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Author:  cbrviking [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  New Pawn-Shop style electric

I made this for my name-sake grandson for his 14th birthday. I had my daughter plop him down with Google and pick out a guitar he liked. This is what he came up with:
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So this is what I came up with:

Poplar body
Maple-on-maple neck (All reclaimed lumber for neck)
Two-way truss rod
Four single coil import pickups
Four slide switches for pickup selection
Guitar Fetish vibrato
Roller TOM bridge

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Author:  Haans [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

Shades of the "Dog"!

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Nice job, but you need more switches... [:Y:]

Author:  dzsmith [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

That looks quite awesome, Jamie!
I like the black on red.

Author:  cbrviking [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

Thanks!

Author:  Ken McKay [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

Thats some rickin stuff there jamie.


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Ken

Author:  corvettemaster [ Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

that is stunning. I wish my grandfather was as cool as you

Author:  SJBikesaws [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

Well named! I remember when all of the pawn shops around here were full of some really weird guitars like that. Now all of the pawn shops here are gone. I guess ebay put them out of business.

Author:  cphanna [ Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

I think that's VERY cool. Nice job and nice gift. Great work. Lucky grandson!

Author:  cbrviking [ Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

Thanks, everyone! The next step - modify a case for it.

Author:  Shaw [ Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Pawn-Shop style electric

I like this. Looks like something Billy Gibbons might play....Mike

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