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Published: 2006-08-18 14:05:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1117; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 4
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This is my student electric I built while at Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. Here's the specs...24 5/8" scale
Swamp Ash Body
Quilted Maple top
Ebony fingerboard
1 piece Maple neck
Dimarzio Mo'Joe (bridge) and Paf Joe (neck) pickups
Gotoh fixed bridge
Gotoh mini tuners
Lacquer finish
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Comments: 34
holy SMECK that's REAL good! D:
gimme gimme gimme xDDD
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Aww thank you! I really appreciate that!
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Amazing! It looks great. Why did you choose swamp ash? why not mahogany?
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I think I went with the Ash because I was doing a strat style guitar and wanted that more mid-range/treble sound and went with that. Mahogany would have given a warmer low end sound more like a Les Paul.
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this is a really beautiful piece of work. what sort of perameters are you given when u build it liek body shape n all
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Thank you very much! there's very few set parameters, you just have to know where the bridge is going, where the neck ends and the position of the pickups. Other than that its almost fare game with the shape.
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ah thats pretty cool then. anyone in ur class make anythin crazy?
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actually I just though of something... if you go here [link]
you can see every guitar from my class.. the first two guys were the crazy ones..
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legendary there are some really beautiful and unique guitars there
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Yeah two guys in my class actually mad some really outrageous shaped guitars, all pointy and dangerous looking. They were really cool though. I may have some pictures of them, I'll post them in scraps if I do.
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awesome job with ilver pickups. it really kickass.
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thanks! It looks way better in person though, pictures do not do it justice.
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maybe not... please, tell me more about luthier school.
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well school was dirty, very cold in the winter and too hot in the summer and was worth every penny. It was a great experience and I learned allot. I think they have changed the curriculum around a bit since I went but they teach you every thing they possibly can in 5 months. here's the school website if you want to check out more. [link]
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5 months! whoa... thanks for the link...
dude... 10k$ for 5 months of school um, too much for me.
anyway, thats cool.
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yeah its pretty pricey, but its 5 days a week and around 9 hours a day, so its allot of work and since its the only accredited Luthiery school you can get federal aid... but yeah, its expensive.
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How do you do the inlay I can't find a good way to do it. Do you use a router?
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to cut the channel to put th inlay in I use a Dremel with a special base that I got through stewmac.com. and cutting the inlay pieces I just use a jewelers saw. check out stewmac.com they can hook you up with what you need.
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Well I have to say that I don't like the look of fingerboard inlay, but it doesn't matter.
When I look on this guitar 
That colour, binding, silver pickups
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yeah the inlay was a requirement and I was very rushed to get it done and It didnt turn out as good as I would have liked, but it works for me... I'm glad you like it though, I worked really hard to make it the best I could giving the environment of the class I did it in.
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Whoah! very nice, I love it!
I want one! xD xD
Nice work!
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Thank you very much! hopefully they will just get better and better!
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ooh thats nice. they have schools of luthiery? what u gotta do to get into one o those?
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just fill out an app and 10grand and your in.. [link] its the only accredited luthiery school and a good place.
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That isn't bad for a electric Guitar it seems very cool!!!
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