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Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on August 2, 2017 at 9:11am

Even more coolness!   Pick - there may be another dude that would make a parallel connection to a Soviet Tonika guitar!   Well done - I see it!  

43 - that's actually a very cool (or glorious, as you note) misstep!  Looks different in a pretty awesome way...

43 & Bones - - I'm OK with Mott the Hoople!   Listened to them at the same time 43 saw 'em; I still like their "Roll Away the Stone".

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on August 2, 2017 at 8:45am

Wow Motte the Hoopel hey I had that album this is a piece of art indeed hats off .

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 2, 2017 at 8:30am

reminds me of the soviet  Tonika guitars.

Comment by 43rd Shamrock on August 2, 2017 at 7:43am

Hey Rob !

Thanks for the comment(s); much appreciated !

Ok, the sacrificed LP was something I picked up at the local Goodwill for next to nothing, being the the "All the Young Dudes" album by the old British "glam band," Mott the Hoople ... and which I am now ashamed to say, saw them at a concert in 1973 :-(

The shape of the guitar was inspired by the Fender Telecaster since I am a fanatic over Telecasters... the original intent was to make a scaled down Telecaster, but while cutting on my band-saw I messed up and sort of free handed the bottom half and what you see is was came out of the glorious misstep !! The shape of the pickguard is based on the 1949 prototype for the Telecaster which used a pick guard shape like the one on this build. Actually, I just traced the pick guard from the replica of the 1949 I own and transferred that onto the Mott the Hoople LP.... 

Comment by Rob (Uker) Porras on August 2, 2017 at 7:27am

I like so many things about this guitar.

What record did you sacrifice for the pick guard?

What inspired the shape?

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on July 31, 2017 at 11:18am

Nicely done!   Like the old LP pick guard!

Comment by Uncle John on July 31, 2017 at 2:11am

Very nice!  What is that pick guard?   Looks a bit like and old record.

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 30, 2017 at 11:33pm

Way cool. Has a good vibe. Lots of goodness.

Comment by the anonymous pick on July 30, 2017 at 12:22pm

sa ---weeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on July 30, 2017 at 11:14am

Way cool .