[Dani DCR]

First.... Sorry my english!... I usually have to use the google translator. My daughter speak english very well... she is bilingual but I don't want to continually bother her with my f***ing translations 😅.
Having said that... we begin! 🙂

Although I am not going to assemble this guitar, out of laziness rather 😅, it will be done by my luthier this time.
I did assemble the predecessor to this one,,, the DCR JEM Fresno I:

This guitar is now adorned on the wall but with chinese pieces: neck, hardware, pickups, etc.:

I was bored with that finish and that heavy ash body I bought years ago and that does not bring back good memories because the seller was very rude to me. Precisely, the seller is known in this forum and he is (or he was) around here 🙄. Apart from the fact that I was not very convinced of the body due to some little failures,,, I did not quite like the guitar at all.

So I made an order to a luthier from the USA (Mai-Guitar... Chris is a nice guy) to make me a new one piece swamp ash body; Also I ordered a cool new Chinese neck form Aliexpress; I took out the gold hardware and good parts from the old guitar; I bought new Dimarzio pickups from USA ('Banjomikez'... nice guy too); I ordered a new pickguard in the UK; and I decided to build another guitar that I would like.

Wood for the body... A beautifull piece of swamp ash:

And.... body done!:

With a CNC machine everything is perfect and easier 😉.


The neck:

Although for this "new" guitar, I sent all the parts to the luthier, and he will take care of the final finish and assemble it... So it won't be a strict DIY... could it be a "DIL"? 😄

I will let you know how progress this guitar...

But before I say goodbye, here is a small preview 🧐:

🤟👋

 

[Zoot]

Looking good . You'll have to get your builder reshape the top of the headstock.

 

[Dani DCR]

... reshape the top of the headstock.

Ah no... no problem with that. For me it doesn't need to be the perfect Ibanez headstock shape... I like the way it is 🙂.
Thanks Zoot!

 

[Dani DCR]

About the finish... I'm going for a green color.
Something like one of these finishes:

I like that 'army' green in the last pic.

 

[WMerkert]

I personally would prefer the green finish, it is not so furniture lookalike.
Cheers !

 

[FireEagle]

I personally would prefer the green finish, it is not so furniture lookalike.
Cheers !

I agree... I really like the blue/green of the H-S-S guitar in the first picture.

 

[ibaraki_gaijin]

Like your unique take on the Jem BSB?

 

[Dani DCR]

Hi friends...
I go with the military green!... I like a little more the green/blue of the first pic but speaking with the luthier, he told me that it is no easy to do.

He sent me some pics:

Pics in indoor light:

Pics in outdoor light:

I think is cool... I like the finish...

cheers!

 

[Dani DCR]

Hi friends...

The guitar is finished🙂...

I took photos with my smartphone and tried to get the most realistic color possible, but it is not easy... 😔.

Lots of pics 🧐:

Spec:

• Body: One piece of Swampash.
• Neck: Maple, Ebony fingerboard, Tree of Life inlay.
• Bridge: Ibanez Lo Pro Edge.
• Gotoh tuners and locking nut.
• Pickups: Dimarizo Satchur8 bridge, Ibanez S1 middle, Dimarizo Super Distortion neck.
• 5 way switch, Volumen, Tone, miniswitch tap coil.
• Dimarzio strap cliplock.
• Military Green finish.
• Assembled in ESP by Jcr Luthier (2021).

I think the guitar is very cool and it has been worth it 😎🙂.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

That looks amazing 😲😲! The finish and colour have turned out great.

Wild and classy, like a Jem should be.

 

[Leviathus]

Wow!! Very swampy!!

 

[jono]

That's just spot on HNGD

 

[FireEagle]

Nice job!! Looks fantastic and I'll bet it is very resonant!