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Scored this pre-attempted kit on Gummy today for $60. Neck seems to be set nice and straight, came with hardware, but no pups. It's definately not a PBG kit, it is straight from Asia as it has the Jade coloured tuners and some totally random instruction book [emoji1787] not a bad deal and plenty of options to go with (after some careful TLC).

Pretty sure PBG did have a similar kit previously and I know they still have the DM-1 which sports the same body shape.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...165ecf6266.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...91aebe3049.jpg

What a great find! You can't buy wood and a neck for that so always a win!

Any idea's on a new finishing, or are you keeping this white-washed beachy Hamptons style?

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What a great find! You can't buy wood and a neck for that so always a win!

Any idea's on a new finishing, or are you keeping this white-washed beachy Hamptons style?

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Haha, heck no. I will give it a rub back and clean up and then reassess.

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Looking forward to this, always love these finds!

Is it a flat top or slightly arched? I assume the neck angle is such that a Fender-style hardtail bridge will be too low so you’ve got to drill some post holes for a T-O-M or a wrap-around bridge, which will be a lot easier if it’s flat.

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Is it a flat top or slightly arched? I assume the neck angle is such that a Fender-style hardtail bridge will be too low so you’ve got to drill some post holes for a T-O-M or a wrap-around bridge, which will be a lot easier if it’s flat.

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Yep it's a flat body and neck angle is designed for a TOM bridge for sure.

Any idea what the body wood is? In the photos the cavity wood almost looks like MDF or chipboard, very much the texture of the wood sheet it’s resting on.

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Any idea what the body wood is? In the photos the cavity wood almost looks like MDF or chipboard, very much the texture of the wood sheet it’s resting on.

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It's the same variant of mahogany that the pbg kits are made from ... In that pic, it's resting on white foam. Doesn't help the haphazard white paint treatment the previous owner dosed it in. Lots of runs etc. into the cavities.

Thanks for that. Was originally looking at the pics on my phone, but now I'm on the PC, I can clearly see the foam and the mahogany-style grain.

I'm sure you'll do something wonderful with it.

I'm sure you'll do something wonderful with it.[/QUOTE]

Undoubtedly!

Coming along slowly. A lot of sanding off the dodgy white. There some nice grain patterns coming thru, however I'm not sure I'm going to be able to pull off a stained finish given there is lots of white still in the grain pores and a few small dings. We will see. My plan b is to do similar to what I did on the back of my LP build. Light spray of red paint and then grainfill (what grain is left) black timber mate over that then clear. Have been using a scrubbing brush and thinners to get majority of white out of the pores so far. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b34ca8635b.jpg

I've always wanted to do a string thru tune-o-matic by the way. So it's all drilled out [emoji1787]

Ooh, nice. Thinking of doing the same for one of my Vs, if I have the room to play with.

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Ooh, nice. Thinking of doing the same for one of my Vs, if I have the room to play with.

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Killer! I love the string thru v look. Especially when the string thru's are v shaped as well [emoji2] I'd recommend doing up a test platter on scrap to see how much string clearance you get over the back of the tune-o-matic. And if your angling the bridge, there is more to consider.

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I'd recommend doing up a test platter on scrap to see how much string clearance you get over the back of the tune-o-matic. And if your angling the bridge, there is more to consider.

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^^^^ This.

Plus you’ll really need small ferrules or a drilled plate on the top for the strings to pass through to stop them digging into the wood over time.

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^^^^ This.

Plus you’ll really need small ferrules or a drilled plate on the top for the strings to pass through to stop them digging into the wood over time.

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I like the look of the little front ferrules. They are 4mm in comparison to the 8mm rear ferrules. Here's a comparison shot. Oh and body is now RED. Gonna let this cure some more, although it is fully dry in the heat we had today, before going over with the black grain fill. Still unsure if I'm going to use black timber mate or black acrylic paint. I feel like the paint will be less work and a bit easier to wipe on and then off hopefully leaving enough in the grain pores to subtly enhance it. We will see.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e3b1efe704.jpg

Looks like there's enough grain/pore depth left for enhancement.

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Killer! I love the string thru v look. Especially when the string thru's are v shaped as well [emoji2] I'd recommend doing up a test platter on scrap to see how much string clearance you get over the back of the tune-o-matic. And if your angling the bridge, there is more to consider.

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Great idea. Thanks!

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Looks like there's enough grain/pore depth left for enhancement.

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Yes, I purposely didn't use primer and this paint (SCA) sinks right down leaving the pores exposed

I'm calling this one done. Neck is currently settling and have not intonated it yet - which I will ballpark tonight after 2 young humans are fast asleep.

Went with an Artist Bullbucker in the neck and a Tonerider Birmingham in the bridge. Both independently coil splitable with push pull knobs. 50s wiring config. A very solid combo indeed. Will also need some slight height adjustment to balance once I get the final intonation dialled in.

Pretty happy with the finish considering what is was when I rescued it. Grain fill over paint worked well and I really prefer the satin textured finish with the grain lines showing rather than fully smooth high gloss immaculate jobs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...61246a61b5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f0d3515521.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...005520843f.jpg

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Nice BD!
I like guitars that cost less than all the hardware put on them!

How did you end up doing the post-paint grain fill?

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Nice BD!
I like guitars that cost less than all the hardware put on them!

How did you end up doing the post-paint grain fill?

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I got most of what was already in the grain out, then painted the body with SCA red without primer. It really sinks into the wood and draws the grain lines down. Then once cured, I filled the grain with black timbermate by rubbing across the grain and took off what was on the surface with a damp rag. Then it was satin clear. I didn't want the grain fully filled as I was going for that textured finish where you can still feel the grain under your fingers.

Very nice work (and more ideas...)

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I got most of what was already in the grain out, then painted the body with SCA red without primer. It really sinks into the wood and draws the grain lines down. Then once cured, I filled the grain with black timbermate by rubbing across the grain and took off what was on the surface with a damp rag. Then it was satin clear. I didn't want the grain fully filled as I was going for that textured finish where you can still feel the grain under your fingers.

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Cool. You had mentioned possibly using black acrylic paint instead of timbermate before, so was curious.

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Cool. You had mentioned possibly using black acrylic paint instead of timbermate before, so was curious.

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Acrylic works too. I used the kids blue acrylic on my black tele scratch body which turned out a very cool effect [emoji3]