Upcoming Projects

I don't have any particular reason, but I have the need to post something about the upcoming projects I have in various stages of planning or incompletion.

Bookshelf
My sister wants a bookshelf. It'll be pretty basic: 3/4" plywood with poplar edging, stained mahogany and bullet-proofed with polyurethane.

The plywood has been cut and the poplar milled to size.

Gretsch Jupiter/Thinderbird
This should end up a straight copy of the original. Mahogany body with a maple cap, the top painted red, gold hardware. The neck should end up mahogany or some laminate with mahogany.

The base has been glued and routed to template.

Iceman
I can't play the mirrored Iceman at church anymore because the reflection from the lights randomly blinds members of the congregation. It's one of the best sounding guitars I have though, so I HAVE to have it available to play. The only solution is to make another an scavenge the hardware.

It'll be made almost identical to the 1st one: basswood & maple body and walnut neck. The major differences will be a thinner body, traditional bolt-on neck, and it'll be painted yellow.

SG
A total Gibson SG clone. I have the hardware & pups from a '79 SG to go on it.

This one has the body glued and routed to the template.

Redneck JR
Avenger body shape with a rebel flag on top. The body base is basswood and will be dyed blue. The flag will be bloodwood, ash dyed blue, and basswood. Either the neck or fretboard will be bloodwood. The neck might end up ash.

It'll have a single P90 in the bridge and a wraparound tailpiece, like a LPjr.

The body base has been glued and routed to the template.

Airline
Chambered poplar body, bocote or chechen neck, chrome hardware, Tiesco pickups, Tiesco-style vibrato.

The body is going to be painted with rally orange automotive lacquer. The rosewood neck will match up well visually with the orange paint. I'm leaning towards a plain maple fretboard.

50's car inspired build
This will be the same shape as the Superthin. It'll be reminiscent of the side body moldings of the cars from the 50's - particularly the 55-57 Buick and the 56-61 Corvette. The "body scoop" will be outlined with chrome trim. It'll utilize an aluminum neck I got from in a trade.

Rickenbacker 4000 bass
walnut body, birdseye maple veneer top, Rockfield active music-man pickups

Rickenbacker 600 guitar
maple body, bookmatched crotch walnut top, mahogany neck, gold hardware & pickups from the other Ric600 I made.