Woah, that leather looks ace. Also I totally agree RE: leaving the back cover off. I'd been thinking about making up a clear cover for that reason - with the little kids around being likely to get gunk in there but I'd still like to be able to see it
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
This one is wild! Great work.Originally Posted by KiMT
This is my second build, a thinline strat kit.
Thanks again to Adam and PBG for their great products and awesome service.
Body - alder/maple
Neck - maple/maple
Finish - snakeskin (embossed leather) & copper rivets (front), black Keda dye & tru-oil (back/neck)
Hardware - standard kit hardware, Grover mini locking tuners, Corian nut
Electronics - Alexander Pribora "Custom Hot", Gotoh pots & Sprague orange cap, 1V/1T/1Blender, treble bleed mod
Kit was a joy to build.
Kit neck and fretwork is great (with a little elbow grease), action is 0.2mm at 1st fret and 0.5mm at 12th fret, super-smooth super-fast and no dreaded fret buzz.
Personally, I like to leave the back cavity cover off and let the trem mechanism show - I think it's a nice detail, not unlike the complication of a watch.
Thanks for looking
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Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
Hi guys,
Just finished my first build, a GST-1.
Ash body, Jatoba Fretboard, locking tuners, bone nut, everything else was standard. I wanted to keep the grain and go for a kind of natural look but with some character, ended up with this!
I will maybe look at upgrading the pickups down the track, but for now it plays well and was a very enjoyable build. Off to order another kit now
Cheers
Mitch
Last edited by Royami; 01-07-2020 at 05:28 AM.
Daaaaaaaaayuuuummmmm! That’s tasty! Fabulous work!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
That looks so warm and creamy
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Kit builds: JBA-4M | STA-1M | AIB-1Q | TL-1 (in progress)
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Excellent work, Mitch.
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
Mitch that it stunning. Well done mate.
That looks like it came straight out of a custom shop catalogue, awesome work!
Steve200's IB-5 build
My son is 12 and has been learning to play bass for many years. It is time to move up from a 3/4 to a full size Guitar.
So I got him an IB5 kit with black fittings so we could both learn a bit more about instruments.
This is his first attempt at building and painting, and we are really happy with how it has come out.
The paint is a silver with yellow fading to copper fading to red candy over it.
Crystals were then applied over that and black painted over the crystal. The crystals were then washed off to reveal the colour under the black. This was then finished with a 2 pack clear coat.
The neck has a jarrah stain applied with a clear over that also.
The kit went together extremely well, and is a credit to Pit Bull Guitars.
He is already talking about a fretless next….
Thanks for providing a quality product that made this a fun and rewarding experience for us both.
Steve
Current builds:
GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
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