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Finished my first Les Paul (guitar this time).
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Author:  Phillip Patton [ Mon May 21, 2012 8:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Finished my first Les Paul (guitar this time).
Just got the switch and control cavity covers made and installed today, so it was time for some "glamor shots".

First off, thanks to Robbie_McD for his build thread, which is what got me interested in making one of these. And also for answering all my questions. Thanks Rob!

I also want to thank ExNihilo for his top carve map, and John Catto for his plans. And Frank Montag for his cool guitar editor.

Now, the specs:

Top is curly maple that I got pretty cheap on ebay. There is a knot right at the edge inside the cutaway, and there's no figure near the edge in some places. But the burst covers all that up, so I'm happy. [:Y:]

The body and neck are hog from Menards. Headstock veneer and fretboard are ebony. Inlays are plastic. This was my first time doing any inlay work (besides rosettes) and I didn't want to practice on real pearl. It went pretty well.

The finish is nitro lacquer over a tobacco burst.

Pickups are Golden Age Parsons Street humbuckers from Stew-Mac. Alnico 5 magnets.

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Thanks for looking,
Author:  Chris Pile [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:11 pm ]
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Love it!
The heel cap is a nice touch.
Author:  Radiohead [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:14 pm ]
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Love it. Great Job. How does it play/sound?

Rick
Author:  Irving [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:16 pm ]
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Agreed on the heel cap. That is one shiny beast.
Author:  Robbie_McD [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:12 pm ]
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OMG that is intensely cool!!!
I love everything about it, well executed!
One question - what did you do for binding (if any)?
In the one shot it almost looks like a black binding on the side, unless that is a spectacular burst effect - blending the top into the side...
What finish did you use? Sure is shiny. I am guessing buffed nitro.

Rob

PS Re: "First off, thanks to Robbie_McD for his build thread, which is what got me interested in making one of these. And also for answering all my questions. Thanks Rob!
"
You are more than welcome! Glad the thread was an inspiration - the LP build was definitely one of the most interesting and satisfying things I have done - glad to share!
Author:  alan stassforth [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:31 pm ]
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Nice! [clap] [clap] [clap]
Is that a one piece body wood?
I can't see a joint.
Really nice burst and finish!
You must be retired,
because you recently posted an L.P. uke.
Author:  An Lao Shi [ Tue May 22, 2012 4:51 am ]
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Wow! Beautiful!
Author:  Tony_in_NYC [ Tue May 22, 2012 8:36 am ]
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Gorgeous!
Author:  WindyCityBluesBox [ Tue May 22, 2012 9:35 am ]
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I absolutely love this. Hands down the most beautiful les paul I have ever seen. Nice work man. -Alex
Author:  Mike Baker [ Tue May 22, 2012 1:22 pm ]
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That's unbelievably sweet!
Author:  Phillip Patton [ Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:17 pm ]
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Sorry for taking so long to get back to this thread. It's been a busy spring, plus I'm a procrastinator. :mrgreen:

I'll be posting my second LP in the next week or so, but didn't want to do that until I followed up with this one.

So, thanks everyone for your comments! Now for your questions:


Radiohead wrote:
Love it. Great Job. How does it play/sound?

Rick


Plays and sounds great! Course, it's the only LP I've played, so I might not know the difference. I just lowered the action some last night, so it plays even nicer now.



Robbie_McD wrote:
OMG that is intensely cool!!!
I love everything about it, well executed!
One question - what did you do for binding (if any)?
In the one shot it almost looks like a black binding on the side, unless that is a spectacular burst effect - blending the top into the side...
What finish did you use? Sure is shiny. I am guessing buffed nitro.

Rob

PS Re: "First off, thanks to Robbie_McD for his build thread, which is what got me interested in making one of these. And also for answering all my questions. Thanks Rob!
"
You are more than welcome! Glad the thread was an inspiration - the LP build was definitely one of the most interesting and satisfying things I have done - glad to share!


I did use black plastic binding on this one. Number two has cream. :-)
Finish is nitro.


alan stassforth wrote:
Nice! [clap] [clap] [clap]
Is that a one piece body wood?
I can't see a joint.
Really nice burst and finish!
You must be retired,
because you recently posted an L.P. uke.


Nope, it's actually a 7 piece body. ;) Menards only sells the stuff 3/4" thick, so I had to glue a bunch of pieces together to get the width and thickness I wanted.

I wish I was retired, but I'm only 30 and haven't won the lottery yet. (Course, I haven't bought any tickets either...)
Author:  dzsmith [ Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:53 pm ]
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Three words:
Killer, Killer, Killer!
Author:  Tayser [ Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:43 pm ]
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that is awesome. when i seen the first pic my eyes popped out a bit. GREAT job.
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