Elvis has entered the building

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Elvis has entered the building

Post by martintaylor » Sat Jul 23, 2022 6:03 pm

At last I can share the build that I completed for the Elvis Movie. This is a replica of the Gibson Super 400 that belonged to Scotty Moore and featured in the 68 comeback special. There was a really tight deadline of 3 weeks to build, spray, make metal parts etc whilst still running my guitar making school and my design business (lot to be said for being an old ADHD kid).

I've made a video of the build process and the link is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfAh6SGq6aA

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by kiwigeo » Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:19 am

Nice work Martin.....a build to be really proud of.
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Post by ozziebluesman » Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:01 pm

Hi Martin,
Beautiful guitar and to build in three weeks is outstanding.
Thank you for sharing
Cheers
Alan
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Alan Hamley

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by johnparchem » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:29 pm

Thank you, Thank you very much

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by Mark McLean » Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:31 pm

It is amazing that they go to this much authenticity for the movie - and incredible that you could deliver it Martin. I am wondering if they were that authentic about Elvis’s socks and undies and everything else - or is it just because the guitar is such a star in the show?

Martin, how much information about the original guitar did you have to work off?

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by sebastiaan56 » Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:47 pm

Congratulations!
make mine fifths........

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by kiwigeo » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:13 am

A copy of a Gibson...made by Martin :mrgreen:
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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by lamanoditrento » Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:21 pm

Nice! :cl :cl :cl
kiwigeo wrote:
Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:13 am
A copy of a Gibson...made by Martin :mrgreen:
:lol: :lol:
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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by martintaylor » Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:22 pm

Mark McLean wrote:
Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:31 pm
Martin, how much information about the original guitar did you have to work off?
Thanks Mark,

I was given no info other that it was a Gibson Super 400. The rest was down to a lot of googling about the guitar and Scotty Moore (who owned the original guitar). I also couldn't find any plans anywhere so drew up my own and went from there. The metal bits were tricky as I hadn't dome any metal work before but I am just an old ADHD kid so once you remove the need for sleep and throw in a little OCD (c'mon, I can hear the knowing grins from here) it was just a case of getting stuck in and doing it. It was exhausting but rewarding.

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Re: Elvis has entered the building

Post by seeaxe » Mon Aug 01, 2022 1:09 pm

johnparchem wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:29 pm
Thank you, Thank you very much
:D :D Lolz.
Richard

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