Hilditch Handmade Guitars New Build Thread

HilditchGuitars · October 2023

Thank you so much @sawyer ;

HilditchGuitars · January 7

Bass number 2. which some of you may have seen in my build thread.
Spalted Beech body, Elm top, Beech and Walnut neck, Wenge fretboard, stainless frets, 34" scale, Hipshot hardware and Nordstrand pups. Finished in gloss PU

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Sporky · January 7

That elm is very striking.

Chris.B · January 7

That's a work of art - excellent work!

HilditchGuitars · January 7

A Destroyer commission recently finished
Maple/Walnut through neck, Mahogany body wings, Schaller Hannes 6 bridge, Gotoh locking tuners, Ebony fretboard, SD Sentient neck and Nazgul bridge, matte black PU finish

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HilditchGuitars · January 7

Sporky said:

That elm is very striking.

Yeah, it's a great piece isn't it!?

HilditchGuitars · January 7

Chris.B said:

That's a work of art - excellent work!

Very kind of you, thanks!

HilditchGuitars · March 5

Here's another T-Bone baritone
Spalted flame sycamore body, Chechen top, Hipshot hardware, Mojo P90s, 27" scale, 5 piece bolt on neck, Ziricote fretboard

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HilditchGuitars · March 6

An SG type, I'm calling 'Ghost'. My favourite guitar shape
Ash body, spalted Sycamore top, Walnut/Ash/Panga Panga neck, 25.5 scale, Schaller Lockmeister, Sperzel tuners, Old Bones pickups, matte PU finish

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Squareheadedfreak · March 8

HilditchGuitars said:

An SG type, I'm calling 'Ghost'. My favourite guitar shape
Ash body, spalted Sycamore top, Walnut/Ash/Panga Panga neck, 25.5 scale, Schaller Lockmeister, Sperzel tuners, Old Bones pickups, matte PU finish

Absolutely love this!

HilditchGuitars · March 9

Thanks @Squareheadedfreak ;

Choivert · March 9

The white burst on that is really lovely. Showcases the grain very well.

HilditchGuitars · May 22

Here's a V commission
All Mahogany, thru neck, Maple top, Gotoh/EMG hardware supplied by the customer, gloss PU with a pearl on the back
Dubbed 'The Black Pearl'

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HilditchGuitars · May 22

Another Scorpius - 'Crimson Shadow'. Maple/Walnut thru neck, Ash wings, Flame Maple top, Schaller 3D-6, Hipshot locking tuners, Sunbear neck pup and Legendary bridge pup, matte PU

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HilditchGuitars · May 22

7 string Wayman Aventurine Burst, alias 'The Djriver' due to looking like a golf course and having 7 strings haha.
Mahogany body, Quilt Maple top with radius carve, Mahogany/Maple/Iroko neck, Old Bones pups, Hipshot hardware, matte back gloss top PU