EMJ Customs

Sneak peek at the custom build the ebony and MOP fretboard I posted earlier is for. This is a Warmoth custom body, cause I was feeling a bit lazy about all of the body routing! 🤣 Everything else will be handmade from me.

My first time working with real MOP on this ebony fretboard for a new custom build. I used a combo of laser and shaping with bench sander. Overall came out well.

Magnetic inset pickup rings for this custom client build. Why? Just thought it would be cool. Will anyone actually care/notice? Probably not.

Acoustic No.01 is done!
Dreadnought size (shape is my own). All handmade from scratch.
- Sitka Spruce top
- Walnut body with Roasted Maple binding
- Ebony fretboard with Roasted Maple binding
- Walnut, Roasted Maple and Padauk neck
- Brass ring fret-markers
- Inlays: Ebony, Walnut, Roasted Maple, White Maple, Padauk
- BriteTone Mirror gloss finish
- Bone nut and saddle, Tusq bridgepins
- StewMac Gold frets
- Gotoh 510 tuners with handmade Padauk buttons
- LR Baggs HiFi pickup system

While I’m waiting on the body gloss clear to cure, working on getting the oiled neck finished. Furniture Butter has become my preferred neck finish.

What’s your preferred neck finish type?