Dutchy5150
07-12-2013, 04:07 AM
Hi all. I've been lurking here now for a couple months checking out all the great builds here and finally decided to buy a EX-1 kit last Monday. It arrived here today and I'm really looking forward to building this one.
Being a MASSIVE Van Halen fan, the plan is to turn this...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/PitballEX-1_zps96794d66.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/PitballEX-1_zps96794d66.jpg.html)
Into this...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/Shark2_zps56ed365f.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/Shark2_zps56ed365f.jpg.html)
I'm not going to be starting this until after the new year as I've still got 4 other builds to finish first, but I'll post pictures as I go along with it.
I'm quite happy with the EX-1 kit so far. I was a little worried what the neck would be like, but it looks and feels great. Its great value for the money. I wont be using any of the hardware that came with it, but the quality of it looks to be pretty good.
I bought an Epiphone Explorer a few years back to do this project but never got around to using it. Here is a picture of the EX-1 & Epi together, in case anyone is interested in seeing the difference of the two...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/Explorers_zps92586cdc.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/Explorers_zps92586cdc.jpg.html)
It looks like its a great community here and I look forward to getting to know everyone here.
Being a MASSIVE Van Halen fan, the plan is to turn this...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/PitballEX-1_zps96794d66.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/PitballEX-1_zps96794d66.jpg.html)
Into this...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/Shark2_zps56ed365f.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/Shark2_zps56ed365f.jpg.html)
I'm not going to be starting this until after the new year as I've still got 4 other builds to finish first, but I'll post pictures as I go along with it.
I'm quite happy with the EX-1 kit so far. I was a little worried what the neck would be like, but it looks and feels great. Its great value for the money. I wont be using any of the hardware that came with it, but the quality of it looks to be pretty good.
I bought an Epiphone Explorer a few years back to do this project but never got around to using it. Here is a picture of the EX-1 & Epi together, in case anyone is interested in seeing the difference of the two...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Dutchie5150/Explorers_zps92586cdc.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Dutchie5150/media/Explorers_zps92586cdc.jpg.html)
It looks like its a great community here and I look forward to getting to know everyone here.