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My chambered electric guitar build!

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I was just talking to a friend (and fellow board member here) the other day, doing an interview for a thesis he's working on... (yeah, on guitar effects!! :cool:)...and at one point, an old project of mine came up.

Building a chambered electric guitar! :joy:

My dad is a woodworker, and when I was in college, we combined my guitar knowledge with his woodworking knowledge and made a guitar. I've shared it in other places before, but it's been a while, so I thought I'd post some of the project pics here! :)


designing, layout...
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alder body, mahogany neck
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basic shape cut out
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chambering fun! Notice the little structural supports :)
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rounded back edges, rosewood control cover
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gluing! Monster clamping.
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top on, angled edges...
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Finishing! All nitro. Clear coats followed by tinted amber.
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very nice.
mahogany neck through, ash sides and mahogany top maybe???...hard to tell from here.
great looking guitar.

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masked elwood wrote:very nice.
mahogany neck through, ash sides and mahogany top maybe???...hard to tell from here.
great looking guitar.

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Mahogany neck-through, alder sides, and a rosewood top! :)
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Wow. :love: Excellent work, dude! Did it turn out sounding good?
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That is hot. :animal:
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Thanks guys! :)

It's got an interesting sound, a unique resonance that's combined with the tv jones pu and the firebird neck pu...kind of resonant and grindy at the same time.
I'll get some new strings on it and record a video using some FuzzHugger pedals. :)

Sometime I want to try some different pickups, maybe something soapbar, since that's what I'm at home on.
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That is purty sweet... I've been thinking that I'd like to try a chambered bass...

Also, I'm surprised that no-one else has said this, but when I first read the thread title, my immediate reaction was: OhMahGawd, a Fuzzhugger guitar? DO WANT!!!! :animal: :blahblah: :animal:
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Oh absolutely - in the time it took me to click on the thread, I was already imagining a nautically themed guitar with an inbuilt AB Synth Fuzz!
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Beautiful work Tom.
I’m looking forward to hearing it.

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yay!
But i needs single coils or at least coil taps. :joy:
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very nice guitar tom! :cool:

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that guitar is sexxxy i want it i am so jealous.

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That is mad nice! :love:
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Whoa. That is super nice man. Great lookin' and great soundin' too I'm sure.
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Oh shit that is lovely! I would have gone an olympic white I think though rather than wood finish but hey that's just me :thumb:
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