Miscellaneous Show us your Guitar,Amp,Pedalboard

[MarkDyson]

Add a tangle of cables and cords with no apparent beginning or end and you're on your way to a fully functional professional set up!

Seriously, though, it looks good!

Yeah, it does. I'd like to be able to hang up a couple of my guitars like that but it's an attic dormer room and there's too much sloping ceiling around.

In my case, too, I'm benefited by the fact I don't (yet) have any recording capability hooked up. The computer is across the room (right about where I stand when I take pictures) so there'd be a couple-too-tree cables snaking across the floor. I have a DI on my desk, and the Quilter has a nice XLR out, I just need to get off my tookus and experiment with setting it up (and having something worth recording).

 

[RALKITE]

Went to a guitar making weekend course.
Great fun and lots of insight into guitar workings.
Then finished off the MV50 set for Christmas.

 

[PapaRaptor]

Went to a guitar making weekend course.
Great fun and lots of insight into guitar workings.
Then finished off the MV50 set for Christmas.
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Where have you been, man? (Other than at the guitar building course...)

 

[Slofinger]

I need more room! 3 in the garage in the paint stage and one in its case under the bed. I just built the showcase which will house a ‘Guitar of the Month’. For now I’m letting the clear coat on the V cure inside of it. I will post about the uniqueness of the Flying V when I complete it. I just realized I forgot about my American Standard Strat in its case in the corner.

 

[TwoNotesSolo]

Lol slofinger, you're cranking them out! I'm still working (or trying to find time to) on a baritone I started over a year ago.

 

[Slofinger]

Lol slofinger, you're cranking them out! I'm still working (or trying to find time to) on a baritone I started over a year ago.

Well, I am retired so I have the time. Plus a guy that I have been doing mods for, and building guitars, has been very good to me. It’s only a hobby for me, but with his help it pays for itself. If I’m not mistaken, you are building a Danelectro style guitar? The V in my showcase was inspired by your build. Kind of similar construction. And a lipstick pickup!

 

[TwoNotesSolo]

Yup, that baritone is Danelectro inspired. And I think I should have a few free weekends to make progress on it "soon".

 

[RALKITE]

Where have you been, man? (Other than at the guitar building course...)

Well firstly I just got back from being locked out of forum.
Pretty much these days I just noddle by myself and annoy the neighbours.
Although I do need to move out of my noodling comfort zone and push on.

 

[artyman]

Well firstly I just got back from being locked out of forum.
Pretty much these days I just noddle by myself and annoy the neighbours.
Although I do need to move out of my noodling comfort zone and push on.

If you want to push on, take a wander down to the basement and join us in the Virtual Jam Room, and try your noodling skills down there.

 

[RALKITE]

If you want to push on, take a wander down to the basement and join us in the Virtual Jam Room, and try your noodling skills down there.

Forgot about that.

 

[Slofinger]

As promised, here is my latest curiosity. Inspired by TwoNoteSolo’s Danelectro build, I did something similar. Instead of chambering plywood I made two frames of 1/2”x3/4” mahogany. Then I glued on a plywood back. Not satisfied with how plain plywood looked, I got a piece of flame maple laminate. For the top since I already had a template, I did an aluminum insert again with a swirled alum finish. The body is mostly hollow. I put an oversized block where the string through is. Again inspired by Danelectro I used a lipstick pickup.
As I just built this for fun and fairly economically, I accomplished that. As far as playability though, it’s pretty much just a novelty. The pickup is kind of weak, and it’s kind of hard to see the fretboard while playing. The guy I’ve been building Flying V’s for wants it anyway.

 

[dvs]

Wow, that's wild! The soundhole treatment gives it a powerful Star Trek (Next Gen) feel. Was that intentional or is it simply a reflection of the flying V style? Either way, it's awesome.

 

[Slofinger]

Wow, that's wild! The soundhole treatment gives it a powerful Star Trek (Next Gen) feel. Was that intentional or is it simply a reflection of the flying V style? Either way, it's awesome.

After cutting the soundhole I just didn’t like the openness. So that V is what I came up with. Actually at the bottom of the soundhole I have a flat cutout of my signature in chrome covered plastic from the trophy shop.

 

[Slofinger]

A guy I build Flying V’s for and other mods mentioned a friend of his wanted a Hedrick (me) ‘58 Les Paul. I told him I don’t know what I could offer over a Gibson other than hand made. So I researched ‘58’s and decided yes, I’m going to build one. Except I’m keeping it! Some things I could not copy, but for the most part I did.

 

[Elwood]

Holy guacamole!!! That's beautiful!!!!

 

[Shodai]

Nice.

I can't do that, but I admire those who can.

Great looking guitar. How's it sound?

 

[arock]

Wow! The LP model is gorgeous! Classic!

 

[GeeDub]

WOWWWWWW!!!

 

[PapaBear]

Oh my!

 

[Iheartbacon]

I don’t know what I could offer over a Gibson other than hand made.

I don’t know anything about you or your guitars but I would still be willing to bet your quality control is quite a bit better than Gibson’s.