Custom Tele and King Billy and Blackwood 000
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:33 pm
Hi All,
Been busy ,
I know electrics are'nt really our thing but what the hell.
The Tele is for a Muso mate of mine , he had very Specific requirements in terms of sound and apperance , he's a neat freak by nature , but loves to play good old hard Rock , he's been a pro Muso for years , and knows exactly what he want's , the challenge was realizing that vision , so I decided on the clean look of Black and White with a few trims to show it means buisness, it has all the goodies , Graph tech saddles and nut , Spurzels ,compound radiused fretboard and the killer is the EMG pick ups combined with an onboard 20 DB overdrive , so it can be a clear , bright delicate instrument , with the Pull of a KNOB becomes an Ear Bleed inducing killer, the next . can't say I really enjoyed making this one , the end result is pleasing , the owner is really happy with it , but apart from the neck it was mostly a routing and painting exercise my two least favorite activities , but he has an accoustic coming as well, I'm enjoying building that so much more .
I finished the KB/Blackwood 000 a while ago , it's for a Charity Auction in September, it features Trevor Gore's Falcate Bracing with a few Mods , it's all Australian Timbers , King Billy top , Headstock burl ,Mulga fretboard , Snakewood Bridge, Tiger Myrtle rossette and BW Bindings are from Tim S , Blackwood Back and Sides from Steve Gibson , I'm a crap Photographer with a Crap Camera so you will have to trust me when I say the Back Sides are full of figure , the neck is Blackwood with a Vic Ash lamination , as is the veneer on the back of the headstock , the Bracing is King billy , the sound is clear and bright with plenty of sustain a nice even spread of tone but the Mids and Highs are the sweetest I loved making this guitar , the sound has blown me away ,it was made with a lot of love for my favorite Charity , I hope it reaches a price deserving of the time and Love that went into it .
Cheers,
Paul.
Been busy ,
I know electrics are'nt really our thing but what the hell.
The Tele is for a Muso mate of mine , he had very Specific requirements in terms of sound and apperance , he's a neat freak by nature , but loves to play good old hard Rock , he's been a pro Muso for years , and knows exactly what he want's , the challenge was realizing that vision , so I decided on the clean look of Black and White with a few trims to show it means buisness, it has all the goodies , Graph tech saddles and nut , Spurzels ,compound radiused fretboard and the killer is the EMG pick ups combined with an onboard 20 DB overdrive , so it can be a clear , bright delicate instrument , with the Pull of a KNOB becomes an Ear Bleed inducing killer, the next . can't say I really enjoyed making this one , the end result is pleasing , the owner is really happy with it , but apart from the neck it was mostly a routing and painting exercise my two least favorite activities , but he has an accoustic coming as well, I'm enjoying building that so much more .
I finished the KB/Blackwood 000 a while ago , it's for a Charity Auction in September, it features Trevor Gore's Falcate Bracing with a few Mods , it's all Australian Timbers , King Billy top , Headstock burl ,Mulga fretboard , Snakewood Bridge, Tiger Myrtle rossette and BW Bindings are from Tim S , Blackwood Back and Sides from Steve Gibson , I'm a crap Photographer with a Crap Camera so you will have to trust me when I say the Back Sides are full of figure , the neck is Blackwood with a Vic Ash lamination , as is the veneer on the back of the headstock , the Bracing is King billy , the sound is clear and bright with plenty of sustain a nice even spread of tone but the Mids and Highs are the sweetest I loved making this guitar , the sound has blown me away ,it was made with a lot of love for my favorite Charity , I hope it reaches a price deserving of the time and Love that went into it .
Cheers,
Paul.