Here's my story. I have a bunch of guitars - I always figured it was kind of like playing golf as in I thought I could buy a better game by buying better equipment. Spent lots of money and still get my butt kicked by guys playing 20 year old clubs. Maybe it has something to do with practice!
So, back to guitars, I wanted to add a Telecaster to my stable hoping to get a different sound (something similar to a guitar!). I ordered a body & neck from Warmoth awhile ago and planned to finish & assemble it myself. As I was checking the internet for tips on finishing I ran across this forum. What a gold mine! I read all the build threads from last year. I read 4 years of Sparklecaster building. You guys make this look so easy I decided to build one from scratch.
Just so happens - the annual challenge came up right when I was ready to build. Since this will be my first - and there is a beginners category - here I am. So, without further ado:
Heres my wood...eh...lumber:
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Pecan body, book matched Walnut top, Brazilian Cherry & Hard Maple neck, Birdseye Maple fingerboard. There is a little piece of Bubinga I may use.
Heres some more stuff:
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A bit of Corian and a VERY expensive piece of African Ebony. I may just hang the ebony on the wall - I'm afraid to cut it.
I have more wood. Probably enough to build several more guitars. My goal is to get one out of all of it.
Oh, by the way here's my plan. 30" short scale bass. I can't play the d**ed guitars so I figured why not a bass?
Absolutely (to the advise & Bucocaster). I've actually been thinking about this since last month. Made all sorts of plans. I think I have the concept, I just don't have the tools I used to have. I'm kind of missing the planer right about now!
Thanks Devo - I bought a piece of Zirikote also but it was more outrageous than the ebony. I'm gonna have to make sure I know what I'm doing before I attempt anything with that!