Gav's Thinline Cabronita Build

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

I got this non-pitbull kit a few months ago now from a (it turns out) dis-reputable chinese manufacturer. It was meant to have an ash body with spalted maple cap and binding. That's not what I got, but what I ended up with is still not too bad. I *think* the body is ash, and instead of a piece of ply, the top of the guitar looks like the same piece of wood as the bottom (just cut off, holowed out and re-glued). I think it'll play nicely when all is said and done.

Anyway, I finally got around to ordering some hardware for it and the postie dropped it off today. With a limited budget, I went all GFS this time around. I thought I'd give their Tele X-Trem temelo system a try, as well as a roller bride and roller string trees. I also ordered a set of Mean 90 pickups - they should give it some real rock grunt - at least that's what I am hoping.









The wood is quite dark and I'm stumped trying to dream up the perfect finish. I really want the grain to stand right out.

Any suggestions guys?

cheers,
Gav.