tonyw JR-1M Comprehensive Build Diary

[Tweaky]

I'll be keeping a watch on this.

Probably unlike most of Pitbulls customers, I'm in my mid 50's and have played a lot of guitars from the 'Golden Era' , a lot of which I bought secondhand in the 70's, and now wish I hadn't sold on...[ both for reasons of quality of some of the build's back then, and their obvious monetary value now to collectors ]

I too am embarking on my first Pitbull builds [ES-3 & ES1 ] more as a test session to possible future scratch builds.

Unlike the situation with a lot of builders here, I imagine my situation is different to most, I do own quite a few Fender & Gibson guitars, so I can immediately compare both construction differences and quality of the kit's.

Be under no illusion, you are NOT going to get either Fender USA or Gibson USA quality with a Pitbull kit.....but in saying that, if you have a original model of a specific guitar to compare it against, you can trick these kits out so they SOUND the SAME ...they won't feel exactly the same [As Pitbull has to change spec's to stop copyright issues], but no reasoh you can't get a really good guitar out of your build...take it SLOWLY !

[tonyw]

I'll be keeping a watch on this.

Probably unlike most of Pitbulls customers, I'm in my mid 50's and have played a lot of guitars from the 'Golden Era' , a lot of which I bought secondhand in the 70's, and now wish I hadn't sold on...[ both for reasons of quality of some of the build's back then, and their obvious monetary value now to collectors ]

I too am embarking on my first Pitbull builds [ES-3 & ES1 ] more as a test session to possible future scratch builds.

Unlike the situation with a lot of builders here, I imagine my situation is different to most, I do own quite a few Fender & Gibson guitars, so I can immediately compare both construction differences and quality of the kit's.

Be under no illusion, you are NOT going to get either Fender USA or Gibson USA quality with a Pitbull kit.....but in saying that, if you have a original model of a specific guitar to compare it against, you can trick these kits out so they SOUND the SAME ...they won't feel exactly the same [As Pitbull has to change spec's to stop copyright issues], but no reasoh you can't get a really good guitar out of your build...take it SLOWLY !

I have 27 guitars in my rack and cases, dont ask about mandolins lap steels resonators and acoustics, all mostly vintage, to spec 52 telecaster bodies in the shed, and i mean to spec, replicated off one that was in my mates shop, and i have been playing since 1960. I might be able to dig some early jnr sounds out of this, its more about the pickups with me. My 57-62 strat i put together is a better sounding guitar than my mates 57, hes rather glum about it, early Fenders were very hit and miss anyway and i was never a Gibson man except for the LP junior.


Anyway its more about putting a guitar together that replicates somewhat the look of guitars people may want, but could never afford, its not about replicating a Les Paul etc its about the fun of having your 1st or 20th crack at making something that 1: is constructive and 2: is musical. 3: you did it yourself.

The kits are what they are...