Bill's Lefty Double!

[Schroeder]

Hey Bill,
Here is your top glued, and a couple of shots of your body cutout!! I tried to get it in a few different kinds of light so you can see the figure in the top. Really gorgeous piece of maple! Now we'll see if I can carve left handed!!! :D

Just after glueup:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill%20body.jpg
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill%20body2.jpg
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill%20body3.jpg

[vangit]

Sweeet top Bill. Still can't wait for the video of J play testing this one :D

[guitarnyc]

Great looking top...can't wait to see this one come together !

Sweeet top Bill. Still can't wait for the video of J play testing this one :D

....and yes I can't wait to see that one either....string it backwards and play it hendrix style !
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[JohnnyBoy]

NIce selection Bill. Love those tubes! Also psyched to see this one come along, congrats!

John

[Shadscbr]

That's sweet Bill! Pics like that get the juices flowing eh? :)

Shad

[Schroeder]

Here is the latest. The rabbit is done around the perimeter of the guitar (down to the faux binding line and the face angle is cut into the body (from the neck to the bridge area). Also got the neck and pickups cavities routed. Ready for carve!
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill%20pickup%20routes.jpg

[bsic]

Awesome!! Thanks for the pics J, lookin good!

[tehiv]

Sweet Bill. Can't wait to see this guitar weekly. ;)

And hello all... joined the site today after Bill proudly sent out this link. I humbly play in his presence. :D

[vangit]

Sweet Bill. Can't wait to see this guitar weekly. ;)

And hello all... joined the site today after Bill proudly sent out this link. I humbly play in his presence. :D

Welcome Tehiv! Do you also play backwards like Bill :D

[tehiv]

Welcome Tehiv! Do you also play backwards like Bill :D

Haha! No. I'm normal. :D

It's funny, I always gave my dad and stepmom a hard time for being backwards... and now one of my kids (4 yr old twins) is too. :rolleyes:

[vangit]

Haha! No. I'm normal. :D

It's funny, I always gave my dad and stepmom a hard time for being backwards... and now one of my kids (4 yr old twins) is too. :rolleyes:

Guess that's one easy way to tell the twins apart :D

[Schroeder]

Here is the VERY rough carve!! Lots of smoothing to do! i have to admit it really takes a lot of concentration to carve a lefty!! But after a while I started getting the hang of it.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_carve.jpg

[Schroeder]

"What a difference a day makes...." :D

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bil_carve_complete2.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_carve_complete.jpg
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_back.jpg

[vangit]

Holy crap! Looks amazing

[tehiv]

Wow. Nice job. I talked to Bill today and he's stoked. :D

[sxracer193]

You sir can carve left handed. That looks greak. Love the top.

[bsic]

Sawweeeeet!!!! Thanks for posting those Jason- incredible work!

[guitarnyc]

it is wild to see what a difference one day makes !
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[t_hamill]

WOW, the top looks great!

[lookslikemeband]

I dig the rippled waves down the sides of the guitar as it curves with the carve.

[r9player]

wow looks really really good!

[Schroeder]

Here are couple of pics of the abalone purfling process. This is the first Schroeder custom with paua purfling so I put together this jig for routing the purfling channel.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_purfligjig2.jpg


And here, Elizabeth is fitting the paua in the channel:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_puflingjig3.jpg

[tehiv]

Very nice.
Man, Bill is really pushing you guys into a lot of firsts. :D

[buickrob]

Looks great, fantastic idea!

[vangit]

Man that's a nice touch.

[Schroeder]

Very nice.
Man, Bill is really pushing you guys into a lot of firsts. :D

You know, every guitar we do is a prototype so it is just part of the deal. But it does take a bit of thinking to do things right and well the first try!!
J

[Schroeder]

Here is the fingerboard with paua purfling and paua dots. You can see the notation on the 12th fret to remind us that this is a lefty!! Still lots of glue to clean up!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_dots.jpg

[bsic]

Looks great!! Nice job J & E!

[guitarnyc]

that neck is going to look amazing ! cool to see the process of how that is done
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[Shadscbr]

The purfling looks great so far...very cool :)

Shad

[Schroeder]

Bill,
Here are some pics of the headstock purfling. Quite an involved process! The headstock veneer has to be cut first to final shape. Then the prufling channel is cut with a Dremel and a special jig. The jig follows the shape of the headstock. And then the purfling has to be carefully placed in the channel with miter joints at each corner. I did all of the shaping and routing and handed it off to Elizabeth to fit the purfling. Looking really good so far!!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_headstock.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_headstock2.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_headstock3.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_head4.jpg

[bsic]

Looks great Jason! Thanks for the update!

[Schroeder]

Bill,
Here are the pieces of your neck...
J

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_neck_parts.jpg

[t_hamill]

Wow, thats one chunky neck! Looks great guys!

[Schroeder]

Here is Bill's fingerboard being glued.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_fb_glue.jpg

And after fretting:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_fingerboard.jpg

[guitarnyc]

love the purfling around the board !
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[bsic]

Heres some more pics from J- lookin awesome!!!

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[Schroeder]

Here it is Bill with woodwork finalized (except for controls)!

Neck carve complete:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02370.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02375.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02380.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02384.JPG

[Schroeder]

Neck is handfit and tight!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02385.JPG


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http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02391.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02376.JPG

[Schroeder]

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02380.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/DSC02379.JPG

[vangit]

Damn that looks great Jason. What a beautiful neck (not to mention the purfling and maple).

[bsic]

Shaaawweet!

[Shadscbr]

Wow, that's really looking great! I love that top :)

Shad

[Schroeder]

Here are a couple shots of Bill's guitar after stain (and before finish):

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_stain.jpg

This color is a bit brighter in the photo. This is the highlight color that comes out in more direct light.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_headstock_stain.jpg

[bsic]

Thanks Jason! Great job on the color- exactly what I had pictured.

[guitarnyc]

beautiful choice of color and tasty quilt !
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[JohnnyBoy]

Beautiful!!!!!!

[vangit]

Awsome guys!

[Schroeder]

Here is Bill's guitar with the first coats of lacquer after porefilling.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_finish.jpg

[Shadscbr]

Very nice color Bill, it looks great :)

Shad

[vangit]

Awsome Bill. Love the matching headstock too.

[Schroeder]

BLUE!!! This top just comes alive in the sunlight. Definitely the bluest blue I have ever done!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_topfinish.jpg


And the Honduran mahogany back has gorgeous grain.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_backfinish.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_finishside.jpg

[bsic]

That stain job is absolutely perfect Jason-- looks incredible!

[vangit]

Real sweet Bill. Great color!

[guitarnyc]

beautiful color ! Nice to see a peice of Mahogany around...I've been so used to looking at Limba on the schroeder forum haha
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[danno_eleven]

that mahogany back is gorgeous.

[Schroeder]

Officially in cure!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_cure2.jpg

[vangit]

That is the perfect blue!

[paintguy]

Gorgeous!!!

[Schroeder]

Texas Blue in da HOUSE!! Here are some assembly pics, Bill! Just a few chunks of some of the rarest and most beautiful wood on earth, thrown together with gorgeous paua shell and high quality components. :D

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_assembly_full.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_assembly_head.jpg

[Schroeder]

Just to make sure I did things right, here is a flipped version to make sure it still looks like a Schroeder!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_assembly_flipped.jpg

[sxracer193]

That headstock had got to be the best looking Schroeder headstock I have ever seen. WOW. Congrats

[bsic]

Wow Jason, looks great! Cant wait to get it in mah greezy little hands!

[vangit]

Man that looks sweet Bill. Fretboard and headstock are pure class.

[r9player]

beautiful!

[Shadscbr]

Sweet Blue!! :)

Shad

[WinstaBull]

Man that looks sweet Bill. Fretboard and headstock are pure class.

Hell ya! that is very nice looking.

[Schroeder]

Assembly complete...
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_complete2.jpghttp://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_complete.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_complete3.jpghttp://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Bill/bill_complete4.jpg

TONS more pics to come and some sound clips if I can get a lefty friend to come by and record something for me!!

[vangit]

WOW. You gotta be happy huh Bill!!

[bsic]

Heck yeah! This coming week will likely be the longest in this whole process :D

[paintguy]

Saweeeet!!!!

Conrats Bill and Jason.

That headstock is cool!!!

[bsic]

Hi all,

Well I havent posted since getting my guitar in hand- I have been working through a pickup swap and wanted to hold off on any "review" until I had things all perfect.

So here goes.

Comfort:

- The neck profile is PERFECT. This is the most comfortable neck shape I have ever played. And Im not blowing smoke here. Comparing to PRS neck contours- the wide-fat profile was a tad too big, wide-thin is a tad too thin... but neither were uncomfortable per se. I gave this feedback to Jason and he came up with something in between... seriously 100% perfect.
- The weight is just right. I gave Jason a target to shoot for if possible, and he was able to hit it without compromising tone.
- Stainless steel frets- I love em. When I first started playing it after receiving it, bends and vibrato just felt SO fluid- night and day difference. More than I would have thought. That adds so much to giving the guitar a unique feel- nickel frets seem like a bit more "work" now that Ive gotten used to these. SS frets just feel cooler and help me make that link with the guitar that we all strive for.

Looks:

- Well, take a look at the pics. Jason nailed exactly what I had in my head for color, top figure, braz figure.
- Great assembly and craftsmanship, Ive looked this thing over in detail so many times, and he just did a great job.

Sound :

- This took a bit to dial in. I asked Jason for a Duncan Alnico II neck, and Custom Custom bridge. I had never actually played these, but I liked the sound clips I heard, and descriptions on the web. Well, these were not for me. Through my rig, they had way to much high end chime, and didnt sound great. I play through a Mesa Boogie Stiletto ACE, which is a very bright amp, and the combination of these PUPs through that amp created a slightly harsh high end. Clean sounds were dead on, split tones sounded great, but I could not dial in what I wanted for lead or distorted rhythm tones. Jason stood by his word to help make things 100% perfect, and we found a set that worked perfectly. Once I swapped in a JB bridge and Duncan Jazz neck, the guitar really came to life. I have absolutely no complaints here.


The build process:

- Very exciting- Jason was always very accessible via phone and email, and helped me with lots of questions and recommendations, such as electronics configuration (suggesting the "mega-switch" was his idea, and boy am I glad he recommended it!).
- The build time was a bit longer than I expected, and it was very hard when you see photos of other guitars moving along but no updates on yours. Part of the process for sure- everyone wants thier guitar moving before the others :) I fed back to Jason that setting folks' expectations on build time, and rough ideas for dates for completion of certain phases would help keep people's "frustrations" in check. Even if they are not high confidence dates, setting a rough timeline helps.


All in all, a 10 out of 10 for the final product, Jason's work ethic, and the experience working with him and Elizabeth. I would definitely (and likely will) choose him again for my next custom build.

Thanks Jason & Elizabeth! Well worth the wait and I couldnt be happier.

Bill

[guitarnyc]

Great review Bill !

You aren't alone with the PUP swap...I had to go through a few PUPS before I was happy with one of my custom build !
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[vangit]

Cool Bill. Great to see you're lovin it!

[AK_NorPine]

Hey Bill,
would you ever post some more photos of your guitar? I love the color and am thinking about using that color on mine. I was just wanting to see some shots in some different lighting scenarios. If its a pain dont worry about and theres certainly no hurry unless Jason is cranking thru my wood work phase??
Cheers,
Skip

[bsic]

Hey Bill,
would you ever post some more photos of your guitar? I love the color and am thinking about using that color on mine. I was just wanting to see some shots in some different lighting scenarios. If its a pain dont worry about and theres certainly no hurry unless Jason is cranking thru my wood work phase??
Cheers,
Skip

Sure thing Skip-


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[bsic]

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[AK_NorPine]

Thanks so much Bill!
Great shots.

[RayRay]

Wow! This guitar is awesome! I was thinking about maple binding on my #50, but damn this purfling looks fantastic!

Very cool guitar man. ;) Enjoy!

[paintguy]

Don't even ask how many times I changed pups in some of my guitars?

It's amazing what a pup change can do to the tone of a guitar. From bright and thin to thick and warm with just a pup change. I truly believe you have to match the pups to each individual guitar, and sometimes that can take a few tries.

Funny Bill, the Custom Custom and Alnico Pro II were the pups that transfomed a very bright and thin sounding Les Paul of mine to a very thick and warm sounding one.

It only took me about 4 or 5 changes until I came upon that combo and I loved them in that particular guitar.

Just goes to show each guitar's voice is different and personal tastes are too.

I'm glad you found your guitars voice!