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cbrviking
PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:04 pm 
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I made this for my name-sake grandson for his 14th birthday. I had my daughter plop him down with Google and pick out a guitar he liked. This is what he came up with:
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Poplar body
Maple-on-maple neck (All reclaimed lumber for neck)
Two-way truss rod
Four single coil import pickups
Four slide switches for pickup selection
Guitar Fetish vibrato
Roller TOM bridge

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Haans
PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:10 pm 
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Shades of the "Dog"!

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Nice job, but you need more switches... [:Y:]
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dzsmith
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That looks quite awesome, Jamie!
I like the black on red.

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cbrviking
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Thanks!
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Ken McKay
PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:46 pm 
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Thats some rickin stuff there jamie.


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that is stunning. I wish my grandfather was as cool as you

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Well named! I remember when all of the pawn shops around here were full of some really weird guitars like that. Now all of the pawn shops here are gone. I guess ebay put them out of business.

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cphanna
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I think that's VERY cool. Nice job and nice gift. Great work. Lucky grandson!
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cbrviking
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Thanks, everyone! The next step - modify a case for it.
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I like this. Looks like something Billy Gibbons might play....Mike

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