I have contacted www.guitarbuild.co.uk regarding a body for my next build. I have decided to go for a Tru-oil finished Walnut body, Maple neck (which I have), standard tuners this time, a solitary humbucker bridge pick up, tone cap switching using the selector switch and gold hardware. Time to start buying!
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Have you bought from there before?
I have found Guitarbuild to be a very good place to use for the two previous builds I've done, and I'm sure for the current one I'm on now. I remember at the time when I was started my first build (tele) I was looking at the Warmoth site in the US, which is very impressive of course, but when I actually figured out the cost involved in getting a body made to my specs and shipped to the UK, for me at least, it was just a no go. Then a bit more searching on the web and I unexpectedly came across Guitarbuild who are in fact based in Lincoln, not too far from me. They seemed to be the nearest thing I could find to a "UK Warmoth". And I have been very pleased with the quality I've had from them, and very easy to talk to and make sure the design is exactly what you want if ordering a custom one-off (as was the case for my tele body, and very much for my current project).
I am really building this guitar as a piece of art. It is my musical hotrod. Looks gorgeous but not particularly practical.
It is also my swan song. If I didn't have an expensive neck to hand I wouldn't be building another guitar at all. Still, adding this to my collection will get me away from unlucky 13!
Here are a couple of rough, artists impressions, to show what I am going for.
Requested firm quote for body from www.guitarbuild.co.uk last night so waiting on price so I can get it ordered.
Anyway, as promised, here is a photo.
Requested firm quote for body from www.guitarbuild.co.uk last night so waiting on price so I can get it ordered.
Anyway, as promised, here is a photo.
Saweeeet, theres nowt like a box o new parts
Whereas I read the serial number to mean that it will be ready on 8th December 2013, 01 designating that this is Jocko's first guitar build this year.
Whereas I read the serial number to mean that it will be ready on 8th December 2013, 01 designating that this is Jocko's first guitar build this year.
Like the guy that built his two storey house and was so used to using the scaffolding to reach the upper floor that he forgot to put any stairs in! Could maybe be an urban myth perhaps?
Very nice looking hardware - this is going to end up a very classy looking job methinks.
I started it with the Tru-caster. Wanted a pseudo serial number on the headstock and the start and finish months seemed as good as anything.
I will keep the 3 position switch but have it switching "no tone control", "standard humbucker tone control" and "twice the capacitance in the tone control circuit".
I will turn the control plate round so that the Volume is too the front, Tone is in the middle and Tone Selector is too the rear.
Don't know if open switch contact will be an issue. (Noise pickup via resistor [aerial effect])
If so I will use second side of switch and put switch between volume and tone pots.