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Several people have asked so I thought I would start a thread documenting the building of my Tiger (ETA 1/10). Not much so far but here we go...

Looks nice so far! What are the full plans?

hey Mike
sweet !
Can I come down to " Nashvegas " and try it out when its done ?
very nice ....
good luck

Rusty the Scoob wrote:Looks nice so far! What are the full plans?

It will be getting the full Tiger treatment with a couple of changes
1. 3- PF104's like rosebud
2. Headstock inlay will be red (stone), white (MOP) & blue (stone) lightning bolt inside a brass ring and the luthiers logo in MOP
3. Becote top and back instead of cocobola

Tennessee Jedi wrote:Can I come down to " Nashvegas " and try it out when its done ?

of course you are welcome!

Wow!!! Is that Purpleheart on top and bottom? Very cool. What are the woods you are using? Is this going to be a neck through or set neck?

It is purpleheart and maple and it will get one more layer of purple then top and bottom becote (another rosewood similar to cocobola). The neck will not be a true through but it is considered through in the way it will be set deep into the body.

OK new pics of my project.

Heres a couple more. Check out the pic of this guys Fender shop, all the bodies and necks. If you need Fender work done let me know I will give you info.

Very, very cool, dude!

updated pictures...it's coming along...

a couple more...

Wow! Very nice looking! What is the body's weight and depth?

Right now it is like a cinder block. The cavities aren't finished. the edges are still square and the body isn't yet contoured. When finished it will be every bit of 12#.

Looks awesome!

yeah man !