Now Back to Knives (Guitar Pic)

Greg Covington

Greg Covington

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Finally got this project done....now it's back to the knives......

I case you don't know....it is a copy of Brian May of Queen's guitar...the Red Special that he built in 1963-4.

Mine uses walnut veneer rather than the dyed red mahogany.

Everthing else is pretty "spec-on" and it sounds like his guitar!

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It came out right pretty, Greg! Does it play like you had hoped? Is that an ebony board?
 
It plays better than I thought.....the fret board is oak painted black then coated in an epoxy based clear...just like the original.

Ebony would have been easier...but it gives a big bright sound.....which would not have been proper for the May sound.

It is very playable and a pretty darn good guitar.....especially since it is the first I have ever built.
 
damnman!!!!!!!!! Better than my own handmade tele. Made every part except the harware so my hats off to you brother!!!!
 
I would never had guessed this was your first effort as a luthier, Greg! I am sure the wonderful way it turned out makes it all the sweeter. Congrats......:)
 
Wait a sec...you made that?!!!! Duuuuude! That is awesome and sounds like May's guitar too sweeeet!:thumbup:
 
Greg,
STUNNING AXE.
Congratulations on building this fine instrument,you are truly a talented artist.:cool: :thumbup:
Have ya' tried the solos from One Vision or B.Rhapsody? :confused:
Beautiful guitar!
Do ya' have a waiting list? :D

Doug
 
I work in a commercial cabinet shop and have spent a lot of time sticking veneer on stuff, and I'm very impressed with how that turned out!
The idea of building a working electric guitar is pretty daunting by itself. But I've got a good idea what it takes to make the finished product look like that and I'm really impressed:cool:
 
leatherbird said:
Greg,
STUNNING AXE.

Have ya' tried the solos from One Vision or B.Rhapsody? :confused:


Doug
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I can play BoRhap's solo but One Vision is a tap solo and that stuff eludes me :grumpy:
 
Eddie Van Halen:"Sometimes I wonder how I came up with that wacky tapping stuff".:eek: :D
 
Matt Shade said:
I work in a commercial cabinet shop and have spent a lot of time sticking veneer on stuff, and I'm very impressed with how that turned out!
The idea of building a working electric guitar is pretty daunting by itself. But I've got a good idea what it takes to make the finished product look like that and I'm really impressed:cool:
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I had never worked veneer before. I used burl walnut for the top and back....then straight grain for the sides. I did the old trick of applying Titebond to both the veneer and body, letting it dry, then using and iron to press it on. The iron reactivates the glue temporarily.

The guitar neck is mahogany, bolted to an oak core center in the body. The main body is 2 sheets of 3/4" birchwood plywood that is routed out internally for acoustic pockets. It makes the guitar a semi-hollow body.
 
Greg Covington said:
I had never worked veneer before. I used burl walnut for the top and back....then straight grain for the sides. I did the old trick of applying Titebond to both the veneer and body, letting it dry, then using and iron to press it on. The iron reactivates the glue temporarily.

The guitar neck is mahogany, bolted to an oak core center in the body. The main body is 2 sheets of 3/4" birchwood plywood that is routed out internally for acoustic pockets. It makes the guitar a semi-hollow body.
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Thats a good trick with the iron and titebond. We use contact cement and stuff better be lined up before it touches:eek: There is a solvent to peel stuff and restick it but its a pain. Thats why we stick stuff oversized and trim it with a router 99% of the time :D
The construction pictures were really interesting. Had me wishing we could get some projects like that at work.
 
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