Trevor Davies and I did a little digging through the misc pile today in the warehouse..
...guess what we found?
pbg-2 electric guitar kit/
beautiful mahogany body and neck!
it's in the specials & seconds cos it's old, but I think it's still good to go. I've never seen this kit before, but looks good to me!
That is seriously cool!
Not sure what it is based on, but they look cool!
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
[laughs}Originally Posted by Tim Rattigan
That body looks very similar to what I spent ages trying to come up with from scratch.... could have saved a lot of time!
It doesn't look like anything else because it's an original design that PB experimented with in their early days. Something about it looked familiar. I remember them from when I became a member... about half way down this thread is a post from Adam about the PBG-1 and PBG-2
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=5445
I went back into the Exhibition Centre forum and found a couple of them:
PBG-2
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=2209
PBG-1
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ad.php?t=11739
From the pics it looks like the kit you guys found may actually be a PBG-1...which would make it *the* original, original Pit Bull design. It looks like the PB2 might have come with a locking trem. I really like the use of the Marshall knobs with the gold hardware.
I love guitars like this. I really like the curvy design (particularly if you add an arm and a belly cut. And it doesn't quite look like anything else. Great alternative to a PRS or G1B50N, complete with the shorter scale. It should have been a best seller.
Yours is also seriously cool. Fortunately it's just enough different to avoid getting a cease and desist letter from Tim ;-)
Maybe this model should be resurrected as a short scale single cut!
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
1+ Epiphone has the Wilshire/Crestwood/Coronet/DC-Pro that are LP and SG clones electronically, but with a different shape. Why should they have all the fun?
Did you find any ukulele diy kits in there boys, might be an interesting addition to the shopping trolley Tim.
Last edited by Tgraham; 16-07-2025 at 01:49 AM.
.... actually I've quite enjoyed all the guesswork, trials and problem solving....... It is amusing though - what I come up with is both "original" but also "done before"!
I'd like to get such a letter..... I'd either frame it or transfer it onto the guitar top!
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