G'day from an excited lefty in Melbourne, Australia

Hello all.
I am so pumped and I haven't even received my first guitar kit yet!
I've ordered a SGD 612!!
I am a lefty that has struggled for years to even play a guitar before I bought it only because the store didn't stock a L/H version of the guitar I wanted. It's very disconcerting to play a guitar upside-down to try and get a feel for it.
Buying a kit is an avenue for me to build and play guitars I'd only dream of owning.
I'd say mostly technology is a scary thing bordering on bad but thank goodness it is around now to provide an opportunity I did not have when I was a kid, teen and young adult :D

Welcome Metalligun,

Hope your kit arrives soon, waiting takes so long...

There's heaps of great info here on the Forum to help with your build. They seldom go perfectly smoothly but it's almost certain that if you do have a problem, someone else has probably already had it and you can read about how they fixed problems and all the suggestions that contributed to those fixes.

I look forward to reading your Build Diary when your kit arrives.....

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome Metalligun, good luck with the 612 build.

welcome to the forum Metaligun, good luck with the build. I've built a SGD-612 and there are so many ways to run the wiring !
Start a build diary when the kit arrives and ask any questions you have there

Thanks Hobastard.
A main reason for buying a Pitbull kit was because of the extensive support and info forum.
I've never built, tinkered with or modified a guitar before so starting off with the double neck will be challenging and a great learning curve. I hope it is enjoyable and will be the start to many more kit builds.
The build diary will be posted, no worries :-D

Cheers Wokkaboy!
Did you post a build diary for the SGD?
If so, I'd be keen as to read it.

Welcome Metalligun! Did you have to do a custom order to get a lefty doubleneck?

you've jumped in the deep end - enjoy the build

G'day Fretworn.
Adam was great. I just sent him an email asking for the availability of a lefty double neck and he sent me a link to the SGD 612.
Even though the page did not display a lefty option Adam said he'd order one in.
So I guess it is a kind of custom order. I'll have to wait a few months for it to arrive but I'm looking at it in the way that I'll be able to research kit building more and decide if I want to add any upgrades before I start building.

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Originally Posted by Metalligun

Cheers Wokkaboy!
Did you post a build diary for the SGD?
If so, I'd be keen as to read it.

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Hey Metaligun, I would have done a build diary but would be about 3 years ago so it will be a few pages back. I'll see if I can find it and post the link

EDIT in my search I found another SGD build diary

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3972

I finally found my build diary had to look at 30 odd pages

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=1992

Hi Mettaligun,

Welcome to the forum

MAN!, what an awesome kit you have started with. I was literally playing my SGD-612 the other day thinking how fun it was to play.

Check out my build thread

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5516

On the first page I think I put a link to everyone's build thread that i could find that has done an SGD-612.

Good luck mate. Its a monster build!

Thanks for the build diary link wokkaboy! Really appreciate it.
Just had a look through pages now. Wow, the purple is definitely unique.
How did you find the stock pup and string sound? Have you found a need for upgrades?

Thanks so much for the link Andy.
I'm enjoying researching the epic build before starting it.
I reckon by the time the kit comes in I would have built it in my mind 100 times over! Haha

hey Metaligun, if you can spare the coin it's worth upgrading the pups, add a bone nut is worthwhile and not sure if the latest kits come with Ernie Ball strings but if not grab some decent strings.
Andy upgraded pups on his and has a sound demo.
My SGD is currently in pieces at the moment. I want to re-wire it and upgrade the electrics which is another worthwhile upgrade.
Just finding the time to do it !

Hi Metalligun, and a big welcome to the forum to you, the great thing about building a guitar kit is that you get to decide just how you want to finish it, and how you want it to look, best of all, it is loads of fun too.

Hope your build goes well.

Cheers Wokkaboy.
You hit the nail on the head with my plans. I am going to upgrade the pups to Slash signatures, add bone nuts and Slinky strings.
I noticed in your SGD post that you added copper lining to the body cavities and also you're planning to upgrade the wiring.
Does the copper reduce buzz and should I consider a wiring upgrade straight up to compliment the pups?

Hey Metaligun, yes the copper shielding is worthwhile it reduces RF interference. For the longer wire runs use shielded wire will lessen the hum. You will need at least 2 packs of copper shielding as there are so many cavities !
Your upgrade plans sound great

Hey Andy.
Wow your build thread was epic! Thanks for including so much info and pics and the vid with it.
Your Sunburst finish has to be one of the best, if not best DIY I've seen. You should be so proud of the finish. I would buy the guitar in a shop in a heartbeat (if it was a lefty of course!! hahaha)

Thanks man. appreciate the comments.

Yeah i was going to say, are you custom ordering a lefty SGD-612? how are you going to tackle the righty kit?

Hey Andy. It is a custom order SGD-612 lefty so I'll be keen to see if all is good when the kit arrives.
I've read many threads and reviews on Pitbull's guitars and found them to have a very high standard of quality and a very high customer satisfaction response too. I shouldn't be too worried but I hope the language barrier of the Chinese factory does not muddle something up.

awesome...admire the dedication