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02-11-2013, 08:23 AM
Hi everyone, first post... I'm Mick.

I've got a custom ES kit on back order but until that arrives I thought I'd introduce myself and share some of my other builds/collection

I've only ever done scratch builds from slabs of timber (the LP on the far right) and i guess one kit if you count piecing together a guitar from a blank body (the Tele on the far left)
I've got another half finished scratch build loosely based on the love child of a PRS and a telecaster which I'll post some photos of later.

I'm really looking forward to the getting stuck into the ES, the have a great tone and if mine turns out half as good as the ones I've seen on here I'll be more than happy.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/5n8s8-Untitled_Panorama1small.jpg

Tim
02-11-2013, 08:56 AM
Welcome Mick to the PBG clan look forward to your build diary

DanMade
02-11-2013, 09:46 AM
Hi Mick, that's quite a collection of guitar stands you have there, some nice guitars too. :)

That L.P you made looks a treat, and the Tele you put together looks well worn. Was the body like that, or did you do a relic job on it?

robin
02-11-2013, 10:40 AM
Hi Mick, and welcome to the PBG family.

A lovely collection of guitars you have there, can't wait to see what you can do with a PBG kit.

rob

Scott J.
02-11-2013, 11:04 AM
G'day Mick and glad to have you on board ... seriously nice collection you have there ... (Hey Adam he's got a Banjo! - another one for "our side"! :D ... just to explain, Mick, some of the "less cultured elements" 'round here like to poke fun at banjo's :D - but some of us love 'em!)

We'll all be looking forward to seeing your build diary as the ES progresses, so take lots of pics!

stan
02-11-2013, 12:34 PM
welcome Mick, enjoy the forum!

lawry
02-11-2013, 10:21 PM
Hi Mick. Welcome to the madhouse. You have a fantastic varied collection of guitars there! And don't worry about Scott, to me he seems harmless enough ;-)
Please do start a build diary and flood it with everything as you go. Watching others do their builds has helped me a lot and It's great to see the kinds of ideas people come up with to make the guitar 'theirs'. Cheers.

Fretworn
03-11-2013, 04:00 AM
Welcome.

gavinturner
03-11-2013, 08:08 AM
Welcome Mick! I look forward to reading your build diary. The ES is one of the most rewarding kits in the pitbull range IMHO. I'm sure you will have a blast and love the result.

cheers,
Gavin.

03-11-2013, 08:42 PM
cheers guys!

Scott, I don't know why everyone doesn't have a banjo! It's impossible to play one and not have a giant smile on your face :D

Here's a few pics of my LP scratch build... its an LP shape all routed out internally with SG wiring and a bolt on neck. It has sustain for days and you can tune it down to B without any huge issues.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_75122_zps17e89e7a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/01_zpseaf4b130.jpg

Danmade, the body started out as a brand new piece of swamp ash until I got my hands on it. I love the tele tone and got the idea of doing a '52 tribute' in seafoam green... it turned out colorbond do a green that looks almost identical to a yellowed worn out seafoam green.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_7301_zps31e5353c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_7302_zps192794cf.jpg

pablopepper
04-11-2013, 04:40 AM
Both of those guitars are beautiful. Well done and welcome.

Scott J.
04-11-2013, 05:28 AM
Great job on both builds, Mick - enough to make any of us very envious (I'm especially likin' that sweet LP! I'll bet the chambering gives her a great tone! :) ) ... and definitely agree with you on "the fun of the banjo" (after all, there's a little bit of hillbilly/redneck in all of us - only some folks just haven't discovered it yet! :D )

gavinturner
25-11-2013, 10:37 AM
Beautiful LP Mick. Very envious!

cheers,
Gav.

26-11-2013, 09:09 PM
Cheers guys! I'm thinking of pulling the LP apart and refinishing it as it's a bit rough around the edges... might even bind the edges?

My ES kit is still on backorder but in the meantime I’ve been able to do a little more on another of my scratch builds… this one is up to painting stage.

It’s another bastard child… PRS styled body with really deep cutaways and a heck of a lot of fancy chamfers and stuff on the body, P90 pickups with telecaster style wiring + built in kill switch.

http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4e5kw-Capture.JPG

wokkaboy
26-11-2013, 11:33 PM
love your scratch build PRS Mick, are those 'spots' in the grain and if so what sort of wood/cap is it ? Nicely shaped and love the colours of the finish, can't wait to see this completed

27-11-2013, 01:19 AM
Thanks Wokkaboy, I can’t wait to finish it either!

Those spots are all part of the timber, it’s an insanely highly figured Australian Lacewood cap on a Queensland maple body. The ‘spots’ pick up different light and change the look of the guitar depending on the angle you are holding it at.

wokkaboy
27-11-2013, 01:35 AM
cool awesome Mick, I thought the spots were part of the cap grain. Do you build your own necks as well or order them from a supplier ?

29-11-2013, 08:51 AM
I buy the necks, I don't have the confidence/tools/patience to build my own... it's something I'd really like to learn but being such an huge part of the guitar it's not something I'd be happy with unless its anything but perfect so for the time being im more than happy to buy them haha

zeromick
03-01-2014, 09:00 PM
I'm back.... my account went the way of the dinosaurs after the site issues a month ago and I've been busy moving into my new house/setting up my 'lounge'

My ES kit shouldn't be to far away either so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into it.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0xh20-guitar_lounge.JPG

lawry
03-01-2014, 09:35 PM
Hmmm. Can't imagine too much lounging going on in there!

djdubya
04-01-2014, 09:29 AM
Oh man... that rug really ties the room together. ;)

Wish I had a space like that to hang out in. I'm especially digging that Headstock Guitar Lounge artwork in front of the amp.