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Hello all, this is my first scratch build from the pile of wood sitting in the corner of my dusty shop. I've worked for a major guitar and bass manufacturer for a number of years and am now a full time instrument repair person. I figured it was about time to make something with all the bells and whistles I wanted for myself. I wanted to thank everyone here for the info I've gathered to help weave me around the pitfalls I was most likely to encounter due to the improv nature of this build. And a special thanks to Steve Tripplett and Peter Yelda for their help and shop use. So this guitar consists of the following:

Body: Sapele (mostly hollow except for block under bridge and control cavity walls)
Top: Black Walnut
Neck: Flamed Myrtle
Fretboard: E.I. Rosewood
Headstock/tenon veneers and control cover: Claro Walnut Burl
Fret Marker and Tenon inlays: Padauk
Bridge: Hipshot non-trem
Tuners: Schaller locking
Pickups: Seymour Duncan-neck: P-rails, bridge- Pearly Gates
Mounting Rings are Seymour Duncan Triple Shot rings (small switches for series/parallel/coil splitting)

Tung Oil Finish
25.5" scale length
14"-16" compound radius fretboard
Buzz Feiten Tuning System
Setup w/ .011-.050 pure nickel DR's

Overall I'm happy with the way it turned out. I'll definitely do a few things differently the next time around...like planning it out maybe.
Thanks Again! and sorry for the crap-errific photography skills.

-Ray Hughes

looks REALLY good!!

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Real nice!!

...now, just put a cover on the electronic hole

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Francis Richer, Montréal
Les Guitares F&M Guitars

Haha...A cover does in fact exist for that now. Thanks.

I really like this guitar. It's simple, unique, and understated and you kind of let the beauty of the wood speak for itself. Love the tung finish. I'm also a big fan of fretboards with no inlays.

I do have a question though: what is the purpose of the large cavity under the neck pickup? I'm sure it's something simple I'm missing, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it's for.