My Quarantine is over and I am back to work, not going to lie, I enjoyed the time off. In those 3 months, I built these; some of my finest builds, especially the 12 string and the 4 string bass. The 4 on the left, are for new pastures, but I will enjoy them whilst I have them. The 4 on the right are my personal builds; smaller, simpler, so much more fun.
The 4 on the right share a story. I bought 2 packs of Ernie Ball 7 String 11's and a pair of 18w's at the start of quarantine for my builds and divided them for what I had planned. the Elephant tin got one of the 58 gauge B strings. The 2 String V body Baritone got the other 58 and a 48 E string. The 3 String got a 11, 14 and one of the 18w Strings for a EBE. And the 4 String got a 38, 28 and both the 18p String for a GDGG open G with the 18p Strings in unison. What remains is a standard set of 11's with a wound G string, ready for my next 6 String.
Divide your strings well my friends, you can get a lot out of them (especially if you have a couple spare wound G's handy)
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You were busy! Those show some really cool creativity and craftsmanship. Nice job! Lots of variety. I’d like to hear how they sound and play them :-)
Thank you Jon, Funny thing, these are only the ones I actually finished, I got half way through a couple of others. I got a Strat and Esquire still to finish. I'm working on a short scale 6 String Bass and a hand shaped body which needs endless smoothing and sanding.
Also working on my first handmade body, Its going to be a weird one. I got the strings for it; how's this sound for a set. 32,17, 24,11, 14 and 14, going to tune it Open G, so it'll be GGDDGG.
12 String style Open G, its going to be awesome.
Congrats on going back to work, or sympathy.
A time well spent, from what I can see. I have also been watching your build projects as they were being placed on CB Nation. Each and everyone of them look great. And I just wanted to thankyou for posting your projects.
Thank you Myron, I enjoyed making all of them immensely, except maybe the 12 string not the easiest build. And please let it be sympathy for returning to work, I still got more to build, thought I had the time to get them done.