April GOTM

[Chuck]

Nice one Chuck!!
I still think you should have covered the trem cover with surfboard grip tape!!

Just for you I will hunt some down to at least see what it looks like!!

[Zandit75]

Just for you I will hunt some down to at least see what it looks like!!

Haha, good stuff!!

Then, just to top off the look, rub surfboard wax all over it!!!

[Adam Barnes]

Hi guys got some time today to finish off and thought id better enter GOTM. The only mods are the dirty finger pickups and the crome knobs. Sounded unreal but is going out of tune due to the strings needing to settle in. I'll put some better ones on over the weekend and do a sound demo
Thanks to all the guys for the help and advise
Barnseys ES1TL

[Adam Barnes]

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[wokkaboy]

looks great Adam, you just need to post a close up of the body (entry conditions). Don't rush a sound demo, newly built guitars need a bit of play in time and probably a new set of strings.

[Adam Barnes]

a photo with my bought guitars

[wokkaboy]

nice collection Adam, is the neck pup surround on the green LP Epi broken ?

[Adam Barnes]

Thanks wokka yep it is

[nitroburner1000]

Figured I might as well add my latest to the mix! The build is based around a stock ST-1M kit and inspired by my favourite surfboard. Painting was done with MTN rattle cans, and the keyline is automotive pinstripe tape. There was my usual body reshaping, and instead of the normal pickups I ordered a neck and bridge Entwisle AS57. The wiring features a Freeway Ultra switch which provides the following: Positions 1, 2 and 3 are neck, both, bridge, Positions 4, 5 and 6 are series in-phase, series out-of-phase and parallel out-of-phase. The little toggle switch is a simple bright switch. The master vol works in all switch positions as does master tone. Bridge volume works in position 3, or adjusts the mix of the bridge pickup in pos 2, 4, 5 and 6. I also built a fuzz face clone pedal to go with it.

It's been a very interesting exercise in trying things I haven't done before so pretty satisfied with how it all turned out! Apologies I haven't updated the pics from the build diary but have had some camera/phone issues (and, yes Wok, I have taken the stickers off the back of the tuners!)

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Wow, i love your build, the switching setup is amazing, a No.1 contender.

[nitroburner1000]

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i love the colour, its so unique and unusual, great job Adam, you can see the time spent on this one.