Okay this one is about to get properly started, some lovely wood involved, some new designs and some slightly eclectic concepts going into this one but I’m pretty sure its going to be something pretty damn cool in the end.
Shape: Custom SC
Body wood: 1 piece Tasmanian Blackwood (with some bonus sapwood) Heavily chambered
Here’s a start on my first neck through builds. There are inverted neck through wood selections on either. One will have a white top/headstock and one with a black top/headstock. Both natural backs. Brothers from a different mother.
24 3/4″ scale
22 frets – stainless steel 6100 extra jumbo
1 – 11/16″ nut [...]
Shape: DCmk2
Body wood: Chambered QLD maple body, Carved Tasmanian Oak top
Neck wood: 9 Piece laminate neck of QLD maple & Tasmanian Oak with Rosewood veneer pinstripes.
Construction: Set neck
Fingerboard: Ziricote
Inlays: Hand cut MOP
Scale: 25″
Radius: Compound 9.5″ to 12″
Frets: 22 Medium [...]
If you good hearted Melbourne folk if you could keep an eye out for #24 it was last seen at a Beat Disease show at the Gasometer hotel in Collingwood on the 12th of November. If you’ve seen it around please give me a call on 0402952612. It may very well have been taken by [...]
This build is a wedding anniversary gift, i think i mentioned that before, Mari is Michael’s lovely wife (i’ve never met her but it’s a safe assumption that she is lovely for giving this build the okay!). Michael wanted her name inlayed at the 12th fret, we played around with some font/layout ideas and eventually [...]
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Finally making a start this past week is whats sure to be a lovely build-
To start with i’ll just mention the wood thats being worked with.
Chambered QLD maple back, Figured Tassie oak top (same billet as #36′s top)
Laminate neck of QLD maple and Tassie oak (from the same piece as the [...]
Shape: Custom DC
Body wood: 1 piece African Mahogany
Neck wood: -
Construction: Bolt on, contoured heel
Fingerboard: -
Inlays: -
Scale: 25″
Radius: 16″
Frets: -
Hardware: Gotoh TOM, Pigtail wrap around bridge
Electronics: 2012 handwound P90′s 8.4k neck, 9.5k bridge Alnico V magnets, [...]
The China tour was a total blast and I’m now back in the workshop for all your guitar related needs. Thats about it, some cool builds in progress, updates coming soon!
Cheers,
Jon.
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The workshop will be closed from the 22/09 til the 06/10 as my band Bone is heading to China to temporarily increase their dwindling population and play a bunch of shows.
If anyone has urgent repairs or service work please get in touch over the next couple days and i’ll get it [...]
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Shape: JR
Body wood: 2 piece swamp ash
Neck wood: 1/4 sawn Tasmanian Blackwood (scarf jointed)
Construction: Bolt on, contoured heel
Fingerboard: Ziricote
Inlays: Aluminium dots
Scale: 25″
Radius: 12″
Frets: 22 Jumbo SS
Hardware: Grover Sta-tite tuners Tuners, Joe Barden bridge,
Electronics: 2012 handwound [...]
