Hey I'm back after along absence. I decided to make a guitar for my good friend with some unusual characteristics. He wants people to say 'WTF' when they look at it. Enjoy i'll be adding pics as I go.



he wants the neck to be made out of an old maple bench he salvaged



I wonder how many asses have sat on this thing



It's dated 1999



Got the neck outline roughed out



SH*T they nailed it together



I'm going to have to work around these...He did want people to say wtf





Removed the old finish



thinned it down a lil bit



the edges had gaps from when they glued so I sawed them out so i can make a bubinga wedge to fill em up

like a dream





Drilled the tuner holes



Considered a volute but decided not to





Added a lil scoop on the front something a lil different



Classy

truss rod marker hole It's going to be a zero fret



Since i'm fresh out of Grade 1 African Ebony we decided to go with Hickory



Cut it to a manageable size



Then cut that down the center



Then cut that in half



Nice and flat



6 hours later i got the 10" radius on it...i don't think we have to worry about the fingerboard wearing it would've easier to cut a diamond in half with a cottonball



A light cut of where the frets will go it's a 24.625 scale and will be 22 frets long I'll do a radiused channel later on

subscribed. I gots to see where this ends up. !

Yes... let me be the first to say "WTF?"... I like it though, very interesting!

Yeah man WTF?

I want to see what comes of this, too.

My friend wants the body to be made out of 4 chunks of finish plywood that he managed to salvage somewhere. He wants it so when the body contours are carved you should be able to see each individual sandwiched layer.



it's a jaguar body with humbuckers and a mustang bridge...oh and a monkey grip. All the wiring is going to be done internally and it's going to have individual pickup covers for all of it's electronics....which is extensive



rough cut...splinters like hell



It cleans up nicely though. One things for sure though I'd rather be doing a single piece body. This is having me say 'wtf'





I planed the 3rd layer down to 1/4 inch and will cut all the electronics access points into this layer. This will also make the final thickness roughly 1 3/4"



Routed the truss rod cavity



Second layer glued up

Monkey grip on Jazzmaster, Flying V headstock! I don't think I have ever seen this before.

You seem to know what you're doing with the wood working.
So my question is... Why didn't you knock your buddy upside the head when he handed you that scabbed up board for a neck????
You'd be better off using the plywood really...

I was quite puzzled when he told me what he wanted it made out of. I suggested several solid bodies and I have plenty of nice maple for necks, but he was quite persistent with the salvaged materials. I didn't understand it at first but after building it a lil I think I finally understand why he wanted me to use the unusual materials, neck, body, pickups, electronics, etc. It's the guitar made for the working man from the working mans materials

Drilled the truss rod access hole



2nd layer routed and glued up



Kind of reminds me of modern art



3rd layer glued up

I'll scratch that last comment it's the poor man guitar made from the poor mans materials.



Fourth and final layer glued up



1 3/4" thick





Jaguar trem basic



Finished the corners but it's still rough



Cut the rings for the electronics cavity covers



Back contours cut



I have an idea for the monkey grip hopefully my friend doesn't hate it



I made a cap out of an old brass door plate he salvaged. Still rough but I think he'll like it.



Mock up...the front contour still needs a lil cleaning up

I can see this guitar stirring up the "tonewood" debate No matter the materials, it sure looks like a nice job and probably a fun project.

Make it metal. Two EMG 81s, two full stack Mesa Rectifiers Kirk Hammett style. I dare anyone to tell the difference or claim there's not enough sustain or depth of growl.