Build Prototype 3
Model AMX
Body Figured South American mahogany, 1-piece
Neck 5-piece: 2 laminates of figured South American mahogany + 2 birdseye maple stringers + figured katalox core
Fretboard Figured katalox, 16″ radius, 27″ scale, 24 frets
Date started January 14, 2010
Date completed

Our original plan was to do Prototype 3 as a Cutlass, but then we came up with the AMX design and it worked better with the stunning piece of figured mahogany we had available. Those black lines are left over from the Cutlass template trace.

Our original plan was to do Prototype 3 as a Cutlass, but then we came up with the AMX design and it worked better with the stunning piece of figured mahogany we had available. Those black lines are left over from the Cutlass template trace.

Proto 3 AMX parts roughed out. Figured mahogany body, 5-piece laminate neck (9 if you include the veneers), figured katalox fretboard.

Proto 3 AMX parts roughed out. Figured mahogany body, 5-piece laminate neck (9 if you include the veneers), figured katalox fretboard.

Neck laminates from the outside in: figured mahogany, birdseye maple, figured katalox core.

Neck laminates from the outside in: figured mahogany, birdseye maple, figured katalox core.

Figured mahogany headstock will be grafted on at the scarf joint.

Figured mahogany headstock will be grafted on at the scarf joint.

Here it is laid out. This will be the first AMX!

Here it is laid out. This will be the first AMX!

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