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« on: August 14, 2011, 10:43:27 AM »
    Named after the famous (?) one armed Blues musician , Left Wing Gordon ... Over a year in development  (and painting  Roll Eyes ) ...   Plays NICE, feels VERY Comfortable ...    Very HAPPY with this one !!!!   Rawk1 Rawk2 Rawk3 Grin


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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 10:47:05 AM »
looks very nice!  Rawk2 i think the headstock needs to be coloured though to match the body, but that's just me Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2011, 10:54:50 AM »
  Baz, Cool idea !!!  Thanks !!!   Cool Grin   ... and then I can put the name on it ...
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2011, 11:00:11 AM »
Looks great! 

But I would consider re-shaping the headstock a bit to reflect the lines of the body (before final finishing and emblazing of the 'Left Wing' moniker of course)
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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 11:07:00 AM »
   BT, this was merely the prototype / "proof of concept" axe....  Just an off the shelf neck ...   The next one will have a similar neck but with an angled headstock ...  NOGC new necks ...    maybe in Rosewood or Bocate..    The NOGC HS shape is much better ..  Wink
  Still decorating , sorry,  I was just in a rush to get it playing  after all this time waiting ...   Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2011, 11:42:25 AM »
Quote from: GPW on August 14, 2011, 10:54:50 AM
 Baz, Cool idea !!!  Thanks !!!   Cool Grin   ... and then I can put the name on it ...

how about, colour matched white headstock face and put the name on it in the same colour as the pickguard material? kinda like they did on this Gretsch:


i don't mean the same style as the Gretsch, i more meant like, the same "textile" and colour of the scratch plate plastic on the LW, i'm not sure if you'd actually inlay the plastic or what you'd do to get that effect in the headstock inlay, but i reckon that'd look pretty clean and nice Grin
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2011, 11:46:40 AM »
Very nice. You did it.  Rawk1
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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2011, 12:14:06 PM »
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Dang, now I want one... Facepalm
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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2011, 12:21:59 PM »
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Dang, now I want one... Facepalm

Really!  Where do we place our orders?
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« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2011, 12:51:03 PM »
  Guys ,  gimme a second here ...   It's Not been Gig tested !!!  Shocked   Oh , it's Great sitting around here picking , but I need to see how it will work when it's Most important ... at the Gig ... !!! 
 Then it has to be Free Ken Laser "scanned" ...  Requiring taking it all apart ... again ...  Facepalm
 Might take a while ...  couple weeks at least ...   Still lots of decisions to be made ... body wood , pickguard style , HB or SC pups ... or both Huh  I dunno' !!!  Undecided

   Been playing on it about 3 hours now ... and just like any new guitar , it's starting to "break in" ,frets less scratchy ,  neck settling .... I had to make a slight TR adjustment  for EB 10's , easy ...  intonation is Fine now .. 
  Just for my taste , I wish it had JUMBO frets ,  Favorite for my more Blues style  ... these mediums are just not as good for my vibrato and bending ...   Next time !!! 
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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2011, 04:37:39 PM »
   I'm thinking now the pickguard should be sorta' the same shape as the guitar , just smaller to "repeat " the  design ...     Who's with that idea ... Huh
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« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2011, 05:08:33 PM »
Very cool and strange at the same time. I like it very much. +1.
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« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2011, 05:09:12 PM »
Quote from: GPW on August 14, 2011, 04:37:39 PM
   I'm thinking now the pickguard should be sorta' the same shape as the guitar , just smaller to "repeat " the  design ...     Who's with that idea ... Huh

I think it look great but the lower left end could've followed the contour of the guitar then it would look really pro.
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« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2011, 05:49:06 PM »
Congrats.  Great job.  I have to agree that the strat headstock looks out of place, but that is still one cool guitar.
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« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2011, 05:58:31 PM »
Quote from: OysterBoy on August 14, 2011, 05:09:12 PM
Quote from: GPW on August 14, 2011, 04:37:39 PM
   I'm thinking now the pickguard should be sorta' the same shape as the guitar , just smaller to "repeat " the  design ...     Who's with that idea ... Huh

I think it look great but the lower left end could've followed the contour of the guitar then it would look really pro.

this, i saw it and then it bugged me like the OCD obessed b*tch i am Tongue i also think the top edge of the pickguard should have a slight curve on it to follow the top curves of the guitar, but i'm not sure how that'd look, but the sharp straight line doesn't do it for me there (i know the pickguard came like that, i'm just saying maybe experiment with it a little if you make another one Tongue )
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