AGP #501 – “Led-Zep”3 String Fretless Relic Guitar673.1mm / 26½ inchesStrings : .028NW/.018NW/.014PS/Tunings: B F# bGot the rough idea for this build after seeing a post sometime back, which I liked the look of, I think it was a Jason Mills Driftwood Build ??, but as I don’t have access to such material, I went for the stuff I do have access to ie; Recycled Pallet & Fence Pales etc.The Aluminium 200x300mm Led Zeppelin Sign was an Ebay purchase, the Body Bottom is recycled Pine Pallet, the round Pillars are offcuts from a Longan Fruit Tree, the Neck is recycled Solid Pine Decking Timber and the Fretboard was cut from a Fence Paling, all coated with a 50/50 Mix of Linseed Oil & Turpentine, a 12.3k Dual Rail Humbucker is wired through Vol & Tone Pots to the Output Jack.The hardest thing about doing this build was choosing which one of my favourite 20+ Led Zeppelin Songs to Pyro onto the Fretboard, ended up going with “In My Time Of Dying”, with “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” running a close second. :-)
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"Thanks UJ" :-)
WOW! Great Theme and execution. A big winner.
"Thanks Doug" Yep!, Luv the Recycled Free Stuff :-)
Another impressive build Alan! Recycled wood is as authentic as it gets.