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  1. Thread: Swtiched to EXA-1

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    Thanks for the input Waz. That build looks sick!...

    Thanks for the input Waz. That build looks sick!

    I can see where you are going with the darker stained maple, but might just stick with the blackwood as it sets off the body stain nicely. I...
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    Thanks for that input Joe. I was hoping someone...

    Thanks for that input Joe. I was hoping someone would wade in with a quality statement on the dragon. I think I'll stick to the classics for now. Appreciate it.
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    Opinions needed please. I have decided to...

    Opinions needed please.

    I have decided to replace the cracked neck rather than botch a repair. But I am torn as to the design as I have been told I can have any design or wood. So the choice...
  4. Thread: Swtiched to EXA-1

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    Have out 2 coats of intensifier on and the blue...

    Have out 2 coats of intensifier on and the blue is starting to come through... still mainly in the grain but am starting to love it more!!! Pics don't do it credit.. I will try and get some in the...
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    good job mate.. I wasn't game to start chopping...

    good job mate.. I wasn't game to start chopping into the fretboard on my first build but it looks great!
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    Thank you all for your input. I have been in...

    Thank you all for your input.

    I have been in contact with Adam who tells me they can supply a maple fretboard neck for the EX which is my fretboard of choice anyway!!

    I think I will order a...
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    Good eye Simon! This is what comes from doing...

    Good eye Simon!

    This is what comes from doing things a bit at a time and not sitting down and concentrating on it. Should have picked up this problem back then before staining.

    If there isn't...
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    cracked neck on EXA

    Hi, long time fan, first time builder...

    I am putting together an EXA kit and, whilst is has been a rocky start, I feel it is coming together.

    However, after staining the neck (with...
  9. Thread: Swtiched to EXA-1

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    25091 25092 25093 have now put 2 coats of...

    25091 25092 25093

    have now put 2 coats of Dingotone "clear" stain on neck... loving it!

    The bondi blue "supercoat" (as it's been called) is now curing (after a week!) and the blue has mainly...
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    Hi Joe, That looks wicked!! Great colour. ...

    Hi Joe,

    That looks wicked!! Great colour. Just a question about the Keda dyes: are you able to still use the intensifier and final coat from Dingotone or is that also supplied with the Keda?
    ...
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    25001 25002 As you can see it's lighter but no...

    25001 25002

    As you can see it's lighter but no more blue. It seems to have selectively stained the grain pattern so I think I am not going to end up with the same as Adam's colour, but something...
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    Thanks Waz. I'm in no hurry (and have little...

    Thanks Waz. I'm in no hurry (and have little spare time anyway) so will give it a good couple of weeks and then try the intensifier. cheers
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    Ha! I saw a few threads with that issue so I...

    Ha! I saw a few threads with that issue so I absolutely double and triple checked that it was the stain!!
  14. Thread: Swtiched to EXA-1

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    Hi Adam, That is a great looking guitar! I'm...

    Hi Adam,

    That is a great looking guitar! I'm hoping I'll get a similar but different with mine. I have clear coat for the neck as well so I think it'll end up fairly similar with that...
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    Hi Simon, No filler applied at all! I also...

    Hi Simon,

    No filler applied at all! I also thought it looked like that as I was looking at that technique in previous thoughts!

    Interesting outcome
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    Beginners mistake hey? Thanks for the advice. ...

    Beginners mistake hey?

    Thanks for the advice. I was using the cotton square but found if I squeezed it out then there was very little actually penetrating the wood. On the YouTube video it looks...
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    Thanks for the reply. That is really only one...

    Thanks for the reply.

    That is really only one coat, but it took the whole bottle! I'm really not happy if it's going to take another few bottles to get any depth of colour...
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    HELP! I have tried staining the body with...

    HELP!

    I have tried staining the body with Bondi Blue. As you can see, all it has done is bring out the grain of the wood with a darker, slightly blue, stain. This was not was I was expecting at...
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    Thanks guys.. All sorted. Went with the ring...

    Thanks guys..

    All sorted. Went with the ring cut as it leaves more options for later.

    on to the staining!
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    Thanks guys! Cheers for the pics as well Waz.....

    Thanks guys! Cheers for the pics as well Waz.. nice to see the finished product.. I am heading bondi blue though...

    I did have a think after I posted and am going to try cutting the ring to size....
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    Swtiched to EXA-1

    Hi all,

    First time builder and purchased a GPR before realising it was too advanced... so switched over to an EXA and not looking back!!

    I have done my mock build and sanded the body, but have...
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    Hi guys, Thank you again for your input. Due...

    Hi guys,

    Thank you again for your input. Due to the newbie-ness of myself and the obvious emerging complexity of the GPR kit, Adam has kindly agreed to a direct swap for an EXA kit (which I was...
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    Hi all, Thank you so much for the guidance. I...

    Hi all,

    Thank you so much for the guidance. I have been away so not checking the thread...

    I am torn at the moment in that I absolutely love the look of the GPR but am now getting a little...
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    Thanks guys! Appreciate it... although I've...

    Thanks guys! Appreciate it...

    although I've just gone back to the PB site to re-check on some of the specs... and the GPR is not longer there?? Does this mean it is being discontinued? Can I...
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    Newbie with a GPR-1M

    Hi all,

    Starting off my first kit with a GPR-1M.

    I wanted something with a classic look but double humbucker and it looked like the wiring wasn't going to be too complex!

    Have unboxed the...
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