A little 4001 fun

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:09 pm

Sweet!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:21 am

Fantastic work, Ted. Thanks for sharing.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:54 am

Up next is to sand the back and sides, then I will make a template for the body routes.

ram · Post by **ram** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:53 am

Ted, great work... binding looking good but man that wood is pretty! I just love what the grain is doing... Thanks so much for posting this exercise. And yes, I am a MG-aholic.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:23 am

Isn't it just luberly!

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:53 pm

I can't wait to see the finished product!

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:51 am

maybe you ought to make it look like the 4002 prototype, which had a normal 4001 like pickguard. I always found that one more appealing than the production version.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:10 am

I know it's the busy Holiday time Ted, but I'm not letting this thread die. Updates?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:26 am

Funny you should mention that. I was planning a trip down to the workshop tonight. I am behind on a few projects and really need to get myself back in gear.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:42 am

C'mon Ted, the masses are waiting!!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:02 pm

Interesting that this got bumped - I was going to do that myself!

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:26 am

You da man, Joey.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:41 pm

Here is an update. Yes, it has been a long time. I hope to make them more frequent.

Here is the body routed for pickups and the tailpiece.

I tried a test fit of my genuine 4002 guard and tailpiece just for fun.

I still have to apply the outer binding and finish the sanding. More to come....

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:43 pm

It looks quite enticing already.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:48 pm

Oh yeah!!