GUITARS!!

[AmericanBuffalo]

I posted a picture of one of the guitars I have built in the 'Hobbies" thread by FCD. Myke Nukem responded with a picture of a guitar he is currently working on. He asked if I would share some of my other builds. I thought I would start a thread about guitars and I will post some of my builds and explain some of the process in building them.
Ideally it would be great if other members who are guitar nuts add pictures and stories related to guitars whether you build them play them or just plain appreciate them! Stick it in this thread and lets rock! Something to get the focus off all the strife and negativity in the world these days. I think we could all use a break from grim reality and appreciate the things in life which make it rewarding. For me a large part of that is guitars and music. With those I can lose myself in playing, listening, building or composing. Its a break from the zeitgeist.

WALNUTZ:














Top picture is a trio of guitars I built out of American Black Walnut.  Finished in nitrocellulose lacquer letting the natural beauty of the wood shine through. I build these guitars from scratch. Raw walnut, maple and rosewood. It would take me about 4 weeks to build a guitar from scratch.

Second picture is a dB model guitar which has DiMarzio super distortion pickups, in/out phasing as well as coil splitting. The neck is quartersawn maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Tusq nylon nut, Hipshot bridge.
The other guitar pictured is a DX model guitar. DiMarzio super distortion pickups, push/pull pots for coil splitting, has a Pigtail bridge/tailpiece combination. Neck is quartersawn maple with rosewood fingerboard and mother of pearl block inlay with a Tusq graphite nut.

Third picture is DX headstock detail. Hand done logo.

Fourth picture is DX body after finishing

Last picture just shows the incredible beauty of the walnut wood on the dB model.
I will add more - this is just a start!