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That's a quality first build. Has a quirky, modernistic 60s thing going, way cool.
Yep, quite a daft way to do it really and I am still surprised it worked. These days i would use a rouer thicknesser to reduce the body thickness by the desired amount
i roughly hollowed it out, painted the inside black and drilled a few different shapped holes in the upper bout as an "f-hole". There were a few bits of filler filled saw damage around the edge - but less than you would think. it sounded much better after all the work
The first build was too thick and heavy and quite crudely shaped, but it was playable and sounded pretty good. I tried to reduce the size and clumsiness a few years later but it did not work well
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Have a wow.
That 'Starlet' is going to be an 8th birthday gift (Dec 29th) for my lefty daughter Jess. she's been mucking around with my guitars for the past couple of years but whenever she picks them up she always flips them over so lefty it had to be
Allied to that she's picked up her mothers fondness for Glam metal so when asked what kind of guitars she likes she'll always say "Superfast Rock Guitars' & point to images of the Charvel Star deeming Daddy's guitars to be old & boring..
Wez has been an absolute hero on this one, he gamely offered to jump in and do a body, he also offered me a killer deal on a 24" scale Allparts neck but as fortune would have it @Guitargeek62 sourced me a 22" scale MIM Fender Duosonic neck which would be ideal for the little ones first tentative steps on the path to Rock !
So we emailed back & forth & worked out a way to scale down the Charvel Star body, make it slightly more manageable and I'm absolutely knocked out with what he's come up with.
Allied to that he's also put a second set of side dots on the other side of the neck, done a fret dress, flipped the nut & as you can see test built the whole thing up prior to sending it out to my mate Gary for paint (he's the guy that did the Gulf racing paint on the Steinberger in this thread) we're looking at Blue metalflake with Orange flames....
So, yeah, amazing, absolutely amazing
My only worry is that by giving Jess a custom guitar made to her exacting requirements as a first guitar we'll be creating a monster
It sounds like the kind guitar I'd play.
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