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Old 07-14-2012, 07:37 AM   #1
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'59 Les Paul Homemade Project Build


took me 3 months to make, most of the time was spent waiting for parts to come in!
total spent was around $1300 and the result shows! it is such a beautiful guitar.
enough of me blabbing, heres some pics:






YouTube Demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8sk3GnKv1M

Specs:

Scale Length: 25 & 13/16"
Neck: set; Maple-Mahogany-Curly Maple-Mahogany-Maple
Tuners: Gotoh Locking SG38
Truss Rod Cover: Walnut, handmade
Truss Rod: Warmoth
Nut: Bone
Strings: RotoSound 46-10
Inlays: Dave Mustaine Vinyl
Fretboard: Ebony
Frets: Stewmac; Jumbo Nickel
Body: Mahogany with Tiger Maple Top
Strap Buttons: Schaller Straplocks
Strap: Gibson Lightning Bolt
Top Finish: Silver Gray Analine Dye
Back Finish: Ebony Analine Dye
Neck Finish: Oiled Satin
Pickup Rings: Gold; Warmoth
Pickups: Bare Knuckle Nailbomb; Alnico V; Nickel Cover
Switch: Planet Waves; 3-Way; Gold w/ Black Plate
Wiring: 18AWG
Knobs: Gold; Warmoth
Jack: Planet Waves Stereo 5-Point w/ Sheilding Cover; Gold
Jack Plate: Warmoth; Gold
Bridge: Gotoh Tune-O-Matic; Gold; 53mm Spacing
Stop Piece: Gotoh; Gold
Pots: CTS 500k; 2 Vol-2 Tone
Caps: .22uk
Back Plates: Curly Maple

Layers of Clear: 15; 4 Cans; wet sanded to 2000grit and polished
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Old 04-11-2013, 06:23 AM   #2
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That looks killer bro! You did a great job and I bet you feel very proud of this guitar because you built it yourself. I bet it sounds better than a real Les Paul. It's seems like you have put a lot of thought into this project and the results show. Love the inlay look like Mustaine's. Rock on...

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