vox teardrop we built

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:52 am

my buddy tom and i built this a couple months ago:

for our first guitar, she sounds pretty nice.

did the whole thing for under $250. The only thing that came out bad was the neckplate comes out a tiny tad in the back over the edge. i won the body off ebay for.. $40!!! it was another $40 for the bridge humbucker route (which he did way too close for where the bridge is (turn down the treble on the amp!!!) burstbucker as the bridge pick/up, stop tailpiece and tune-amatic bridge, replacement strat neck (fullscale, sorry!!! i wanted to make a shortscale!!), volume pot, a jack, some strings, wires, and we were set!!! we plan on taking her all apart again, staining the wood + lacquer, and then putting her back together once the strings sour out....

lexx9 · Post by **lexx9** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:53 am

Cool looking guitar. lexx

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:10 am

i have had two people ask me if it was an electric mandolin, and someone thought it was a ukele (sp?). then i dropped it down to d, put in some ear plugs, and blew their hair off their head...

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:19 am

do not stain wood, you will hate it.
either just oil it, and lacquer it, or cover it in stickers.
either way, very cool.

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:02 pm

yeah, i was against the stain for now, so it stayed the way it is...