Jases DCJnr

That looks great Jase. The yellow and black make a great contrast, so you'll definitely stand out. And I love the headstock shape, it really suits the guitar. My granddaughter asked me to make her a DC in hot pink, so I can see yet another build coming on.

I think a pink DC Jnr would look cool. I hope you go thru with it and I look forward to seeing it on the Diary pages.

So no pressure then!

Yes go for it Lawry, this is a great kit. Can't believe there aren't more of them being done. Pink would look great! How's yours going jase? Any updates?

Cheers,
Gavin.

Its all done and sounds great. Ill let the neck settle in,then give it a tweak. Photos arent too far away.

Well worth the wait.Let the fun begin.....
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Elegant simplicity and so tastefully cool ... a wonderful job, Jase. The little tweaks you've done to the base kit (all black h/ware, etc.) absolutely "ice the cake"! Truly an axe to be proud of!

Awesome job Jase. Looks fantastic!

Cheers,
Gavin.

so simple, so cool, looks just great

Absolute elegance Jase...beautiful.

Sensational Jase.

Great work. Is it just my eyes or are those strings black too?

Very nice. Good job.

The strings are black. Ive heard mixed reviews so Ill give em chance then take it from there. Cheers!

The strings are DR Extra-Life. Black Beauties.
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Amazing Jase. Classic and simple. Beautiful job.

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The strings are black. Ive heard mixed reviews so Ill give em chance then take it from there. Cheers!

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I'm keen to read about your thoughts on the coloured strings too. I haven't heard of coloured strings before and if the sound isn't compromised it could help set off the look of the guitar like yours have. Who makes them and where did you buy them? And do you know if they make other colours?

really nice guitar Jase going with all black hardware really set it off

The strings are. DR Extra-Life Black Beauties. The local guitar shop stocks them and rainbow strings??? The coating is starting to come off(dust)but the packet mentioned this but it doesnt effect lifespan of 3-4 times longer than normal strings. Ill shall see..

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oh wow, top job! Where did you find a block of cheese big enough to carve that body from? AWESOME

Hey Jase
Just picked myself up one of these through the ebay auctions for an absolute steal.
Was a real spur of the moment thing, but having seen your beautiful creation, I'm quite excited about it.
They look as though they would be a heap of fun to play.
Have absolutely no idea what colour to go with....decisions, decisions!!
Cheers
Andy

So you got that one Andy. It's probably better in your hands than mine.

Good one Andy. Im planning my next build and have changed my mind bout 10 times.Never easy. Good luck on your choices.

Sorry Fretworn...lol
Just lucky I guess.
Was originally interested in the beatle bass, not that I play bass, just like the look of them.
Thought it would be a challenge to do a vintage burst on one. Another day maybe.

Andy you are lucky I was watching the DC junior auction but was in a car and my ebay phone app needed a password to sign in and I couldn't remember the damn password, I was going to bid $75 last few seconds.
Good score Andy $72 plus postage, look forward to see that in the build diaries

Thank goodness for passwords hey wokka!!!
Think I will do a full build diary this time, rather than just posting the finished product.
Any colour suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!

Nice score Andy! ... I was one of the bidding competitors but in the end having just received my Ash explorer kit I really couldn't allow myself to be that greedy (even though I DID try! :D) ... seeing Jase's DC really did give some inspiration to make up one of these wonderful little axes! ... now it'll have to be the one after the next one!

Colour choices? ... unless you want to do something completely "off the planet" (think disco mirror ball and LEDs or maybe lime-green fur! 8O ), in my opinion there's really only two choices for this particular guitar - either the YELLOW that Jase has done his in (excellent job by the way Jase! a true classic) OR my personal favourite, dark WALNUT brown with similar black hardware to that used by Jase (mmmmm, niiiice!)

For something a little different... Carmine Gypsy with black hardware.

yes I agree with Weirdbits, carmine gypsy or even cherry flamenco and black hardware would look unreal
Andy how about take a photo of the body after its sanded and ask the forum for colour ideas. If its got any nice figure in the grain you may want to go a lighter colour but these are only basswood (I think)

Im with WeirdBits. Carmine Gypsy was my original choice before going with the Butter-scotch for something different. Good luck.

hi Jase,

i have a quick question about the butterscotch. How much, if any, of the white base did you mix in?
just trying to gauge what proportions to go with.

cheers,
Gavin.

Thats strait butter-scotch. NO white base. An update on the strings. They have starting sheding the coating where the pick strikes them but they still sound great but I should notice more as they are now getting older. Cheers!

Wow, a perfect illustration of the "less is more" school of thought.
Beautifully understated and superbly finished.

BTW the doodle nosed penciller was upside down with Miss Pat in my day . . .