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8th April 2010, 09:18 PM #1
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BluesTone guitars- Black Sassafrass bent sides singlecut semi-hollow
Another pictorial lads.
This style of build will become another signature from my stables hopefully.
Specs.
Bent Sides, laminated rims, centre core and neck all Blackwood.
Blackwood Sassafras 6mm Top and Back
25" scale neck,Custom paua/recon stone/M.O.P. inlay based on a Chakra wheel.
Ebony bound Ebony F/Board with medium frets.
Hardware-
Schaller roller bridge,
Gotoh 510 tuners,
Mick Brierley A2 high wound Buckers
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 way toggle and 2 mini toggles on/on/on- series/split/parrallel separate for each pickup.
The rest will be in the pics.
Black Sassafras top and back. Very lightweight and an absolute delight to work with.
Top bookmatched, glued and clamped.
Neck timber and striped ebony fingerboard blank.
Just slotted the board to 25" scale
Apologies guys, will showcase this board slotter very soon. A little tardy on my behalf. Floody I owe you a beer for stringing you along.
Next I'll bind the board for an invisible bound edge.
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8th April 2010, 10:00 PM #2
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I was wondering when you were gonna post anutha build! I always enjoy drooling over your work!!
Love the look of the sassafras too. And i love the bent sides you do on ur builds..
Cant wait to see the progress....
and for the record, I drink Millers Draft
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9th April 2010, 06:59 AM #3
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Miller's.....got it.
Ebony binding was cut from the same board before slotting and will get re-glued in place , so no ugly fret slots and a little added stiffness.
Neck Blank with a 12 degree back angle and trussrod routed in place.
Cheers, Stu
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9th April 2010, 10:25 AM #4
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black sassafras has always intrigued me as body material
Looking for
1. fiddleback mulga - 1" thick, 3"wide, 26" long
PM if you have for sale!
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9th April 2010, 10:50 AM #5
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Bluestone guitars -Black Sassafras bent sides singlecut semi -hollow
Looking excellent Stu,
That blackhearted sassafras and blackwood have come up a treat.
I love your dedication to details.
Cheers Bob
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9th April 2010, 12:01 PM #6
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Smashing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a dancing fool! The beat goes on and I'm so wrong!!!!
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9th April 2010, 02:33 PM #7
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Nice one Stu ! Love the fretboard idea, gotta try that myself
I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together
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9th April 2010, 02:53 PM #8
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Gee Stu,
You're "churning them out at a rate of knots".
I'm beginning to think you're unemployed or something.
nice work again.
Can't wait to see the next installment(s).......
Michael
aka Bassbuilderman -
aka Very slow builder of guiitars
aka no time for the garage this weekend .... AGAIN !!
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9th April 2010, 06:43 PM #9
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Hi Stu,
that looks fantastic. Is it spoken for or is it up for grabs?
All the best
Kevin
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9th April 2010, 09:30 PM #10
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This was a commission build, Kev.
Originally Posted by kevjed
My signature shape and build details with the owner's choice of hardware, top and back timbers and aesthetic colour choices.
Thanks guys for the comments.
Here's the Black Sassafras headplate glued in place with a .5mm Blackened maple veneer between .
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9th April 2010, 09:54 PM #11
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That looks awesome Stu.. I love the black veneer in between.It makes it really pop..
You always go that lil bit further to make ur builds stand out
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9th April 2010, 09:59 PM #12
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Fantastic work Stu , always luv the way you plan things through . The way you have done that head is fantastic .
Cheers Mark
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9th April 2010, 10:34 PM #13
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Bluestone guitars -Black Sassafras bent sides singlecut semi -hollow
Loving this build more and more with each set of photos Stu.
Your customer picked a good choice of Tonewoods, the way they come together magic.
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9th April 2010, 11:31 PM #14
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Nice work Stu....I love that sass. Got a few acoustic sass sets that I want to use some day soon.
Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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10th April 2010, 12:41 AM #15
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Cheers, Stu 
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