| Project by Patrick Jaromin | posted 11-07-2016 12:52 PM | 3538 views | 3 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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Upon completion of the “Wishcaster” guitar – which is destined to be raffled off – I decided I needed to build another one that I could keep.
The specs:
Body: African Mahogany with a Maple burl cap; top bound in white pearloid plastic binding
Neck: African Mahogany with Padauk and birdseye Maple “racing stripe”
brass side dots installed in the Padauk
Headstock: African Mahogany sandwiched between Padauk and Maple (birdseye back, burl top veneer)
Finish:”Nuclear burst” – Transtint Bright Red and Amber dyes, hand-wiped Homer Formsby Tung Oil finish
This guitar features gold hardware with “lipstick” style alnico pickups. Once again I wired the neck pickup RWRP to provided a humbucking effect when used together. For this guitar I added a push/pull DPDT switch for the volume control that switches between typical parallel to series wiring for the pickups. This adds a bit of warmth and gives the signal a boost. This is my fourth electric and the first to feature my new logo inlay…
If you’d like to see more, I’ve blogged the build process at http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/series/atomic-age-surfcaster
I hope you like!
-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog
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Roger
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#1 posted 11-07-2016 01:21 PM
Seriously fine work
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]
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#2 posted 11-07-2016 01:57 PM
Thanks, Roger!
Coolest thing about building guitars is getting to play them – and let friends play them. Same day it was finished I brought it to a party at a former bandmate’s house (breaking in his new rehearsal space in the basement). It got a work out for a couple hours and a big ‘thumbs up’ by two guitar players (that’s me sitting in on drums…drummers are very unreliable and none showed :) ).
-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog
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#3 posted 11-07-2016 03:14 PM
That’s a great guitar. I particularly like the fretboard inlays.
-- Barry, http://BarrysWorkshop.com/
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#4 posted 11-07-2016 03:22 PM
Just wow!
Barbara
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#5 posted 11-07-2016 04:59 PM
Nice! I like your logo and inlay work. The color is cool too.
-- Dan, Naperville IL, I.G.N.
Patrick Jaromin
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#6 posted 11-07-2016 07:26 PM
Thanks Barry, Barbara, and Dan!
I really enjoyed putting this one together.
-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog
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#7 posted 11-18-2016 04:47 AM
Excellent work mate.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
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#8 posted 01-15-2018 08:28 AM
This guitar is such a beautiful piece. You did a wonderful job on it.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
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#9 posted 01-15-2018 12:01 PM
Drummers are the dishwashers of the band.
-- Quote from ebay tool listing: " Has nicks and dings wear and tear dust and dirt rust and pitting but in good working condition"
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