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These are handmade from naturally aged mahogany. I’d have to say that most informed individuals would disagree with you sir.

Tu racontes n'importe quoi mon pauvre gars

You are in the uniformed minority sir🪕

Post some photos if you can. Sounds awesome.

I would love to find a 1930s or 40s model. I’ve played a few at Carter’s in Nashville and the older ones are far more lightly built. Loud and open. Ladder braced guitars have a unique sound.

Yep, you're right @susanroycroft89. I think the break angle is really important - usually something I try to pay attention when setting the neck angle when I build or repair guitars. The force of the string down across a good bone saddle does a better job of transferring the string vibrations into the bridge and then into the top. Thickness and wood choice of the bridge also makes a difference. I weigh my bridges to make sure they are under 40 grams. Separating out the bridge/saddle on the more expensive versions from the pins with an ebony inset is a really unique idea too. Maybe no bridge lift ever??

That’s awesome to hear!

@@ChuckEzell I finally got to play it on stage New Year’s Eve, and it sounded phenomenal! But I am so used to using my other guitars with microphones inside as well as ribbon pick ups, that I had to start using my Taylor a lot that night to put down the beat that I’m looping over, etc. I subscribed to your channel when I first contacted you. Hope you’ll take a look at my page and do the same. I do need to get off my lazy butt and start posting more videos, though.

Thanks, I was kind of going for a more vintage look without too much of the relic’d finish.

I purchased this used with the pickup already installed but it was done well. I like the end pin jack versus other plugs near the lower bout. Then I run the chance of bumping it against something and cracking the side open.

Thanks for the comments. This was all about trying something different with the electric to fit my playing style. Getting the controls out of the way. Moving the pickups so I’m not hitting them. In the end it’s still an electric but 1 3/4” at the nut and 16” radius so it’s more like an acoustic in my left hand as well.

Let's see the one you built

@@TheRange7 I made a Tele-style guitar about 30 years ago, following the instructions in a book by Melvyn Hiscox. It played ok, but looked even more home-made than the one in this video! In the end I re-used the hardware, but the rest went to a car boot sale. I do have one photo somewhere showing me playing it at a gig (pre-digital cameras, so photos were not so ubiquitous). I'll see if I can find that photo.

@@TheRange7 and in all honesty, I’m surprised the guy left a comment like that. This guitar actually looks gorgeous. I thought it was some high-end guitar at first. By the way, I play full-time for a living, usually 200 shows a year for the past 25 years, and I have 22 guitars. So I may know a thing or two about this.

Thanks for the comments 👍 - yep just trying something different to fit my playing style. Fender actually did this for a while in the 60s I found out. Check out the Fender Marauder prototype…I found that after I did this but it seems to me others have thought to do this as well. My problem was after playing acoustic for 20 years going back to the electric felt strange and I kept hitting the pickups while playing. So, I just dropped them and covered them.

Hey Chuck. You are such a nice guy. @@ChuckEzell

Thanks - new to RUclips and didn't know that would limit the audience. thanks!

Yes, I was selling it. I sold it a year or so ago to a family member. Not a bad guitar at all. Purchased it a Gruhn's back in the late 90's. It was the model that had the decal Rosette.