My 335 12 String Build

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

I finally finished my first 335 semi-hollow guitar kit today and I thought I'd share the results. It wasn't a Pit Bull kit, hence its appearance in this section, but I'm pretty happy with the results all the same. I finished the body of the guitar in Colortone (Stewmac) Vintage Amber dye, trying to pop the grain with repeated applications. The neck is natural mahogany which has been grain filled with dark timbermate. The neck and body were then covered in countless layers of Tru-Oil to finish.

http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/89o70-20130822_16-11-22_smaller.jpg

In terms of hardware, I replaced the pots with 500K CTS, the tone caps with orange drops and the output jack and 3-way switch with switchcraft items. I have installed a treble bleed on each volume pot, and wired them up using Vintage 50s wiring. I also added the independent volume mod. The pickups are GFS surf-90s, and they really bring the jangle. Since the Surf-90s do not provide additonal wires for coil splitting or wiring out of phase (only a ground and hot wire are supplied), that was the extent of the mods for this build.

http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/02672-20130822_16-10-54_smaller.jpg

I gotta say, it sounds sweet - even though I broke the smallest E string on its first run out. I owned a 12 string acoustic many years ago and I seem to remember this being quite common then too. I must remember to use the delicate artistic hands, not the rock power hands on this one...

http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/4sp1p-20130822_16-12-58_smaller.jpg

cheers,
Gavin.

[gavinturner]

Here's a photo of the back. There's a flame maple veneer and binding there too..


http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/u0330-20130822_16-12-11_smaller.jpg

[stan]

let me be the first Gav - epic build, just beautiful, nicely done.
love the personal touch on the headstock

[wokkaboy]

sweet build Gav, you must be proud of this build, would be great if Pit Bull had a 12 string ES in the range !!
beautifull finish well done !

[Brendan]

Beautiful work - one to be proud of... How'd you get the white logo on the headstock? Seems to be a topical issue...

[MetalMatt]

CLASSY looking guitar!

[stevierayvannabe]

Absolutely gorgeous. Talk about motivation.

[Gavin1393]

Really nice work! DB must be feeling a bit of pressure with all these Tru Oil guitar finishes popping up all over the place!

[Bass Guy]

Yowser! That is bee-yoo-tiful.

[keloooe]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Bass Guy on August 23, 2013, 02:25
Yowser! That is bee-yoo-tiful.
Second that there Bass Guy!!!

[robin]

That is simple stunning Gav. Well done.

rob

[gavinturner]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. :)


/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from Brendan on August 22, 2013, 22:37
Beautiful work - one to be proud of... How'd you get the white logo on the headstock? Seems to be a topical issue...

Brendan, I sourced the decal for the headstock from the following website:

http://www.best-decals.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=937

The decal they send you isn't water-slide but has an adhesive backing. It's good because there is nothing added except the letters themselves. They can go over your finish or under it, no problems. I have found them good. I also sourced Eben's headstock decal from them too:

http://pitbullguitars.com/?page_id=42&mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=460.2

For a couple of bucks it's well worth a look, and they don't slug you for ridiculous postage either.

cheers,
Gavin.

[WeirdBits]

A fantastic result, Gav. An awesome looking guitar in a great colour, and nice choice with the Surf 90's (I've got a pair waiting for one of my Tele builds).

[gavinturner]

Thanks Scott, the Surf 90s sound really great. You'll be more than happy with them. A surf tele sounds awesome! Can't wait to see it.

Cheers,
Gavin.