Badger
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Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 09 2017 01:16 PM
CrazyAces wrote:
I also used an Epi Sorrento on a lot of our Surfadelic Spy-a-Go-Go record.
Is that the one I almost had my hand around when it was whisked away to Tennessee?
I also agree about being able to play Surf with some of these Gibson style guitars as well.
Believe I've seen Mr. Eddie Katcher give no quarter not too long ago with a LP in his hands.
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
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Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Oct 09 2017 07:25 PM
Badger wrote:
Is that the one I almost had my hand around when it was whisked away to Tennessee?
It is/was. After I installed some noiseless P-90's from Mojotone and did a video demo for them I recently sold the guitar. I still have too many! LOL
I also agree about being able to play Surf with some of these Gibson style guitars as well.
Believe I've seen Mr. Eddie Katcher give no quarter not too long ago with a LP in his hands.
Yes and Ed's the real deal. That guy always makes me stop and listen.
Cheers,
Jeff
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Oct 10 2017 10:04 AM
Ah thanks for such kind words guys. I have rekindled my admiration for that '68 Custom this year. It has been out of it's case and in my rotation of guitars of late.
10-4 on getting together for some guitar related fun and hopefully soon, Jeff.
Currently Rich and I have both his blonde Showman and Bandmaster heads out on my workbench. We should knock out the re-capping of the Bandmaster this week. With that project done, We can peer back into that rascal Showman again and hopefully chase down its annoying hum issue. We've already re-wired the output stage and installed an Eddie custom bias adjuster.
ed
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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Sonichris
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
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Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 04:38 PM
On the weekends, I get to build guitars with my friend Matt Flaherty, at Texas Toast guitars. Sometimes, I get to build something for myself.
We were recently talking about how easy Telecasters are to build, and how we could probably build one from raw wood to strung (unfinished) and playable guitar in about 2 days, or 16 hours. We build everything old school, with pin routers and 50's 60's era technology. No CNC, and everything started as boards sourced locally.
Well, I didn't need a Telecaster, but I did kinda want another Strat. The strat body has couple extra steps, and takes about 3-4 times as long to make, but I was up for the challenge.
So, here it is, my 16 hour Stratocaster. I actually build it over about 3 days, but total time was less than 16 hours. I'll do a finish later on.
Specs: Baseball bat ash body, Maple neck, with a roasted birdseye fingerboard. Fender Pure Vintage '59 pickups, 4 way switching (each pickup, neck and bridge) master volume, tone, Callaham tremolo.
I have a love hate relationship with strats - I've owned a ton of them, and never got along with one 100%. I'm hoping that by building it myself I might actually like it more than one I just go to GC and buy.
so far, so good. I played it at band practice all night, an hour after finishing it, and it's pretty cool! The Callaham trem is very very nice.
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
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Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 05:23 PM
Sonichris wrote:
so far, so good. I played it at band practice all night, an hour after finishing it, and it's pretty cool! The Callaham trem is very very nice.
Chris, that is way cool. Volume/Tone knob locations (really only need 1 of each) are exactly where I'd put them. Happy muting w/o the traffic congestion - well done, man!
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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Joelman
Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1472
Redlands, CA
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 06:51 PM
Sonichris wrote:
Maple neck, with a roasted birdseye fingerboard.
That is one fine looking strat.
How many pieces for the body?
Did you build the neck too?
Joel
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Sonichris
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 07:00 PM
The body is “mostly” one piece. About 2” on the lower half. I made the neck as well, which is the real trick. There are a lot more steps to necks than bodies.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
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Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 07:15 PM
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 23 2017 08:40 PM
CrazyAces wrote:
Chris - awesome job!
What color will it end up?
Yes! Stratocolor minds want to know. 
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 08:05 AM
Boy are there some great examples of fine craftsmanship lurking in these parts. That is absolutely stunning Chris.
And now for something a bit different:
I on the other hand often refer to myself as the "wood butcher." Just for yucks here are a couple of pix of the last project to come out of "The Boatwerx." It's a re-pop of the third boat that I ever built (1965). I hadn't built a boat of this style since the early 70's and I wanted to knock one like it out to have something to run my '52 Mercury Hurricane outboard motor on. I built it over about a month this past spring. It's a far cry from the many racing boat that have come to life down there but is a re-creation of the very first boat I designed myself. I refer to it as; Model 1965A serial number 2017059.
ed
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
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Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 08:21 AM
eddiekatcher wrote:
I on the other hand often refer to myself as the "wood butcher."
Ed, even butchers can be artists.
You sir, are an artist with an engineering mind.
I always admire your brilliance, intuition and craftsmanship.
Cheers,
Jeff
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eddiekatcher
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 08:52 AM
Thanks Jeff, I really appreciate that.
I do really admire you guys who are such superb craftsmen. It slays me what you accomplish.
You set lofty goals for me to aspire to.
ed
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 10:02 AM
I like what you did there Ed. Love hydroplanes. Here's one of mine.
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 04:46 PM
CrazyAces wrote:
...artist with an engineering mind.
That's a great description. Hold your kids close folks & fill 'em with at both-sides-of-the-brain stuff.
Ed, I like that; and on-plane you make a much better wake than any irresponsibly driven jet-ski extant. I don't know if the term still applies but when I was a little kid we called those things "pumpkin seeds." We were all, like, "Whoooooa - I want one of THOSE!"
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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eddiekatcher
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 05:24 PM
Misprounonced it Wes, it's "Punkin'seed" (or at least it's that way down here). Shovel nose, conventional, there were no pickle-fork hydros in the mid '60s. I drove my first pickle-fork (a John Yale built) 125cc hydro about 1975 and never built another conventional boat until this re-creation. I figured duck soup, I'll knock this out in a weekend... No, no, no. Now HOW did I do "this" fifty years ago?" I've had that motor since high school.
That's how it all started here, I saw one go streaking across Lake Allatoona lake one evening about dusk as I was sitting on the dock. That was a life changing moment.
NICE boat Frank! Beautiful work and the kid's expression sez it all. And you custom built the steering wheel too!!!! Ten thumbs up! (All thumbs Ed)
That Yale boat was the one I drove at the Pro Outboard Nationals in Winona, MN that year. Don't ask me how I did.............
ed
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eddiekatcher
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 05:34 PM
I know it's off topic but I just remembered, one of my antique outboard buddies shot a brief video of me running the boat shortly after that picture was taken.
Check it out 23 seconds in where I nail it, the rooster tail comes up and I disappear down the lake....... I just hate it when I do that
Oh, and the guy in the bass boat that shows up on the left, I took him out too. Boy was he surprised.
ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-MjTLjMWw
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
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Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 06:46 PM
Ed,
I'm always impressed that you are able to find time for speed boats, dirt bikes and go carts in between the usual retirement activities like bingo, shuffle board and feeding the pigeons at the park.
Go Ed!
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 06:57 PM
Surf_Skater wrote:
Ed,
I'm always impressed that you are able to find time for speed boats, dirt bikes and go carts in between the usual retirement activities like bingo, shuffle board and feeding the pigeons at the park.
Go Ed!
and re-building the occasional Blonde amp, and performing kick ass shows with his Surf band and......
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Sonichris
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 09:00 PM
Here I was all proud of myself for making a glorified cutting board, and guys are building freaking boats!
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 24 2017 09:36 PM
Sonichris wrote:
Here I was all proud of myself for making a glorified cutting board, and guys are building freaking boats!
Any plans for coloring that beautiful cutting bo creation?
I'm just amazed when someone does a neck; way beyond this ol' kid's skillset.
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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