Current Happenings

[Bellyheart]

I can't find dem knobs.

[Nelson Instruments]

I'm not sure what you mean about the knobs?

[colin]

He's asking where you get your knobs from.

I believe Bobby makes them himself?

[Nelson Instruments]

Heretofore I have made all of my own knobs and will still do so.
However I did come across the knobs that I used on the most recent mockups with pickguards. Those knobs were made years ago. The company tells me they can still make them but I'll need a $1,675 minimum order.
If I can get that kind of $ together I will certainly have them made!!!

[Bellyheart]

Damn you make the knobs as well?!

I want those knobs in my life!

[Nelson Instruments]

Yeah it's a bit more work but I like having as much of the guitar be unique as possible!

[orllybrahhehbrah]

Saw the Provateur and wanted to see what a double cut could look like...the power of Preview everybody. I think a double cut of either side would suit the guitar. But the double pickguard looks soooo nice.

[Chankgeez]

That does look pretty hot.

[goroth]

Yeah, that's hot.

[Nelson Instruments]

Oh crazy!
My immediate impressions: the double cut body isn't too far removed from a double cut gretsch jet.
The dbl pickguards remind me of the old gibson everly brothers acoustic.
Also the dbl pick guards kind of give the guitar a look like...was there a guitar called "the scorpion"???

Anyway if you like that look I could probably make you one like that. ;-) just sayin!
Get that down payment in!

[Chankgeez]

Bookmatched top and all?

[Nelson Instruments]

A bookmatched top would be difficult UNLESS the body was made of a couple layers. I'd have to have a block of wood 3.5" thick to be able to make a solid book matched body.
So it would either be not bookmatched or it could have a bookmatched cap.
But that wouldn't matter anyway if the guitar was to be painted a solid color.

[Chankgeez]

I was joking about the bookmatching.

That photoshop is nicely bookmatched though.

[Nelson Instruments]

Ah I see! Stupid text based communication taking context out of everything!
Bookmatching would be kinda cool though! I suppose you wouldn't see much of it though because of the pickguards

[orllybrahhehbrah]

Yeah, i thought it looked like that gretsch after i finished it!

Only problem i can see with it is that it would be very bottom heavy. Like the new fender coronado, the thing kept falling back off my leg haha