Absolutely amazing!!!! Thanks for the photo Mica. I can't wait to see the front.

Got a front shot, wish I could get the lighting better, it's hard to see how awesome it looks:

  In a little closer, you can start to see the 3D appearance of the wood:

 The flash skewed the colors some, but I think you can still get a good idea of what's going on.   Have a great weekend!

Fantastic!!!

Mica,
 
Thank you for the photos. The top looks amazing. I'm blown away.
 
Michael

pant lust drool

James finished the first couple of experiments with the inlay on the pickup. These were done on a cosmetic second MXY, but the material is the same (ABS plastic).   This was the unsuccessful cutting with a very sharp knife:

  Heating the inlay into the plastic makes a distorted surface, that can't be restored to the light texture:

  He's going to try another round with Tony with the polyurethane cast style of pickup. This is the kind without the gold name. I'll let you know when they've got that experiment completed.

Wow!!! That is really something else!

Thanks Mark. Hopefully we'll see some inlay work soon.

HOLY AWESOME!

Here's the peghead photos, yes, some are blurry of course!  This one is without a flash, so the Flame Maple edge doesn't blow out this close:

   This one is with the flash, so you can see the Quilted Coco Bolo better:

    Here's just the logo without the flash:

   One of the back of the peghead with flash:

   And the first little taste of the fingerboard inlay, an eighth note in abalone, but the colors aren't showing too well - it's a pretty piece!

Thanks for the pics Mica. Very Nice!! I'm stoked!!

Mica,  
 
The depth of the Coco Bolo on the peghead is absolutely stunning. I'm floored!! Please thank Chip for picking an incredible piece of wood.  
 
Michael

The first kokopelli is getting close to completion:

 Important - this is the back of the inlay, so things like the black mother of pearl will look better from the other side.    James wore the appropriate shirt for inspiration:

   Enjoy!

Cool inlay

What a beautiful guitar.  I can't wait to see the inlays in place.  Wow.