Very nice work mate, love that colour ! Great build.
Very nice work mate, love that colour ! Great build.
Hi guys, this is my first build and with plenty of help from the guys here its finally finished.
Quick rundown..........
Aftermarket Pickguard to fit twin humbuckers, white pearloid
Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz HotRodded Humbuckers
Upgraded to Grover Tuners
Black hardware
Copper shielding to humbucker bays
3 aftermarket push pull pots to ...1) split the pups 2) series parallel options, 3) in and out of phase.
Vintage cloth wiring
Treble Bleed mod
Plastic nut replaced with a bone one
Replaced stock 5 way switch with 3 way.
PAINT FOR BODY....
6 coats sealer/primer,
6 coats of black basecoat,
4 coats of metallic undercoat and
6 topcoats of clear 1k acrylic full gloss.
Sanded between coats, bodyfilled and finally buffed and polished
NECK AND HEADSTOCK
Stained and finished off with wipe on poly, logo freehand drawn.
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good stuff Nitro, you just need to post a close up pic of the headstock and back of the guitar
EDIT don't worry the pics just appeared.
Great effort for a first build well done !
Cheers Woks, im stoked...Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Ricardo, that Tele is amazing
Nitro, a super Strat for sure
Woah! Nitro that is one awesome guitar!
Thanks Stan, that means a lot mate...Quote:
Originally Posted by stan
Cheers fuzzbeard, appreciate the commentQuote:
Originally Posted by Fuzzbeard
drop dead gorgeous paint work !
My first build and it came out better than I wanted to so thought I'd enter it for GoM.
It started as a base ST kit, sanded, sealed and primed. Black acrylic base coat applied to the neck and body. Light white base coat over the black and while still wet layered cling wrap onto the wet paint. After a few seconds pulled off the cling wrap to leave a marbled finish.
Next came a light black airbrushed sunburst around the body, neck and headstock followed by 5 coats of Port Red candy (5% concentrate mixed with acrylic clear ). After the candy came 5 coats of clearcoat. Sanded back to a flat surface and then bought back to a deep shine with cutting compound and auto polish.
Finished it off with some chrome covers, knobs and switches.
Two months work on and off, but well worth the time
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pics not working Marelton
ignore that, they are now
So many nice guitars! I'm drooling all over the place.
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Wow, thanks Dedman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
Beautul finish Marelton.
that is beautiful, theirs some really nice guitars this month going to be a tough to pick a winnerQuote:
Originally Posted by Marelton
Damn, this is going to be another great competition!!
Freds Ibanez bass is surrounded by Fenderz!
Thanks Nitro
Amazing paint job Marelton!
@Dedman: tell me about it... I feel like I've entered my bass into the wrong competition! :-)
Okay - Entries now closed - hopefully have some results for everyone by Sunday night!
Good luck everyone, an amazing array of entries!
glad to have you on the judging panel Ponch. Wow that was tough I could barely split all 7 entries. I have a feeling the winner of this month may be tied. Good luck to all entrants that is 7 magnificent axes you have all built !
Thanks andrew, thanks woksQuote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Alright - votes are in!
Judges comments in submission order:
Daneo933's STA-1
Like the detail with the neck plate, but not sure that the trem cover at the back does it for me…
Very nicely finished.
What a classic STA-1. Surf green, vintage yellow neck. Love it. The pearloid pickguard looks really good and I love the decal.
A popular combination surfer strat and this one has been well put together with some tasty personal touches, well done.
J.P's TL-1
Love the classic lines and colours on this one.
You've done a great job!
Excellent work, looks fantastic.
Another classic shape and colour.
Looks almost like TV yellow. I love the stacked humbucker in the bridge too.
Another fantastic looking gold tele, well finished and extra half a point for the 4 way switch mod. I'm sure everyone would love this axe in their collection.
FredA's IB-5
Attention to details - grea that all the bling is gold!
Nicely done!
Very classy, the hardware finishes it beautifully.
Love this build Fred. The gold hardware pops well on the walnut body.
Finish looks like it has gone on super flat which is great.
Fred always raises the bar with his builds and the gold and dark brown combo really suits this bass. Nice choice of hardware this is a stunner well done.
Andy40's TLA-1R
Beautiful depth in the colour - nicely delivered!
Well done the grain pops, looks great.
Really scored with the figure on this TL’s body. I think the natural stain suits it to show it off.
Nice details like the gold saddles on the bridge.
This build had alot of issues on the way and you overcame them and an extra half point for posting a video demo those Toneriders sound sweet. Tele's seem to feature well in the GOTM and this is one sexy build great job Andy.
Ricardo's TL-1TH
Sweet colour - the eucalyptus goes so nicely with the maple neck.
Overall beautiful effect.
Plain yet beautiful, nice headstock.
One of my favourite builds I’ve seen for a while. Melamine green suits this guitar so well and I love the top hot switch. Hold Fast logo looks great on the stock.
Nice choice of colour really suits this model tele, love the cool modifications and the simplistic look rocks out nicely, good job Ricardo!
NitroBurner1000's ST-1
Nicely done with the upgrades.
Colour is very nice!
Classy guitar, well finished, love the headstock. A very different take on the ST kit. I like the headstock shape but it’s a shame that the neck’s colour didn’t match the body.
The finish on this kit was extremely well done.
For a first build this is really well finished with some cool upgrades. Only small thing I would have liked to see the neck and headstock colour matching the body colour closer but that's easier said than done ! You should be proud of this build.
Marelton's ST-1
Candy red is amazing!
I'd love to see this one in action!
Wow, this is awesome, great finish. Patience does pay off.
One of the best executed finishes I’ve seen on the forum. The candied red really looks great over the marbled black. Nice touches with the chrome bits.
Love the marble paint effect and the black and deep red colours makes this axe look like a real show axe. Sure this axe would walk out of a music store in no time. Wow 6 out of 7 entries from the 'F' family they have dominated this month!
And the runner up:
FredA's IB-5
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...9&d=1471152666
The classic combination of walnut and gold bling had the judges drooling.
And the winner - drum roll please!
Marelton's ST-1 wins by 0.1 of a point!
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...472408&thumb=1 http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...419675&thumb=1
Marelton - I think the judges couldn't get over how good the candied red looked!
Congratulations to all who entered. The quality of all the guitars was really high and with less than a point separating most of the field across a couple of judges, it only goes to show what you can do with a kit! Hope everyone enjoys their builds - the outcomes are spectacular!
Wow, from someone who never wins anything, I'm over the moon with the result.
This was a true labour of love (just ask the missus!). Thanks to the judges and all the other great entries for making it such a nail biting competition.
Really pleased to be part of such a great community, thanks again to everyone who helped me along the way with my first build.
I'm looking forward now to the next one.
Thanks for all the positive comments guys, Marelton's st-1 was a no brainer, it has showroom quality. Cheers to all the guys who submitted, very high standard comp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brendan
(EDIT) Had a close look at your base Fred, awesome finish, and great gold bling, great job
So is everyone else, well done and congrats to you both and I would not like to have been picking a winner this month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marelton
Well done Marelton! Such an amazing paint!
And thanks very much guys for the nice comments on my bass!
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Congrats guys, both winnner and runner-up. Excellent builds.
Congratulations Marelton and Fred. I knew it would be tight but 0.1 points!
Also well done all other entrants all seven entries were hard to split. They were all of a high standard
Nice work Marelton and Fred, love the level of finish on your builds.
Well done Marelton! I must say i didn't think that finish would look so awesome....but it does!
Congrats Fred, another awesome build for you mate. the gold goes great with the walnut stain.
well done Marelton. that red stole the show
super classy bass Fred, nicely done , and with an IB in a full field of F style axes
Congratulations!
Congrats to the winner and runner up, a couple of cracking builds there.
Congrats Marelton and Fred and to all the other entrants for taking part. All worthy & awesome axes / bass
Awesome axes guys, well done!
Marelton's congrats your strat was my favorite as well, i know how hard it is to get a really nice finish with candy and the marbling you did is just amazing