Dragonburst Custom LP - progress pictures!!

[shreddersymphony]

Hey gang,

Here are some progress pics of the custom Dragonburst LP I've got coming!

Specs: african mahogany body (just clearcoated), mahogany neck (with quilted maple neck thru stripe - dragonburst). Supremely quilted maple top (dragonburst), bareknuckle pickups (mule/warpig), tonepros string thru body and Sperzel locking tuners. It'll be 25.5 inch scale, 24 frets with an ebony fretboard.

Here are the inlays I picked up for it:



This first pic is just a pic from the front of the general thing. Fretboard and top not glued on yet, obviously:



The second is from the back, that blindingly white strip (thanks, sunlight) is the quilted maple stripe seen in the third pic:



This third one is a crappy quality pic of the quilted maple neck thru-ness, on ze back. The stripe is gonna be dragonburst, for continuity with the top on the front. Glue needs to dry, some sandin', etc...but it was wetted to show how figured it'd be when finished:



I'll keep everyone updated with more progress pics. Estimated time of completion - early Sept . Thanks for looking everyone!

[IbanezDaemon]

Looking mighty fine mate!! Those inlays are sweeeeet too. Great job!!

[shreddersymphony]

Thanks! I take no credit for the actual building (live in a small apartment, it's kind of impossible =P), only the design. Should be done in less than a month. I'll continue posting pics here as I get 'em .

[IbanezDaemon]

Yeah keep the progress pics coming dude. Awesome spec you came up with for the guitar. Those BK pups are killers!!!

[shreddersymphony]

Yeah so I hear, can't wait to try 'em out!

[shreddersymphony]

Here ya go folks, the top has been installed! And we slammed a 1/8th inch piece of the quilted maple on to the headstock, so everything matches. So far I'm very happy. Inlaying the fretboard will happen tonight, hopefully pics of that soon. In these pics, the top is sanded and dry. Last pic is of the now quilty headstock. Can't wait to see how this looks when finished if this is how it looks dry!

[Zgicc]

Looks awesome! Good work

[shreddersymphony]

Thanks Zgicc. Congratulations go to my luthier, I just designed it. But so far this is EXACTLY as I envisioned it. Can't wait till it's in my hands.

[jono]

That is some spectacular maple going on there, and I'm not even into figured tops!!!

i can't wait to see this one finished

[shreddersymphony]

Thanks jono! Here's the original piece used for the top, wetted to show the figure:



It'll be like this, but dragonburst

[shreddersymphony]

Inlays are done! Voila!

[BeboRock91]

I've never been into LPs but that's surely an interesting project

[g.milko]

Originally Posted by BeboRock91

I've never been into LPs but that's surely an interesting project

hmmmmmmmm


+ 1

[shreddersymphony]

Originally Posted by g.milko

hmmmmmmmm


+ 1

See, that's the thing. I also have NEVER been into LPs. I've liked the body shape, but that's about it. For me there are a lot of things "wrong" with LPs (for my taste anyway), and this is why I set about to do this project. To create what I consider the perfect LP. I just called it "dragonburst custom LP" in the thread cuz it's closest to that shape.

Les Paul - 24.75 scale, rosewood board (usually I think), 22 frets, set neck w/ heel, fixed bridge w/tailpiece, etc

Mine - 25.5 scale, ebony board, 24 frets, neck thru body, tonepros string thru body bridge, etc.

And other changes like the finish, headstock, the crazy stripe on the back of the body/neck, etc.

[shreddersymphony]

Thanks! See that's the thing, I'm not into LPs either. Scale is not to my liking, 22 fret versus 24 fret, thicker necks, super heavy, etc...this is not an LP in any sense except the body shape and even that has been modified (virtually no neck heel, deeper cutaway for better fret access, etc).