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In this episode Ben is away on vacation and Felix has taken over the shop. For today's build we are turning an acoustic guitar into an acoustic electric guitar!

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  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 9 years ago +2
    Aaahhh Guitar- hacking..thats something I like to do myself..as you can judge from the attached pics. Actually this was my start as a maker. DEIMOS CIV (built in 2004) This one has only 4 strings for down…
  • dogrox
    dogrox over 9 years ago +1
    Great job Felix! I really enjoyed watching that! To bad that you couldnt have gotten your recorder as part of it. I would have liked to see that as a whole! I have a USA made Ovation Balladeer that has…
  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 9 years ago in reply to makerkaren +1
    Th F hole was already there but it was cracked, I repaired it and and gave it the red finish plus an inlay that says " '73 "..
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    mayermakes over 9 years ago

    Aaahhh Guitar- hacking..thats something I like to do myself..as you can judge from the attached pics.

    Actually this was my start as a maker.

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    DEIMOS CIV  (built in 2004)

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    This one has only 4 strings for down tuning, and way more room for bendings, 2 types of humbuckers + a singlecoil they are configurable in nearly ANY combination you can imagine selectable with the switches (including seperating the humbucker coils+ out-of-phase). the knobs in skull shape control volume+ tone

    The horns are REAL cow horns. Crude satin finish to compliment the overall design.and yes it has stage experience, as you might guess it is made for the more aggressive flavours metal.

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    the other one is more a thing for makerkaren

    DEIMOS '73

    A 1973 vintage JOLANA VICOMT made in the former ĆSSR found on a basement in 2005...in nearly rotten shape.

    I managed to revive the pickup, and replaced some crappy Soviet components with proper German equivalents+ a heavily aged and rough finish to pay duty to its vintage and history behind the iron wall. this one is a rock/ punk guitar that could have been played while the berlin wall was falling. and of course it does not require you to play with just one string..I just do not have new strings around.

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    makerkaren over 9 years ago in reply to mayermakes

    Did you add the f hole?

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    mayermakes over 9 years ago in reply to makerkaren

    Th F hole was already there but it was cracked, I repaired it and and gave it the red finish plus an inlay that says " '73 "..

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    mayermakes over 9 years ago in reply to makerkaren

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