Chambered
Lindenwood aka Basswood body
Curly
maple top added. A Hardtail config-- BUT will utilize brass
inertia trem block for sustain. Also notice 3 saddle brass Tele
bridge.
Back
string access but no ferrules. String ends seat into brass block
in body.
Unfinished
body & neck. Tooled leather pickguard, hand wound pickups, hand made
wooden bobbins, lathed wooden knobs and switch tip.
CLICK IMAGES FOR CLOSE-UP VIEWS!
Jean GODBOUT from Montreal builds serious guitars from the
ground up-- as well as groovy boutique tube amps, effects and
his own pickups. Jean has honored us with these photos and
details of his most recent "Curly Strat" build. He's waiting for
warmer Spring weather to apply the finish coats, otherwise he's
made the neck & body from scratch and integrated/assembled this
instrument in his nicely equipped workshop.
Besides the chambered body, the really special and unique feature here is the bridge configuration in which a brass 3 saddle Tele bridge is interfaced with a brass trem block purely for sustain-- as there is NO trem unit or springs. Unlike a traditional hardtail design, Jean has routed out just for the inertia block which fits snugly into the light, chambered, basswood body in order to resonate the body. Though like a standard hardtail, the strings still run through the back, but seat into the block instead of ferrules in the body.
Considering the lightness of the chambered basswood body, I also suspect all that brass & the curly maple top is offsetting an otherwise neck heavy situation. Great when everything works out!
But wait! Cause you still ain't seen nothin' yet kids!!! CLICK HERE to check out GODBOUT's web pages. All page links are at the bottom of his pages so scroll each page all the way down! First you'll see an extremely impressive, well documented and exquisitely finished George Harrison Rosewood Tele clone-- all rosewood carved from scratch! And don't stop there, because you gotta see the classy retro amp chassis projects as well as other guitars, and his pickup page too. This guy has a great shop, excellent tools & equipment and obviously the talent and skills to build sexy boutique guitars and gear!
And he ain't doin' no finish work until the weather is just right because Jean doesn't like to cut corners as you can probably tell!
Besides the chambered body, the really special and unique feature here is the bridge configuration in which a brass 3 saddle Tele bridge is interfaced with a brass trem block purely for sustain-- as there is NO trem unit or springs. Unlike a traditional hardtail design, Jean has routed out just for the inertia block which fits snugly into the light, chambered, basswood body in order to resonate the body. Though like a standard hardtail, the strings still run through the back, but seat into the block instead of ferrules in the body.
Considering the lightness of the chambered basswood body, I also suspect all that brass & the curly maple top is offsetting an otherwise neck heavy situation. Great when everything works out!
But wait! Cause you still ain't seen nothin' yet kids!!! CLICK HERE to check out GODBOUT's web pages. All page links are at the bottom of his pages so scroll each page all the way down! First you'll see an extremely impressive, well documented and exquisitely finished George Harrison Rosewood Tele clone-- all rosewood carved from scratch! And don't stop there, because you gotta see the classy retro amp chassis projects as well as other guitars, and his pickup page too. This guy has a great shop, excellent tools & equipment and obviously the talent and skills to build sexy boutique guitars and gear!
And he ain't doin' no finish work until the weather is just right because Jean doesn't like to cut corners as you can probably tell!
