Bowdiddley Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I voted for Blood red, but it wasn't an easy vote. Nearly voted for Mahogany. Same here, can't wait to see the outcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Update (sorry no pics this time): dropped off the neck and body with local luthier Mark Brumitt (www.brumittguitars.com) to apply the finish. Gonna do the blood red/burgundy stain. The cap on the headstock will be a little darker than the rest. No ETA on when that will be done but I have goosebumps thinking aboot it! I bought the EMG 81/60 combo (with pots and jack) via craigslist for $100 on Saturday. Met the seller at GC so bought black pup rings and jack plate while I was there. I did some shopping on ebay and bought the Black Sperzels and a Tone Pros TOM bridge piece. Both for less than $100 (shipping included). Got neck plate, screws and tailpiece from Warmoth. All those pieces should arrive this week. My wife is gonna buy the black Schaller strap locks as a little something for Christmas. Already have a couple black dome knobs. I'm gonna make a TRC out of walnut or Koa. The luthier said he's got spare scraps. All that's left is a HSC and 3 way toggle. Probably gonna need a coffin case since it won't fit in a Gibson case. All this for less than $1,400 and done in roughly 5 months verses $6k+ and a 2 year wait for a real Ken Lawrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Niiiiice! I bet you're pretty dang excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Yesterday I went by the luthier's place to drop off the neck plate and view the color sample. Holy fnck, I saw the color he sprayed on a scrap piece of maple....it looks like he really used blood. I CANNOT wait till he's done. Tiny delay...the posts in the TOM I bought were smaller than what was drilled. I asked him to pop maple in and redrill since it will be covered anyway. It's an ash body. Not gonna be able to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Very Sweet man! Can't wait to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The Blood Red should look great. Looking forward to seeing the out come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Next week..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 My local luthier finished ahead of schedule so I picked it up today!! Here is the finish (keep in mind pictures do not do it justice). It really looks more like a blood red in person. Since I got it home, I drilled everything in place except the jack plate. I may need to get a different 3 way toggle. The one I bought won't fit. The singer in my band has a bunch so I'll get one from him on Monday. Tomorrow I'm going to get a HSC for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recsec Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice work Mojo!! I think that will really rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I love a nice red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Wow that is totally cool and I love the headstock. I've thought about building one but my amp projects keep me too busy for another guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 very nice...love the headstock and neck man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice Mojo........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Very cool... Nothing like a good guitar project to get the blood pumpin... Keep on posting pics... Is the blood red done in mat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I love a nice red I never even considered red until Dec. '09 when I bought my Studio. I needed to spend some music money for taxes and wanted a Les Paul since I hadn't had one for decades and Lester had died. It just jumped out at me in the store and was also a GREAT player. It's a REALLY good looking guitar and gets all the "wow that's a pretty guitar" from the babes. Nice, Mojo........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 That looks awesome. You gonna have some sort of high gloss finish on it? A polyester gloss would make it really nice and shiny. And I too like the combo of EMG 81/60. They're great for most things. I built one of these a few years ago with my dad and put an original floyd on it. I really liked it, but when someone offered me 3 times the build cost for it, I couldn't refuse. The body and neck however were hand made in our back garden without a cnc machine, so I dont think the quality would be as good as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 That looks awesome. You gonna have some sort of high gloss finish on it? A polyester gloss would make it really nice and shiny. And I too like the combo of EMG 81/60. They're great for most things. I built one of these a few years ago with my dad and put an original floyd on it. I really liked it, but when someone offered me 3 times the build cost for it, I couldn't refuse. The body and neck however were hand made in our back garden without a cnc machine, so I dont think the quality would be as good as yours. No, it's gonna stay satin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toneis everything Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Very nice man. Can't wait to hear some clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Turned out real nice, the KL headstock look "medieval" to me...looks like an axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Red w/rosewood, black w/ebony is what I would have done. Red or black will look sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Damn it, I did it again! I go to the bottom of page one and then post without realizing there are more pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 looking realy nice matt, what's the estimated time of completion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 you need to put a hetfield kinda pick guard on it....I think a see through black would look awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 looking realy nice matt, what's the estimated time of completion Possibly this week. (fingers crossed) No pg to go on this guitar. Gonna stay with the satin finish on the whole thing. Just need to do all the wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Man, I'm late to da partey... Mojo, that is one sweet guitar and I bet it's going to sound delirious! Might even get dem00n to see the error of his ways with those emg's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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