Bo is almost done

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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Bo is almost done

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Most will probably hate this,but it plays better than a lot of my other guitars and it sounds great.I still have to give it a final sanding and buffing once the finish hardens enough.
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ahhahah did you build that? looks cool
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looks cool.
is it awkward to hold?
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thats pretty freakin sweet
i've always wanted to build a brick guitar =)
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Pretty cool.
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RobOG made the body for me..blame him. :D jk(thanks RobOg).It's very comfortable.
And when my nuts get bigger I'll try to do abalone? inlays to match teh knobs.
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I love it! That guitar is cool as shit. I want a Bo Diddley Gretsch.
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Rich wrote:I love it! That guitar is cool as shit. I want a Bo Diddley Gretsch.
the box or the spacey looking one?
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Post by Richard »

I really like the box one. The futuristic looking one is cool too, though.
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that thing is awsome!!!!!!
i totally dig that!
when you first asked about a bo diddle guitar i thought to myself
"oh god what does he have planned with a solid piece of wood?" cuz originally it just had a neck pocket and that was it.
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And you know what else--it doesn't tip over. It's actually kind of practical in that respect. I like it.
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It's actually kind of practical in that respect.
Imma practical guy..I build practical shit...
like this....hahhhaaa
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