My rosewood Telecaster was lonely

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 10/27/2016 at 20:25 • Filed to: guitarlopnik

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So I built a rosewood Stratocaster to keep it company.

Started off as a body from a guy in Brasil and a bunch of genuine fender parts.

It tips the scales at a hefty 11.8 pounds. Rosewood is awfully dense but nice to work with.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 20:27

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Noice. Very pretty duo you have there.

Honeybunchesofgoats > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 20:29

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Gorgeous! I’m jealous of your skills. If I had the time and ability, everything in my life would be made out of olive wood.

FromCanadaWithLove > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 20:31

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Nice guitars! The rosewood is beautiful. The fretboard on my Les Paul is rosewood, but the body is mahogany.

Decay buys too many beaters > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 20:32

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Sexy!

You just using a raw/waxed finish or is that satin clear coat?

RallyWrench > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 20:33

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Yeah, this needs a NSFW tag. Beautiful axes.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > gin-san - shitpost specialist 10/27/2016 at 20:42

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Thank you. I still have a bunch of parts left from a junk guitar that I’ve been meaning to make a body for. Soon...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Honeybunchesofgoats 10/27/2016 at 20:45

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An olive wood guitar would be beautiful...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > RallyWrench 10/27/2016 at 20:46

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Thank you.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 21:10

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That’s absolutely gorgeous! Really classy.

scoob > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 21:32

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It’s... Beautiful...

AestheticsInMotion > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 22:07

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Really digging both of those. Have you built any others?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 22:37

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What kind of body shape were you thinking?

FerioDreams > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/27/2016 at 22:45

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This is an awesome pair!

I recently saw a rosewood Jaguar (I believe..maybe it was a Jazzmaster) over on the offset guitar forums that just looked amazing. I’ve always wanted a walnut-ish Mustang.

Minardi Gras > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/28/2016 at 04:48

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Firstly... Absolutely stunning work, congratulations. How much does it weigh?

Secondly... ‘from a guy in Brasil’

Is it Brazilian rosewood? Did you get any documentation? I had a guitar confiscated (eventually returned) when travelling due to a Brazilian fretboard. I think it’s eased up a little in the last couple of years but be careful with it...

Pickup_man > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/28/2016 at 09:16

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Those are beautiful, I should really start playing more so I can maybe justify buying something like this.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Pickup_man 10/28/2016 at 18:19

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Do it!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Minardi Gras 10/28/2016 at 18:23

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It weighs 11.8 pounds before final sanding and lacquer finish. Bought it off of ebay. I’m guessing Brazilian rosewood since it came from Brasil. And it sure looks and feels like it too. It made it through customs just fine... I’m keeping the shipping documents just in case...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > FerioDreams 10/28/2016 at 18:24

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A local dealer that has a ton of custom shop stuff supposedly ordered the very first rosewood Jaguar. I believe it.

Minardi Gras > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/28/2016 at 23:15

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Sorry if I sound all doom and gloom but be careful, BR is tightly controlled. Look into getting a CITES passport for it if it is Brazilian, especially if you intend to travel with it.

That’s pretty weighty for a strat, but I bet it sounds gorgeous. Would love to try one sometime.

FerioDreams > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/29/2016 at 15:32

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That might have been it, then!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > gin-san - shitpost specialist 10/29/2016 at 22:36

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Well, the neck I will be working with is sort of like a Jackson but with a little bump out on the high side. Probably going to modify the neck to be 4 tuners on the low side and 2 on the high side. I’m thinking a flat top semi hollow with the generic humbucker and fender style single coil from the donor guitar. Perhaps a modern/edgy take on an offset body like a Firebird or Jazzmaster.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > AestheticsInMotion 10/29/2016 at 22:47

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Barely...

gin-san - shitpost specialist > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/29/2016 at 23:47

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That sounds really nice; eventually I’d like to get a semi-hollow guitar as well, although whether I’d want a flat, Thinline Telecaster style of body or a classic archtop like the Gibson ES.