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How's this thing coming along? Got 'er boxed up yet, or still dreading the fitting of all those bar frets? Love those position markers. Functional in two ways, and decorative at the same time :) Actually I love everything about this build... except for the mahogany neck. Mahogany is so mainstream :u...

Brilliant! I was thinking those sides really needed some braces, but would be ugly with them visible through the cracks. Butterfly cleats hide it perfectly, and even improve the stability :) How about some kind of stone for the frets? There's that "crystal frets" site that uses quartz. May...

Great idea, and great execution as well

Now let's hear some AC/DC

That is awesome! I can't believe those sides bent without the splits traveling. You truly are the master of bending. That top looks a little dicey in terms of getting it to sound great without the knots crumbling through, but I hope you can prove otherwise :) And even if they do fall out, the swirly...

Whoa, that is indeed some nice airbrush work. I never ran across this build before, but glad to hear you're back on it. And I feel your pain with the weather, it's no different up here in Missouri :D No tornadoes nearby yet, but wind and rain and lightning and a bit of hail yesterday, and more predi...