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Phil Dawson Handcrafted Guitars

Locality: Bateau Bay, New South Wales

Phone: +61 412 246 876

Address: 5 Peak Street 2261 Bateau Bay, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Just finished a Phil Dawson custom Les Paul. Australian Red Cedar Body with Mango cap.

25.01.2022 Working my way through this current round of new builds, lacquer spray jobs and restorations.

25.01.2022 Ready for handover. Mick’s Wyee Cedar Bass. Australian Red Cedar body. Silver Quandong neck, Gidgee fretboard. Gotoh bridge and tuners. I built two of these small bodied basses that came from the same tree. The body is one piece and came from a very large branch. It took about 20 months to equilibrate before I could use it. Still it is very nice cedar and will darken with age. The finish is Satin Wattyl Stylewood (Pre catalysed Nitrocellulose) Just to include a bit of trivia, the headstock veneer came from a piece of stud work on a bathroom renovation my son and I were doing at Eraring. I noticed a piece of partially decayed timber that was full of fiddleback and kept it for headstocks rather than firewood, so I expect it will show up on a few of my guitars. Thanks Tom.

25.01.2022 Gen’s Parlor guitar finished. Qld Maple back and sides, King Billy Top, Aus. Red Cedar neck, African Bubinga fretboard and bridge. Mahogany tint nitro finish with clear hand rubbed satin top.

24.01.2022 A Custom Phil Dawson Les Paul Guitar. Mahogany body and neck, Gidgee fretboard, MOP crown inlays, US Maple top with mellow cherry burst and blended red mahogany tint on the body and neck. Figured Jarrah headstock veneer. This is one of three new custom Les Pauls I am currently building or have finished that are up for sale, if interested please message me.

21.01.2022 A new Jazz style bass Ive just finished for Keith. 2 piece Camphor body, US Maple Neck with Ebony fretboard, MOP block inlays, Camphor headstock veneer, Seymour Duncan Apollo pickups, Hipshot bridge, Gotoh traditional tuners.

20.01.2022 Upgrading John’s faulty Variax pickup system. Fitted a new DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker. Sounds great, plenty of punch.

18.01.2022 Presenting a new Parlor acoustic I recently completed. Spruce top, beautiful Blackwood back and sides. Gidgee fretboard. Qld Maple neck.

18.01.2022 Introducing my ChinaCaster. This was an experimental build that turned out far better than I expected. The body is Camphor, the neck US Maple with a Rosewood fretboard. The pickups are budget humbuckers that sound remarkably good, the Tremolo is a budget copy and once again functions remarkably well. This is an excellent guitar that didnt cost an arm and a leg.

18.01.2022 Ready for handover. Micks Wyee Cedar Bass. Australian Red Cedar body. Silver Quandong neck, Gidgee fretboard. Gotoh bridge and tuners. I built two of these small bodied basses that came from the same tree. The body is one piece and came from a very large branch. It took about 20 months to equilibrate before I could use it. Still it is very nice cedar and will darken with age. The finish is Satin Wattyl Stylewood (Pre catalysed Nitrocellulose) Just to include a bit of trivia, the headstock veneer came from a piece of stud work on a bathroom renovation my son and I were doing at Eraring. I noticed a piece of partially decayed timber that was full of fiddleback and kept it for headstocks rather than firewood, so I expect it will show up on a few of my guitars. Thanks Tom.

16.01.2022 Daves OM Acoustic. Recycled Redwood (Sequoia) Top, Blackwood back and sides, Phillipine Mahogany (Shorea) neck.

16.01.2022 Finishing Johns Les Paul Build

15.01.2022 A PRS style guitar Ive just completed. The body is from the Wyee Red Cedar logs, the carved cap is Houn Pine. The neck is one piece quilted Qld Maple with a Gidgee fretboard. The finish is gloss nitrocellulose lacquer with a Solana burst on the top. The pickups are DUrbanos courtesy of my good friend John Scarratt, thanks once again John. The tuners are Gotoh locking, and the tremolo bridge is a Wilkinson 2 post. Master volume and tone with a 3 way toggle to completed the electronics.

15.01.2022 Progress on Les Pauls

14.01.2022 About a year ago I started building a couple of small bodied basses. One I finished in April, but this one took longer to finish as I have been flat out with other builds and lacquer work. Well here it is finally done. Wyee Aus Red Cedar body, Huon Pine neck, Gidgee fretboard, Stewmac Jazz pickups. I used a clone Hipshot bridge, clone Gotoh tuners. Master vol, blend and 2 tone pots. A very nice,comfortable lightweight bass that sounds very punchy.

13.01.2022 Converting Darryls bass to a fretless

13.01.2022 A Lake Placid Blue I recently sprayed for Martin Taylor.

13.01.2022 Ready for delivery. Bretts custom Parlour. Recycled US Redwood top, Tassie Blackwood back and sides, Qld Maple neck, Gidgee fretboard (thanks Mal at Boutique timbers)Us Maple bindings, Grover tuners.

13.01.2022 One of my Parlours I finished this week. King Billy top, Qld Maple back, sides and neck. Gidgee fretboard, US Maple bindings and Abalone inlays. Mahogany tinted nitro lacquer.

13.01.2022 Just finished the TubbyTele carve top. Huon Pine top, quilted Mahogany back and sides. This one is built like a 335 but has bent Mahogany sides, a carved top and back and a Mahogany centre block. I was looking to make a small bodied jazz style guitar which feels comfortable when playing in a seated position or when standing up.

12.01.2022 I have just just finished this Thinline Tele. Quilted US Maple cap, Mahogany body, US Maple neck. The pickups are Lollar P 90s, Sperzel locking tuners, Gotoh hard tail bridge. ABS binding. Angled switch control plate. Nitrocellulose lacquer with stained top and mild burst. Plays and sounds great, I will probably put this one up for sale.

11.01.2022 Phil’s Om Acoustic. Recycled Redwood top. Blackwood back and sides. This is a twin to Dave’s OM.

11.01.2022 Ready for handover. Bruces custom left handed Parlor. Spruce top, Blackwood back and sides, Mulga fretboard and bridge. Grover tuners. La Bella Silk and Steel strings.

11.01.2022 Julies Parlour I recently finished for her. Blackwood back and sides, Spruce top, Gidgee fretboard and Qld Maple neck.

10.01.2022 Two of my favourite Tele builds from about 2013

10.01.2022 A custom resonator plate for Toms 1920 Washburn banjo. I hollowed out the centre section with a trimmer on a radius jig. Finished in Satin Nitrocellulose.

08.01.2022 Progress on the Fat Tele semi-Acoustic.

08.01.2022 Sue’s Parlor completed and ready for handover. Qld Kauri top (Agathus Robusta) Cheese Tree back and sides (Glochidion Ferdinandi) Acacia Maidenii fretboard. Qld Maple neck (Flindersia Brayleyana) Grover tuners.

07.01.2022 Last coats Tobacco burst on Steves Tele

07.01.2022 Back into the Parlour builds.

07.01.2022 Spraying colour on the Les Pauls

07.01.2022 Gens Parlor guitar finished. Qld Maple back and sides, King Billy Top, Aus. Red Cedar neck, African Bubinga fretboard and bridge. Mahogany tint nitro finish with clear hand rubbed satin top.

07.01.2022 Dave’s OM Acoustic. Recycled Redwood (Sequoia) Top, Blackwood back and sides, Phillipine Mahogany (Shorea) neck.

07.01.2022 Sues Parlor completed and ready for handover. Qld Kauri top (Agathus Robusta) Cheese Tree back and sides (Glochidion Ferdinandi) Acacia Maidenii fretboard. Qld Maple neck (Flindersia Brayleyana) Grover tuners.

06.01.2022 Another PRS style guitar Ive recently finished. Spalted Swamp Oak carved top. Mahogany body and neck. Ebony fretboard, figured Tassie Oak headstock veneer. Gotoh locking tuners, Wilkinson 2 post tremelo bridge. Stewmac Parsons Street humbuckers. Finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer.

05.01.2022 Already to handover. Johns PRS Prism style guitar. Quilted US Maple top, Aus Red Cedar body, quilted Qld Maple one piece neck. DUrbano pickups. Stained top with nitro gloss finish.

05.01.2022 Finishing 1 of 2 Camphor Basses. Camphor Laurel 2 piece bodies, US Rock Maple necks. Both guitars have a master volume, a blend pot and 2 tone pots. This guitar has a Gidgee fretboard. Gotoh Tuners. Trying a few budget pickups on this guitar to compare sound quality with the usual upmarket brands I would normally install. I might record a few sounds clips to check the differences.

04.01.2022 Another PRS style guitar I’ve recently finished. Spalted Swamp Oak carved top. Mahogany body and neck. Ebony fretboard, figured Tassie Oak headstock veneer. Gotoh locking tuners, Wilkinson 2 post tremelo bridge. Stewmac Parsons Street humbuckers. Finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer.

04.01.2022 After many years of building and finishing customer guitars I finally completed and assembled my Cherry Strat that I sprayed back in 2012. Mahogany body, one piece US Maple neck.

04.01.2022 A PRS style guitar I’ve just completed. The body is from the Wyee Red Cedar logs, the carved cap is Houn Pine. The neck is one piece quilted Qld Maple with a Gidgee fretboard. The finish is gloss nitrocellulose lacquer with a Solana burst on the top. The pickups are D’Urbano’s courtesy of my good friend John Scarratt, thanks once again John. The tuners are Gotoh locking, and the tremolo bridge is a Wilkinson 2 post. Master volume and tone with a 3 way toggle to completed the electronics.

04.01.2022 A difficult repair on this acoustic. Not so pretty but back together again.

04.01.2022 GarageBand recording on my Phil Dawson Handcrafted Guitars strat, Dimarzio HS 1 pickups neck and middle, Seymour Duncan Fat Strat Stack pickup in bridge position.

03.01.2022 Some samples of my recent lacquer finishing work

03.01.2022 Phils Om Acoustic. Recycled Redwood top. Blackwood back and sides. This is a twin to Daves OM.

02.01.2022 Adam’s Maton restoration and repair finished. Original finish stripped back and refinished with nitrocellulose lacquer, satin finish on the top. A re- fret, bridge plate level and reset of the bridge. New decal. A new AP 5 pro pickup system, new bridge saddle and setup. Like a new guitar.

02.01.2022 Upgrading Johns faulty Variax pickup system. Fitted a new DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker. Sounds great, plenty of punch.

01.01.2022 All the Les Pauls with varied sunbursts. I

01.01.2022 Johns custom Les Paul finished. Nitrocellulose Marmalade burst on US Maple cap. Australian Red Cedar body and neck. Seymour Duncan pickup, Grover tuners.

01.01.2022 A new Jazz style bass I’ve just finished for Keith. 2 piece Camphor body, US Maple Neck with Ebony fretboard, MOP block inlays, Camphor headstock veneer, Seymour Duncan Apollo pickups, Hipshot bridge, Gotoh traditional tuners.

01.01.2022 An install of a Calibre 40 bass string pickup. Sounding great in the hands of a master. Happy playing Trent.

01.01.2022 In February last year I started building a series of Les Pauls, most I finished except for this one which I completed today. The body is Australian Red Cedar with a US Maple carved top. The neck is also Red Cedar with a Gidgee fretboard with MOP block inlays. The headstock veneer is Forest Oak. The pickups are Tonerider Rocksong. A great sounding guitar that is lighter in weight than those made from Mahogany. The lacquer is Nitrocellulose in a light 2 tone Tobacco burst.