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Old 09-23-2010, 09:07 AM
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:10 AM
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wow that chambering is so sweet! I'd have been quite tempted to put a perspex of clear top over that to show it off.

Out of Interest is there a benefit to using such chambering/cutting patterns other than the weight reduction from chambering a body?
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Very cool!
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:33 AM
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congrats...very nice and clean work...
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:41 AM
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+1 on the chambering comment/question. I have never seen a matched control cavity cover that looked good or that I liked until I saw yours. Very nice work!!
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:04 AM
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Very very nice work ;-)
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:16 AM
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too bad that crazy chambering is hidden, you might want to do an acrylic top one of these days
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:55 AM
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Um. wow.

Now that I nearly have my sloppy a$$, amateurish, totally skunky first build under my belt, I have a totally new appreciation for the skill on display here. How clean is this thing? And frankly, I'm usually not a fan of the single-cutaway body style, but I WANT this this instrument like a dog wants a bone.

Cheers.
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so delicious
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You make it look so easy. Like Ikea instructions.
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:21 PM
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WOW.

That is all.
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:28 PM
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Did have to do some additional routing for the electronics? or did it fit in there with the chambering cuts..?
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:56 PM
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Some awesome work going on there, Congrats on the build.
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Old 09-23-2010, 08:32 PM
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Nice! Love the chambering. Was the router bit conical?

Excellent work, sir!
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That's cool. That's very cool.

+another 1 on the chambering questions.
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I can't get over this thing man..

I can't imagine what it sounds like unplugged.. prolly buttery and smoooove.. mmmm

Additional request for Wreck:

Do you have any other detailed pics of the neck building process? The binding on the neck really interests me..
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