August 11, 2020
One More Charlie Murphy Video
August 11, 2020
Oh what the heck, I put his other videos on the Superfreak page, this one is even better.
This one is kind of a joke and an experiment in just how cheap you can build a guitar. The body is dry-erase board over plywood - no finish - with Tolex side binding. Dry-erase board is Masonite covered with Melamine. The neck is 100% Radiata pine, even the fretboard. The "inlays" are glitter and CA glue. The pickguard is the other side of the dry-erase board - 'chalkboard'. The pickup mount is a 57 cent switch plate.
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Cutting nut slots ( the slot for the nut, not the slots in the nut for the strings ) has always been a pain in the ass. I've done it with the table saw, with the fret slotting jig, and freehand with a file, and it is always more adventure than I like. There has to be a better way, and this contraption is it. ( The gray clamp is not part of the jig, it is just there to keep the router from tipping off. )
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