Looks nice! Love the colour!
Looks nice! Love the colour!
Current builds:
GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
back from the dead, Pablo, looks nice - dying to see it glossy!
A good Epi is a very underrated guitar, really only the hardware is the main difference, a lot of these "lesser " axes are pretty well made - Epi, Squire, etc.
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
Looking good PabloPepper. Appreciate that connection with your first guitar, I still have the very first Acoustic I bought. I remember clearly it was $103. This is significant, because it represents a time before retailers discovered price pointing.
Cheers,
Adam
adamboyle(at)pitbullguitars.com
Clear is coming along well, starting to get a nice shine. Obviously I've been too enthusiastic sanding back the sealer and there is grain visible in the clear but I'm not too worried, it's got a bit of an antique feel.
And of course, I couldn't help trying something new with the wiring. Two push pull pots, one a master coil split and the other reverses the polarity of the neck pickup for an out of phase effect. Simplified version of the Jimmy Page wiring.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
This going to be a pretty cool sounding axe Pablo. I like the deep toffee apple colour. Are the pics close to reality?
Pretty close Lawry.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
well done Pablo, I haven't caught up with this build thread for a while but love the colour and gloss. Wiring mods should sound good too. Once it's complete you won't be able to put this axe down and will have more sentimental value to you. Well done.
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 Wokka, I'm really quite happy with how the stain has turned out. Considering how close I was to painting a solid colour after the second botched attempt (can of undercoat was literally in my hand), it's a minor victory every time I look at it. As for more sentimental value, I'll be very pleased to have it working again (with the new pickups and hardware, I'd say significantly better than before) and to not be so fugging ugly. So far, so good.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Almost there. Cosmetically, pretty much done, but there's a few issues to fix up with the wiring.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Really nice looking axe Pablo.
You've done an awesome job on this restore. Keen to hear how the wiring mods turn out.
Cheers
Darren
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