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Hi all,
again started this build about 2 weeks ago so starting a build diary now.
1st pic shows the sanded body, this is a spare body from a SG-1F kit I bought for a scratch body SG project.
Second pic shows Feast Watson black stain on the cap to make the flames pop
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...6-23.31.41.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...6-23.45.17.jpg
I didn't get a photo of the black stain sanded back but next stage was 1st coat of blue stain. Wayne got this online and still won't tell me where he got it from but its a nice shade of blue, much darker than azure lagoon.
Wayne's FV-1G is in the picture with the same stain
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...1-01.21.56.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...1-01.22.50.jpg
next did a mock build test and found out the new SG-1F kits have a different neck heel and a small notch had to be cut out so the intonation will be correct
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...5-19.26.32.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...k-position.jpg
the black section of the neck heel had to be cut, and 2nd pic shows new neck position
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...-neck-heel.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...k-position.jpg
1st pic shows headstock shape cut and 2nd pic after 3rd colour coat of the body
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...5-22.33.25.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...3-22.38.17.jpg
after 4 colour coats got 1st coat of clear on and Andyports logo on the headstock
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...3-20.34.58.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...3-20.37.20.jpg
Love the black grain. Maybe the blue dye is a colortone? Sure looks like it to my eye ;). Looking very sweet - two awesome builds at the same time Wokka!?! Amazing.
cheers,
Gav.
nice wokka, another 4D materpiece.
I see the nut is removed - going bone?
Hide his Dockers season ticket until he confesses....Quote:
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on March 24, 2014, 11:09
Wayne got this online and still won't tell me where he got it from but its a nice shade of blue, much darker than azure lagoon.
cheers fellas.
@ Gav T --> could be colourtone, I don't really care where its from, I love the shade of blue
@ Stan --> yes a bone nut going on, my days of using the supplied plastic nut are over
@ Gavmeister --> nice idea mate but unfortunately Wayne isn't a Dockers season member !
Paint his guitar in Eagles colours or at least threaten to!Quote:
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on March 24, 2014, 12:45
cheers fellas.
@ Gav T --> could be colourtone, I don't really care where its from, I love the shade of blue
@ Stan --> yes a bone nut going on, my days of using the supplied plastic nut are over
@ Gavmeister --> nice idea mate but unfortunately Wayne isn't a Dockers season member !
The feast Watson colours have come up well. But watch this space as I hear some evil chuckling coming from a man cave in your vicinity.....
thats a better option Gav, although I'm thinking gold bling for this axe will make it almost an Eagles colour axe !
again these pics were taken in poor light before work, will get some better pics on the weekend. This is after 2nd clear coat, should be up to 5th clear coat by the weekend
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...6-07.01.14.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...6-07.02.41.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...6-07.01.49.jpg
I finally finished this build, this was an early beta testing of Dingotone bondi blue and faded to grey. I lost interest in the colour and it hung for months. Ended up doing the back/sides in FW black, few more coats of tru oil and bolted it together with gold hardware and GFS crunchy pat pups. I've grown to like the look its more of a vintage look. Have to resize the control cover, the body was an earlier kit and the cavity shape has since changed. Sounds ok for little setup and have to sort out the coil splitting. I'll upload a sound demo soon
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...1-10.12.13.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...1-10.12.22.jpg
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That looks great man!
cheer Andrew, took months for the colour to grow on me, but its still growing. Should have a quick video uploaded in about 2 hours
Looking forward to hearing this!
here's a quick sound demo. Note with the new gopro mount you can hear the strings acoustically quite clearly but different angles to the amp the amp sound cuts through
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5voG7...ature=youtu.be
I like the colour! :)
Sounds great man. I especially like the wall of axes behind you. Well done mate, love seeing vids of finished axes.
Great sound and great playing Wokka. You need to turn that amp up to 11 !
Cheers,
Gav.
Nice work and nice playing Wokks me boy.
Umpteenth build and every one's a winner!
The colour appears to have tinge of tan/red in the photo, is that like is really is?
Love the guitar. Envious of your guitar space as well.
thanks heaps fellas.
@ Gav, good point just turn the amp up and won't hear the strings acoustically !
@ Andrew/Fretty, cheers fellas been so much fun building every axe in the 'green' room
@ Maxaxe, must be how it looks in the photo, there's no tan/red stain coming through, just grey and black