Like the color, am doing my 1st solid body - picked up a jap knock off strat with a dinged up body, awesome neck, decent pups- started to refin the body, but realized , after disassembly, that the weight that I wanted wasn't there- went to amish country here in Ohio ( tuscarawas and Holmes counties) to a lumber shop ( keim lumber , Charm Ohio) and picked up an 8/4 x 41" flame maple blank , was kiln dried, rough planed ( had glue knicks in the planer kifes) - had to straight line it on the table saw, just had to center glue - rough sanded it , just finished cutting out the body shape on the bandsaw - killer flame, should have sustain for DAYS !!! ( body is SOLID flame maple- will have LP weight when done) - Ran a wood shop for 8 yrs, played guitar since I was 13 - just never connected the dots between the two !!!- Btw , the body is a strat shape, no contour ( think of SRV'S hamiltone body shape !!!!!! ) was going to get some binding from Stew Mac, but, just rough sanding with the DA on the face and outside edge contours , I kinda like the simple plain edge- Plenty flame showing around the edges !!!! Like the color of the tung oil on the tele thinline , probably will get a tortise shell pickguard , some better pups !!!
