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nice project Michael. amazing how those arm and belly cuts make a Tele feel really comfy!

Thank you Mark! The basswood body is kind of my experimental project. I have a dual rail bridge pickup that I want to play around with matched up with volume and tone only. I figure it will be easier playing with capacitor values and tones with a single pickup. plus I have always wanted an Esquire. ...

Thank you Warren!
a brand new bit and the basswood get half the credit for those clean routes.
today I will be routing the rear control cavity. fingers crossed, little prayer to the woodworking gods that it comes out just as nice.
thanks for watching.

the finished blank next up was the cavities. next up will be an arm relief and belly cut. more pics tomorrow!

hello all. my name is Brian Wilson and I have been bitten by the build bug. I posted my welcome and now lets get to the building. first, I started with a few basswood blocks. very light and cheap enough that I won't be to bummed out if I totally screw it all up. 001 (640x480).jpg I ripped them down ...

Hello all, For the past three years I have been playing and have become very interested in the art of guitar/amp design. earlier this year I completed my first 5F1 build and currently building a Lectrolab/Silvertone 5 watt circuit. it's all good and fun, but, lets talk guitar building. being a lefty...