Absolutely stunning!
Absolutely stunning!
It will be a shame to cover the front of that with a forearm! I recommend not wearing a belt when playing it ;-) Gorgeous!
Thank you so much colin2121 and fender3x!
LexLuthier- this is kind of what i had originally envisioned! I am so glad it worked for you. If I had somewhere to store a rack like that, it definitely would have been the way i went.
I ended up building a rotisserie spit out of some lumber and pvc piping. I found a video tutorial online, and the guy did it in 20 min. It took me 2 days and several trips to the hardware store, BUT i now have the guitar mounted and ready for a bazillion layers of polyurethane. This is going to make things so much easier! Thanks again, Trevor Davies for that link to the spits.
Nice work.Originally Posted by ElleBrooke
I ended up building a rotisserie spit out of some lumber and pvc piping. I found a video tutorial online, and the guy did it in 20 min. It took me 2 days and several trips to the hardware store, BUT i now have the guitar mounted and ready for a bazillion layers of polyurethane. This is going to make things so much easier! Thanks again, Trevor Davies for that link to the spits.
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), DMS-1 (Mustang).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
" Originally Posted by ElleBrooke View Post
...this is definitely an addictive hobby."
+1 for being addictive. I thought scratch builds would slow me down a bit - but No!
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), DMS-1 (Mustang).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
Simple and elegant. What do you have it mounted to?
Wish you were in Australia. If you were, I have a tele kit that I would send to you!
Looks fantastic.
That looks amazing. With headstock shape you could almost replicate the left Angel wing and paint in detail.
Really nice work
Tony
fender3x: in the picture it's mounted to my cutting worktable. Inside where it's going to sit for the next week while I clear coat it, it's mounted to my 6ft stainless steel work table. Should be pretty stable... I hope...
colin2121: this is definitely an addictive hobby. I burned and painted a ukelele in practice for the telecaster, and I already want to do more. I have a third instrument coming in next month, so that's exciting! It's not a PBG, because they were closed for custom orders, but I wish it were, bc the community here is awesome!
vh2580: thank you so much! I really wanted to do a wing. My cutting skills are not yet up to it. And my son really liked the rounded headstock. I will probably burn a rose and vines on it though. Still working on the design. I've got some to sketch in between poly coats.
So true on both counts. I am on build #5 or 6 (depending on how you count)...and just ordered a neck yesterday even though I don't have a body for it yet...but it was a great deal ;-)
The forum is great, and remains a terrific resource even if you are not building a PB kit. Only PB kits are eligible for the GOTM, but the members welcome other builds on this part of the forum:
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...splay.php?f=53
Lot's of folks seem to graduate to scratch builds (TD has a good thread going). Since my first, I have mostly built from parts, and often mismatched them. My current favorite bass has a PB custom ordered neck with a body made of paulownia (for lightness) and parts from all over the planet. Folks have been great about patiently answering all my questions no mater what the provenance of my builds has been.
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