This guitar was constructed as a spoof of exotic wood and an experiment to determine whether a solid body guitar could be constructed out of one 2×10 purchased from the Home Depot. I went and picked out an ordinary piece of wood. I did not look for anything special. As a result, everything made of wood on this guitar is made from that ordinary 2×10. When I say everything, I mean everything, from the fretboard to the truss rod cover. Since it was made from a Home Depot 2×10, I call it “The Home DePaul”. Everything in the build was done as if it was being made from great woods. Truss rod, carbon fiber reinforcements in the neck. Semi-hemispherical frets. Gibson “PAF” humbuckers and a stop tailpiece. Nitrocellulose lacquer. It sounds suprisingly good with tremendous sustain (as I would expect from the wood used). Even though the wood is very soft, the neck is straight as an arrow – I attribute that to the carbon fiber in the neck. It just goes to show you that guitars can literally be made from anything and, if they are built properly, sound and play great! And it is light as a feather!
