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@Wokka - thanks man! Yeah it's been a marathon, but the results have finally matched up with my initial vision. Very happy!
@Fretty - no i took great care to make sure no paint got in the f-hole at all. I really like to see bare wood when I look inside a hollow or semi-hollow guitar. It's the best look IMO.
cheers,
Gav.
hi guys,
The 6th installment of my video build diary is available on YouTube if anyone is interested.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2LoGN-Ufq4[/embed]
cheers,
Gav.
excellent video Gav, saw it on FB. what was the 5th video about, not sure if I saw it ?
axe is coming along really well, look forward to seeing it after clear coats
Thanks Wokka! Installment 5 was scraping binding and applying Wudtone neck finish..
cheers,
Gav.
cool thanks Gav I have seen #5 video before.
The painting process looks like a whole lot of fun! Turned out really great.
Gav, hearing the bellbirds in your backyard always makes me think of driving holidays as a kid.
Thanks guys. @Fretty - yeah I love listening to them. Something very calming about those little buggers. :)
cheers,
Gav.
hi guys,
New pickups arrived in the mail today from GFS. These are the Retrotron "Liverpool" Mini-Humbuckers. Should sound pretty sweet.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...humbuckers.JPG
Trouble is, even though the stock pickups that came with the kit are smaller than regular humbucker size, they are still a whisker bigger than this standard mini-humbucker size and the mounting screws are a little further apart. Looks like I'll have to make new pickup surrounds to accomodate these.
cheers,
Gav.
new pups look great Gav, so are you saying the mounting screws for the new GFS pups don't line up with the existing holes in the surround ?
Is that paint on your loungeroom carpet 8O ? hahahah
LOL :) :). 8-)
Yeah the stock pups aren't a stardard size - neither humbucker nor mini-humbucker. I think the mounting screws are probably spaced for regular humbuckers, but the mounting rings and the routes for that matter are too small for regular humbuckers. Thought mini-humbuckers would fit (they almost do) so just need to re-make the pup surrounds and everything will be sweet!
cheers,
Gav.
yer ok, its always a gamble ordering parts online when the kit pups aren't a standard size.
What material you going to make the pup surrounds with ?
Hows the wipe on poly going, you started ?
PS just wheel a single seater sofa over the paint on the carpet and the missus won't see it ! haha
You should see my bedroom carpet after my Pollock phase :D
hi guys,
Well as many of you know from FB I've been struggling the last week with poly clear coats. The fails reached their obvious conclusion today and I gave up. The once vibrant paint job looked pretty damn ordinary. Oh well, I've resigned myself to a do-over with a simple satin finish.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...aping-back.JPG
Got half the paint off today with sandpaper and scraper. Still got most of the front to do. Will have to do it again from the ground up.
Bummer. Oh well I guess it's kinda like starting a new kit right? Right??
cheers,
Gav.
Yeah, know what you mean, after being happy with my first build, I quickly "put it away" when some of the notes were a little off and the 2 & 1st strings buzz when played open. checked the nut and found out that the string "T" for those strings need to be moved closer to the nut, not worth mentioning but I defently need it to be better so thinking of either repositioning the neck of the bridge. so thats a one day job.
I will be interested to see how the RC-1 turns out, when I'M FINISHED "Les Pauling" it may be one that I could attempt.
Rickmo.
Woah! That's a shame. Are you going to re-pollock it? Or will you go for a more traditional finish?
NOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!
@Rickmo: Yeah it's a great kit. I would recommend it to anyone!
@Fretty: Yeah i'll be going for the same again. I was really happy with the paint itself. Unfortunately the poly I used turned the whites yellow and dulled all the other colours. Looked terrible in the end. Will go for the same paint with a few coats of satin clear this time. No attempts to produce a mirror finish...
@Johnny: Yeah that's what I said..
cheers,
Gav.
nnnooooo!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N493CQgQ_Hk
@Nick: LOL. Unfortunately yes. It will be back better than ever I hope..
sucks mate, hope it's still fun doing it again
@Stan - thanks dude. Yeah it will be cool. Never miss a chance to fling more paint ;).
cheers,
Gav.
Sorry to see it had to come off... That said, seems to be coming off nicely - as if that's some kind of compensation.
Thanks Brendan - yeah it's been all scraping and sanding so far. I'm thinking of buying some paint remover tomorrow, but I'm worried it might affect the binding. I guess I could keep it well away...
Cheers,
Gav.
Yep - know how much it hurts to sand back all your hard work...
yer bummer Gav, just think with the practice of take 1 you will do a better job this time and know all the pitfalls ! And produce another video of slapping paint on !
Gav try thinning your paint and your finish won't be as raised up but, test the mix so you know what kind of paint spread to expect.
@Wokka - thanks man. Yep I'm looking forward to trying again :).
@Johnny: yeah I'll take more care with the liquifying medium this time. Definitely need a consistent viscosity to minimise the humps. Not that I care too much this time around. I think I worried too much last time to my detriment. I'll forget going for the gloss finish and stay with satin. That way the bumps in the finish aren't as much of a worry..
cheers,
Gav.
hi guys,
Well in stripping back the paint from the body of the guitar, I have found that the binding is basically stuffed. Paint stripper and plastic just dont mix! Well duh. Another hard lesson learned. I contacted DB about replacing the binding for me, and he and Adam suggested that, as an alternative, they could send me one of the return RC-1 bodies at absolutely no charge.
Talk about being blown away - I was floored by their generosity. A big thank-you guys!! Once again you have gone above and beyond to help a woodworking screw-up achieve their luthieric dreams. I feel like tearing up a little to be honest! 8O
Anyway the new body and neck arrived in the post today. DB has made sure that the neck fits, and there is only a small issue with the body - the route for the bridge pickup is half a centimetre to far to the right. I set to with a small chisel (I have no router unfortunately) and now this is fixed. The adjustment is small enough that it is hidden by the pickup ring!! - no need to fill the gap on the right hand side.
Thankyou again to Adam & DB, you really came through for me yet again!!
cheers,
Gav.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...-pickupfix.JPG
That IS sweet about the replacement body alright, those dudes rule. Should be all good this time round Gav!
How cool's that. Not only does this forum rock but the support from the honchos is humbling. I hope all goes well this time Gav. And praise be to Ads and DB. Fantastic gesture, men!
Hey Gav, thanks for the kind, heartfelt words. For me, this is what it's all about... making new friends happy when and where we can. I'm sure I speak for Bones and Dingobass when I say that we get a real kick out of making you guys happy.
I'm sure you have all worked out by now, we've never been about profit, it's all about the Community and making sure everyone gets the absolute best out of these (let's be honest) ridiculously cheap guitar kits. One day we might make some money. If that happens, great. If not, at least we've built something constructive that can be useful for years to come.
If anyone reading this wants to help Pit Bull Guitars, we need to build our audience. We actually have a very small membership (compared to other web-stores). There are thousands of guitarists in Australia who would totally dig making their own kit guitar, but they don't know about us.
So, where you can, spread the love. Copy www.PitBullGuitars.com and paste it into every forum post, blog post or email you can.
Hi guys,
Well, the Pollocking has finally commenced on the Stone Roses guitar (take 2). I've gotten to the end of the 9th colour layer and am ready to start the cycle again. I think she's looking pretty good, although I got a little liberal with the white in layer 8. Should look good after the second colour cycle.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...ayer_take2.JPG
cheers,
Gav.
The awesomeness of the PBG team never ceases to amaze me, and they have done it again
Gav, this is going to look great and it looks pretty cool already - i actually love the look of inside the electronics cavity!
Excellent Gav. The Phoenix is rising. This is such a cool project.
@Stan, @Lawry - thanks guys. I'm pretty stoked to see this build progressing again. I had all but given up hope!
cheers,
Gav.
looks excellent Gav, take 2 looks better with the practice, look forward to seeing it after next layer of colours, then whats the clearing process this time ?
I think it looks good now, not sure it needs another colour cycle. Have you eyeballed it with the hardware and plates sitting in place?
@Wokka - thanks dude. Yeah it's gonna be some spray satin clear on this one. Nothing involved, nothing that could fail. Not even going to try to flatten.
@Scott - I've had a quick look - it does look pretty good! But we kinda had this discussion with the last attempt too :). I'm gonna just keep the faith I think, and assume that the after the next round it'll look even better ;).
cheers,
Gav.
Let the Pollock run through you Gav :P looking good mate. It's the second coming!