Welcome along Hillsy - hope the build is a cracker!
Welcome along Hillsy - hope the build is a cracker!
Current builds:
GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
Welcome Hillsy, love the personal logos, enjoy the madness
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
welcome Hillsy,
not the easiest kit to start on but sounds like your planning is going well, amber/mahogany burst will look sweet with vintage amber neck. Love your logo are you planning to put the Hillsy on the headstock as an inlay ?
Ask any questions, there is a good tip to use 5mm clear plastic tubing to pull the pots through the holes when inserting the wiring.
Best of luck and look forward to the build diary. What upgrades have you ordered ?
I guarantee you it won't be your last build !
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
Cheers Brendon and Stan
Thanks wokkaboy, yeah mop or similar inlay, might be ambitious and I'll have to learn how to do it first but I'm really getting into the design and concept behind this build, trying for an old school Blues/Gibson tribute and a piece of art that I just don't want to put down
Changing all the hardware to chrome, pots, 50's wiring including old school braid, pickups and more.
Cheers
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Nice Hillsy!!
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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Yeah. I like where that's going!