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Well, I put together my ES-5V Pitbull Kit. (Factory Second) Here are the final results:

Hi Trevor, Wanted to say thank you for the advice, it got me to thinking and you're very correct, there were parts of the heel that are visible once...

Hi Trevor, Thank you so much. Explains things very well. Appreciate the advice. OEG69

I would add some tru-oil to the neck heel, especially the parts that are visible when the neck is on. Otherwise, it may be difficult matching the...

Yes, your yellow wire does come from the middle lug of the volume pot. The other end joins to the jack tip. One of the black wires will go to the...

Here is one for the electrical brains trust, Need some help please with understanding the wiring. What is the Grey wire from the switch for and where...

I would suggest continuing with the tru oil.... if by chance it is too difficult to put the neck in - just lightly sand around the base of the neck...

Hi Trevor, Haven't considered any stain for the neck. Was planning on just the Tru oil finish. The reason I taped off the heel was hat I didn't...

Hi and welcome Greg. Another lucky person getting gifts from their wife. I may need to show my wife these posts! Good luck with the build.

Hi OEG69. The black should look good. How do you intent to stain it? Also, the taped area on the heel of the neck? I would normally tru-oil...

Hi fender 3x, thank you for your reply. Yes definitely very gorgeous, not only did she buy me a great kit but has also allowed quite a stable of...

Welcome Owen! I have to say that I am impressed with your choice in significant others! From what I understand she's gorgeous, she bought you an...

Hi and welcome Owen. Great that you are having lots of fun with the ST-1 kit. Not sure if you needed a band saw and drill press, but we can vouch...

Nice score! Those should be great pickups. The will certainly look good with those beveled magnets ;-)

Update: Here's a pic of the finished and fully-populated Stak-In-A-Box Tube Preamp PCB, I had a pic I took just after I started soldering parts on...

Update: Well, I've finally finished building the new 8.2 Ohm/110W Dummy Load I've been working on, and here are a few pics so you can see how I...

I have managed to pick up (!?) a set of Benson Custom Gypsy St neck and bridge pickups from PBG with black covers. They sound good with a tap test!...

It is great. I's so infrequent with me, however, that even when I come up with the correct figure, I recheck ;-)