Coronet inspired DC build

poopot

Don’t forget to add some sort of anchor to stop it floating off!!!!

that thing is light!!!

PeteC

looks great 
That Limba is looking excellent, it really works well on your body shape.  
What finish will you be using for this one ?

PS - can I be cheeky and ask where is a good source of plastic cover plate material ? 

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poopot said:

Don’t forget to add some sort of anchor to stop it floating off!!!!

that thing is light!!!

Yeah even lighter now, might need a cement cap 

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PeteC said:

looks great 
That Limba is looking excellent, it really works well on your body shape.  
What finish will you be using for this one ?

PS - can I be cheeky and ask where is a good source of plastic cover plate material ? 

I just use WD music sheet or touchstone tonewoods as they're only 10 mins from me

I'm thinking candy apple red, I'm already working on a 2 pickup version to kick an sg up the backside with more comfort

greggreg66

Love that, looks so good! 

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greggreg66 said:

Love that, looks so good! 

Thanks I'm really looking forward to getting this finished as it will be one of my standard models

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I'm on a roll, this build is nearly finished, Pelham blue looks great, I just need to make a pickguard and trc
This limba build is superbly lightweight at 5.8lb now, sounds and plays great
I'll do a follow up pic and sound clips

PeteC

Very nice indeed - good colour choice 

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PeteC said:

Very nice indeed - good colour choice 

Thanks, well I already made a red guitar, I need a purple sparkle guitar at some point 

Andyjr1515

Love that colour!  Nicely applied, too.

MattNovak

Looks absolutely fantastic, I've always loved that shape. A tort guard would look nice against the blue?

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MattNovak said:

Looks absolutely fantastic, I've always loved that shape. A tort guard would look nice against the blue?

I'm going with black on this one, it's still a new model and haven't even worked out a pickguard for it yet, it'll be based on the earlier coronets, I like those guitars, they also have fantastic looking art deco knobs, I'd love some like that but nobody makes them

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Andyjr1515 said:

Love that colour!  Nicely applied, too.

Thanks it's good but not perfect finish, I've got so much on the go with finishing I just needed this out the way now, it'll get well abused before I even get to a show, could end up the aged version yet

Corvus

Nice Darren, love the colour, always liked this shape too.

PhilKing

What about something like these Darren.  I always think they look pretty classy:

The Coronet looks nice, though I always like Pelham Blue when it has faded and yellowed a bit.  Will you be offering a reliced wersion?

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PhilKing said:

What about something like these Darren.  I always think they look pretty classy:

The Coronet looks nice, though I always like Pelham Blue when it has faded and yellowed a bit.  Will you be offering a reliced wersion?

I'm using jazz bass knobs on this one, they look really good, I'll ust them again if I can get cream ones and use a cream pickguard

Yes I can do aged ones but I've got so much to get done I didn't mess about, 2 aged burst  finishes being done now and an aged junior refinish plus a gretsch neck binding repair

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All done and the pickguard was a mix of early and later versions, I think it looks nice
It's only 6.1 lbs and great fun

 

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Sesh

That is awesome. I would go for black knobs myself. Don't tell my wife.