Building an explorer

Blazer · March 7th, 2008, 08:11 AM

Well I have been experiencing a severe case of writer's block when it comes to the built of my new Les Paul. I can't find the inspiration to continue the built of that guitar and that really bothers me.

Last week I found these pieces of maple and walnut and inspiration to do something else suddenly struck. They were not sawn off streight and they were too small and too narrow to make a body from, so I glued them together to make a multi piece body. And then I took out a routing template that I made many years ago but never got round to use and made myself this.

The neck is one of the necks from my double neck guitar, the bridge is a top loader Fender Bridge and I'm hoping to finish this number in aged natural.

TheGoodTexan · March 7th, 2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Blazer

...I'm hoping to finish this number in aged natural.

I think a nice shade of black may be in order...

Jakedog · March 7th, 2008, 09:06 AM

Looks like a fun guitar. What are you thinking for pickups?

Jake

rhomco · March 8th, 2008, 06:42 AM

you have a serious need for a hocky stick neck. That thing you have in the photo just aint workin! Keep us posted!

Blazer · May 9th, 2008, 07:03 PM

Well you guys I just got the guitar back from the painter and as you can see it was well worth the wait.

March 7th, 2008, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,127	Building an explorer Well I have been experiencing a severe case of writer's block when it comes to the built of my new Les Paul. I can't find the inspiration to continue the built of that guitar and that really bothers me. Last week I found these pieces of maple and walnut and inspiration to do something else suddenly struck. They were not sawn off streight and they were too small and too narrow to make a body from, so I glued them together to make a multi piece body. And then I took out a routing template that I made many years ago but never got round to use and made myself this. The neck is one of the necks from my double neck guitar, the bridge is a top loader Fender Bridge and I'm hoping to finish this number in aged natural. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

March 7th, 2008, 09:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 2,852	Looks like a fun guitar. What are you thinking for pickups? Jake __________________ "Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him..."

March 8th, 2008, 06:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
rhomco Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Crowley, Texas Posts: 680	Great start but you have a serious need for a hocky stick neck. That thing you have in the photo just aint workin! Keep us posted! __________________ If I won the Lotto.... I'd just build guitars and sell them till the money ran out

May 9th, 2008, 07:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,127	Well you guys I just got the guitar back from the painter and as you can see it was well worth the wait. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters