John Kingma's latest 6 string electric.
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:50 pm
I came up with this body style several years ago and I have been tweaking it ever since. I think I finally have it where I really like it. I call it my BT model because the first couple instruments I made with this shape were Baritones.
BODY - Hackberry with an Ambrosia Maple cap. Finished with a Shellac Sealer and a Poly Clearcoat.
NECK - Mahogany with a Macassar Ebony fretboard with a single "12th fret" marker. Finished with a Shellac Sealer and topped with Tru-Oil. 24 frets with a 12" fretboard radius and a Corian Nut. 25 inch scale length.
PICKUPS - Tele Bridge pickup and a P90 Neck pickup by MJS Custom Pickups in Mississauga, ON. The bridge pickup is great, but this P90 in the neck position has got to be one of my personal favorites.
CONTROLS - Single Volume, Single Tone and a 3 Way Switch
BRIDGE - Wilkinson Bridge with 3 brass compensated saddles.
OTHER DETAILS - I built this for fun and for myself. I had some time on my hands so I decided to build my first 24 fret guitar. I'm not sure why, as I don't have any business going past the 12th fret anyway. ;o) I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. This is one of the better finish jobs I've done but it's still far from perfect. If I were able to change anything though, it would be to move the volume and tone controls a bit down and towards the back. I find that the volume knob interfers with my strumming.
BODY - Hackberry with an Ambrosia Maple cap. Finished with a Shellac Sealer and a Poly Clearcoat.
NECK - Mahogany with a Macassar Ebony fretboard with a single "12th fret" marker. Finished with a Shellac Sealer and topped with Tru-Oil. 24 frets with a 12" fretboard radius and a Corian Nut. 25 inch scale length.
PICKUPS - Tele Bridge pickup and a P90 Neck pickup by MJS Custom Pickups in Mississauga, ON. The bridge pickup is great, but this P90 in the neck position has got to be one of my personal favorites.
CONTROLS - Single Volume, Single Tone and a 3 Way Switch
BRIDGE - Wilkinson Bridge with 3 brass compensated saddles.
OTHER DETAILS - I built this for fun and for myself. I had some time on my hands so I decided to build my first 24 fret guitar. I'm not sure why, as I don't have any business going past the 12th fret anyway. ;o) I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. This is one of the better finish jobs I've done but it's still far from perfect. If I were able to change anything though, it would be to move the volume and tone controls a bit down and towards the back. I find that the volume knob interfers with my strumming.