Retro (Harmony H22) inspired project

[M.R. Ogle]

Just put this one together. Guitar Fetish was blowing out some old, unfinished hollow bodies, and I couldn't resist. Put a SCPB pickup in it, put the volume on a retro-oven-style knob on the top bout, a flipped over Strat Boat-jackplate, and carved a VERY obnoxious Harmony-H22 inspired (but not exactly) pickguard out of some tiger-striped 3-ply sheet. As I said, it's either a look you love... or hate. I LOVE it!

 

[Axstar]

That is very cool! Tastefully retro. It must have a lovely deep tone?

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I'm just now getting it sorted out, but so far... yeah!

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Just got it set up... very nice woody thump to it!

 

[2saddleslab]

Wow, that's a stunner!! Well done and love the attention to detail. The upside down input jack is surprisingly cool.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Thanks! I've had several Japanese guitars (Tiesco?) in the shop that has a protruding metal jackplate like that...that's where I got the idea.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I think my tastes are getting weirder and more Retro all the time... got a Danelectro "Dead-On" 67 Hornet guitar in the shop, and it's quickly becoming a favorite of mine.

 

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That is just too .

 

[moonshinegtrs]

Dude! That is so nice! I've been looking at those GFS bodies... I think I would like to get one of the deeper bodies.

Great job!


Moonshine

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Well, I certainly could NOT say they were "ready-to-go", finished bodies... far from it... but I wanted a bit of "relic" to go along with the old vibe anyway, so the "crudeness" worked for me.

By the way, they're actually a solid block center, just the "wings" are hollow. So routing a neck pocket, pickup and bridge placement are not critical.

 

[rllefebv]

Love it! Got a link on the pick guard material? Looks perfect for a build I have going on...

-robert

 

[M.R. Ogle]

From FleaBay:
NEW 430*290mm Blank Sheet Guitar Bass Pickguard Material Tawny Stripe Color 600685818077 | eBay

 

[5StringBlues]

Friggin' cool.

 

[mongo2]

Tres cool.