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Hi all,
I finished my scratch body marri strat on the weekend and am very happy with the results.
Body shape is a strat shape with sharper 'SG' style horns.
The headstock has a camphor veneer and I recessed the tremelo cover.
I had to choose between 3 pickguard colours, a white and ivory pearloid and ended up going with the black pickguard matched the dark grain of the marri.
I thoroughly recommend anyone who has built a few PBG kits to start a scratch body build, it so much more rewarding when its finished and you can design any shape you like ! You don't need many power tools.
I just posted a quick sound demo on the video demo threads.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...7-09.59.04.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...7-09.59.23.jpg
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Hey Wokka, it's not just the horns that are sharp. The whole thing looks gorgeous. Now I'm off to the demo page.
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looks good wokks , that pickguard is perfect
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Well done Wokka...what a huge undertaking.
Can only imagine how satisfying it must be to build something like that.
Great job.
I see in the background the famous guitar shaped door latch on the pizza oven...how cool is that!!
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That's nice Warren. I know that all the kit guitars we build end up being unique, but to scratch build your own is so much more uniquerer. I can only imagine the satisfaction.
rob
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That... Tha.... That.... *faints*
Awesome looking axe Woks!!!
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Unique and tres cool . . .
Fortune favours the brave - and this brave effort has the result to prove it.
That axe is sharper than the spines on the potted Euphorbia Trigona that set the photo off so nicely.
Congratulations.
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Looks and sounds awesome Wokka. You must be very happy with how it's come out and you should be very proud of your achievement. You've inspired me to give it a try it one day.
cheers,
Gav.
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Thanks for the comments fellas. Yes it is rewarding building a scratch body axe. We started building pine bodies as they cost about $20 from the big green building glue four pieces together and no big loss if you stuff it up ! We can't wait for the next wood show to stock up on some nice wood slabs !
