Both of those guitars are beautiful. Well done and welcome.
Both of those guitars are beautiful. Well done and welcome.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Great job on both builds, Mick - enough to make any of us very envious (I'm especially likin' that sweet LP! I'll bet the chambering gives her a great tone!) ... and definitely agree with you on "the fun of the banjo" (after all, there's a little bit of hillbilly/redneck in all of us - only some folks just haven't discovered it yet!
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Wait a minute ... that sounds like Rock and/or Roll!
SG-1 ... "Little Miss" finished in Flamenco Cherry Wudtone
TL-1A ... "Slugger" finished in Antique White Nitro
EX-1 ... "Metal God" finished in nickel-plate (work in progress)
ST-1A ... "Scrapper" stained and finished in linseed oil ... and with the "secret weapon"
GR-1SF ... "Rocker-billy" (just arrived, work in progress)
Beautiful LP Mick. Very envious!
cheers,
Gav.
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Build #01: BC-1
Build #02: ST-1
Build #03: JR-1DC
Build #04: ES-2V
Build #05: ESB-4 (GOTM July 2014)
Build #06: RC-1
Build #07: MK-2
Build #08: TLA-1
Build #09: JR-1DC
Build #0A: LPA-1
Build #0B: STA-1 (GOTM April 2015)
Build #0C: MKA-2
Build #0D: LP-1M
Build #0E: JB-1
Build #0F: FS-1
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Cheers guys! I'm thinking of pulling the LP apart and refinishing it as it's a bit rough around the edges... might even bind the edges?
My ES kit is still on backorder but in the meantime I’ve been able to do a little more on another of my scratch builds… this one is up to painting stage.
It’s another bastard child… PRS styled body with really deep cutaways and a heck of a lot of fancy chamfers and stuff on the body, P90 pickups with telecaster style wiring + built in kill switch.
love your scratch build PRS Mick, are those 'spots' in the grain and if so what sort of wood/cap is it ? Nicely shaped and love the colours of the finish, can't wait to see this completed
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Thanks Wokkaboy, I can’t wait to finish it either!
Those spots are all part of the timber, it’s an insanely highly figured Australian Lacewood cap on a Queensland maple body. The ‘spots’ pick up different light and change the look of the guitar depending on the angle you are holding it at.
cool awesome Mick, I thought the spots were part of the cap grain. Do you build your own necks as well or order them from a supplier ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
I buy the necks, I don't have the confidence/tools/patience to build my own... it's something I'd really like to learn but being such an huge part of the guitar it's not something I'd be happy with unless its anything but perfect so for the time being im more than happy to buy them haha
I'm back.... my account went the way of the dinosaurs after the site issues a month ago and I've been busy moving into my new house/setting up my 'lounge'
My ES kit shouldn't be to far away either so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into it.
Hmmm. Can't imagine too much lounging going on in there!
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