Partscasters, does anybody have Parts Pauls?

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:51 pm

I admit to being a busy man and loving every second of it, I buy a lot of bodies, necks and hardware to make guitars from (as evident by my last few topics) I'm always busy making yet another contraption.

It occured to me that the majority of the posters on this forum who also love to do this make their own fender-ish solids: Partscasters. But does any of you make their own Gibson like solid?

I do, I bought a cheap epiphone body of the 'bay and married it to a neck from a lawsuit era Japanese made SG copy. I am now at work turning the result into a goldtop.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/goldtop.jpg

Those with an eye for detail may notice that I plugged two of the usual potmeter holes and drilled a third one between the two remaining. The fact is that I once saw a picture of a fifties Les Paul Custom with a three in a straight line knob set up much like an explorer and I found that to be so cool looking I had to do it for myself.

In this picture I applied the first layer of gold, tomorrow I'll start applying the layers of transparant coating. Maybe, as to add a little extra mojo, I should pinstripe it, add some hot rod flames.

telebob · Post by **telebob** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 am

I always wondered how those bolt up Gibson style guitars would be. Of course, I'd have to make mine 25 1/2" scale length. muah ha ha! I'd love to hear it when you get it together.

freshmattyp · Post by **freshmattyp** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:18 am

This thread looks familiar...

Nice to see you guys over here.

telebob · Post by **telebob** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:56 am

I just found out this morning that this thread exists in two places, although you won't see my latest builds over here.

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:58 am

Today I bought the hardware to put on the guitar, I still need to apply the transparent coating but I couldn't resit putting it together to see how it looks when done.

But it DEFINATELY has that Vintage Goldtop vibe.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/My%20musical%20instruments/goldtop2.jpg
My workspace, it's chaotic but I can make sense out it all.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/My%20musical%20instruments/goldtop1.jpg
A close up of the body from the picture above

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/My%20musical%20instruments/goldtop4.jpg
The electronics compartment showing the plugged holes and the allignment of the pots. This shot also shows the jet black color of the back of the guitar.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/My%20musical%20instruments/goldtop3.jpg
Another angle showing the guitar.