LeCompte UV-4

[budman]

LeCompte UV-4

Here's the spec's:

African mahogany body
Maple accent stripe
Mesquite top
Inlayed mesquite burl pickguard
Three piece maple neck
Macassar ebony fingerboard
Mesquite headstock
Bartolini jazz pickups
Aguilar OBP-1 w/ tone control
Chrome Hipshot hardware

I started this one a long time ago. I figured it was about time to finish it up. The mesquite for the top came from a friend of mine's ranch in Uvalde, Texas. The log washed up into his creek after a hard rain. It sat there for several months before they got a portable saw mill out there. He had the pieces for a while then gave them to me. They spent a few hot summers in my yard barn before I used them.

Here's the concept drawing.
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[budman]

Here's the body cut out.

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[budman]

The pickup cover is made with maple and mesquite burl inlays. It houses the two Bartolini jazz pickups that will be wired with a series/single coil/parallel output switch rather than a blend control.

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[budman]

Here's the neck glued in place. I got ahead of myself on this one. I was excited about the project and glued the top on before the neck was ready. I knew I wanted this to be a set neck with the end of the fingerboard squared off. That's easy enough to do before you glue the top on. I opted to make the neck like my bolt-ons to keep the fingerboard square, which also gave me a bit more of a glue surface.

Also notice the 'B' bridge. That's what the bass will end up getting. I was thinking about a whammy bar at the suggestion of one of my customers, but in the end it's getting the 'B'.

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[budman]

Here's the transition carve on the back of the neck. Smooth! I call this "the world's first bolt-on set neck". I pinned the neck with some dowels and capped them with mac-ebony plugs.

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[budman]

First coats of clear.

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[budman]

And with the finish work all done. Notice it fits on a regular stand. The point doesn't touch the ground. I should have it together early next week.


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[Darkstrike]

Damn' thats hot!

 

[JazzFusionB0rg]

I like the body shape - it reminds me of the Randy Rhodes jackson guitars.

Nice work mate.

 

[scottyd]

Whoa! this one caught me off guard, very cool!

 

[budman]

It's done.

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[Darkstrike]

Woah!!!!!

 

[skiscem]

thats very Metal, COOL!

 

[Mike Shevlin]

Where is Peter Criss????! Is he sleeping?

 

[budman]

Where is Peter Criss????! Is he sleeping?

More than likely.

 

[pilotjones]

Very cool. Great lines.

 

[SDB Guitars]

Bud, that is one *hot* axe you've got, there... I have never cared for the Gibson V's, nor the Jackson's, but *this* I like... a LOT.

Kudos!

 

[joeyl]

radical! I love it. I think Billy Gibbons had a guitar shaped a bit like this no?

 

[mrniceguy715]

now thats different.. way to stir it up I dont like v's but i love this one

 

[Cerb]

You seem to have blended your headstock that I adore with your headstock that I do not, to make one that I drool over. The whole project is beautiful, but I'm a sucker for a sweet headstock.