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Thanks! I sprayed the pup covers, knobs and pickguard. Can't remember the exact colour but finished with a few coats of clear. So far so good, paint is holding up really well. The bright white didn't...

Wow thanks guys! Really didn't expect to win this month with some other epic builds. Can't wait to get the next build under way!
Cheers! 🤟

I think the tally actually got up to 40 in the end...🥴🤔

Thanks guys! I am really happy with it!
I wanted to wait untill it was finished before I splurged out on upgrading the pickups / pots etc and I think I might go ahead with it now.
What are the...

Haha! It was hard, trust me. I am thinking of possibly resurrecting an old bass I have lying around that's seen better days. And then I think a tele is on the cards.. I can't wait!

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And I have to thank my little helper for all of his "help".
I will be building him one soon I reckon!
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So a bit of an update.. it's all finished! Got a little bit excited and got it done.
While the body was curing I got stuck into the neck and the fretwork. Installed the new bone nut and got it all...

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Hi guys,

Just finished my first build, a GST-1.

Ash body, Jatoba Fretboard, locking tuners, bone nut, everything else was standard. I wanted to keep the grain and go for a kind of natural look...

Yeh I have done 3 coats of paint and now putting a few clear coats on. Hopefully they come out okay, if not I'll be buying a set of cream ones haha!

Starting to come along, up to about 35coats of wipe on poly, (should have spent more time grain filling) but it is slowly getting there.
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Didnt quiet like the bright white knobs/pickguard so...

Looks good! How's it play?

Hi Guys,
Update on the build.. I have got a few coats of wipe on poly on now, all seems to being okay so far. Im about 8 coats in and its starting to get a nice look to it.

In the meantime I...

Looking at doing the clear coat now. Thinking of feast Watson wipe on poly. Any one used this or can talk me out of it?

Also, it is currently only sanded to 220grit as the stain needed to have...

Haha thanks mate. I was kinda talked out of doing the burst and I thought " F**k it, if its no good, ill just sand it back and try something else." But im pretty happy with how it ended up. I am...

if your gonna send it, you gotta full on send it!

I used a very slightly darker grain filler, almost the same colour really. The stain is what really bought out the contrasting grain. I used golden teak as a base and worked out to teak brown and...

Had a crack at staining the body today. Used feast Watson stain. Pretty happy with how it ended up i think.
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Thanks Simon,

You were spot on with the bridge placement/intonation. I tuned up and the low E was sharp by a fair bit at its max adjustment on the bridge.
The high E was okay with a little more...

Update,

I got in touch with Adam, and I was able to drive up to the warehouse and swap it out for a new body.

Didnt notice until i got home that the body is actually a HSH strat body? Pickup...

Bummer.. l will check in with Adam and get his thoughts.

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Also, upon sanding I have noticed this large chip/split.

It originally looked like it was just a machine mark but once i sanded through it turned out to be a pretty decent crack....

Hi,

What would be the best way to get a finish like this one below...
Sienna Sunburst.
I want the grain to really pop out and keep the natural look but get darker out to the edges.
To get the...

Hi folks,

Just got my first kit yesterday, GST-1 (american ash body, maple neck, jatoba fretboard)

Love the grain in both the fretboard and the body, so planning on doing a stain/natural kind...

Hi guys,
Thanks for all of the advice. I ended up going with a strat. Went the American Ash body. Decision was made partly due to most kits being on backorder because of the Rona, but I'm happy with...