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There isn't much room , I planed the top down about 5/16 " any more and the truss rod would have been exposed .

PS , in regards to the neck , I plane the body portion to allow for the top thickness . on some instruments the back may get the same treatment

Finally finished , put on the 24K gold plated Optima strings and wired it up , beautiful crystal clear tone.

Volume/Volume / Master Tone all stock EMG per request.

very nice work indeed!

backside , added a matching heel cap and smoothed out the heel area

dye and lacquer

In order to account for the thicker top I had to recess the bridge , I put a copper foil base plate under the bridge , then used a cover piece in the gap

the top

A friend of mine brought me his old beater SG that had been bastardized with strat pickups and asked if I could treat it to a refresh . I don't typically do this , but he's been a dear friend for over 20 years , and I love SG's . The top I picked is a set of curly redwood that had been waiting for t...

25 " scale 12" radius , medium jumbo frets . As to the back being too pretty for a back .. the inspiration is from violins

Deep tenon neck rout , I wanted to keep the back intact

one of my current projects - based on a LP special Top Flamed Sapele core Poplar back Flamed Maple Neck 24 fret Mahogany with Rosewood 12" radius medium jumbo frets - neck through Pickups Lollar P90 / 3 way switch , Emerson Prok 250K pots volume/volume with Orange drop treble bleed/ master tone...

Very nice work indeed

+1 on tung oil , I've gon that route on a few , also french polish which is what I use these days after it cures buff it out and it is slick as teflon

The black/ claro walnut back with 4 coats of french polish ( not rubbed out yet)

I spent several hours working on the final shape and feel . The neck and body are the most ergonomic I've built or played . Added a headstock cap of the same curly koa , sanded down to 400 then two rounds of french polish ( so far) I rub it in until it stops sucking it each round , wait a day or two...

Stunning woods and design , bravo!

6 coats of french polish , sanded down to 600 (wet/dry) then 4 coats of lacquer , 1 more round before the buff out

Good work , and many lessons learned . Each instrument will teach you more about the craft , keep it up you have beautiful artistry

the top is 3/8" from Northridge . I don't use veneers . Yes the neck is a Carvin , I've been using them for 15 years , always well made and good service.

I route the center channel with a dremel / stew mac jig .

spent the day on the inlay and general sanding . so far so good .