Moon Moon

It's ordered! 8-12 weeks to build

Look up dead horse custom guitars. They seem to be quite cheap and haceca good turn around time.

Fuck off. It clearly says bae you twat.

The word "bae" severely pisses me off.

Don't get paid till next month!

Who said I was the socket?

As who?

you.

i start my new job today!

Kev ive got one for a bass you can have

So why all the fuss about the strat and borrowing money a couple of weeks ago?

it is for emergency. If i liked the strat that much i would've gave him the money out my account.

As it happens though, that guitar would be one worth keeping if you save the money, leave it the fuck alone self-customisation wise and get some mileage out of it by playing the thing for more than 5 minutes before selling it on at a loss.

it all depends on the woods first. Going down to imported and R&B to dick about and play on guitars with different woods to see what sounds best for what I play.

Jan 9th 2015 - Jossyoaks buys a nice looking Strat.

Jan 12th 2015 - Jossyoaks can't pay for nice looking strat and has to sell it because of a loan went wrong from someone he was working for.

Jan 29th 2015 - Jossyoaks wastes a luthiers time speccing a custom built acoustic guitar that he intends to pay for with wages from a job he's not started yet.

Even at your most deluded you MUST be able to see where this ends up fella?

Job starts next monday!

My one piece of advice is to ensure you know what YOU want from this guitar in terms of sound & playability. It doesn't come down to anyone else.

Of course I (amongst others!) can give advice as to the tonal properties of different materials and so on, but it all depends on what you want from the guitar to allow for suitable recommendations to be made.

Out of curiosity, who is the builder?

it's more the tones I'll get from the wood I'm wondering about as it's not something I've looked into before. I mean the design is what I'm after it's just the woods. I've based the design on a martin 00-28vs, yet I'm wanting it to be my own.

okay so iv'e been speaking to a guitar builder down in Glasgow that specialises in acoustic instruments. seeing as i should be starting my job in the next week or two could atleast put a deposit down on it.

so far ive got this far;

 

• 12 fret grand concert body
• x scalloped bracing
• solid figured koa back and sides
• solid AAA sitka spruce top
• one peice Indian Rosewood neck 
• Ebony Fretboard
• birdge is a pyramid design with long saddles and is solid black ebony
• slotted headstock
• 24.9" long
• 20 frets
• fishman mini Q electronics (older model but dont want to comprimise sound by drilling more holes)
• hoping for waverly tuners

 

what do people think of this? i know it will be an expensive build but i'm sure it will be worth it. not sure on the sitka spruce top though. i'm open to suggestions on parts, woods etc.

really wanting a chewie mansta looper but cant find any for sale

Is Jake on crack? has anyone else looked on his Instagram recently.

I borrowed the money from my boss. We agreed a certain amount of money would come off my wages weekly. He then changed his mind and said I won't get any wages as it'll all go towards paying him back which I can't afford to do as I have board to pay. Therefore the guitar has to go back because I'm giving the money back to him.