Rocky Patel Rough Sawn Box

Lonman August 13, 2011 at 10:22pm

My wife chose this Rough Rocky for the Uke I am building for her.

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swampapple slim August 13, 2011 at 8:12pm

also dont put any poly on it that will kill it foresure

swampapple slim August 13, 2011 at 8:09pm

my padron 5000 is dead i screwd up a little to much neck bracing wood. tru neck thru neck laminated at bridge for 1 piece and a piece of maple under saddle for rod piezo probably didnt help putting preamp ftom cb in there 1 vol 2 tone a jack and 2 p90s i believe thats 10 pounds off s--- in a 5 pound bucket so dont over do it i got carried away i could have put this on a brick and it would sound same altho ive heard padrons sound great they are plywood and i have heard a ton of them sound unreal i believe padrons rate rite up there for your chances it will sound good well thats about all i can say about that, would you like a cigar? Slim

Richard G Caudill August 13, 2011 at 7:51pm

Really ,, the padron boxes sound that good ?? ,, I have a couple that i picked up and they never really spoke to me .. I'll build one now ,, tks michael

MichaelS Country Boy Guitars said:

I have a few of the rough box's also. I was thin king of lightly sanding the top, just enough to get rid of some of the splintery stuff but still leave the cool look. But my suggestion would be use the Padron box's, they have a fantastic sound.

William McCauley August 12, 2011 at 9:10pm

Never happen, I can always look at quality work.

Jim Mitchell said:

Thanks Michael I have built 3 of them and they all sound really nice. I built one of these for myself after this one went to New York (not one of my better pictures) this one has different f- holes and a straight headstock with Grover tuners. You guys are going to get sick of looking at these.

Jim Mitchell August 12, 2011 at 5:58pm

Thanks Michael I have built 3 of them and they all sound really nice. I built one of these for myself after this one went to New York (not one of my better pictures) this one has different f- holes and a straight headstock with Grover tuners. You guys are going to get sick of looking at these.

MichaelS Country Boy Guitars August 12, 2011 at 5:10pm

The Edge, thats the box I have. Nice job Jim

Bad Finger (Eric) August 12, 2011 at 2:32pm

Very nice Jim. Thanks for sharing the tips. Great looking guitar.

Jim Mitchell August 12, 2011 at 1:52pm

I actually finished this build and it went to John Anderson, He plays in the band McMule. (New York City) The cones I use come from Frank at Republic Guitars. Frank is a great guy tell him I sent you. FYI I hear all the time about National cones and I have thought about using them but to tell you the truth most of the guys that buy my builds are pro or semi pro they like the sound, and since Frank supports CBG builders I want to support him. (Just like Getty). Okay sorry more information then you wanted I know.

E. D - I build my stuff backwards (that way the artwork is intact, It was an idea of Keni Lee that I stuck with) This is one of the process pictures so I still needed to finish the raw wood.

William McCauley August 12, 2011 at 12:52pm

Good looking build. What did you use for the reso?

Jim Mitchell said:

Yes I have used these boxes a number of times with very good results. I have done them as straight acoustics and like the one in the picture as resonators. I did buzz the surface with a quick sanding to knock off some of the fuzz and went at it. That does Look like a nice score of boxes should all end up as instruments.

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