A brief video of the build process
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A brief video of the build process
https://youtu.be/s6JGac1Aqr0
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To give you guys an idea of weight - my kit LP guitar comes in at 3.4kg and this guitars weighs 4.4kg (9.8Lb) and is a lot brighter sounding acoustically. It has better sustain too. I’m not sure if...
That’s awesome. Tell the young people to keep it up and I can’t wait to see their progress
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Bit of outdoor lighting
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All done. Just gotta fit the truss rod cover once I’ve made my final adjustments, but other than that, it’s good to go. Really happy with it. It plays like butter - so smoothly! I can’t believe I...
That looks wicked!
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So close I can taste it!!
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I like the stability the body gives when changing out the frets. Seems like it’s too fiddly when the neck isn’t stable. Extra jumbo frets. Both thicker and taller
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Thanks guys. Close to finishing but I’m not rushing. Want to do it justice. I’m changing out the nut and frets before I install the hardware. Got Dunlop 6100’s on the other build. Going for the...
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Shiny
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Headstock is almost done. Once the lacquer sets I can start wet sanding and final finishing before installing the hardware. Fun times!
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Yeah it’s coming up pretty good. I’m going to stain the headstock tonight. Thought about hitting it with straight black, but I think I’ll try for the same coloration as the body. See how it looks...
Mock-up looks not bad
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Yeah cool. I’ll look it up! Seems like the most challenging part of a scratch build, but want to do it so have to have a go one day
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Oh yeah man! Next one is going to be the whole hog! Already thinking about how I’m going to construct a neck and what materials to use. I’ve learned a lot from this build. More so than the kit build...
First run of Nitro. Starting to really pop now!
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Behold! The finishing process has begun!! Really loving the colour scheme I chose!!
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So decided on a black back. Finishing process initiated. Will post pics soon
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Little quick demo I put together. I’ll do a proper one soon but this will give a good idea of the sound of it so far
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I think I’m going to stick with the orange/black combo. The natural finish is still appealing ... but I think I’ll stick with the coloured finish instead. I want to...
And Use My Third Arm. The sound in that is absolute extreme perfection!
I love the sound of Zakk on Parade of the Dead. Overdriven but clean. That’s the sound I enjoy in a guitarist. I was...
Cheers. It’s funny you know - I love metal, and I play metal, but I can’t stand too much gain. I’m still caught on that old 80s tube sound; the overdriven tone of Jake E Lee and Zakk and Randy. I...
Ridley had us doing 10 hour days minimum. By the time I got back to where I was staying each day, I pretty much ate and flaked out straight away! One cool thing about working on a big film like that...
Exactly. Everyone thinks it’s a race to the next red light most the time!
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