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Comment by evanmars on August 24, 2015 at 2:51pm

Chestnut neck.  Red oak bridge.  

Comment by Blues Frog on August 24, 2015 at 2:48pm

looks like a nice setup. Red oak neck I presume? I like the box color. Very "Blues" 

Comment by Uncle John on August 24, 2015 at 2:44pm

It is particularly good if you want to accompany a singer on blues and old rock songs.

Comment by evanmars on August 24, 2015 at 2:24pm

I checked out Knotlenny's video a while ago after I built my 1st slider.  I'll have to give it another look.

Comment by Uncle John on August 24, 2015 at 2:20pm

Well, I pretty much recommend Knotlenny's CBG 101 under resources then how to play at page top.  Good wishes.

Comment by evanmars on August 24, 2015 at 1:49pm

Thanks!  I am quite pleased with the frets.  Wasn't sure I had a saw that would work, but I have one that I figured I'd give a shot.  Had a couple of false starts, saw wandered and made the slots too big.  A bit of plastic wood and a re-saw, and I was in business.  Got the hang of cutting the slots.

One fret was a bit higher than the rest, but coloring them all with a Sharpie then a few passes with a wet stone showed which one was highest.  A few more passes took it down.

I sanded the bridge a bit short, so I had to use a bit of cardboard from a blister pack to shim it up.

Anyway, when I found the box, I knew I had to make a nice looking guitar with it.

It's pretty shallow, not very loud without power.  Hopefully, the components for my amp should be here tomorrow.

Now if I could just figure out how to play it...  :-/

Comment by Uncle John on August 24, 2015 at 12:35pm

Looks like you did well on the frets too.

Comment by Uncle John on August 24, 2015 at 12:35pm

WOW!~   I clicked view full size and that is a stunning build.