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zeromick
17-04-2014, 08:56 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1839_zpscfb33dfe.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1839_zpscfb33dfe.jpg.html)

It turns out I'm a natural at scraping the binding.

wokkaboy
17-04-2014, 10:00 AM
looks awesome Mick, got any more photos ? and maybe a colour photo to show us the stain colours ?

stan
17-04-2014, 10:09 AM
looks great Mick, I'm a natural at getting stuff on the binding...

gavinturner
17-04-2014, 11:41 AM
Great photo Mick! What is the actual guitar colour? Would love to see one of the dye. Looks like she's coming along beautifully!

cheers,
Gav.

zeromick
17-04-2014, 10:02 PM
Cheers guys, I’m starting the clear coats today and I’ll hook into the wiring over the weekend as well. Hopefully I’ll have this or the SG done by the end of the month :)

No color photos until she’s strung up, it’ll be worth the wait believe me, the color is rich and the grain is jumping off the body ;)

Fretworn
18-04-2014, 02:13 AM
Nice!

maxaxe
18-04-2014, 09:49 AM
No color photos until she’s strung up, it’ll be worth the wait believe me, the color is rich and the grain is jumping off the body ;)
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Secretive bugger . . . .

Q: How do you keep wannabe luthiers in suspense?
A: I'll tell you next week . . . .

lawry
19-04-2014, 04:45 AM
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from zeromick on April 17, 2014, 07:02
Cheers guys, I’m starting the clear coats today and I’ll hook into the wiring over the weekend as well. Hopefully I’ll have this or the SG done by the end of the month :)

No color photos until she’s strung up, it’ll be worth the wait believe me, the color is rich and the grain is jumping off the body ;)


You're such a tease. I bet you say that to all the forumites!

zeromick
19-04-2014, 05:50 AM
Just put coat #2 of clear on the body..... only 56 more to go! haha I'll settle for nothing less than mirror finish :)

zeromick
20-04-2014, 09:07 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1844_zps7b5753cd.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1844_zps7b5753cd.jpg.html)

woah... the grain really comes to life with some gloss.

gavinturner
21-04-2014, 06:05 AM
Drool! These black and white photos sure keep us in suspense. Can't wait for a first colour peek!

cheers,
Gav.

zeromick
28-04-2014, 06:21 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1984_zps7eb709d3.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1984_zps7eb709d3.jpg.html)

still hitting it with clear.... I think I'm 1 or 2 away from a mirror finish :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1985_zps092f637e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1985_zps092f637e.jpg.html)

got my wiring jig set up as well, will hopefully start on this during the week. It's all stock except for the switch which turned out to be broken, thank goodness I realized before I soldered it all up and installed it haha.

zeromick
28-04-2014, 06:22 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1982_zps6c848999.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1982_zps6c848999.jpg.html)

the lineup...

stan
28-04-2014, 09:09 AM
looking good Mick, but there is nowhere near enough crap on your benches...

zeromick
28-04-2014, 10:09 AM
haha, I cleaned it up before I took the photo... and deliberately didn't get the other bench in the shot ;)

gavinturner
28-04-2014, 12:43 PM
Looking awesome Mick!

cheers,
Gav.

wokkaboy
29-04-2014, 02:50 AM
yer coming along nicely Mick, love the black and white pics

zeromick
04-05-2014, 06:37 AM
got the wiring harness done this arvo, I'll strap it onto my diddley bow tomorrow to see if it works before I install it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1995_zps0d9341db.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1995_zps0d9341db.jpg.html)


I threw some white paint on the pickup surrounds and knobs as well.... just to brighten it up a bit ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/DSC_1996_zps9e41a1c5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/roofdrop/media/DSC_1996_zps9e41a1c5.jpg.html)

ihasmario
04-05-2014, 08:06 AM
Looks good so far. Because I am convinced I can see colour in black and white (even though that's impossible), I'm putting bets on gold bridge/tailpiece and blueish green stain with beigey-yellow binding.

Keep them coming!

zeromick
05-09-2014, 12:49 AM
it's been a while...

I figured I should get around to finishing this beauty off so I've been cutting and buffing the finish up ready to start assembly :)

I'm really stoked on the overall finish, it's like a flat gloss... if that makes sence.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9l62x-photo.JPG

wokkaboy
05-09-2014, 01:46 AM
wow Mick that looks stunning. Is this an ES-1GT with the trapeze tailpiece ? Think it is with the trapezoid fret markers look so much better than dot markers

zeromick
05-09-2014, 01:54 AM
Cheers mate, na this was a custom order. It's a standard ES-1G (hardtail) kit with the neck from the ES-1GT (trapezoid fret markers)

wokkaboy
05-09-2014, 02:08 AM
nice work Mick, wish I did that with my ES-1G. Dot markers just don't do it for me on G type axes

zeromick
22-09-2014, 06:10 AM
Finished polishing and have begun fitting the hardware :)


have also started to go crazy :D

http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/838mp-IMG_0213.JPG
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/n6hn2-IMG_0216.JPG

stan
22-09-2014, 12:22 PM
love pics and work Mick

jarrod
22-09-2014, 01:25 PM
another ES builder that's going to need rehab to walk the streets safely again . hooking up the sparky bit's is enough to put you in a mental home hey Mick lol.....
Axe looks sMICKo though.

pablopepper
22-09-2014, 08:51 PM
Your pics are always so nice to look at Mick. Don't leave that bridge on backwards though, makes the intonation screws really hard to get to. :)

zeromick
22-09-2014, 10:56 PM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from pablopepper on September 22, 2014, 05:51
Your pics are always so nice to look at Mick. Don't leave that bridge on backwards though, makes the intonation screws really hard to get to. :)

Cheers mate, I guess you could call me a freelance photographer so I always feel like I have to put in a litter extra effort when I take a photo of anything (some call it OCD)

As for the bridge, yeah… the screws aren’t in the best spot for adjusting but the saddles are all correct (low E at the top and little e at the bottom) so that gets me thinking they were just put in all in reverse but I was reading in another thread the screws are supposed to be on that side which just makes no sense.

I am going to change all the saddles around though.

pablopepper
22-09-2014, 11:08 PM
Oh yeah, how odd. I was setting up my mate's Maton Mastersound on the weekend and it's bridge has the screws facing the pickup like that. I had to fully detune the strings and remove them from the saddles to get at the screw, then adjust, then retune to check I got it right. Silly little design flaw.

zeromick
27-09-2014, 04:00 AM
I don't know what all you guys were talking about saying the wiring is hard to do!
In all honesty it took me about 10 mmins to get it all in just by droppping it all in and jambing my fingers in the F hole and popping them back up through.

It's strung up at the moment and I'll take some finised photos over the weekend :)


http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/8s8f1-FullSizeRender-1.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/82246-FullSizeRender.jpg

wokkaboy
27-09-2014, 04:14 AM
looks awesome Mick, you must have the F hole knack mate, suppose if the wiring harness is tidy and cable tied probably makes it easier.
Can you possibly take some colour photos as well so we can see the colours ? The black and whites are awesome but doesn't give us an idea of the colours

zeromick
27-09-2014, 05:25 AM
Of course they'll be colour :) it's so deep and rich it'd be a shame not to show it off in all it's glory!

AJ
27-09-2014, 05:29 AM
Looks fantastic :)

wokkaboy
27-09-2014, 05:36 AM
sounds awesome Mick, no doubt it will be ready to enter GOTM on the weekend !

pablopepper
27-09-2014, 09:39 AM
[quote]/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from zeromick on September 26, 2014, 13:00
I don't know what all you guys were talking about saying the wiring is hard to do!
In all honesty it took me about 10 mmins to get it all in just by droppping it all in and jambing my fingers in the F hole and popping them back up through.[quote]

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Fretworn
27-09-2014, 09:49 AM
Perhaps Mick is really an intelligent Aye-Aye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1CqxkpfSHc

AJ
27-09-2014, 11:59 AM
Remarkable resemblance there to Yoda ... and the force was with him to get the wiring in..lol

Tim
27-09-2014, 12:58 PM
Geez talk about the suspense build up with these black and white photos.
Looking great anyways

zeromick
28-09-2014, 08:02 AM
all done :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/es1_zps381f0be3.jpg

pablopepper
28-09-2014, 08:08 AM
Gorgeous. The blue and white work really well together.

zeromick
28-09-2014, 08:12 AM
cheers mate, blue/silver/white is all classy in my books.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/es5_zps058bab9c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/roofdrop/es4_zps02be8e24.jpg

maxaxe
28-09-2014, 09:00 AM
And here we have another Blue Meanie, And no mean mean effort I must say.
This month's GOTM is gunna be agonisingly hard to judge.

wokkaboy
28-09-2014, 09:08 AM
hell Mick, you kept us in suspense with black and white photos and pull out a stunner. Well done mate, oozes class

Fretworn
29-09-2014, 01:23 AM
Very, very nice. Great job Mick!

gavinturner
30-09-2014, 08:20 AM
W.O.W. Awesome work Mick. Amazing job. I would love to own this beasty.

Cheers,
Gav.

Tim
30-09-2014, 09:24 AM
wow wow wow that just looks sexy

AJ
30-09-2014, 12:44 PM
sweet as! well done!

Aussiepv5150
30-09-2014, 09:32 PM
Very nice, that its one quality looking guitar and testament to your skill and patience.

zeromick
01-10-2014, 08:01 PM
Thanks for all the kind words guys, i'm relly stoked with how this thing turned out and I cant wait to give it a good thrashing once I dial it in :D

wokkaboy
02-10-2014, 12:46 AM
be good to get a sound demo on this Mick once its setup. Can't remember have you done any upgrades electronics/pups etc ?

zeromick
02-10-2014, 12:59 AM
All stock electrics except the switch (the stock one was busted) so it'll sound like all the other ES ones... I do intend to do a sound demo though for no other reason than I can haha.

zeromick
13-03-2015, 06:13 AM
So I got around to replacing all the inside bits and I 'found the sound' I was chasing when I built this little beauty :)

andrewdosborne
13-03-2015, 06:38 AM
Nice, would love a sound demo.

zeromick
13-03-2015, 06:45 AM
Will try to knock one out over the weekend :) been waiting for a rainy day haha

wokkaboy
13-03-2015, 07:54 AM
awesome Mick, yes we need a sound demo please !

stan
13-03-2015, 02:18 PM
nice, the blue looks like denim

zeromick
08-06-2015, 03:24 PM
Finally got around to doing a sound demo.

https://vimeo.com/130066151

andrewdosborne
08-06-2015, 05:31 PM
Epic, sounds awesome & great demo

Sent from my GT-I9506 using Tapatalk

stan
08-06-2015, 05:40 PM
great Demo Mick, sounds good

vh2580
08-06-2015, 08:53 PM
Mick nice fat tone and great demo.

gavinturner
09-06-2015, 08:54 PM
Sounds awesome Mick - great demo! She looks amazing and sounds even better.

cheers,
Gav.

fimonsaury
08-04-2019, 12:57 AM
Hi Mick,
What did you use for the paint and finishes? Congrats on the guitar.
I am starting a similar project here.
Thanks,
S.