My first Pitbull JR-1DC

Hi everybody,
Now this is my first Pitbull kit I have purchased. For Christmas 2014 I brought my son a LP kit from another Australian Kit site. My son Patrick and I proceeded to build this over the Christmas break and this is how it finished up.
Attachment 2445
After building this fine looking axe we were hooked so I looked around for a LP Junior and came across Pitbull Guitars.
It has now been about three weeks since I started sanding the bejesus out of it...sanding, sanding and more sanding down to 240 as recommended by Wudtone.
I got some Carmine Gypsy as the main colour and a bottle of Hot Auburn.
The back and neck of the guitar are Carmine Gypsy and for the front I have combined the Carmine Gypsy with the hot Auburn for a subtle burst effect. It didn't quite work out the way I had expected but looks spectacular anyway.
These are images of the front and back of the body after the final coats of Wutone:
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I am about to start the many coats of Tru-Oil.

I have decided to mod out this guitar. I have ordered a Bare Knuckles "Supermassive" P90 and asked Shaun Fricker of www.guitarsauce.com.au to make me a custom wiring harness for my Junior. It has two Mojo Dijon caps, a 22uf and a 47uf cap. It has a push/pull volume pot. It the down (normal) position the signal goes through the 22uf and in the up position goes through the 47uf capacitor. A virtual neck pickup.
Attachment 2449 A work of art.

I will post some more photos as the build progresses.
thanks,
Simon

nice looking builds Simon, got to be happy with the results.
Start a build diary for the JR-1DC build, keen to see it progress

Hey Simon is that a gold top Les Paul? Where did you get the Gold paint?

It's Dymark Revolution Enamel aerosol Spray ( https://www.dymark.com.au/products/23003205 ), with several coats of Revolution Clear on top. Purchased from Bunnings. Some will say that spraying guitar a solid colour like this will kill the tone, but I installed an EMG active 81/85 humbucker set in this Gold Top Les Paul and it absolutely ROCKS!

So yes it is a Gold Top but not with the genuine Gibson paint.

nice results with the gold top Simon. Your son must be stoked. Thought the pups looked like EMGs

That is such nice wiring with the harness. Why didn't you have a go yourself?

I've always had a soft spot for Jr's. Keen to see this develop mate. Bareknuckles are amazing pups.

Yes it is a nice wiring harness. Soldering is not really my strongest skill and I saw Shaun's workmanship on his site and knew that I had to get him to make my custom electrics.

The Jr's looking good Simon.

Should sound great with that pickup and those wiring mods. I have a Lollar P90 in mine with standard wiring and it sounds awesome.

rob

Looking good Simon, I like the original LP you built too!

The Jnr is looking amazing! What motivated the choice to go Tru-Oil rather than the Wudtone clear coats? Just wondering. She's gonna be an amazing axe with that kickass wiring harness and pup. Awesome stuff.

cheers,
Gav.