Hey everyone, I'm a relative newcomer to this site but thought you might be interested in seeing a couple pics of my Despagni Jem as it develops into a true work of art. As it stands, is all routed, put together and strung, but is still missing a bunch of cosmetic adornments (including a good sanding and...uh...PAINT) that Joe and I have spent hours on the phone concocting (that dude will talk about guitars forEVER... I for one find such activities to be a dreadfully frivolous waste of time ...cough cough).
I made a lot of silly demands during the design of this guitar, and Joe's been more than accommodating. I know a lot of his older designs (and future ones too, I'm sure) can get pretty outlandish, but the goal here is class, speed, quality. I haven't gotten my hands on it with strings yet, but Joe's been offered crazy amounts of money for it in its unsanded, unpainted, raw state by some SERIOUS players in his area.
Here are a few pics documenting the progress. I'll get on and post more as Mr. Despagni sends them my way.
