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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Maple is a hard heavy wood that is your best choice for necks and small parts. The best maple is eastern "rock" or "sugar" maple. In much of the country, this is what is stocked at your local home center, just go there and pick out a nice straight piece. I the west, you will instead find locally grown maple, which is not as good, but probably good enough.
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