amigarobbo
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So, here's the plan, a guitar in the tradition of a Fender XII 12 string solid bodied guitar:
not an historically correct instrument, but similar.
Warmoth '65 neck,
I won't be going for a right hand reverse version, :icon_biggrin:
Now I like little frets, and stainless is a non-brainer I'd like maple with black ebony fretboard for the woods, and I'd prefer white binding, (not cream this is to look like a new guitar, because it is a new guitar!) with white pearloid block inserts, they do fit it into the first fret position don't they? But they tend to be a bit pricy, so I might have to slum it unbound with clay inlays, :sad:
Clear Satin nitro finish with a matching headstock colour to the body. How much of an upcharge would that be?
Body will be a Split Jazzmaster, the split means no cut to the upper body, which is good. Swamp ash wood, solid.
Pickups will probably be Kim Curtis Novak Electric XII pickups, http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/xii-v.shtml Not the fat ones as I like 'em bright & jangly, anybody got any suggestions as to what pickup cutout route would be best for them?
It'll need a custom pickguard, someone better than me will need to cut it, maybe I could get them to cut out the pickup routes? I'll decide on the colour of the pickguard when I see the body colour in real life.
Controls will be by a trad rotational knob, the Fender XII comes with a 4 way, Neck, Both in Series, Both in Parallel, Bridge. I'm thinking about adding a phase control, so I can try the funky out of phase tones, either as a push pull on the volume or another 1 or two options on the rotation knob, :icon_scratch:
Hardware, got all that:
Wilkinson trad tuners, Gotoh 12 bridge, and plates by Faction Guitars. I'm thinking about the string tree, I have heard it said that because the Warmoth headstock is shorter it dosn't need on, :icon_scratch:
Now the most important thing, the paint job!
Now I was thinking of Burgundy Mist in satin, bu that new body finishes pdf, it's got my mind a-reeling, that Shell Pink in satin,
, Transparent Turquise over ash,
This will take a while to build, it's possible it may never get finished, dependant on my finances, actually, no it will be finished, just don't expect fast progress, dependant on lottery wins. :toothy11:
not an historically correct instrument, but similar.
Warmoth '65 neck,
I won't be going for a right hand reverse version, :icon_biggrin:
Now I like little frets, and stainless is a non-brainer I'd like maple with black ebony fretboard for the woods, and I'd prefer white binding, (not cream this is to look like a new guitar, because it is a new guitar!) with white pearloid block inserts, they do fit it into the first fret position don't they? But they tend to be a bit pricy, so I might have to slum it unbound with clay inlays, :sad:
Clear Satin nitro finish with a matching headstock colour to the body. How much of an upcharge would that be?
Body will be a Split Jazzmaster, the split means no cut to the upper body, which is good. Swamp ash wood, solid.
Pickups will probably be
It'll need a custom pickguard, someone better than me will need to cut it, maybe I could get them to cut out the pickup routes? I'll decide on the colour of the pickguard when I see the body colour in real life.
Controls will be by a trad rotational knob, the Fender XII comes with a 4 way, Neck, Both in Series, Both in Parallel, Bridge. I'm thinking about adding a phase control, so I can try the funky out of phase tones, either as a push pull on the volume or another 1 or two options on the rotation knob, :icon_scratch:
Hardware, got all that:
Wilkinson trad tuners, Gotoh 12 bridge, and plates by Faction Guitars. I'm thinking about the string tree, I have heard it said that because the Warmoth headstock is shorter it dosn't need on, :icon_scratch:
Now the most important thing, the paint job!
Now I was thinking of Burgundy Mist in satin, bu that new body finishes pdf, it's got my mind a-reeling, that Shell Pink in satin,
This will take a while to build, it's possible it may never get finished, dependant on my finances, actually, no it will be finished, just don't expect fast progress, dependant on lottery wins. :toothy11:
. I think that the wild card with the XII is the super thin high G string - that thing pops out like crazy without, er, support.
