Hello !
During my search for parts for my project, it’s possible that I’ve found a treasure. A guitar neck with an “open book” headstock style like Gibson, featuring a turtle logo. Could this be the end of the Boogie Bodies series, or a neck made before Warmoth?
There is a stamped/embossed logo visible on the heel, typical of Warmoth, but the word “Warmoth” is not present. The turtle has vintage-style colors typical of the 1979/80 period. The neck is probably made of maple, and the headstock from birdseye maple. The use of this type of maple likely helps protect the headstock and neck from cracking.
The headstock dimensions differ from those of Gibson guitars. More details are in the photos: 9 cm (3.75 inches), nut width 43 mm, nut material bone or tusk.
I plan to use this neck for a double-cut body project, but not as a perfect copy of a Gibson double-cut or any other—likely my own design with two humbuckers. I will use mahogany (sapele) with a maple cap. I’ve already made two bodies from maple, so now it’s time for mahogany.
More information is in the photos.
Best regards.
During my search for parts for my project, it’s possible that I’ve found a treasure. A guitar neck with an “open book” headstock style like Gibson, featuring a turtle logo. Could this be the end of the Boogie Bodies series, or a neck made before Warmoth?
There is a stamped/embossed logo visible on the heel, typical of Warmoth, but the word “Warmoth” is not present. The turtle has vintage-style colors typical of the 1979/80 period. The neck is probably made of maple, and the headstock from birdseye maple. The use of this type of maple likely helps protect the headstock and neck from cracking.
The headstock dimensions differ from those of Gibson guitars. More details are in the photos: 9 cm (3.75 inches), nut width 43 mm, nut material bone or tusk.
I plan to use this neck for a double-cut body project, but not as a perfect copy of a Gibson double-cut or any other—likely my own design with two humbuckers. I will use mahogany (sapele) with a maple cap. I’ve already made two bodies from maple, so now it’s time for mahogany.
More information is in the photos.
Best regards.
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