!! STOLEN !!
I found it sad to hear today that Gary Dewhurst has had his Eden acoustic stolen in Dundee. Tazmanian Blackwood Eden Acoustic. The guitar was built in 2000, and the soundhole label reflects this with a signature and date of February 16th 2000. The fingerboard is unique in its use of a fine maple coach line on the inside of …
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Guitar Buyer – Living With
Issue 123 of Guitar Buyer magazine included the launch of a new column, ‘Living With’. The monthly feature looks back at gear that has been reviewed previously and reflects on current thoughts after using and ‘living with’ it for a while. In this issue the Evo Pro is revisited and, though brief concludes with high praise indeed. On a similar …
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Lil ’58 Build Update
The Lil 58 build has moved on quite a bit and is drawing to a close as far as the woodwork aspect goes. Since my last post, the body has been bound and the neck is nearing completion. The body is bound in 2mm thick grained ivoroid which is glued and taped as I work round the body. In order …
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Lil ’58 Build Progress
It’s been a little while since I last posted some news, seem to be very busy at the moment with all manner of repairs and replacement neck builds. The ‘T Delux’ is currently in the paint shop and i’ll be colouring it at the end of this or early next week. I’ll post more on this as it happens. In …
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J Bass Build Progresses
The Custom ‘T’ has now started the finishing process which means I can now move on to other projects. The J Bass build started a while ago and has seen the body machined up to the point of a few minor operations such as routing of the battery box cavity. In the meantime I have made a start preparing the …
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Custom ‘T’ Ready for Finishing
In a previous post the Custom T body was machined and near completion. The neck has been catching up over the last few days and is now pretty much complete. Unlike a traditional T style guitar the neck is built around a 25″ scale. The neck itself is carved from a prime board of Birdseye Maple and has a slightly …
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One (or Two) of a Kind Lil ’58
A couple of days ago a guitar that was commissioned around about 1995 returned for a reunion. One of two double necks (the other a bass and guitar) built for the same customer, this one is based around my Lil’58 model. Comprising twin bolt on maple necks in 6 string and 12 string format, the body is mahogany with a …
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J Bass Build Update
Having built basses for Overwater for nearly 20 years, I’ve tended to shy away from the bass world as far as my own work goes, with only a limited number of instruments made. This is the first in a number of years and as such I guess a prototype. Evolving from the well known ‘J’ theme, it’s a 5 string …
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Custom ‘T’ Build Progress
Work on the custom “Tele” style guitar has been progressing, with the body cut out and finished today. All thats needed now is the holes drilled for the relevant electrics and, final sanding and spraying prep work. The body may look like it’s one piece but it is made up from two pieces of light weight Swamp Ash. Custom ‘T’ …
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Work in Progress
It’s been a busy time recently, with a bit of workshop reorganisation, wood sourcing and some design time. Work has started on two commissioned guitars, a Lil’58 which will be black and ivoroid bound with bound rosewood board and, a custom 25″ scale ‘Tele Delux’ style guitar in Swamp Ash which will be loaded with a pair of Bare Knuckle …
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