Gotoh Kluson Deluxe tuning machines.
All-Parts Black Pearl pickguard
Maple RG-7 with Ibanez neck & bridge.
Maple RG-7 - Tremolo Cavity
RG-7 Firebird Tremolo Cavity
RG-7 Firebird Top Routing
RG-7 Firebird Control Cavities
RG-7 Firebird - Angled Jack
Flame Maple/Mahogany RG-7 Archtop
Flame Maple/Mahogany RG-7 Archtop
Flame Maple/Mahogany RG-7 Archtop
RG-7 Archtop - Cavity Cover
RG-7 Archtop Neckjoint Detail
Quilt Veneer on RG-7 Archtop Neck
RG-7 Archtop Neckjoint Detail
RG-7 Archtop Drilling/Routing Detail
RG-7 Archtop Neck/Heel Detail
Solid Honduran Mahogany body
Maple Neck
Ebony Fretboard
Seymour Duncan Pickups
Vintage Wilkinson Bridge
Model decal paper printed on inkjet then nitrocellulose lacquered.
CTS pots
Fender knobs
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Tele - bridge
Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack - neck
This is the very first body I made.
Very heavy, solid guitar!
Grain Filler prior to finishing.
Traced onto plywood template @ Guitar Center.
Salesman nearly fainted when I put the $2500 vintage Firebird on the floor and took out my Sharpie!
Cavities and covers routed to EXACT specification of Ibanez RG-7/Universe covers.
This is a beautiful guitar. The wood works like butter and finishes with nice tight edges. In a lot of ways it's very similar to Alder, but looks much, much nicer.
AAAA Flame Maple Top
Certified Honduran Mahogany back
Warmoth 25" scale maple/ebony neck
Cover is made of hand polished cocobolo rosewood. I polished this so smooth it shines like glass.
Drilled for 7-string Tune-O-Matic bridge with string-thru body holes
Recessed holes for knobs/pots
Drilled for Dimarzio 3-Way switch
