John brought this over and wanted a guitar . I was a little unsure of how it might work but he had a vision....well when a guy and a good friend has a vision want are you going to do ?

So we routed the neck and pickup cavities.

And the controls.

Found some maple pickup covers and boxwood knobs that matched ....and by God we had a guitar

This is my "mate" Paul Campbell.
This guy is a GENIUS!! He 's got a metal/woodworking CNC set up to die for.
He's got a great web page , www.makecnc.com
if you like to work wood or metal they've got some very affordable machines you can build yourself and lots of videos and books. And he's in our backyard !!!!
He's also got a top self recording studio with all the toys. He knows the business and is a great guy on top of it .

Here's a chambered tele body I'm working on.
Don't have any pics of the finished guitar, but the tone was a little more balanced than a standard solid body.

You've got your favorite guitar and it's outlasted several girlfriends but one morning you open the case and........!!!!!!!!













This neck is held on by five dowels, not my favorite way to do this. I don't believe that using dowels or bolts is the best for the tone of a guitar .I like the traditional method of using a tapered dovetail.






Back in the saddle!

My good friend Dan Ratliff stopped by. He makes some very nice ukeleles, check his website,
www.ratliffukulele.com
He's pickier than hell and I have to thank him for raising the bar.