Jimothey

Here’s a few builds I’m working on at the moment……….

I was thinking more like a leather pickguard but who knows where this build might take me??…….

Awesome build!! I’m considering doing a telecaster inspired reso build bit like this one I've never owned or even played a resonator before but in you experience would having the knobs and pickup selector on the cover plate effect the sound at all? Cheers Jim

I can’t recommend IronGear pickups enough they sound awesome without breaking the bank……

+1 to all the above answers, IMHO I think the whole tonewood thing is nonsense I make all my guitars out of scrap/reclaim woods like pallets, scaffold boards etc and I’ve sold quite a few now with no complaints……

Here’s a few more of my recent builds….. The Firecaster style on the right has my first ever scratch built neck on it Sapele with Oak fretboard with Sapele dots………

Here’s some new builds I’ve been working on recently…..

The Rotta T is coming along nicely….. I grain filled the headstock and fretboard black so I’m going to do the back and the rest of the neck after I’ve shaped it…..

I’ve started making a couple of guitars for the UKAGB Guitar build off which is a Facebook groups version of the Great Guitar Build Off Here’s the ‘Rotta T’ which is a an Offset Tele-ish shape it’s got a Poplar pallet top and it going to have Sapele back and neck with an Oak fretboard…. This is the ‘Daga’ which is a kind of ‘Rick crossed with a Corvette crossed with a Tele crossed with a Strat which is completely made from a pallet with a Sapele neck and Oak fretboard

On a facebook group I'm in a fella is selling ebony fretboards for quite cheap here's the link if anyone is interested https://www.facebook.com/groups/796545240889713/permalink/1119214388622795/

Thanks for the feedback everyone I'm probably going to extend the top horn a bit on #3 like @ezbass commented and I'm going to try and do #1 with a kind of chevron pattern for the top which I'll probably start doing tomorrow, #1 & 3 are probably going to have the Poplar top and #2 I haven't decided yet I might do a plain pallet top darkened down a bit but all of them will be scaffold board backs I've got a telecaster template set coming by the end of the week so hopefully that should make my life a lot easier and I've started making a jig to carve the necks which will more than likely Oak or Sapele with the opposite fretboard or I might do a Poplar fretboatd depending on how soft it feels I'll post pics when I get started.....

The 2nd one was supposed to be more based on a guitar version of a Corvette than a he who shall not be named but looking at it again it kinda does doesn't it?

I've been messing around on Inkscape doing some slightly different body shapes..... Opinions please!............

I was surprised when I saw it! Probably got enough to do 3 or 4 tops....

Thanks I had to give up work in September last year due to back problems that have just been getting worse so I thought I could try and do this as a little business to bring in a bit of extra cash I'm trying to steer clear from doing clones of all the usual suspects as a 1000 and 1 other people are doing them and make them slightly different! I got good feedback from my mate, he pointed out a few little issues that need to be addressed once I've sorted them they will go to another mate who wants to try them at a live gig to see how they sit in the mix so hopefully I'll be able to make a go of it......