MIMF

I spent $300 for everything. Kit was $130+ $20 shipping and the other $150 was spent on upgraded electronics (guitar fetish), finishing materials (home depot) and some more ebay sourced deatail pieces. Yes, I was very happy with the quality of the wood considering it was a cheap kit. The neck did re...

Assembly http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/mattmonte/671_zpse5511197.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/mattmonte/677_zps73b155c7.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/mattmonte/678_zpsc2068750.jpg The Happy new owner! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/mattmonte/695_zps595e5cf4.jpg

Inlay and engraving.

Stain and Tru-Oil finish.

Hi all, just wanted to share my first guitar build that I did for a friend. I started with an ebay Chinese les paul kit. The guitar body is solid mahogany with a maple top and "flame maple" veneer cap. The neck is maple. Doing it this way greatly simplified the build. I used the tuners, br...