It's a good day. After a bit of a depressing hiatus, I was able to order a new kit!
I've been tossing up between an ash p-bass and a single cut LPJ for months, thinking about which one I was gonna do, and how I was gonna do it, and then when I go to order either one, they're not available until August. Was also thinking about a hollow body one of these days, so I thought about doing an ES-5, realised the kits don't have cutaways, and ended up ordering an ES-1GT.
I'd love to try to get it a similar red to what Andyport achieved way back in this thread: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2346 but I'd also love to continue with the dingotone / tru-oil finishes that I've had a lot of success with so far. Can anyone comment on whether Karijini Red or Uluru Red would get me close to that? Was thinking about ebony timbermate for a grain pop, but if Mahogany timbermate will darken up like in the link I posted that's exactly what I'm after.
Haven't ordered any different hardware yet, but I'll defintely be replacing the pickups. Only question is whether I want to go with new humbuckers or humbucker-sized p90s. Gonna look around for different knobs too, I'm after something like a tophet/bell shape in chrome to match the other hardware.
Also, I recently replaced the stock pickups in my first build (TL-1Q) with a Tonerider Vintage Plus set. Mind blown. Would definitely recommend. Turned an OK-for-a-first-go kit into something that's been making me neglect every other instrument I own.
Last edited by UpperCaseH; 13-05-2017 at 06:37 PM.
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