It's a throw down!
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'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Haha yeah Brodie don't under estimate how much me and Barge can dribble in a buid diary and we are thread jack gurus
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
"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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No challenge, just thought it worth mentioning that we 'young fullas' (aka Pest and I) were doing big build diaries before they were cool.
No kidding, mate. That's the understatement of the year right there. Every second post on the forum is by you, Mr GAStronomist.![]()
"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
Haha! Good, I'm glad you took it the right way. Don't stop doing what you're doing though, man. I'm quite happy to hand over the reins to a build diary as meticulous and in depth as yours. Lots of good ideas and advice for new builders, accompanied by a sweet axe. Can't wait to see it all done.![]()
"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
So, I spent a bit of time getting this baby up to scratch the other day in order for it to be half-way playable.
First things first, pulling the thing apart:
Action at the nut was a bit ridiculous, so I set about making it a more realistic level. It was especially bad on the treble side:
So, I knocked the nut off (thankfully I only used two small drops of super glue when I attached it - thank you very much DB) and sanded down the base of it to lower the overall nut height. After attaining a reasonable level on the bass side, the treble still needed some work, so with a little bit of ingenuity (I have no nut files) I managed to gouge out the slots marginally:
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"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
Voilą! Hey presto! We had a dream player! Much happier with both the treble:
And bass side:
Plays soooooooooo much better now, too.
Overall action and intonation were problematic before working on the nut too, so general set up will be happening soon to work on them as well. Updates to come shortly.![]()
"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