Coronet inspired DC build

PhilKing

Thanks @earwighoney - this one sounds great.  The neck is a bit of a handful, but I think that adds to the tone.

Darren, the good thing with this is that the New Yorker pickup is pretty shallow, so not much routing is needed in the neck pocket area and the neck pickup is set back a bit too.

Danielsguitars

PhilKing said:

Thanks @earwighoney - this one sounds great.  The neck is a bit of a handful, but I think that adds to the tone.

Darren, the good thing with this is that the New Yorker pickup is pretty shallow, so not much routing is needed in the neck pocket area and the neck pickup is set back a bit too.

Those New York pickups have got my interest, I'll see if Marc at mojo knows anything about them, gold foil pickups will surface mount with no routing needed but with a different neck joint I'm also thinking of 2 humbuckers to rival an sg with better comfort for my taste

johnP_90

Looks lovely and retro, better thought out design than SG etc with the neck join integrity, with neck pick up rout etc. All good for tone and lovely vintage vibe.

Wo'ts not to like? Gold foils would be nice, are "new yorkers" a humbucker type btw? Looks like 2 coils but with "Tiesco" surf vibe and jangle looks wise, grin. Anything Marc builds like gold foils would be good as well. Nice, Jazzclub... Nice

Danielsguitars

johnP_90 said:

Looks lovely and retro, better thought out design than SG etc with the neck join integrity, with neck pick up rout etc. All good for tone and lovely vintage vibe.

Wo'ts not to like? Gold foils would be nice, are "new yorkers" a humbucker type btw? Looks like 2 coils but with "Tiesco" surf vibe and jangle looks wise, grin. Anything Marc builds like gold foils would be good as well. Nice, Jazzclub... Nice

New York pups are a single coil, I've only been able to find a single pickup 1959 coronet demo so far

For my idea of a 2 humbucker version I'd do a completely different neck joint if possible

earwighoney

Danielsguitars said:

PhilKing said:

Thanks @earwighoney - this one sounds great.  The neck is a bit of a handful, but I think that adds to the tone.

Darren, the good thing with this is that the New Yorker pickup is pretty shallow, so not much routing is needed in the neck pocket area and the neck pickup is set back a bit too.

Those New York pickups have got my interest, I'll see if Marc at mojo knows anything about them, gold foil pickups will surface mount with no routing needed but with a different neck joint I'm also thinking of 2 humbuckers to rival an sg with better comfort for my taste

Johnny Smith's are surface mount as well.  

I can only speculate but I have a suspicion a FB in the bridge with a Johnny Smith at the neck would be a good combo.  The Johnny Smith seems to go under the radar but it might be my favourite Gibson pickup. 

Danielsguitars

Whilst waiting for paint to dry I carry on and first up get the dot inlays done, I'll fit them later, then it's thickness the neck and headstock and pin the fretboard on so it doesn't move when I use hot hide glue, you don't get long so it's glue pin and wrap 
Hopefully it'll get the neck glued in later this week

Danielsguitars

I haven't been well which is why I hadn't done any work or updates but I'm back taking it easy, I got the dots in then rough carved the neck before flatting the board again and fretting, the frets have been beveled ready for edge rolling

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Quick mock up

Danielsguitars

Now the rest is a bit trial and error so I just placed the knobs roughly in the same area as a DC junior then drilled the holes through, I stuck a template on the back for the back cavity and used the overhead router, I also did the roundover and jack socket hole
The necks been glued in then I can get it strung up and work out where I want the p90 route

Andyjr1515

Coming along nicely

FelineGuitars

Nice progress Darren....something so nice about the Coronet and Crestwood models

Danielsguitars

FelineGuitars said:

Nice progress Darren....something so nice about the Coronet and Crestwood models

I agree and there's nothing really out there like them so I'm going to make this a standard model of mine once I've worked it all out, I'm going for the very early version with the thicker body and jack socket on the side like a junior

Danielsguitars

Got it strung up today and it weighs an incredible 5.4lb right now, don't think I'll never get this sort of limba again unfortunately, it's old and very lightweight, pickup routes are next then sand etc, I'm thinking candy apple red for it

Andyjr1515

That's a great weight!  As light as my lightest purpose-designed lightweight!

Danielsguitars

Andyjr1515 said:

That's a great weight!  As light as my lightest purpose-designed lightweight!

Makes my Les Paul feel like a boat anchor, I've got an idea for a 2 humbucker version of this, it'll be my sg beater as I don't like how they feel

poopot

Looking good!... bring it round when you come fit the door

Danielsguitars

poopot said:

Looking good!... bring it round when you come fit the door

You'll like it, necks a bit big but not much more to come off, gonna be really good

poopot

The doors a bit big as well

PeteC

Love it - beautiful simplicity , but such quality too.  Gonna be a great guitar. 

Danielsguitars

Got the p90 route done and back cover, fits lovely too, I also drilled for the wiring channel, I'll drill the ground wire from the bush hole into the pickup cavity before I finish it, just needs the neck final sanded to a nice vintage carve then onto finishing