docteurseb
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This is a build from last summer (first and last Regal build), at the time the goal was to replace my LP with this one.
It started when Warmoth had a sale on their Regal necks, a week before they discontinued and replaced them with Hombre necks.
At least I saved a bit on the neck, while having a great time reshaping the headstock to something a little more traditional.
I wanted a dark/black headstock with diamond-shaped inlay at the center. I ended up using a thin shell/veneer and black lacquer, this was not exactly the original plan but attempts to apply a full veneer were a bit of a disaster.
The chambered body was an unfinished quilt maple/korina from the showcase, and I had it finished in aqua marine dye + transparent blue. It came out just as beautiful as it was expensive.
In the end I still preferred the LP and parted with the Regal, the LP just had the edge in terms of comfort, playability, and tone.
Nonetheless here are some pictures of that guitar for everybody's enjoyment as those aqua marine dye finishes are quite stunning!
It started when Warmoth had a sale on their Regal necks, a week before they discontinued and replaced them with Hombre necks.
At least I saved a bit on the neck, while having a great time reshaping the headstock to something a little more traditional.
I wanted a dark/black headstock with diamond-shaped inlay at the center. I ended up using a thin shell/veneer and black lacquer, this was not exactly the original plan but attempts to apply a full veneer were a bit of a disaster.
The chambered body was an unfinished quilt maple/korina from the showcase, and I had it finished in aqua marine dye + transparent blue. It came out just as beautiful as it was expensive.
In the end I still preferred the LP and parted with the Regal, the LP just had the edge in terms of comfort, playability, and tone.
Nonetheless here are some pictures of that guitar for everybody's enjoyment as those aqua marine dye finishes are quite stunning!
