So, a few months ago I was talking about building my dad an LP with p90s. Finally, here she is!
The Body
-Mahogany chambered les paul body with flame maple top, creme binding.
-"Weathered grey dye" top with clear gloss back.
-Lindy Fralin P90s, 15% underwound neck, stock bridge.
The Neck
-ebony on mahogany 10-16" radius, standard thin contour, creme binding, 6130 frets
-Gotoh locking kluson type tuners (jury is still out on the quality of these. They seem okay so far)
-ebony peghead veneer
-clear gloss back finish
-Dangerous plate! with my dad's initials, DJA
-Some sort of custom inlayed truss rod cover soon to come
So here's the original idea, kisekae style
And here's the final product, sorry for the lousy pics
It looks pretty much exactly how I had hoped. The neck and body back colors match pretty well, and the ebony board has some nice striping near the high frets. The fralins sound really incredible. Plenty bright (just how I wanted) but still really thick and meaty. These pickups mean business, and I'm anxious to hear them after I've set the guitar up nicely and adjusted the pickup height perfectly.
One complaint that I only noticed once it was all put together and strung up. There's a little burr or something on the 7th fret under the high e string. It looks how I imagine a fret would look after being hit with a sharp metal object. It's only noticable when bending the high e on the 7th fret. It snags. Another fix for another day.
He won't get the guitar till probably christmas, so until then, don't tell him ok guys :laughing7:
The Body
-Mahogany chambered les paul body with flame maple top, creme binding.
-"Weathered grey dye" top with clear gloss back.
-Lindy Fralin P90s, 15% underwound neck, stock bridge.
The Neck
-ebony on mahogany 10-16" radius, standard thin contour, creme binding, 6130 frets
-Gotoh locking kluson type tuners (jury is still out on the quality of these. They seem okay so far)
-ebony peghead veneer
-clear gloss back finish
-Dangerous plate! with my dad's initials, DJA
-Some sort of custom inlayed truss rod cover soon to come
So here's the original idea, kisekae style
And here's the final product, sorry for the lousy pics
It looks pretty much exactly how I had hoped. The neck and body back colors match pretty well, and the ebony board has some nice striping near the high frets. The fralins sound really incredible. Plenty bright (just how I wanted) but still really thick and meaty. These pickups mean business, and I'm anxious to hear them after I've set the guitar up nicely and adjusted the pickup height perfectly.
One complaint that I only noticed once it was all put together and strung up. There's a little burr or something on the 7th fret under the high e string. It looks how I imagine a fret would look after being hit with a sharp metal object. It's only noticable when bending the high e on the 7th fret. It snags. Another fix for another day.
He won't get the guitar till probably christmas, so until then, don't tell him ok guys :laughing7:
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