Howdy from tropical Queensland

Howdy all,
The name here is Marcel and I'm in regional Queensland a just few km South of Rockhampton.

I am awaiting delivery of my first PBG kit being a LP-1SSP (with P-90's)... which will be my 6th kit build and will bring my collection of guitars up to 10. The other kits started as just cheap builds for fun and to learn, but things are starting to turn this hobby into what some would call an addiction...Also have bits for a Alder Tele with Rosewood neck partscaster build arriving about the same time so number 11 will not be far behind. Number 12 will hopefully be a ES-1GT.

So, as you can see I have plans.... how they work out is yet to be seen...lol...

Rgds

Welcome to the fun house Marcel - many here share your affliction :).

Welcome Marcel :) You have a Dutch name so any Dutch blood in you?

And you do have plans indeed!

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Originally Posted by Kick

Welcome Marcel :) You have a Dutch name so any Dutch blood in you?

And you do have plans indeed!

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The name is actually French, but yeah, I was born in Melbourne Australia to Dutch parents from Geldrop and Hesse.. They emigrated to AU back in the late '50's... so despite then talking Brabanse occasionally we all have Aussie accents...

Hi Marcel and welcome. Don't forget to do a build diary with pictures. We want to see it!

Welcome Marcel. You still have about 30 guitars to be able to catch up with Wokka.....

Hi Marcel welcome to the forum and look forward to see your build diary of your spalty LP with P-90's.

Looks like you have GAS (guitar acquisition syndrome !)

Welcome to the forum Marcel. would love to see pics of your herd when you get a chance.

Yep, I've got GAS that has been banished to my 9mx12m tin shed man cave...lol Only two axes I'm permitted to keep in the house are my Gibson LP and Fender F-25 acoustic. Not that I mind, as I can get as loud as I want out there and the wandering fingers of primary school aged grandkids that visit from time to time can be managed far better this way.

If you guys are interested I do have some mug shots of some of my previous kits/builds/rebuilds, but none of them are PBG. They range from AU$77 cheapie fleabay kits through to classic(near antique) '70's ply bodied recovery rebuilds.

Still waiting for my PBG LP-1SSP to arrive. Hopefully that will be early next week.

Some of my 'heard'...

The JB is made from Linden wood (also is my family name) stained Rosewood colour. Thumb rest and chrome cover only extras added.
The brown strat is a AU$77 fleabay kit.. Ash body stained 'Golden Oak' colour with Fender Tex-Mex pups and Fender bridge.
The Tele is a AU$109 fleabay kit. Alder body and Keda powder dyes for colour, and Yibuy Pups.

All play reasonably well and all sound half decent considering the cost....

Very nice! :)

Build diary started for my LP-1SSP...

Thanks! :)

I'm a member of a number of Facebook forums covering a huge variety of topics, many of which are guitar based. On one of the forums someone asked what it was that got you started in building guitars, and below is/was my response...

"When I was about 10yo I pestered my parents to buy me a good guitar that was at least better that the junk thing that I was mucking about on with 1/2 inch action that my uncle left behind. They bought me a Fender F25 Auditorium acoustic on the condition that I took and followed through with lessons. Life and wife and family got in the way and 45 years latter that guitar was gathering dust beside a 12 string and a Strat that had seen better days before the 20 something me took to it with wild modifications. Late last year I suffered a stint in hospital and the doctors said I had to do something but not something that would stress my condition. Wiping the dust off my guitars has been the best thing for me during this period of convalescence, and re-constructing my 30 year old plywood Strat sowed the seed of which today has me on my 7th build in 6 months."