Damn. That is HOT!
Damn. That is HOT!
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
nice work, it came out nicely
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Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
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Thanks for all the nice comments gents.
UPDATE:
I have applied an endless stream of base coats, which really haven't levelled out the colour as much as I would have liked. Unfortunately, it appears I've reached the stage though where the wood just cannot physically take more stain, so it will have to do how it is.
I'm applying highlights soon, and then will move on to clear coats.
As for neck, try as I might I can't fix it. Luckily, I ordered a Pit Bull kit, and thus I have received great assistance from Adam who is getting me a new one, free of charge. Talk about legendary customer service (but you all knew that already)! If all goes well, I'll have it mid to late September, and the guitar will be ready to play in early October! Excited is an understatement! Keen to see how this beasty turns out!
Keep your eyes peeled for more news soon.![]()
"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded"
- Jimi Hendrix
My Builds:
#1: Non-PBG SG - "Purple Flame" (Getting Wired)
#2: PBG MB-1 - "The Wasp" (Getting Wired)
#3: PBG IB-1 - "V-Bay at Noon" (90% Done)
#4: PBG SG-1F - (Getting Cleared)
My Future Builds:
PBG ES-1G Custom - "Dave Grohl DG-335 Tribute"
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Yep - they're good that way. Hope it comes together - it looks pretty good so far.
Current builds:
GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
love the azure/black grain on these kits, looks similar to Pablo's build.
Glad a new neck is on the way, what was wrong with the original neck Brodie ? (sorry if you already mentioned, I don't have time to trawl through the whole diary)
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
Hey Woks, there was a significant number of frets that were raised from the board, and we couldn't get them to reseat, no matter what we tried (hammering, clamping, mallet, etc.).
To give an indication of how stubbornly resistant they are, I actually broke a clamp trying to squish them back down.
"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded"
- Jimi Hendrix
My Builds:
#1: Non-PBG SG - "Purple Flame" (Getting Wired)
#2: PBG MB-1 - "The Wasp" (Getting Wired)
#3: PBG IB-1 - "V-Bay at Noon" (90% Done)
#4: PBG SG-1F - (Getting Cleared)
My Future Builds:
PBG ES-1G Custom - "Dave Grohl DG-335 Tribute"
Find me on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/brodie.west.9
thats right cheers Brodie, I remember now ! Sounds like the frets weren't shaped to the correct fingerboard radius, the fret slots had gunk in them/too shallow or the fret barbs were damaged.
I got a neck with a broken truss rod so I'm going to mount an axe above my bar
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
Nice! Now that's a bar I wouldn't mind drinking in.
One day I will hopefully have enough spare moolah to just write off a build like that, and do something similar. For the time being though, I need (want) every one of these guitar playable!
"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded"
- Jimi Hendrix
My Builds:
#1: Non-PBG SG - "Purple Flame" (Getting Wired)
#2: PBG MB-1 - "The Wasp" (Getting Wired)
#3: PBG IB-1 - "V-Bay at Noon" (90% Done)
#4: PBG SG-1F - (Getting Cleared)
My Future Builds:
PBG ES-1G Custom - "Dave Grohl DG-335 Tribute"
Find me on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/brodie.west.9
yer its a ST kit Brodie so I got enough to be able to use it as a display axe !
I'm waitng for weather to fine up and I'll post a pic when its mounted. Don't want the bridge and other chrome to rust !
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
Even still! That's $125 bucks I don't have sitting around!
One day though.
Sounds good mate, definitely keen to see it once you've got it all mounted and such.
"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded"
- Jimi Hendrix
My Builds:
#1: Non-PBG SG - "Purple Flame" (Getting Wired)
#2: PBG MB-1 - "The Wasp" (Getting Wired)
#3: PBG IB-1 - "V-Bay at Noon" (90% Done)
#4: PBG SG-1F - (Getting Cleared)
My Future Builds:
PBG ES-1G Custom - "Dave Grohl DG-335 Tribute"
Find me on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/brodie.west.9