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Maricopa · March 13th, 2012, 07:53 PM

No time and 2 guitars so overdue the buyers ought to be coming over to kick my ass any day now but.....what the hell, I got two months.

Plan is some sort of radically hollowed, very light Thinline-ish thing. Body and neck from sapele, top either maple or a piece of Aussie eucalyptus. Fretboard TBD but likely rosewood.

A pickguard from that uber-cool Stew-Mac acrylic tortoise stuff and celluloid tortoise binding.

My pickup guru Clint Searcy is searching his nooks and crannies for 'something cool' but the fallback will be twin P-90s with vol/tone/blend controls.

Wilkinson tuners and Tele half bridge.

adirondak5 · March 13th, 2012, 07:56 PM

I knew you couldn't resist

Maricopa · March 13th, 2012, 07:56 PM

Everything but temptation....

kwerk · March 13th, 2012, 07:59 PM

Awesome.. the gang's all here! Good luck, man!

crazydave911 · March 13th, 2012, 08:30 PM

Good to see the "elder" statesman represented

Welcome back Mike, and good luck!

Dave

Picton · March 13th, 2012, 08:42 PM

Should be a good one!

R. Stratenstein · March 13th, 2012, 09:17 PM

You really should decorate it with some happy trees, y'know.

Maricopa · March 13th, 2012, 09:19 PM

Don't make me come down there.

Maricopa · March 14th, 2012, 02:08 AM

Well here's 'da goods'. A sapele plank, some nice maple and some insane Aussie eucalyptus. Still can't decide which top to go with.

crazydave911 · March 14th, 2012, 02:16 AM

Nice wood (enough said

)

oigun · March 14th, 2012, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maricopa

No time and 2 guitars so overdue the buyers ought to be coming over to kick my ass any day now but.....what the hell, I got two months.

Plan is some sort of radically hollowed, very light Thinline-ish thing. Body and neck from sapele,.

Great minds think alike

First I have some finishing to do...

Guitar novice · March 14th, 2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maricopa

Well here's 'da goods'. A sapele plank, some nice maple and some insane Aussie eucalyptus. Still can't decide which top to go with.

Nice wood. Where did you source the eucalyptus from?

jkingma · March 14th, 2012, 06:35 AM

Good Luck Mike.

I wish I could join in the fun but I just can't make the time this year.

RogerC · March 14th, 2012, 09:25 AM

Wow, tough decision on the wood choices. Good luck, and I'm really looking forward to watching!

hockeygoon · March 14th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Incredible looking wood, look forward to another beauty!

Maricopa · March 14th, 2012, 11:17 AM

Thanks guys.
Sorry you won't be joining in John.
Novice, I got it at a local place here in Phx. They usually have tons of the stuff but almost all of it is checked, cracked and warped. This is the largest 'solid' piece of it I've ever seen and it will still require a bit of epoxy filling.

dilbone · March 14th, 2012, 11:42 AM

man that is some great lumber, I wish I was going to have that tough of a time trying to decide what wood to use...

dazzaman · March 14th, 2012, 11:59 AM

I don't want you disqualified on a technicality, so please change your title in case of nitpicking.

Oh, and +1 on the lumber!

Maricopa · March 14th, 2012, 12:01 PM

I won't even show youse guys the stack on the other side of the room. Koa, walnut, mango, quilted mahogany, flamed redwood, etc. I wouldn't want to be responsible for any fits, convulsions or drooling.

I don't want you disqualified on a technicality, so please change your title in case of nitpicking.

Thanks, nits are hereby picked.

R. Stratenstein · March 14th, 2012, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maricopa

Well here's 'da goods'. A sapele plank, some nice maple and some insane Aussie eucalyptus. Still can't decide which top to go with.

Good idea, building with eucalyptus. Then, getting a cold won't keep you out of the shop, in fact, it will be good for you to be in the shop. Is there such a thing as menthol wood?

March 13th, 2012, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	Maricopa's 2012 Challenge Build Thread -- COMPLETED No time and 2 guitars so overdue the buyers ought to be coming over to kick my ass any day now but.....what the hell, I got two months. Plan is some sort of radically hollowed, very light Thinline-ish thing. Body and neck from sapele, top either maple or a piece of Aussie eucalyptus. Fretboard TBD but likely rosewood. A pickguard from that uber-cool Stew-Mac acrylic tortoise stuff and celluloid tortoise binding. My pickup guru Clint Searcy is searching his nooks and crannies for 'something cool' but the fallback will be twin P-90s with vol/tone/blend controls. Wilkinson tuners and Tele half bridge. Last edited by TDPRI; May 13th, 2012 at 05:43 PM.

March 13th, 2012, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
adirondak5 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island NY Age: 57 Posts: 5,592	I knew you couldn't resist __________________ *Herb* *I don't always play guitars , but when I do , I prefer tele's , stay twangy my friends*

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kwerk Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,883	Awesome.. the gang's all here! Good luck, man! __________________ *Phil* I'm full of dust and guitars - Syd Barrett

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crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 6,991 2 Photos	Good to see the "elder" statesman represented Welcome back Mike, and good luck! Dave __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

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Picton Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reading, Massachusetts Age: 38 Posts: 1,850	Should be a good one! __________________ M Dixon Reading, MA

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March 13th, 2012, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	Everything but temptation....

March 13th, 2012, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
R. Stratenstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 3,579 160 Photos	You really should decorate it with some happy trees, y'know.

March 13th, 2012, 09:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	Don't make me come down there.

March 14th, 2012, 02:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	Well here's 'da goods'. A sapele plank, some nice maple and some insane Aussie eucalyptus. Still can't decide which top to go with. Attached Thumbnails

March 14th, 2012, 02:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 6,991 2 Photos	Nice wood (enough said ) __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

March 14th, 2012, 06:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
jkingma Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N 44° 59.564 ~ W 079° 35.317 Posts: 10,073 18 Photos	Good Luck Mike. I wish I could join in the fun but I just can't make the time this year. __________________ -Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

March 14th, 2012, 09:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,151	Wow, tough decision on the wood choices. Good luck, and I'm really looking forward to watching!

March 14th, 2012, 10:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
hockeygoon Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich CT Age: 43 Posts: 679	Incredible looking wood, look forward to another beauty! __________________ "Where the he11's my pick?"

March 14th, 2012, 11:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	Thanks guys. Sorry you won't be joining in John. Novice, I got it at a local place here in Phx. They usually have tons of the stuff but almost all of it is checked, cracked and warped. This is the largest 'solid' piece of it I've ever seen and it will still require a bit of epoxy filling.

March 14th, 2012, 11:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
dilbone Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Age: 39 Posts: 1,120 65 Photos	man that is some great lumber, I wish I was going to have that tough of a time trying to decide what wood to use... __________________ C. Dilbone 3rd rate hack

March 14th, 2012, 11:59 AM	#18 (permalink)
dazzaman Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 259	I don't want you disqualified on a technicality, so please change your title in case of nitpicking. Oh, and +1 on the lumber!

March 14th, 2012, 12:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,911 107 Photos	I won't even show youse guys the stack on the other side of the room. Koa, walnut, mango, quilted mahogany, flamed redwood, etc. I wouldn't want to be responsible for any fits, convulsions or drooling. I don't want you disqualified on a technicality, so please change your title in case of nitpicking. Thanks, nits are hereby picked.

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