T type O'Neill Custom - Finally!

Danny-B · 2012-12-18T12:10:29+00:00

Shawn O'Neill is a luthier that lives here in Durban. He has built some truly beautiful guitars, some of which are owned by fellow forumite Sebastian. He is a stellar man, and I am very excited to show you guys the beginning stages of my T type ? I am in love with the tele bridge pickup tone - Brent Mason, Brad Paisley, and also Jack White's use of a tele on his new album. I also have been chalishing for a tele with a bigsby. So, one night, in lieu of studying for Economics, I mocked this up: I have yet to decide on the final colour. I am also considering this; Which would hopefully look like this: Colour and stiff aside, you're probably wondering why the hell I have chosen a neck humbucker? Well, fair reader, this young lad once owner an Epiphone Dot, which he sorely misses. I am hoping that a low wind neck humbucker will fill the void. I am also not the biggest fan of tele neck pickups, and I want a guitar that is tonally distinct from my strat. Shawn winds his own pickups, so we're going to have fun choosing the right pair ? In terms of hardware, we've gone for the best: Callaham tele bridge (modified by callaham for use with a bigsby), B5 bigsby, and Gotoh 510's. 2 piece lightweight swamp ash body, 2 piece maple neck with birdseye maple fretboard. 25.5" scale length (I mean is there any other?!), compound 9.5" to 12" fretboard radius. Here's the work so far:

Nicholas-L

Ai jai jai it s so pretty! ? ENjoy it

Danny-B

I just lost all control

A few more weeks and it's mine!!

Norman86

looking good Danny ?

I know the feeling about waiting! But at least you're getting an awesome guitar hey!

DDR4LYF

That is looking delicious! That is a lovely look! So great!

Chocklit_Thunda

What pickup you gona put in that gaping hole where a humbucker should be ?

Danny-B

THE GUITAR IS FINISHED.

ran around screaming like a girl when I got the email. should be picking it up within the next two days ? ?

shaunf

Danny B wrote THE GUITAR IS FINISHED.

ran around screaming like a girl when I got the email. should be picking it up within the next two days ? ?

Looking forward to seeing it Danny. Would love to hear it through my amps too someday...

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