FM Special 1

This is the first guitar I built from scratch. I built it using wood given to me by a friend.  Call it "Beginners Luck", but you can't believe how great the guitar looks and sounds.

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Body
Poplar core, 1^3/4" thick.  Veneer of ash, poplar, walnut, and oak laminated on the front and back.
Neck/Profile
Walnut and oak, with rosewood fingerboard.  Scale 24 ^3/4".  Profile similar to a '59 Les Paul.
Fingerboard/Inlay
Rosewood/Dots
Scale/Nut Width
24^3/4" / 1^11/16
Binding
None
Bridge/Tailpiece
Wraparound Stop Bar (Les Paul Junior)
Hardware
Chrome
Pickups
Two late-70's Ibanez V2 humbuckers.
Controls
One volume control for each pickup and a selector switch to select either or both pickups. The volume knob nearest the bridge is the bridge pickup's volume.
Finish
MinWax Hand-Rubbed Poly using a special technique developed by a luthier friend.