Comments on: Frankenstein Longhorn Guitar

By: David Alan Garrity

David Alan Garrity — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:42:08 +0000

I’m still building these I don’t like to sell them so I guess they tales and strats will have to go

By: David Garrity

David Garrity — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:27:34 +0000

I have built 6 of these in different styles 6,8 Mandolin 8 string guitar 12 string 5 string banjo 6 string twin pickup I’m fascinated by them most have floating pickups love yours

By: Landon A. West

Landon A. West — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:25:13 +0000

I’am the current owner of this guitar, let me tell you, it is amazing! It’s got a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pickup in it and it can scream! It sounds great with or without effects and the look of the guitar is not the only thing that is amazing about this Longhorn! The tone is perfect and flawless! It will never leave my collection! Bill was a great guy and mentor as well as a friend to anyone that walked into his music store. He was a great guy and is dearly missed.

By: Landon A. West

Landon A. West — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:48:50 +0000

Iam the new owner of this amazing longhorn guitar! I also own another of Bills guitars. He was an amazing guitarist!

By: Stefano Biondo

Stefano Biondo — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:08:41 +0000

Great project! Just bought one of these never finished lost Longhorns off Ebay, now they are a lot more money(or I was dumb enough to pay 3 times what you paid in 2005). This is an old post but Point of my writing is to inform the public that although they are cool looking in a bizarre way they are made of plywood, with nice veneers of maple and spruce, but I was disappointed as a lot of info of projects on the web seem to infer that they were “wonderful wood” not like the rest of Dano/Coral that were mostly masonite. I am not sure plywood is better than masonite. I am taking into consideration that many famous Gibby and Epi guitars of semihollow -with- pickup design were made of plywood also. Guess if I had paid $65 bucks would not be so pissed. Oh, well I plan on making a 30″ bass VI out of it,
Cheers

By: Frank Russo

Frank Russo — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:16:04 +0000

Sweet looking guitar, Bill!
Yeah, it’s the greatest feeling knowing you’ve accomplished something that is as pleasant to the eye as it is to the ear.
I’ve done the same sort of thing myself, and it does take time to think about what you want to do. Everything has to be thought out, and it’s always good to write down what you plan on doing.
Nothing is worse than closing up your guitar, thinking you’re finished,setting it down on your knee ready to play and saying “Shoot, I forgot this or that”.