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Author:  Phillip Patton [ Fri May 04, 2012 9:07 am ]
Post subject:  My First Les Paul
Howdy folks,
Just strung this one up last night. In case it's not obvious, this is a ukulele, not a guitar. I used the Catto plans and had the print shop shrink them down to 80% normal size. I chambered the body to reduce weight, and added an F-hole. It's not very loud acoustically, and the f-hole is a real pain, so I'm going to leave it off of the next version.

The body and neck are mahogany, the top is maple, and the fingerboard and headstock veneer are indian rosewood. Finish is nitro lacquer. This is also my first burst.

It has two piezo pickups, one at the neck, and the other under the bridge. Right now they're both wired to the jack, but I intend to add a 3 position switch as soon as I get one.

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A customer/friend suggested I call it the "Less Paul" because of it's size. :-)

Here's a pic of the chambering and wire channels:

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The pickups glued in place:

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Today I'll finish spraying my first Les Paul guitar, which I'll be posting in a few weeks when its done...

Thanks for looking,
Author:  Robert Renick [ Fri May 04, 2012 9:39 am ]
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Wow that is super cool. Do the piezos touch the top when it was glued, or is there a gap there so the sound is coming from the body. What did you glue them with?
I just did a similar experiment with piezos in a LP shaped guitar, they sounded hot enough, but I also have a Baggs T bridge in it, and when I compared, the T bridge(straight to the jack) sounds so sweet, you can see why piezos usually go with a buffer circuit, and get glued into silicone. Any thoughts on piezo tone on nylon vs. steel string?
What is the scale length and how is it tuned?
Love the F hole, it was worth it.
Author:  Tony_in_NYC [ Fri May 04, 2012 9:44 am ]
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Awesome! I love it! Great job all around.
Author:  Mike Dotson [ Fri May 04, 2012 10:49 am ]
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That's just killer!
Author:  Chris Pile [ Fri May 04, 2012 12:26 pm ]
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Cool as can be...
Author:  Robbie_McD [ Fri May 04, 2012 6:51 pm ]
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That.....is the coolest thing ever!!!!
Congratulations!
Innovation defined.
Author:  alan stassforth [ Fri May 04, 2012 7:28 pm ]
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Wow!
Really nice, Phillip.
Are those the same piezos you put on your electric dulcimer?
Where'd you get those, Radio Shack or something?
I can't remember.
Got a sound clip?
Nice finish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:]
Author:  B. Howard [ Fri May 04, 2012 8:18 pm ]
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Simply stunning.
Author:  DennisK [ Sat May 05, 2012 2:51 am ]
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I must agree with the rest, it just doesn't get cooler than this [clap]
The F hole is definitely worth a little pain and suffering, IMO. Totally completes the look. If you skip it on the next one, you'll have to add something else to spice it up.

Very cool, installing the pickups inside. I wonder if you could do that with magnetic pickups? Probably couldn't get them close enough to the strings without causing playability issues.

I like the acoustic style bridge. I was planning to do that on my first electric, which I'll likely be working on this summer whilst humidity is too high for building acoustics.
Author:  cphanna [ Sat May 05, 2012 8:43 am ]
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I can't resist a wise crack about leaving your Les Paul in the clothes drier too long and shrinking it, but, seriously, this is a very cool little instrument. Beautifully executed, too. What a concept! I think it's excellent.
Patrick
Author:  Shaw [ Mon May 07, 2012 10:41 pm ]
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Now thats nice!..Mike
Author:  Cocephus [ Wed May 09, 2012 7:39 am ]
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You`ve been a busy man, Phillip!
This uke is too cool for school!
I`m gonna have to drop by your place and see if you`ll let me put some greasy paw-prints on it.
I missed out on the dulcimer posting, although I did get to see it in the early stages.
When was that post?
Coe Franklin
Author:  John Coloccia [ Wed May 09, 2012 7:52 am ]
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You should call is a Less Paul.

Nice work :)
Author:  John Sonksen [ Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:04 pm ]
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John Coloccia wrote:
You should call is a Less Paul.

Nice work :)


laughing6-hehe
Author:  Ken McKay [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:28 pm ]
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Beauty!
Author:  Stuart Gort [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:27 pm ]
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Yep...pretty dang cool.
Author:  James T [ Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:43 pm ]
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Very nice work , love the chambering and final finish
Author:  dzsmith [ Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:22 pm ]
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The finish is top-notch!
Love it.
Author:  Quine [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:10 am ]
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That's just beautiful carving and finishing!! Maybe next time you could do a true archtop style if you want more acoustic volume
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