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Finished my 2nd guitar body build! It is an extended range 8 string guitar body made out of solid quartersawn bubinga with a small diagonal wenge accent. This was a remnant I had left over from my coffee table I built a few years ago. I had always planned to turn it into a guitar body and I finally got around to doing it.
This body took me a VERY long time to sand and contour. As some of you know bubinga is extremely hard, dense, and heavy. I went at it with 60 grit for a very long time in order to shape it and spent a lot of time going up the grit chain at the end. The overall guitar is very heavy but I made it for recording studio work so I will never be standing around holding it on a strap. Guitar is finished with 2 coats of Sealcoat Shellac and 4 layers of General Finishes High Performance Polycrylic.
As for the technical specs for anyone who is interested in guitar stuff….
CTS 500k pots
Hipshot 8 string bridge
Hipshot String Ferrules
Bare Knuckle Pickups Aftermath bridge (Custom hand wound from the UK)
Bark Knuckle Pickups Cold Sweat neck (Custom hand wound from the UK)
I am currently working on the neck so expect to see a finished product sometime in the future. Thanks for looking as always!
This body took me a VERY long time to sand and contour. As some of you know bubinga is extremely hard, dense, and heavy. I went at it with 60 grit for a very long time in order to shape it and spent a lot of time going up the grit chain at the end. The overall guitar is very heavy but I made it for recording studio work so I will never be standing around holding it on a strap. Guitar is finished with 2 coats of Sealcoat Shellac and 4 layers of General Finishes High Performance Polycrylic.
As for the technical specs for anyone who is interested in guitar stuff….
CTS 500k pots
Hipshot 8 string bridge
Hipshot String Ferrules
Bare Knuckle Pickups Aftermath bridge (Custom hand wound from the UK)
Bark Knuckle Pickups Cold Sweat neck (Custom hand wound from the UK)
I am currently working on the neck so expect to see a finished product sometime in the future. Thanks for looking as always!
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