G'day from an excited lefty in Melbourne, Australia

[Metalligun]

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

[Hobastard]

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.....

[Metalligun]

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

[andrewdosborne]

Welcome to the forum!

[WeirdBits]

Welcome Metalligun, good luck with the 612 build.

[wokkaboy]

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

[Metalligun]

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

[wokkaboy]

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

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

[Metalligun]

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?

[Fretworn]

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