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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri May 11, 2012 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Just finished this guitar. I built it for the 2012 Tele Challenge over on the TDPRI. Specs as follows: White Ash body Maple neck 25.5" scale Bone nut Padauk fretboard LMI's FW47104 fretwire String through bridge w/brass saddles Tort guard Pickups are GFS 2 vol/2 tone/ 3-way Guitar has belly cut and forearm contour. Love this guitar! It plays like a dream, and the GFS pickups give me everything I could hope for in a humbucker.    
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri May 11, 2012 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
  
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri May 11, 2012 2:35 pm ] |
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Sweet! Really like that paduak fingerboard. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri May 11, 2012 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Thanks, Chris. I've fallen in love with Padauk. I'll definitely be using it again. |
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| Author: | jimmysux [ Fri May 11, 2012 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Very nice work! Very clean! Diggin that fretboard too! |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Fri May 11, 2012 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
That's a nice looking body. Great finish and the ash is very nice. What glue did you use to put those two halves together? |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Thanks a lot, guys. Zlurgh, I used Titebond original. Never found it necessary to use anything else. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Hey, Mike, A lot of people here know that I've never built nor owned a solid body and, generally, they don't interest me too much. But every now and then I see one here that is very cleanly executed and yours is one that grabbed my attention. I'll tell you, your guitar makes me sort of re-consider my thoughts about solid bodies. Well, I've always loved hearing them played well by great guitarists, and once in a while I actually want to own one. Your guitar takes me toward those thoughts, so: Way to go! Keep them coming! (Gee, I hope that all made sense. What I'm trying to say is I LIKE IT.) Patrick |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
cphanna wrote: Hey, Mike, A lot of people here know that I've never built nor owned a solid body and, generally, they don't interest me too much. But every now and then I see one here that is very cleanly executed and yours is one that grabbed my attention. I'll tell you, your guitar makes me sort of re-consider my thoughts about solid bodies. Well, I've always loved hearing them played well by great guitarists, and once in a while I actually want to own one. Your guitar takes me toward those thoughts, so: Way to go! Keep them coming! (Gee, I hope that all made sense. What I'm trying to say is I LIKE IT.) Patrick Wow, thanks! As to your not owning a solidbody, that's cool. But I'd be willing to bet that there's one out there, with the right amp, that would change your mind. I play mostly in church, and for several years I only played acoustic. But prior to playing in church, I spent 25 years playing the club scene(rock, country). My main instrument was the electric solidbody. In fact, I learned on one. It took a lot of doing to change my church's mind as regards electric guitar as well. The congregation was so used to the sound of an acoustic. But any instrument, played tastefully and well, can sound great, which they learned. I love a great acoustic. Nothing else like it on the face of the earth. But my heart has always belonged to the electric guitar. Still does. Anyway, thanks again for the compliment, and sorry for rambling on. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Fri May 11, 2012 8:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Wow, Mike! That is so tasteful! Congratulations! What's next? 
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sat May 12, 2012 12:25 pm ] |
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alan stassforth wrote: Wow, Mike! That is so tasteful! Congratulations! What's next? Thanks! And to answer your question, I've got two or three ideas spinning around in my head, and a build I'm in the middle of that I needed to scrap and start over, so I haven't the faintest idea what's next, but I'll get moving on something real soon. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
Hi, again, Mike, I agree with your hunch that there's a solid body somewhere that I need to own. I think it's most likely in my head right now, and I think I probably need to build it. I do love hearing them played well, from the most soulful blues to the most distorted rock--as long as they're played WELL. Organized noise takes me nowhere, but good musicianship in any style just sends me over the top. I love guitar music in all its styles and forms. As for my current obsession, I'm conceiving another arch top. I don't know when it'll get born, but it definitely wants off the drawing board and into fruition. You've got a cool instrument there. Like I said in the previous post, keep them coming. I will look forward to seeing another from you. Patrick |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sat May 12, 2012 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
I came back to look at that git, and the description "handsome" comes to mind. Patrick, if you get a good old Fender tube amp, and build a guitar with single coil, or low impedance humbuckers, and don't play through any effects, and really listen, it's like an acoustic instrument, just different. Just dig the "tone", man! |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest |
alan stassforth wrote: Patrick, if you get a good old Fender tube amp, and build a guitar with single coil, or low impedance humbuckers, and don't play through any effects, and really listen, it's like an acoustic instrument, just different. Just dig the "tone", man! I concur with that assessment. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Alright. Got my camera connected. It's cheap(as in it fell apart about 5 times before I got it connected cheap), so the actual video quality isn't what I'd like, but it's not too bad. The audio was recorded from the line out on the back of my amp, straight into my mixer, and then straight to the computer. The only effects are some dirt and the reverb on the amp. As for the contents of the video, it's just me jamming. One take, mistakes included. It's also 3:56 long. Sorry for that, but this guitar makes it real easy to jam along and forget how long you've been playing.  |
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| Author: | Clinchriver [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Wow who needs a Les Paul? Really cool guitar. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Thanks, Clinchriver. Indeed, this guitar will do everything I need an LP for. |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Sun May 13, 2012 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Rock on Mike, that sounds great, enjoyed the clip, both the playing and the tone. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sun May 13, 2012 8:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Thanks, Comfyfoot! |
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| Author: | VirgilGuitar [ Mon May 14, 2012 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Awesome Mike! |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue May 15, 2012 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Ok...second question: I notice in the shot of that end grain how clear the grain shows. Did you seal that endgrain with anything prior to sanding? Or did you just seal the whole thing after sanding? |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Tue May 15, 2012 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Zlurgh, thanks for the interest. I sanded the wood to 220, filled with Timbermate grain filler (all surfaces), sanded back with 320(what I had on hand), then shot nitro. The only sealer used was the lacquer itself. I don't use sealer. I just shoot nitro until the wood stops absorbing it, and then start laying down coats. |
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| Author: | RogerC108 [ Tue May 15, 2012 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
You did a great job this year, Mike. I enjoyed watching you work ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Tue May 15, 2012 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pics of my latest (Youtube link added! Take a look/listen!!) |
Thanks, Roger. I really enjoyed yours as well. There were a lot of problems you had to overcome, and it took a lot of guts to build a concrete guitar. Especially since, if I remember correctly, the last person to try that on the forum failed miserably. And I liked your shot with it propped up on the cement mixer. 
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