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Some of you may know that I build basses as a hobby. My younger brother is a guitar player, and for the last several years I've been working on a very special guitar for him.
A few months ago, my brother spent several weeks in the hospital with inflamation in sections of his brain and spinal column. He was having seizures, and couldn't recognize people or form memories during this time. He's doing much better now, but it's been a strong remind that we are all here for an unknown, limited amount of time. Loved ones can be taken from us at any time, without warning. Don't leave for later what should be done or said now.
With that in mind, I've been pouring almost all of my free time into wrapping the project up. I've put in over 800 hours, but could probably do it a lot quicker the second time around. Most of the work was done by hand, including the neck, headstock, inlay, and the carved top. I did use a CNC for a few spots, mostly the control areas, F-holes, and rear cover plate. The top is flamed Koa, the back is claro walnut, the body is mahogany, the neck is birdseye maple, purpleheart, and mahogany, the fingerboard and accessories are macassar ebony. It's a 25" scale, length 12", and has bartolini pickups and Grover tuners. My brother has promised sound clips when it arrives, hopefully this Tuesday. He lives back in TN, while I live in WA.
Here are a few photos. More hi-res and in-progress photos can be found here.
A few months ago, my brother spent several weeks in the hospital with inflamation in sections of his brain and spinal column. He was having seizures, and couldn't recognize people or form memories during this time. He's doing much better now, but it's been a strong remind that we are all here for an unknown, limited amount of time. Loved ones can be taken from us at any time, without warning. Don't leave for later what should be done or said now.
With that in mind, I've been pouring almost all of my free time into wrapping the project up. I've put in over 800 hours, but could probably do it a lot quicker the second time around. Most of the work was done by hand, including the neck, headstock, inlay, and the carved top. I did use a CNC for a few spots, mostly the control areas, F-holes, and rear cover plate. The top is flamed Koa, the back is claro walnut, the body is mahogany, the neck is birdseye maple, purpleheart, and mahogany, the fingerboard and accessories are macassar ebony. It's a 25" scale, length 12", and has bartolini pickups and Grover tuners. My brother has promised sound clips when it arrives, hopefully this Tuesday. He lives back in TN, while I live in WA.
Here are a few photos. More hi-res and in-progress photos can be found here.
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