Finished build JB004

JohnB · July 2015

First full size home build from scratch - all from 3" x 2" sapele. This has a scarfed headstock,through neck with pau ferro fret board, 25"scale and 2 Wilkinson humbuckers. I got nervous that I had cut the neck too thin and left quite a bit of meat around the shoulders when carving, this gives a fairly chunky feel, but I am not going to change it as the sustain and tone are better than I could have hoped for.

Finish is orange and black stain with water based satin varnish applied with a brush.

jd0272 · July 2015

Wow'd.

paulnb57 · July 2015

Wow indeed, ypu should be very proud of that...good effort!

JohnB · July 2015

Thanks - there were a few issues during the build and in places the finish is a bit substandard but I am learning

jd0272 · July 2015

JohnB said:

Thanks - there were a few issues during the build and in places the finish is a bit substandard but I am learning

This is why we use crap stage lighting

Sarge · July 2015

Like that! Good work that man!

Andyjr1515 · July 2015

Yes - I like this very much. It has a 70s vibe to it - in a good way

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Chalky · July 2015

I'm just mightily impressed that you made it all from 3x2. How does it sound? Any plans for better humbuckers and if so which ones?

TheOtherDennis · July 2015

That's a beauty, especially considering what you've built it from (not the sapele, the fact that it was all in bits). Nice one.

JohnB · July 2015

Chalky said:

I'm just mightily impressed that you made it all from 3x2. How does it sound? Any plans for better humbuckers and if so which ones?

It just means the body is a sandwich of 5 pieces, one of those is the through neck - you can see the joints in the grain colour. I hadn't used Wilkinson pickups till I did Mark Bailey's BYOG workshop and I was quite impressed (with the pickups on the guitar in my profile pic). This guitar has a sustain and a throaty roar that my LP can't match so I am going to leave them for now :-)

JohnB · July 2015

I used JB004 for the lead parts on this song - through Wampler o/d, TC electronic Trinity reverb and Orange Micro Terror ( at home recording volume )

https://www.reverbnation.com/johnbaily/song/23999928-i-got-the-blues?1336410755

amoeba · November 2015

That is gorgeous

Skodadad · November 2015

Wow'd, absolutely beautiful. Love the colour and shape. First class work and very inspiring

JohnB · November 2015

This has since had a mod to the neck shape making it more comfortable and a pair of Oil City humbuckers which are very impressive - especially the Night Fighter at the bridge

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