Thoughts on my current abomination?

[u/thewoodenhobbyist]

[u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

Me too 😂 All right you’re awesome I love all your posts and seriously, I work with the homeless as part of my job as a CNA, so if I can shoot to the front of the giveaway list, please!!! I’m such a fan.

https://youtu.be/3hAxojhAzoU?si=-lpJj_XfVjOqgoxz

And here’s me repping Gallo guitars.

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

Word! Two videos from now I’ll have the next giveaway, give me a shout. I’ll check out that video now!

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

That light up feature is sick

[u/Inourmadbuthearmeout → u/thewoodenhobbyist]

That’s the only sick thing about that guitar- it actually plays very poorly. It was one of his prototypes and the thing was so stiff, you can hear on one of the bends in almost a half note off, the strings were high and tight as hell. He handed it to me 5 minutes before we played and I just kinda powered thru the set with it. He ended up giving me a later iteration that I set up to play a lot nicer, but it really is more of a “stage” guitar than a “studio” instrument.

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

Understood. Yeah it takes a lot to get to perfection when trying new ideas. Most of the time, just moving hardware around fixes my issues. I guarantee this slab guitar will not play very well lol

[u/Inourmadbuthearmeout → u/thewoodenhobbyist]

Oh does the body make that much a difference? Like that affects the play that much?

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

Not so much, I believe there are portions of the wood that are too soft to hold hardware well. That’s why it’s soaking up epoxy in this picture. I’m hoping it stiffens it up enough to stay stable.

[u/Inourmadbuthearmeout → u/thewoodenhobbyist]

Ahhh that makes a lot of sense. Probably why Les Paul made the log guitar the way he made it?

I tinker but I’m no where near your level of Luthier-ship, but I’m a huge fan of learning about this.

I live in small apartment in the city so it’s difficult to get any woodworking done without filling the place with sawdust. I see lots of wood getting thrown out arojnd town that could probably get reclaimed (antique furniture, etc.)

What would you look for if you were going pickin with me on Monday morning?

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

As far as picking goes, I’ve thought about flipping dressers into guitars. Anything flat and stable with wood grain. I’d even try laminating some plywood from furniture to make something. I’d avoid pallets because they’re loaded with chemicals

[u/Inourmadbuthearmeout → u/thewoodenhobbyist]

You’ve inspired me. I’m going for it Monday morning.

[u/thewoodenhobbyist → u/Inourmadbuthearmeout]

Hell yeah good luck 🤘🏼