I couldnt resist having a go at this one, beibg a non pitbull i wont post too much until its finished, the only faults are th bindings in the f holes ia a bit rough, everything else seems good Attachment 26805
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I couldnt resist having a go at this one, beibg a non pitbull i wont post too much until its finished, the only faults are th bindings in the f holes ia a bit rough, everything else seems good Attachment 26805
Mm mm, looks tasty! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
No probs with discussing non PBG kits here - just best if they're in the non PBG thread so we don't get "I can't find this kit on the site..." type questions. Adam set the forum up as a general forum and wants people to feel free to discuss any builds, scratch, non PBG, PBG, etc.
Thanks brendan,
Attachment 26816 headstock rebate done
Happy birthday, Adam!
Thanks simon
With a lighter body, is it even more likely to be neck heavy than a standard FB?
Do you have to get the electronics in through those F-holes? They seem even narrower than normal ones.
Yep through the f holes, There actually wider at the middle than the others I've built, the pots fit through quite easy.
It feels quite well weighted, its a mahogany bogy and neck and doesn't seem neck heavy
A bit of black Attachment 26873Attachment 26874Attachment 26875
That works really well. Gives it a bit of a rockabilly look.
Black is always the answer :cool:
Attachment 26886 shes a blackbird ready for clear coats of tung oil
Are you cleaning up the binding first?Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam Barnes
Attachment 27028Attachment 27029 6 coats of tung oil
Looks great
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Mmmm, so shiny! Great colour choice with that body shape
Attachment 27041Attachment 27042Attachment 27043Attachment 27044Attachment 27045 couldn't resist a mock build, ready for a wet sand and then some thinned out coats
that sure is purdy!
That's a fine looking thing!
This is looking unrealQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam Barnes
The back is starting to flatten and smooth out Attachment 27113Attachment 27114
Attachment 27125 the front
Attachment 27164Attachment 27165Attachment 27166 all polished up and the neck glued in tonight, now for the fun stuff, triyng to get the wiring in the f holes
you need a de-bigulator. Frankenlab may have one....
Attachment 27167
Sorry dude, had one, Igor broke it down for coffee machine spares.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
On the other hand, a shrinker/expander ray-gun would also do the job, as would a dimensional stabilizer unit.
Getting close one of those shinky expandy thingys would of been handy stil a few solders to go and im sure I'll have to pull it all out and redo at least twice. Attachment 27219Attachment 27220Attachment 27221
looking sensational. What are the pick ups?
They're the two rectangular things in the middle of the guitar that take the strings' vibrational energy and turn it into electrical energy. HTH. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
Thanks dedman, they're gretsch blacktop filtertronQuote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
Adam, could you reach over and slap Simon please?
Attachment 27256 is this good enough dedman
Adam, can you lean over and tell Dedman 'ow!', please?
Attachment 27261 all strung up but as usuall only one pickup working. Pull it out and start again most probably a ground wire come of the pot
Looking good Adam.
Thanks waz
Very glamourous! :)
Attachment 27281 wiring all sorted abd hanging up on the wall, the gretsch pickups have there own sound and its very nice, only got a trussrod cover to make and a good set of strings over the weekend