Now that is cool!CROSS_guitars wrote:Custom Kraft inspired headstock but with a 'swoop'
Birdseye maple angled head.
Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
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"Smells like Rock N' Roll"
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Very cool indeed! It reminds me of Trogdor.cooterfinger wrote:Now that is cool!CROSS_guitars wrote:Custom Kraft inspired headstock but with a 'swoop'
Birdseye maple angled head.
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Ebony fingerboard glued on.
Hardtail bridge fitted.
I made some mini-humbucker surrounds from tort. I based the design on the Fender Coronado.
Fitting it with these nice goldfoils.
Incidentally, the 'S' shape on the pickups compliment the Swoop shape of the headstock.
Hardtail bridge fitted.
I made some mini-humbucker surrounds from tort. I based the design on the Fender Coronado.
Fitting it with these nice goldfoils.
Incidentally, the 'S' shape on the pickups compliment the Swoop shape of the headstock.
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Jazzmaster neck. Blocks and binding.
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I like those tort pickup rings a lot. I am listening to an album called 'From Another World' (Space Age Pop) and its a fitting soundtrack to this build.
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I radius-ed the fretboard to 9.5" and glued the binding on.
I'll pop the frets in next!
I'll pop the frets in next!
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I really like the Jet King vibe on the pickguard for that first one. I love that aesthetic in general, plus the offset appointments (vibrato, body, etc.) just push it over the top. Aweome looking guitar.
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Thanks very much, jrowan. I'm quite proud of that one.jrowan wrote:I really like the Jet King vibe on the pickguard for that first one. I love that aesthetic in general, plus the offset appointments (vibrato, body, etc.) just push it over the top. Aweome looking guitar.
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Almost done.
Just need to profile the back.
Just need to profile the back.
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Eston/Eko. Italian made guitar.
I had this for years but didn't realise how special it was. I didn't document the restoration process but it has mostly all replacement parts, except I kept the remaining pickup as the middle pickup. Sounds nice.
I had this for years but didn't realise how special it was. I didn't document the restoration process but it has mostly all replacement parts, except I kept the remaining pickup as the middle pickup. Sounds nice.
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Jesus! The back of the guitar looks like it's been bragged down a muddy hill! Nice guitar though.
Good work on that neck too
Good work on that neck too
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Hey yeah. It was painted white by someone who decided to use some shitty power tool to prep it. I still need to sand it all down carefully with some wet and dry. The poly is pretty thick so I should be able to save it.PorkyPrimeCut wrote:Jesus! The back of the guitar looks like it's been bragged down a muddy hill! Nice guitar though.
Good work on that neck too
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Ever finish the Starcaster-inspired one?
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I have sprayed a few coats of clear on the neck. I have all the parts ready to go. I just need to paint the body.Glimmer wrote:Ever finish the Starcaster-inspired one?