Paul Rhoney

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I finished my first guitar in December of 2007. It was very nearly unplayable thanks to the narrow nut width, baseball bat thick neck, enormous frets, and poor overall setup. But it did have two things going for it. First was that it sounded good. After adjusting to the scrawny feel of the first position [...]

I thought I would share a few customer pics of guitars that feature my work. Here’s one of my favorites, I made the body and pickguard and the customer finished it and added the parts/electronics/etc.: Another body and pickguard by me, and the rest of the work by the customer:

Be sure to check out the new templates recently added to my Ponoko Showroom!  Linky: http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/PaulRhoneyGuitarCo

Here is a fun one! I’m building this guitar for Joseph Demaree of the Portland, OR-based band The Unit Breed. Joe is an incredible artist and a dear friend of mine. He actually helped considerably with the design of this one, including the stubby upper cutaway. I thought it looked kind of like a cross [...]

The JMDLX is essentially a cross between a Jazzmaster and a Telecaster Deluxe. I was asked with help designing the pickguard and it became so popular that I’ve since made three of these. Jazzmaster® and Telecaster Deluxe® are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.