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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Albums: My 3 LP type homemade guitars
Location: Ottawa, Ont, Canada
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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.
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