AGD-612L - Doubleneck Left handed !!

[Wingmike11]

Hi there!

Happy to join the "My Built Diary" community!
I received my kit 2 weeks ago but as i have been surfing between work with kids at home home and other "2020 challenges", seem like the pace of my hobby got upstaged

Let's get down to it!
First, i am very happy so far with the quality of the wood pieces and work. If it is as sweet to the hear than it is to the eyes, i am in for a lovely ride!



Step 1; Apply shielding tape in cavities and covers = Check



Next step;
Tru-Oil the whole thing as i decided this will be the only dress she'll wear for now...
Basswood is not the most beautiful woodgrain, but this particular piece sure look good enough for me to remain exposed.

I will followup as progress worth posting.
Cheers for now!

[dozymuppet]

Looks like there is some very nice grain detail in those pics.

[colin2121]

Good to see another lefty here.
Nice looking kit.
Make sure you sand it smooth before tru-oil. If you want some inspiration with tru-oil check out Wazkelly's swampcaster.

[Wingmike11]

Thank you Colin2121 !!
i already did 2 guitars with Tru-Oil, but only the last one came out quite nice.
It doesn't show much herre but gives an idea.

will do the homework, thank you for the hint!

[Simon Barden]

Are you sure its basswood? The kit description says it's mahogany, which unlike basswood, will need grain filling. I'm not sure exactly which variety of mahogany the kits use, as it's very light and has a lot more grain pattern than the mahogany I'm used to.

But look closely at it and if you can see open pores, then you really need to grain fill it otherwise you'll never get it smooth without applying several bottles of TruOil and a lot of sanding flat.

[Wingmike11]

Are you sure its basswood? The kit description says it's mahogany

The right handed version is Mahogany, but only basswood for the Lefties

[Andy40]

Hats off to you for trying this monster!

[Wingmike11]

Thank you Andy40!

[Fretworn]

The right handed version is Mahogany, but only basswood for the Lefties

Definitely looks more like basswood than hog.

[Simon Barden]

Definitely looks more like basswood than hog.

The centre section certainly looks similar to the mahogany used on my GSJ-1 and GSM-1. The two outer wings less so. But if it's basswood, then it's basswood No grain filling required.