sounds good Chips, don't get too carried away with the build mate, you got the highways to keep crime free !
And the thread jacking squad will keep thread jacking as normal !
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sounds good Chips, don't get too carried away with the build mate, you got the highways to keep crime free !
And the thread jacking squad will keep thread jacking as normal !
very sweet tele, Andrew, that colour is spot on
Tele came up real nice there Ponch, the pearloid pickguard ties it all together perfectly. Looks choice.
haha Poncherello, nice one Barge. When you off to Un Zud Bruh ? must be soon. I'd stay off the highways near Ponch he runs a tight shup bro !Quote:
Originally Posted by bargeloobs
Hahahaha that picture!! Is that Ponch with or without his helmet?Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Off back to NZ next Friday Wokks...I hope my liver can hold up;-)
good stuff Barge, hope you make some time for some hill kayaking bro.
Don't worry the thread jacking will continue without you bro
This seems a funny contest - how do you lose when you start with the prize of a beaut guitar?
Anyway, here's my first-timer effort. It's the ESB4 kit. My wife got sick of me looking at guitars that weren't quite what I was looking for and told me to build my own instead. I liked the idea, so here we are.
I really like the look and feel of the spanish guitars. I've got an Ibanez Artcore that this was intended to be a stablemate to, and I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
The finish was deliberately kept simple - that was never my strong suit in woodwork at school and I like the simple stained look. So the main colour is a Feast Watson stain and varnish in Aged Teak - ragged on so no brushes. This was topped with a few coats of clear gloss varnish in the same product line. The neck was just done in the clear varnish and the headstock text was traced on using a light-fast archival marker after the 2nd coat went on. The fretboard was simply oiled up.
First, the full-frontal
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In my build diary I made a comment that I thought the back would have made a good front. That was after only 2 coats of finish. This is why:
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That looks even better in person.
Here's the front finish for comparison. The shot was taken before I started on the wiring and a cropped version is my phone background.
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now I'm an old-school geek from my youth so, what else would I put on the the headstock but my name - in Elvish :)
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Overall, this has been a fun build and I'm looking forward to a lot of playing with this little beasty.
Edited to add requested photos :)
Firstly, the whole back - on tilt to fit better.
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And the front of the body - I'm only allowed 5 pic per post so that will come next.
looks great Tony, well done. You might want to post a photo of the whole front close up to show that flame maple top. It's nicely bookmatched so show it off. It would look better if its a finished shot without wires hanging out as well !
Also need to post a photo of the full back of the bass.
Looks awesome enjoy playing it !
Here's the front of the body.Attachment 4721
looks good Tony. Is this the supplied bridge ? the strings over the bridge pickup don't look centred. It might be the angle of the photo so don't be alarmed !
The bridge post holes are pre-drilled right ?