ShortScale.org

I have a project being put together by PST Guitars off an idea I had. It will be unlike any guitar I have dreamed up so far. I am not going to give it all away yet, but I will say it will be short scale, but it will have a lot of other custom elements.

Here is the decal I made for it.

PST-Jag-Stang by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Here is the first teaser.

walnut2 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

walnut by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

macassar_ebony by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

soft_maple by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

My "pile" so far. Just missing the soft maple and he should be able to start working.

13340367_1247260771958679_1380073193_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Such mystery.

singlepup wrote:Such mystery.

Sounds like a Doge meme.

More pictures of materials. Maple block of wood arrived.

13342408_1248123428539080_345239659_n by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13335394_1248123911872365_1381704586_n by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Progress! It's shaping up nicely so far. Just rough cut, but coming together well.

13422193_1253647504653339_5921040687580520187_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13350539_1253647497986673_5919459090772832976_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13432288_1253647521320004_4619432581100430145_n by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13418405_1253647517986671_7514127633432986221_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

By the way, this was sort of my inspiration.

20140519-IMG_0494 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

HNB wrote:By the way, this was sort of my inspiration.

20140519-IMG_0494 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

I thought this was one of the Scandal sigs at first but no, it's just another cool sig for a Japanese artist I've never heard of.

Never heard of The Pillows? Check them out. They are really cool.

Progress on the neck.

13411883_1328953293800336_8389914684033404990_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13391506_1328953313800334_2995191413602428641_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13403214_1328953310467001_9056449455585414268_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13418379_1328953333800332_3596371169701763695_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13458697_1328953380466994_8319203316422166619_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13412087_1328953383800327_7645453889150902355_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13411637_1328953413800324_4550771040787623679_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13412029_1328953433800322_5672921285582605504_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13443067_1328953447133654_3564651520226573144_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13411742_1328953473800318_4139941007366998790_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13403276_1328953500466982_8477295723649267562_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13403903_1328953513800314_5739345602904056924_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

I'm lovin it so far. Cool concept. Looking forward to the rest of this build.

Hmmmmm new pictures. More twists to come. Fun seeing something you dreamed up materialize.

13528054_1339494519412880_8535367943341304895_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13490824_1339494536079545_6926099701434680936_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13575976_1339494546079544_3890298231807508701_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13559207_1339494542746211_8317329305891974462_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13576894_1339494572746208_9156341317449585698_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Scott does really cool things. Originally I was going to do the clear work, but I am just worried I would have a hair or fuzz land in it and I would screw it up. I was also going to use my Jag-Stang neck on it, but Scott talked me in to doing flame maple with that special swirly ebony. He is going to try to copy the back of the neck shape since it is one of my favorites. It will have tele roundovers like Jag-Stangs normally do, but it will have contours. There is still one special detail that isn't done yet, but I will keep that as a surprise.

Sweet body inlay progress! The dots are supposed to mimic a mitsudomoe. (I have one tattooed on my shoulder.) It represents man, earth, and sky.

13584934_1345023015526697_6232982174531840338_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13603256_1345023018860030_1994041028897972393_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

This is going to be a hardtail, right? I would love to have a collection of custom hardtail offsets (with MIJ necks).

Yeah I am using American Fender hardtail bridge. Like the ones on Telecaster Plus. String through body.

This looks amazing.

More progress! The hanging necks so my stock Jag-Stang neck hanging next to this ones in the middle. I sent it so he could match the shape of the neck better.

13719629_1360145050681160_6835015781166939763_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13724826_1360145087347823_2957748421476734152_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13724887_1360145104014488_2112001294436463045_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13730987_1360145044014494_6310933440553770304_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

13710556_1360145037347828_2349381148731708467_o by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

I am so not sure whether i dig it or not i don't even know.

That ebony is ridiculously amazing. My LP has an ebony board and it's really nice. But what you've got there is just freaking gorgeous.

It's like silt from the banks of the muddy wishkah.