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First kit, first purchase from Pit Bull. I couldnt be happier.
Here are some pics of the progression. aged the metals did an espresso stain with a light poly c;ear coat on top.
Upgraded to the Rickenbacker style tailpiece/bridge.
Kit was/is well made and I am very pleased. I am allready online shopping for the next "project" lol
More pics.... FYI the pick guard and truss rod cover are "parchment colored and where accomplished with......................................adhesive backed shelf paper lol
Looks great - make sure you enter it in the Feb Guitar of the Month! Thread will be available soon.
Hi ESG, the build looks excellent, did you rub coffee on the body to get the deep brown colour ? That's all instant coffee is good for !
It fits perfectly on the hanger between the window and picture !
@ Bman, congratulations on your 2000th post, if you weren't a moderator you would be another Overlord of Music !
Thanks,
No used espresso stain by minwax. lol
I have hangers covering the walls of my Office.
Here she is with some of her siblings
ah ok ESG, I never knew there was an expresso stain ! I have seen someone on the forum (maybe Stan) rubbed coffee to get a brown stain.
Nice collection, hard to see as the image is so small. Is that a Firebird guitar and jazz bass ? whats the surfer green axe a strat ?
Sorry,
ITs an Epiphone Thunderbird, the New RC-4 and a Fender Jazz Bass. the Surftastic critter is the Squire Jaguar. ;)
no worries ESG, I thought it was a Thunderbird at the start then looked like it had 6 tuners so guesses a Firebird.
Nice collection !
HEre are some other shots of the office.......critters come and go around here......so some (Like the Epi SG --black--with p90's is gone)
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holy cow ESG you do have an extensive collection. You had GAS before you even started a kit !
Love how you display a tele pickguard that's gold mate !
Firebird on the other wall Wokkaboy. ITs a sweet arse geetar 63 reissue triple pup Epiphone --solid Mahogany W/ mini hums.
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I am a "flipper" most everything here was very very cheap or (in the case of the Thunderbird and several others) FREE. Cast offs....broken....not working....or low dollar yard sale finds that I repaired, fixed, rebuilt what have you. Only ones purchased first run NEW where the Agile Gold TOp with the P-90's and the SX Furrian Telecaster copy. the rest are "B" stock trades/or misfits I repaired.
:cool:
Even the Firebird was a low ball bid that actually SCORED when the original buyer (higher bid) couldnt come up with the $ and the seller was just "over this auction crap" lol
wow sweet Firebird ESG,
is that a 3 way switch ? Would be better with a 5 way or 6 way switch
The "bird" is totally stock.......and will remain that way. (keeping resale in mind)
Thanks for the Kudos
I have a mess of a pile of low watt amps SS and Tube lying about as well. ...I am a sucker for a deal lol
Maybe the Telenapper has visited and left behind a souvenir?Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
lol no I have several od ball items on the walls here .......and new stuff gets tacked up all the time there is a tort shell stat guard for an HH strat on the wall to.....I dont have an HH strat so....there it is..... old 45rpm records...... Lever action rifles......compound bows.....Margaritaville clocks.......and this guy my "mini Eddie"
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all sorts of weird crap hanging around in here
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And pictures of FUTURE rock stars.........my Grandson CJ. And Legends (the small pic is Jimi Hendrix on BASS and Johnny Winter on Guitar...... oh to have been at that SHOW!)
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Adam - the guy who runs Pitbull is a well known Telenapper - Dingobass has built a few that all happen to have found a home at Adam's house.
some cool memorabillia ESG, sure every item means alot to you.
Cool pic of JH playing bass for Johnny Winter !
Pretty extensive collective there and looks like you are a bit of an Epiphone fan too.
Thanks Gang.
YEs Waz Epiphones are by volume my favorite. And my "prized favorite" is the greyburst 2008 Epiphone LEs Paul Custom
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Epi 57's and changed all the metals to black sweetest most versatile chunk of lead I own.
But I have owned all makes and brands over the years.
The Explorer was a "kit" as well, that a friend of mine started (set the neck and varnished it) then never finished, it sat for 2 years untouched....some of the parts got lost.....he sent it to me to complete and it has been here ever since.
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This looks all "old school classic rock" but its a SCREAMER with Dimarzzio Super Distortion in the Bridge the neck pup is a "dummy" just filling the hole
FYI for those looking for a cheap good guitar.......this DAVISON model SG copy has a Norlin era pickup location (neck pup is right up against the neck) plays and feels better than any Gibson Sg I have ever touched, has Gibson Deluxe Tuners and Gibson 57's another sweet ride for not a lot of $....note the SWAMPNECKISTAN patented security system that resides in the room....
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Sorry to ramble on.
Thanks for the congrats the RC-4 is CERTAINLY a great kit and worth every dime I couldn't be happier for my first build.
Awesome collection! But because you used the Rick bridge what did you have to do in the way of the neck? Did you have to shim?
Well I SHOULD have........but the Rick bridge was an after thought so the action is a TAD high but not out of the park or unplayable . I did have to route out the body so the Rick bridge could lay flush.