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jeepnstein

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11. You're halfway there...

Reply to LeftOfSelf-Centered (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 04:44 PM

Dec 2012

more or less.

What kind of finish are you wanting to do. I'm partial to sparkles embedded in layers of lacquer, but I'm a bit off according to many. My dream guitar right now would be something like this.

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Anybody have any experience building guitars? [View all] LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 OP

I'm a bit of a luthier. Twinguard Nov 2012 #1

Thanks! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #2

Maple bodies are definitely bright. Twinguard Nov 2012 #4

Thanks for the info LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #6

I'm not sure about any legal conflict between Warmoth and Gibson. Twinguard Nov 2012 #5

I'm fairly worried... LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #7

Bad news. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #18

That's terrible news. Twinguard Dec 2012 #19

The best Strat I ever played... jeepnstein Nov 2012 #3

I can only imagine how much work goes into building an acoustic! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #8

Take your time, do it yourself. jeepnstein Nov 2012 #9

Well, I got all the unimportant stuff out of the way... LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #10

You're halfway there... jeepnstein Dec 2012 #11

Dat Guitar! LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #12

I'm more of a Bakersfield Sound kind of guy. jeepnstein Dec 2012 #14

I had to look up the Bakersfiled sound, I wasn't familiar with it :) LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #17

Just cigar box guitars and diddy bows Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #13

Thanks for this thread. I'm learning from it. I may want to build a guitar one day. We'll see. Scuba Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, I never really considered building a guitar. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #16

yes i have ashleywilliam Dec 2012 #20

I Put A Warmouth Neck On A Strat ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #21