Hammerhead Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Here's some pics of a guitar I hand built covered with Real Alligator with Kangaroo lace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmkjmk2 Report post Posted June 4, 2012 WOW!!! SHOWED THAT TO MY BOYS AND THEY LOVED IT!!! WAY COOL! Here's some pics of a guitar I hand built covered with Real Alligator with Kangaroo lace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WScott Report post Posted June 4, 2012 How cool is that....I love the pic with the gator skin cut in the background Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJeep Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Just plain awesome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Chee Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Nice work. Does it affect the sound any? Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead Report post Posted June 4, 2012 WOW!!! SHOWED THAT TO MY BOYS AND THEY LOVED IT!!! WAY COOL! How cool is that....I love the pic with the gator skin cut in the background Just plain awesome Nice work. Does it affect the sound any? Andrew no, does not affect the tone at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesman Report post Posted June 4, 2012 I really, Really, REALLY like that. How much larger do you make the hide than the body to account for the stiching? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead Report post Posted June 4, 2012 I really, Really, REALLY like that. How much larger do you make the hide than the body to account for the stiching? I used the same templates for the hide that I used to route the body, then did a 3/8" round over on the body to lower the lacing into the corners a little more here's a link to the guitar build thread of the guitar being built from scratch http://www.tdpri.com...-completed.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesman Report post Posted June 5, 2012 That long tenon on the neck has GOT TO give incredible sustain. What pickups did you use? An what is the third pot for? You did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead Report post Posted June 5, 2012 That long tenon on the neck has GOT TO give incredible sustain. What pickups did you use? An what is the third pot for? You did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did the set neck for play-ability and I just didn't want to have a neck plate back there plus the neck and body are chambered, the whole guitar weighs under 7 lbs, tried to keep the weight down because the gator hide added 13oz i used fender original vintage pickup set, '52 upgrade it said on the box, it's wired with a four way switch mod, bridge, neck, bridge/neck in series, bridge/ neck in parallel and the middle knob is a volume for the middle pickup that can be blended into any of the switch positions for a SRV / Hendrix Strat type tone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead Report post Posted June 5, 2012 using up the extra gator skin on some guitar straps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phatdaddy Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Very cool, that is a handsome guitar! Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chancey77 Report post Posted June 5, 2012 SWEET!!!!!!!!! NOW THAT GATOR WIL LIVE FOREVER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdinUK Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Absolutely amazing work! Very inspiring Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie1968 Report post Posted September 13, 2014 I love that !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
