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Bigsbyish thing
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Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:00 amby cvidalon
I got one of those EGC T60 necks awhile back, but I wasn't really bonding with the T60 body too much. I've always liked the look of old Bigsby style guitars, especially TK Smith's take on them, so I decided to commission a new body to pair with my alu neck from a forum member on tdpri. He has been awesome so far, and is sending a bunch of progress photos along the way. I thought I would share here. I'll try to update as the project moves forward. Enjoy!
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Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:05 amby cvidalon
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Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:07 amby cvidalon
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Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:26 amby Chankgeez
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Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:08 pmby coldbrightsunlight
Bat guitar!
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:14 pmby adamajah
I love those Bigsby/TK Smith guitars... this is going to be sick!
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Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:03 pmby imJonWain
radddddd
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Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:00 pmby cvidalon
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Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:02 pmby cvidalon
Thanks guys!
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Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:10 pmby repoman
Looks awesome!
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:08 pmby cvidalon
Just got the body in recently and did a rough mock up. I'm thinking about a vintage amber stain. Any thoughts?
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:13 pmby Chankgeez
Not even sure it needs any stain.
It looks good just like that!
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Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:45 pmby kosta
Amber or black tint would be my move. Looks awesome! How does it balance?
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Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:58 pmby adamajah
I agree with tinting it a bit to help tie the black guard together with the wood, but still keeping that purdy grain visible. Hot!
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Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:20 pmby cvidalon
I didn't check until you reminded me, but the balance was actually pretty shit (semi-hollow). Then I remembered I had a local machine shop make a backbone-esque plate out of steel for the original T60 that luckily fits pretty well for this build. It seems pretty neutral now, though it is probably abut a pound and a half heavier.
