George's 12-string Baritone Guitar

[mica]

Super nice and swirly top that Chip selected for this guitar:
 

[the_8_string_king]

George, that's a REALLY cool piece of coco bolo!!!
 
George, I respectfully submit that you should strongly consider getting a bookmatch to center.  It would look really awesome, and get more of that beautiful wood on the top.
 
It looks like they'd have no trouble with the fit at all.  I think it would look much more awesome.
 
I mean no disrespect, but I wanted to suggest this before the boards are cut and then you don't have the option.
 
(Message edited by the 8 string king on May 10, 2006)

[bassjigga]

Yeah I agree with the 8 string king. Beautiful piece and definitely do the bookmatch to center.

[george_wright]

I hear ya, but.... This item is meant to match a custom bass. I spec'd the bass with not-to-center top and back so as to have the flame maple and ebony neck lams on display.  
 
It was a tough call then, and it's a tough call now. But the through-neck is a major feature, both cosmetic and functional. I think it should be in-your-face :-)!

[bassjigga]

Well, it should still look awesome regardless!

[lbpesq]

George:
 
I'm with you.  When you got it (neck-thru), flaunt it!  Awesome piece of cocobolo.  Can you tell I like swirls?
 

 
(the back of my in progress Further)
 
Bill, tgo

[george_wright]

Bill, about the swirls....  I told Susan I wanted swirls, and here's what she came up with for my bass

 
The baritone twelve is meant to match: three ebony lams with flame maple for the outer lams.

[jacko]

I'm with bill on this one. Just love those coco bolo swirls;-)
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/17164.html?1126545125
 
Good luck with this one george. can't wait to see how the wood turns out.
 
Graeme

[georgie_boy]

Graeme, I still think your Rogue has about the best CocoBolo grain that I have ever seen!!
 
G

[mica]

Here's the neck in a picture I snapped last month. Sorry I've been a little behind in posting updates.  
 

 
The Flame Maple figuring is super nice like your bass.

[george_wright]

I like it.  Even at low res, the flame pattern is obvious.

[mtnst8]

I'm relatively new to seeing all these stages.  Is the maple routed on the neck for the front LED's?  This guitar is going to be gorgeous.

[lbpesq]

Brad:
 
I believe the routing you see on the neck is for the dual truss rods.
 
Bill, the guitar one

[mtnst8]

Ah!  Of course that's what those are for.  Like I said, I'm not used to seeing the necks pre-fingerboard.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
~B~

[mica]

Here's the template that Chip made:
 

 
It's perfectly symmetrical, the camera is a little off-center.