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Thanks, Jason. I wondered if you'd chime in regarding those proportions

Hi again, Pete! No CNC for me. It's all plywood templates and pattern bits in the router.

Headstock/Neck: Full-Length Front View:
As always, questions and comments and constructive criticisms are welcome.

-Chad 8^)

Hello all. Not much of a departure from Equator #004 since the claro walnut comes from the same set of boards. Roadhouse TripleCrown humbuckers in this one with a neck position coil cut per usual. Grover tuners, Gotoh bridge and tailpiece. 24 fret, 25" scale and 12" radius rosewood board. ...

Absolutely killer piece of craftsmanship you got there, Dave!

Hi again, Pete. I tinted the EM6000 at Mark Swanson's recommendation. His claim was that walnut tends to finish a bit "cold" with waterborne products and that a little amber tint in the clear would help to "warm" it up. He was certainly correct. Also, the curly maple neck benefit...

Thanks, Jason. I wish I could find just 2 or 3 people per year to build for. Not looking to quit my day job or anything (high school AP calculus, personal finance and electric guitar building teacher), but it would be really nice to see (and hear!) my guitars get out into the world after refining th...

Really nice work, Robert! I for one really like the looks of a 6 in-line headstock that is angled. No need for string trees, which I always find clumsy and cluttered looking. John's post above has me wondering about that pick guard (or not?) on this guitar. Can you tell us a bit more about that? Aga...

That. Is. Awesome! Nice job, Gordon. Any reason in particular why you chose to go with a 3x3 headstock vs. a traditional 6 in-line for the tele style body? I really dig it! Again, excellent job!

So, do tell! What happened that you needed the fancy cover-up plate between the pickups? I think it's just screaming for a third pickup! Hi Jason. I cracked the top while "tapping" the bridge bushings in. After a few choice words, a thrown mallet and a day or two to cool down, I purchased...

Chad--nice as always! What's been your experience with the EM6000? I have used on of their competitors in both a water-based lacquer and water-based spar varnish and have had nothing but trouble in getting it to spray decently. Way too much pebbly orange peel leading to sand-throughs when having to...

I think it's because of the walnut binding in an equatorial fashion around the body - not real clear from the pics. Peter is right. Here's the scoop on that, only from a different guitar: 1. The two body halves are prepared as mirror images of one another: Chambering process 5.jpg 2. After glue up,...

Good stuff! This is your "clamshell" design, yeah? I think you've got something going on here. The wood choices are particularly yummy on this unit. Think you could shift the neck out and get a couple more frets clear of the body? It looks like that would work and keep everything in good ...

Specs: Myrtlewood (Oregon) semi-hollow body with curly claro walnut "Equator" binding, f-holes trimmed with walnut veneer 3-piece curly maple set neck with walnut veneer between plys 24-fret, 25.5" scale rosewood fingerboard with maple/rosewood binding, MoP side markers and double at ...

Hello all. Some firsts for me with this build: 1. Building with Myrtlewood (Lightweight, a bit soft, a bit funky smelling) Myrtlewood Equator 1 - Front Body Tilt.jpeg 1. Using Roadhouse pickups (TERRIFIC! Hand-wound to order by a super fellow out in Portland, OR) Myrtlewood Equator 2 - Body Rear.jpe...

That is way beyond cool! And I bet it's a blast to play. Congrats, John!

Looks good! If you would like a suggestion, I think your finish could benefit from some amber tint. With walnut, the amber really warms it up a bit, walnut looks rather cold without it and it can take away that grayish look and the maple likes it too. Good job! Thanks, Mark! I'll try some tint on s...

Very nice work I still love the neck joint. It seems so smooth to the hand, On your first equator you did not take picks of how you joined the neck to the body do you have any this time around? Did you use a center block? Thanks, Art. I don't have any pics of the neck joint procedure on this one, b...

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Hello all. Here is an "Equator" model build that I just finished up this past week. 25" scale rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets and 12" radius, maple/rosewood binding MoP double-dot inlay at #12, pearloid side dot markers Claro walnut body, "clamshell" style construction w...

If you're doing your first ever laminated neck, keep in mind the grain orientation. When you carve it, you can end up with a neck having one flatsawn looking side and one quartersawn looking side if the wood grain on those outside pieces happens to be going in the same direction. For example, if the...