My Jason Schroeder Custom build: Lemon Drop Shorty

[Goldtop75]

I ordered a Schroeder custom back in Jan 2009. It's been a bit of a wait, but the build has finally begun.

Details:

• Shorty Style 22 Stainless Steel Jumbo Frets
• Quartersawn Flamed Top
• Lightweight 1 piece Honduran Mahogany Body
• Honduran Mahogany Neck
• Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard
• 24.75” Scale
• 2 Humbuckers
• 2 Volume 2 tone (LP Layout)
• 3 way switch
• Graphtech Resomax NVS Bridge with Aluminium Schroeder Tailpiece
• Schaller Locking tuners with pearloid pegs
• 59' thickness, top carve and neck angle.
• Lemon drop burst with cherry back.
• Nitro Lacquer Finish
• Ivoroid binding all around except headstock.
• Custom MOP Inlays

Here are some pics of the initial stages:

Initial Top Layout

Going thru the Thickness Planer

Checking the center fit and alignment:

Gluing the top:

I'm so stoked! It's been a long wait, but now that it's begun, I've forgotten the agony! Knowing this is in the near future, it's sort of killed my GAS for a while until I get this... Nothing else is going to sate my appetite until I get this!!!

I'll update this thread when there's more progress.

Check out Home | Jason Z. Schroeder Guitars to see what the shorty design is like!

 

[CARNAGE222]

This is going to be nice! A lemonburst with a cherry back sounds very classy to me.

 

[djwilbanks]

You mean there's a wait for custom guitars?!

Looks like it will be awesome! Can't wait to see the final product.

 

[shotgunlew]

HaHa

You mean there's a wait for custom guitars?!

Looks like it will be awesome! Can't wait to see the final product.

 

[decoy205]

Wow that's great dude. Do you have any pics of one of his builds?

Edit: I looked at his site this guitar is gonna be epic man!

 

[Goldtop75]

Yeah... can't wait for this to be done! I have an itch to get it chambered though... Not sure if I should do that.

 

[Goldtop75]

Gluing Body to Top:

Preparing to cut: (wonder what all those guys standing there are doing... Hahaha...)

Cutting the body shape:

The rough cut body:

 

[dougk]

That's going to be fantastic!! Jason's shop is about 25 minutes from my parents place up north... I guess I should find an excuse to swing in there some time (if Jason would let me that is)

 

[Goldtop75]

Here's an inkling of what the Inlay might look like. We're still finalising the design though. That main pattern is something I came up with 17 years ago. I'm very happy to be able to use it as an Inlay for one of my guitars!

Which would you guys choose?

 

[rob9]

^ the top row, second from the left

 

[Shotgun]

Any one from the top row, they are works of art.
Second row is nice, but doesn't have the same "pizazz"
as the first. Out of the first row I would go with 1 & 2
because they hit me square in the kisser when I first
scrolled down. Nice work!

-Shotgun

 

[Goldtop75]

Yeah. I actually like the 2nd one from the top left and the last one on bottom right! Arrrggghh!!! Decisions decisions!

 

[Goldtop75]

Cutting the neck pocket:

The routing jig for pickup cavities:

Pickup cavities and neck pocket routed:

 

[w666]

This is looking REALLY good!

 

[kidmo]

Here's an inkling of what the Inlay might look like. We're still finalising the design though. That main pattern is something I came up with 17 years ago. I'm very happy to be able to use it as an Inlay for one of my guitars!

Which would you guys choose?

Top row second from right, very nice flower detail!

 

[Goldtop75]

I was thinking of a name for the guitar, since it's no longer a darkburst.

Athena's inlay design has given me the perfect name for it.

This is the confirmed inlay I will be using for the guitar. For some reason, when I look at it, the name "Lillith" comes to mind.

So "Lillith" it will be!

 

[Hiro]

looking awesome, anxious to see what youll make of it

 

[Goldtop75]

Jason carving the top

Belly carve

Binding

 

[dougk]

NICE!

I was just at Jason's shop about 2 weeks ago. I always love looking through Jason's stuff.

 

[kylerj133]

looking good. im definitely going to be watching this build. keep up the good work!

using a grinder with a sanding disk to carve? might have to try this