Can't wait to finish this guitar

[t1r12003]

I've been building guitars as a hobby for about 2 or 3 years. This is my latest re-creation of an Ernie Ball Music Man EVH style guitar. I haven't stained it yet, so use your imagination because this will be a very dark blue. Swamp ash body with 1/8" figured maple top. The pickups are a Tone Zone bridge and Breed neck. I can't wait to get this thing done and see how it sounds.

[7Plagues]

gorgeous looking finish. i have never been a fan of that style body, but that finish is top notch.

[jb4674]

Are you going to route a trem cavity or is it going to be a dive trem only?

Jimmy

P.S.: I like the finish on it, I would simply clear it and put some abalone binding on the edges of the body.

[t1r12003]

The bridge is resting against the body like the original, I just need to drill and set the trem anchors and posts.

All I did was wet the top down for the pic. It's just natural wood right now, no finish.

[7Plagues]

the abalone binding would be very sweet. also if you can get the finish to stay like it is in the pic than that would be super orgasmic

[dragsternj]

I started to cut my own body (telecaster) and have to do the pickup routing. Looks good so far, bu i shy away from the neck. Thinking about getting a warmoth one. Are you doing your own necks?

Any tips?

[t1r12003]

Originally Posted by dragsternj

I started to cut my own body (telecaster) and have to do the pickup routing. Looks good so far, bu i shy away from the neck. Thinking about getting a warmoth one. Are you doing your own necks?

Any tips?

I have not done any necks myself. The neck is something that takes way more accuracy than I could do myself. Also, for around $100 or so, I have found great necks either used or new that play extremely well. This one happens to be a new Mighty Mite neck.

[Ilearnt]

just wondering what the back of the guitar looks like.. i want to know how humbuckers are places in from behind..

[t1r12003]

Here's a picture of it now that it's been stained and had 4 cans of lacquered sprayed onto it. I feel like jumping into this guitar and swimming away...

[elcid]

That blue looks great man. Personally I would've left it natural, but you arent making it for me.
Looks great though.

[southpaw_lefty]

This is gorgeous!

That's an interesting pickup combo. I bet it'll sound great.

[Salamander In The Sun]

That's beautiful, man.

[t1r12003]

Thanks guys. It's killing me to wait another 3 weeks for the lacquer cure until I can wire it up and see how she plays.

[LonePhantom]

That blue looks great, good work!

Have you got a a better quality trem for it though, nice guitar like that deserves a good trem like an OFR/Schaller or Gotoh trem.

[modulo]

put bobbin topper and try the zebra look without changing the pickups, cheap and effective.

Nice guitar Man!!!