More pictures, more dust and more fingerprints!
More pictures, more dust and more fingerprints!
I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar
Ooops, I forgot the headstock. So here it is!
The MOP is sadly hard to photograph. I know there are nice and clean cut "fake" MOP stickers from Jackomo etc... but.. I wanted the REAL SPARKLE :-)
From a few feet away it doesn't look that bad, aaaaaand it sparkles! :-)
Edit: Yeah, one screw on the truss rod cover is totally off. The drill slipped
More edit:
So, it looks like the guitar finally got some kind of "theme" with the guns and the shotgun shell knobs. I had initially planned to use the knobs on my second build (the "Walking dead's Lucille") but the husband veto'ed. Then, I wanted to put it on the third build, but the husband.. you know. So, I can fiiinally use my darn knobs
After trying to figure what I would etch onto the metal parts, I searched for something that goes with guns, except for skulls. So, it's guns and roses flowers!
The guitar would actually deserve it to be taken to the studio and take proper photos, but I'm kinda lazy.......
Last edited by ThatCluelessGerman; 03-09-2020 at 09:06 PM.
I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar
Ignoring any small finish blemishes, that looks absolutely great! Your little extra touches really lift it into another league. Very well done.
Last edited by Simon Barden; 03-09-2020 at 10:44 PM.
It looks stunning, I love the color and the custom work you did. The hardware also looks great with the body and theme. Very impressive!
That's a really nice piece of work there. You definitely need to change your signature line!
First (proper) build: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=8546
Second build: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ad.php?t=10229
Great customising with the brass parts, and the label inside is a nice touch!
Congrats!
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Beautiful looking build there! Should be proud of how it turned out. Can I suggest submitting your build to the September GOTM?
I just got a very similar kit and I'm looking at how I'm going to finish it. Dark brown is fairly high on my list.
What pickups are those? They look like Filtertrons of some type but maybe they're full humbucker sized? I was thinking of getting a set of the new GFS GF'Tron pickups for my build. They are supposed to be quite good.
That looks brilliant. Great work.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
I'm in love with your guitar. Really well done.
Much too much praise! But thank you all :-)
Oh, not sure it's good enough for GOTM contest... next build maybe :-)Originally Posted by kuanjb
I think these are Gretsch Broad'tron's. They came off a Streamliner if I remember correctly. I ebay'd them for 20 bucks or so. Full humbucker size, yes. The Broad'tron's got much flack in various reviews, but I like them. They don't sound great with much distortion, but imho, they are made to sound great clean or with medium gain. I think they sound good on my 15w tube amp but I need to "explore" the sound a bit more to find the sweet spot for me and the guitar. We're currently just getting to know each other :-)
However, on a side note, I noticed a very faint hum when plugged in that goes away when I touch anything on the guitar. My logical thinking is immediately screaming "grounding issue!", but I'm pretty sure all the ground cables are properly soldered and installed. I also didn't forget to ground the bridge :-)
Is there any way to find out WHERE the grounding issue comes from (if it is even one!) without pulling out all the electronics again?
It's also very faint, I had a ripped ground cable once in another guitar and it was VERY loud.
Also, it goes away if I touch ANYTHING metal on the guitar, like the shaft top of a pot or even the pickguard (brass). So I'm not sure if this is maybe normal for a hollow body?
It's by no means loud enough to bother me, but I really want to know if it's something I need to fix or not.
I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar
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