Im planning on builiding my own Red Special, but I can't get accurately the woods that Brian used. I've found a lot of sites with information about the body and the neck, but everyone of the them say different things, so I dunno which one believe. Does any one know the actual woods that brian used?
I tend to believe this one a little bit, I see it a little more serius.
(...)The neck was finished with a 24 fret Oak fingerboard which was painted black(...)
The body was made from Oak, which was salvaged from a table, and also block
board, with Mahogany veneer covering the entire body. The final result
was a semi acoustic guitar, the central block of Oak is glued in to the
block board wings which are hollowed, and then covered in 2 sheets of
Mahogany veneer to give it the appearance of a solid body guitar
But it doesn't say anything about the fretboard, I've read somewhere that it's ebony, Am I right??
Neck is made of Mahogany (the old fireplace). fretboard could be oak, not sure. The rest you have is pretty much right. Blockboard and Oak are the main types for the body.
I've decided to give it a try as well. Hoping to start with the design somewhere next month. I already have the electronics working. with some old stratocaster pickups. Still have to find a cheap deal for the trisonic Pickups Brian uses.
