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my custom made guitars

These are LP types based on the
'59 LP blueprint from Stew-Mac.
LEFT: "the Tribute" to Les Paul.
the top; Hand carved 3/4 "flamed maple
Mid: (a "sandwich"): Tupelo carving wood for weight reduction
Back: 1/4" flamed maple
Sides: walnut (band saw cut for curvature)
Neck/Headstock: walnut
Vintage 59 humbuckers with push-pull tone pots.
Body/fb/headstock binding : 1 piece
Headstock 3 piece with plastic overlay and MOP emblem
MIDDLE:
Bluesmaster: top 3/4 inch
curly-quilted maple
Mid: (hollow wings) neck through
Body binding 2 piece
Sides (bandsaw cut) spanish cedar
Neck: Laminated spanish cedar
Headstock spanish cedar/walnut/plastic overlay with MOP emblem
Electrics: Two SC P-90 (HB package)
One stacked HB (mid) 5 way selector and master vol/two tones
and active midrange boost
RIGHT: The Legacy
Semi-hollow neck -through
Neck: 3 piece walnut/maple
carved maple top (3/4" carved down to a 3/16" thickness for acoustics.
Two HB and piezo T-o-m bridge
with blend preamp. Push pull
tone controls/coil splitting
Piezo volume/tone control
MOP ebony FB
5 piece headstock (walnut/maple)
Plastic overlay with MOP emblem

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Location: Ottawa, Ont, Canada

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Comment by carverman on January 1, 2011 at 3:59am: Thanks for your comments.   These were an inspiration that I got from acquiring a MIK Epiphone LP.

After playing it and feeling the weight of it (10lbs), I thought to myself..I can probably improve

on the weight. Never having built a guitar before, I took on the challenge by ordering a 59 LP

drawing from Stew-Mac and developing my own templates and curved jigs to allow clamping the

wings to the neck through design.   It was a lot of work on the first one (the Legacy) but I also

learned a lot from doing it myself. With a LP case, it cost a lot more than buying a ready made

LP, but it weighed only 8lbs and sounded good..so I decided to try a thicker semi acoustic

(the Tribute) afterwards. The is no commercial equivalent of this one and the same with the

25.5 Scale Double cut Bluesmaster. This one has a Clapton style mid range boost preamp (9V)

and has a unique tone.   I also like my first CBG and now processing the wood for my next

effort which will be a custom acoustic body in a unique shape.

Comment by Robert Bear on December 29, 2010 at 8:25am: The outside is quite pretty as well..:)

Comment by Robert Bear on December 29, 2010 at 8:25am: Gorgeous work. You have inspired me to step up my work on the internal pieces of my guitars. Your insides look so damned pretty.