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My First Build, Please Be Gentle
Well, I had hoped this would be a Pitbull Build, but the Tele Deluxe Kit was back ordered when I had the means to purchase it, so I kind of had to order what I could. I ended up getting a kit from a company here, in the US called Seismic Audio. They mainly deal in sound equipment, but they had a few kits as well. They only sold this kit in basswood, which I was worried about, because I wanted to go,with a natural walnut finish, but I worked hard on it, busted my butt, and I think it came out GREAT. My friends have told me that if they hadn't witnessed the stages of the build, they would have thought I was lying about building it. I had some Fender wide range humbuckers lying around, so I added those, upgraded the tuners,and put on some black strap locks. I apologize that the only shot of the back that I have is from when It was hanging outside while the clearcoat was dryingThis is my first, of what I figure will be many builds.
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An older refurb....again, please be gentle!
Well, as I read through all of the rules for this little competition, I realized I had another eligible entry. This is my 1968 Univox Custom. I've always had a thing for 60's and 70's Japanese Guitars, and I found this treasure on EBay in approximately 2003. I think I paid about 70 bucks for it. It had no-name Zebra humbuckers in it, the original Tremelo Tailpiece was gone, and it had been painted bright yellow with a brush and latex exterior house paint. I was kind of disgusted when I removed the latex paint, and found a beautiful, yet mostly sanded off sunburst finish. However, since that finish was cooked, I went to a local auto paint supplier and had them mix me up a nice pearl white. I rewired the guts, and stuck in a couple of pickups out of a late nineties Epiphone Les Paul, and a Grestch tailpiece I had lying around. I also replaced the 3 way blade switch (like what you would find in a telecaster) with a 3 way toggle out of the same Les Paul that the pickups had come out of. The univox head badge was long gone when I got the guitar, and I'm always keeping my eyes open for a replacement. I think the guitar came out really well, but the back is dented as if it had been in a hailstorm! I was in my early twenties when I took on this project, and using wood filler or body filler to smooth the back never even crossed my mind. Hindsight is always 20/20 as they say. I included a photo of what the guitar would have looked like new. Being an older refurb,math at I don't have a case for, it has taken on a few dings over the years when moving, etc.
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