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Phillip Patton

Post subject: New guitar

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:09 pm

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Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:59 pm
Posts: 458
Location: Northeast Indiana
First name: Phillip
Last Name: Patton
City: Yoder
State: IN
Zip/Postal Code: 46798
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Hey all,
This one is essentially a Les Paul, but with a different headstock shape so I can sell it without getting sued. duh

The top is maple, the body is hog. The other wood parts are ebony. The pickups are ones I made myself, wound to Gibson specs. Plays like butter, and sounds great too. I'm pretty happy with it. Except for the finish, which is not quite up to par. Finish, btw, is clear lacquer over black lacquer. It's wired for series/parallel. I chambered it to shave a pound or two off the weight.

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Nick Royle

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:22 pm

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Joined: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:57 pm
Posts: 903
Location: London, England
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Gorgeous! Makes me want to build one.

(By the way, the knives and swords on your site are amazing. I want a Roman Gladius!

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Kamusur

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:01 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:50 pm
Posts: 162
First name: Steve
Last Name: Curtis
City: Mangrove Mountain
State: N.S.W
Zip/Postal Code: 2250
Country: Australia
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

They weren't nicknamed Black Beauties for nothing, looks pretty nice Phillip.

Steve

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Jaybird840

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:11 am

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Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:47 pm
Posts: 298
First name: Jay
Last Name: Swann
City: Austin
State: TX
Zip/Postal Code: 78739
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Philip,

I'm about to carve my first two Les Paul tops... What method did you use?

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Tony_in_NYC

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:17 am

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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:01 pm
Posts: 3031
First name: Tony
Last Name: C
City: Brooklyn
State: NY
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Pretty sweet. What did you use for the inlaid letters? Glitter? It's pretty cool looking whatever it is.

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Quine

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:28 pm

Koa

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:42 am
Posts: 1135
Location: Hudson, MA
First name: Kevin
Last Name: Quine
City: Hudson
State: MA
Country: Usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Very tasty

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dzsmith

Post subject: Re: New guitar

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:06 pm

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Joined: Fri May 18, 2012 8:35 pm
Posts: 2660
Location: Austin, Texas
First name: Dan
Last Name: Smith
City: Round Rock
State: TX
Zip/Postal Code: 78681
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Sweet Philip!
You are a brave fellow going with a black finish, well done!
Reminds me of my beloved '69 custom that my ex sold for $500. Had some tarnish on the gold, but not a single scratch on it.
I dig the precise fret board binding.

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