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Next up the blue robert fripp is also rubbed down..
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Now, the muse descendant needs her lacquer flattened before she goes in for a few more coats of finish..
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Especially not when I can build a better version for much less!.. And here she is..
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I think it's verging on criminal to charge nearly £4000 for this guitar!
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And here she is with frets and controls drawn in.. i just need to work on my noiseless kill switch!!
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Eight string headstock with straight string pull....
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She'll be loaded with customised custom bareknuckle aftermath 8 string pickups..
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Obviously she's a left handed eight string guitar with fanned frets.. Going to be lovely!!
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Designing another version of the scorpion 8 string..
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I can't believe it has snowed so early in the season! Mental!!
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Had to drive to work this morning! Now sitting in front of a computer looking at my ugly face!! Editing sucks!
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And she's is complete.. a little stunner! Finished in 24 hours and 58 minutes! Next time we do it in one hit?
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Ebony jack plate..
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Wired... Not tested.. Got to make a jack plate.. Glutton for punishment! Doh!
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The cavity is shielded and we're out of time!.. Nooooo... i've failed.. Must burn the guitar in shame!!
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The pickups, bareknuckle nailbombs, are direct mounted to the body and she is strung up!
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The bigger the spring the better the tone transfer!!
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Is this bridge very very sexy or is it a dog.. I just can't decide??
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Not daunted by time I still make a bespoke brass nut..
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We're back, satiated and ready to rumble.. Sic... Thje sperzels are installed..
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The frets are polished up with the dremel and the the fretboard cleaned and oiled.. Lunch time time out.. Phew!
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The frets are masked off and then leveled and profiled..
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2 hours 15 minutes in and she is polished to a glossy glossy shine!
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The contoured back.. No grain filler so we'll have a lovely dimply natural wood effect..
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The real rubbinmg down starts... By hand!
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In a rush.. obviously, so the random orbital comes out and the lacquer is rubbed down.. Scary beans!
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The 24 hour paf is on my bench for the last time.. 4 hours 45 minutes left.. Mmm
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Good morning... A degree from ncca and she's filming me in my workshop.. Anyone need an animator/sculptress?
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That's better.. Ready for a day of filming tomorrow.. The last take with the 24 hour guitar.. Can I do it? We'll see!!
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The paf blackburst is strung up.. Now she needs to settle and I need to tidy the workshop!!
