First build, blue widow LP quilted

[Guvna19]

Stunning Build Denial, done well!

[Sonic Mountain]

Not a PBG so he can't. A shame, but that's the way it works. Maybe the next one, Denial.

Oh right, I thought this was one that had been stashed away prior to the kits coming off the site. Hard to remember which build is which after a while!

Still- awesome effort.

[JohnH]

Looks so good Denial

[OliSam]

That’s the guitar build that pushes me to keep trying harder.
Absolutely gorgeous mate. Boom boom !!


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[Grubsta]

Now that is something to take great pride in absolutely stunning guitar well done.

[king casey]

Not a PBG so he can't. A shame, but that's the way it works. Maybe the next one, Denial.

So that's a denial denial....yeah couldn't resist but should'a.

cheers, Mark.

[Denial]

Looking really good and very nicely polished!

Yes, those cheap/free cables are a waste of time. Just for your own enlightenment, it's worth cutting away the outer sheath on the cable and having a look at how little wire makes up the braid shield. You won't be surprised after seeing all the gaps, as to how RF noise manages to get through.

You can make a truss rod cover from pickguard material. I'd look online for some if you don't fancy re-using the pickguard that probably came with the kit. It's just a question of marking up a shape then cutting it out. A coping saw is best for the round edges if you haven't got a table router, though a small straight-edged saw is easier for cutting straight lines. Then file/sand the edges smooth and give them a bevel.

Simon
I did cut open the cable. I found that the shielding wire was wrapped around the core candy cane style. It acted as a good antena and picked up lots of interference. It is certainly a trap for first timers. See picture below

[Denial]

Hi Denial, just caught up on this thread and really impressed with how things turned out.

Interesting to note that Tung Oil did not discolour the blue too much however there is still an aged yellowing around binding on the headstock that gives a hint as to what level of inherent colour it has. If Tru Oil was used I reckon we would be looking at a Peacock Green/Blue finish as it does have a much darker base tint.

For the truss rod cover I bought a couple of Rosewood ones on eBay for both my Explorers and they were as cheap as and also more shaped like a traditional Gibbo one. You can also buy custom engraved 3 ply black/white/black and plenty of Chinese copies with the usual Gibbo names already laser cut.

Cheers, Waz

Waz
The Tung oil in the can is,certainly a yellow to honey colour and has given the binding a yellow tinge, before wet sanding and polishing some of the body had a slight green tinge where the layers might have been thicker.

The kit did come with a traditional looking truss rod cover. But I would like to add a personal touch to the kit and cover up one of the areas that did not finish as well as other areas.

[Simon Barden]

I've never seen that braid wrap method used before! I've seen it where the braid is criss-crossed in the normal way but with only a few strands of copper, so there are huge gaps in the coverage and which open up even more on the outside of any bends. It really isn't worth shipping such poor cable with the kits. It could make people think there's something wrong with the guitar/bass wiring.

I've just taken a Pit Bull lead apart and it's the same. Loose strands of copper wire in a loose spiral around the inner core. You might as well just use a bit of two-core mains cable.

[DrNomis_44]

Simon
I did cut open the cable. I found that the shielding wire was wrapped around the core candy cane style. It acted as a good antena and picked up lots of interference. It is certainly a trap for first timers. See picture below

I'd have to agree with you there, feel free to check out the DIY Instrument mini-tutorial thread I started in the DIY Pedals section, it shows you how to make your own instrument leads.