Here's my first attempt at making a Work In Progress series here. I don't quite have all the nuances oh how the post editor works yet, so this entire thing is just me going & hoping it'll all work out.
So anyway, I've always loved the oddball body shapes. BC Rich is one of the companies who's real bread & butter are oddball shapes, and they do it very well. The Mockingbird is my favorite from them, so it's time for me to give it a whirl.
A few months ago, I came across a local lumber yard who has a pretty good selection og American woods, and for a pretty good price! I saw some cypress there, thought about it for a few minutes, and decided to go for it. The wood was only about $2.50-$3.00/BF, so if it doesn't work out it's no big financial loss. Cypress has been used in classical guitars forever, so the tone can't be horrible. It's VERY light. I'm a little worried about neck dive. That's just one more bridge I'll cross when I get there.
Here's the rundown of what's planned/executed as of today:
Body
mockingbird shape
2-piece cypress
painted yellow
heavily contoured
Neck
normal bolt-on
purpleheart/flamed maple 7-piece lam
no extra fretboard - it will be the top of the laminates
Yes, this means the fretboard will be pinstriped!
black dot markers
tiltback 6-in-line headstock
Hardware
custom-wound RestorationAD PAF humbuckers with purpleheart bobbins
purpleheart pickup rings
chrome hardware
Kahler Flyer trem/bridge
Kahler locking nut
3-way, 1V p/p, 1T p/p (wither a tap & phase or 2 series/paralell)
possibly a mini toggle (phase)
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