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[Brewser]

My good friend is a "MoPar or No Car" guy- he has a 1972 Dodge Challenger that he races and is slowly restoring. So I thought I'd build him a MoPar-themed guitar that he can hang in his shop or man cave.



Basswood body with an older MoPar parts & accessories logo print applied to a full-size pickguard, StewMac lipstick pickup, Fender Duo-Sonic bridge, and a roasted maple Tone Ninja neck.





I'm a BIG fan of these Tone Ninja necks; I get them from Sport HiTech on reverb.com or ebay (not affiliated). Nice wood, very clean construction (no tear out in the tuner holes), rosewood fretboards, and beautifully rounded frets with no visible tangs- $89 shipped! This is the second one I've used, and these are my go-to necks from now on.

 

[Brewser]

A little progress today:

 

[BGood]

Banjo !

 

[Darkness]

Will the back be painted one of those wild Mopar colors like Sublime or Plum Crazy?

Awesome and thoughtful of you.

 

[Brewser]

Will the back be painted one of those wild Mopar colors like Sublime or Plum Crazy?

Awesome and thoughtful of you.

I had planned to paint the back white, but I like your thinking. Maybe "Tor Red/Hemi Orange" would be a close match to the MoPar text.

 

[Robb]

Great built !

 

[Brewser]

Controls & cable routes done, and edges rounded over:

 

[Brewser]

Neck and bridge mounted to check scale length and string alignment:

 

[Robb]

Always great builds !

 

[Brewser]

Applied Zinnser primer/sealer to body and Arm-R-Seal oil/poly on neck. The Challenger logo also arrived for the headstock:

 

[soulman969]

Not to be insulting in any way but it bears a resemblance to the lid of a toilet. Perhaps a pearloid pickguard would complete the effect.

 

[Brewser]

 

[Brewser]

Not to be insulting in any way but it bears a resemblance to the lid of a toilet. Perhaps a pearloid pickguard would complete the effect.

That's a crappy idea

 

[Brewser]

Mocking up a couple things; full face pickguard with print is next:

 

[soulman969]

Mocking up a couple things; full face pickguard with print is next:

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Slick.....very slick and unique.

 

[Brewser]

Pickguard cut out and routed:

 

[Brewser]

Print applied to pickguard:

 

[Brewser]

Mocked up with a few parts. Wiring the electronics and final assembly next:

 

[Brewser]

All done:

 

[Darkness]

That's gotta be one of the most thoughtful things I've seen. How does it sound? Similar to a Tele?