Headless Multiscale Les Paul

[cgmorrison]

...not the Gibson type. Helping a friend who loves the Les Paul shape but wants a headless multiscale guitar. We started with a CAD model of a traditional Les Paul, made the body thinner, got rid of the neck angle, and made a ton of tweaks to make it playable while retaining the original body outline. Everything was modeled in Autodesk Fusion 360 and is being milled out on a Onefinity Journeyman CNC.

-Walnut body with a Maple top (dyed red with a black burst)
-Maple and Purpleheart 5 piece neck with threaded inserts
-Zebrawood Fretboard
-24.5" - 26" Multiscale
-24 Stainless Steel Frets
-EMG 707s
-Hipshot Headless hardware


A few renders from F360...






The stock...


And the milled neck. The backside has been hit with a .25" ball nose end mill already to clean up the steps. I'll post a photo on the next update.

 

[Hollowway]

Man, you really have that CNC dialed in! It looks great! I personally think your friend is on drugs for wanting a headless LP, because the shape doesn't lend itself well to headless (given where the hardware ends up), but I think you did a stellar job with the design.

 

[cgmorrison]

Thanks, man. I upgraded to a 2.2kw spindle a while back and it has been awesome for really dialing in feeds and speeds. I suggested we reshape the aft of the body to more of a Strandberg style shape to get rid of a lot of material back there, but he wanted to maintain the original outline.

 

[LiveOVErdrive]

I'm glad you made the headless Gibson joke before I could

Looks awesome.

 

[StringPluckery]

This is my favorite fixture. Super simple and it's so satisfying watching the side dots being cut. Progress has been slow due to a UV70P neck build I've been occupied with for a customer. Not sorry for the knockoff crocs with long socks and shorts.