I had some spare time recently as I waiting for the lacquer I'd sprayed on my current batch of acoustic guitars to cure in readiness for polishing, and as I'm becoming a big fan of headless guitars, I put the guitar pictured together while I had the opportunity to do so.
I've had the maple neck blank and the Queensland maple drop-top cap in my tonewood stash for what must be a decade, so it seemed like a convenient time to put them to good use at last. The mahogany body is comprised of three pieces sourced from the stock of material I'd normally reserve for head blocks on my acoustic guitars.
- Body: chambered mahogany
- Cap: Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana)
- Neck: bigleaf maple, with double-action truss rod and carbon fibre reinforcement
- Fingerboard: ebony
- Bridge: Nova Guitar Parts
- Pickups: Kiesel Beryllium humbuckers
- Finish: Osmo Polyx oil
The guitar came together relatively quickly compared to my usual acoustic guitars. I learned a lot through this process, so I'm looking forward to put the lessons learned to good use on similar electric projects in the near future.
Cheers
Pete
