My 2010 Red Specials
| The first RS (below) is designed to look most like the original. This was created back in 2005. The second one I intend to create will be constructed differently. The third will have some different materials and using a commercial rollerbridge. The fourth will be made from a solid piece of mahogany (for the body) and use a commercial floating trem. The fifth will be made from different materials again. Mostly all other the functionality and specification will remain the same on all guitars. |
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| Del-Boy | Rodney | Albert | Boycie | Trigger | |
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| Specifications: | |||||
| Neck: | Mahogany | Oak | Oak | Mahogany | Mahogany |
| Body: | Mahogany veneered blockboard with oak centre | Oak veneered blockboard with oak centre | Oak veneered blockboard with mahogany centre | Solid Mahogany | Mahogany veneered oak "blockboard" |
| Fretboard: | Ebony | Oak | Oak | Oak | Oak |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-on | Bolt-on | Bolt-on | Screw-on | Bolt-on |
| Bridge: | Handmade original | Machine made original | Commercial rollerbridge | Commercial floating trem/bridge | Commercial rollerbridge |
| Tremolo: | Handmade original | Handmade original | Handmade original | Commercial floating trem/bridge | Handmade original |
| Pickups: | Adeson Tri-Sonics | Adeson Tri-Sonics | Burns Tri-Sonics | Tri-Sonics | Burns Tri-Sonics |
| Progress (4th November 2011): | |||||
| Complete | Body lacquered. Bridge fitted. Frets fitted. | Complete | Body (sides) veneered with binding and control cavity routed. Truss rod and fretboard fitted to neck. | Body being lacquered. Truss rod and fretboard fitted to neck. | |
More photos can be seen here.
As you can see from above I have already named them. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the names, they are characters from a very successful British comedy called Only Fools and Horses.