folder! Steve |
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| Author: | Wade Sylvester [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:00 am ] |
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Nice to know that these things are fixable. And you realy fixed it good! Nice creamy looking top and great rosette Matt! I like your logo too! I got a closer look at one Steve Spodaryk had at a resent NEL meeting. Great stuff Bro! Wade |
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| Author: | old man [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:15 am ] |
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Very Nice!!! I haven't tried setting one on fire yet.
Ron |
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| Author: | KiwiCraig [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:08 am ] |
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C'mon Matt, we all know you were doing a 'Hendrix' stage act
It's a class guitar Matt ! Your mishap must have been very painful . Congrats on your excellent recovery . I like the nice clean lines and particularly the scratch plate shape. It certainly lights my fire
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:03 pm ] |
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What a great recovery!! Matt that really looks great. I think the new top is outstanding. Great looking guitar all over. I guess they don't call it NITRO for nothing huh? |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:27 pm ] |
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Cool Matt. Beautiful work as always. |
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