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Ian Cunningham

Post subject: First Guitar

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:23 pm

Koa

Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:07 pm
Posts: 512
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Tell me what you think about it

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Ti-Roux

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:49 am

Koa

Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:46 pm
Posts: 950
First name: Francis
Last Name: Richer
City: Montréal
State: Québec
Zip/Postal Code: H4G 2Z2
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Looks great for the first one.. congrats! [:Y:]

Give us the specs!

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Ian Cunningham

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:03 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:07 pm
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City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

OK, figured maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, bald cypress body, hand made pickguard, GFS "Wild Dog" humbucker at the neck, and a GFS Overwound Fatbody at the bridge. Thin Danish Oil finish. The sound is excellent, very well suited for blues and southern rock. Lots of power, and the tele bridge pickup is just sick [:Y:]

The pickups are a really good match, the neck is extra bassy, whereas the bridge has way more emphasis on trebles, and the combination of the two is just insane. I hope to use this setup again.

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Mark A Thorpe

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:26 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:02 pm
Posts: 211
First name: Mark
Last Name: Thorpe
City: Valparaiso
State: Indiana
Focus: Build

Very cool, good job.

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alan stassforth

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:58 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sat May 22, 2010 10:32 am
Posts: 2616
First name: alan
Last Name: stassforth
City: Santa Rosa
State: ca
Zip/Postal Code: 95404
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

really nice ian!
i bet it does sound great.
looks nice too.
i like the body shape.
did you wire the hummer to be split-able?

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Ian Cunningham

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:07 pm

Koa

Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:07 pm
Posts: 512
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Nope, not quite there yet. I'm hoping to refurb it though since it's been sitting around a while. Might give it another finishing session, definately will rewire it and make a new neck for it (it deserves one), and I'm also hoping to replace the bridge with something more solid and new. Preferably the vintage style ashtray bridge with brass saddles.

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Ken C

Post subject: Re: First Guitar

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:24 pm

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Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:44 am
Posts: 1005
Location: SE Michigan
First name: Kenneth
Last Name: Casper
City: Northville
State: MI
Country: U.S.A
Focus: Build

Nice Ian!

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