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    This was my first ever guitar build and I probably push my skill level a bit. I feel I made a lot of mistakes and rushed bits and pieces mostly because I'm not to most time rich person in the world and because I had to do most of it outside on my deck so I never really had a nice safe place to leave it between coats of paint etc.

    Having said all that everyone who has seen it says they're impressed, so it can't be that bad.

    The most important thing is that I am very happy with it. All the electronics are behaving nicely and I managed to chase away most of the string rattles. I just letting the whole thing settle now before I go into tweaking it much more.

    Now I'm finding that not playing in 15 years is a big of a reality check...the rock star in my head is not the pudgy 40 something twanging away in my living room. 8O

    All I can say it thanks for making these kits. It was fun, I learned more about guitars in the last month than I had learned in the last 25 years. Every musician should have a go at crafting their instrument.



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    Wow, seriously amazing there Peter!!! You should send Adaman email for GOTM May!!!

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    Gorgeous, DB will be pleased!

    How did you go with installing the Pots?
    http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=1258&dateline=1443806  448Gavmeister

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    Gorgeous, Pete, well worth making space in the lounge for!

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    Stunning, Pete. Great job.

    Scott.

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    Quote from Gavin1393 on April 5, 2013, 08:36
    Gorgeous, DB will be pleased!

    How did you go with installing the Pots?
    The pots were a bit of a trick.

    Ok so I did the cardboard trick where I laid everything out and poked it through cardboard...the first mistake I made was being a little stingy with the wire between things. You need to give everything an extra inch to give you some play when fiddling around inside the hollow body.

    Anyway I started with the 3 way switch and was able to push it into place with my finger. The same with the 2 volume pots near it once I got them through the holes I held them with pliers and that was pretty easy. The tone pots were a whole world of misery. I got some cotton thread and made a slip knot and tried hooking them inside the body...this was a stupid idea. the thing to do is to get your thread with the slip knot and poke it through the hole and out through the F hole where you loop it onto your pot then drag it through the body...pots installed in seconds.

    The outlet I did the same except I looped the string through the outlet over the bit that secured the jack...came through easy

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    Quote from GlennGP on April 5, 2013, 08:55
    Gorgeous, Pete, well worth making space in the lounge for!
    The strap is off of one a guitar hero controller...I'm thinking i need a leopard skin strap to finish it properly

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    Haha, I used to use a GH strap, then bought a really comfortable leather strap!

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    Quote from peter.s.giles@gmail.com on April 5, 2013, 09:18
    Quote from GlennGP on April 5, 2013, 08:55
    Gorgeous, Pete, well worth making space in the lounge for!
    The strap is off of one a guitar hero controller...I'm thinking i need a leopard skin strap to finish it properly
    Ha! Yeah, I'm getting a bit of a Brian Setzer vibe already (he actually has a Gretsch with a leopard skin finish top! see here: http://youtu.be/xHtbrk1TcZ4 8O )

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    Wow Pete! Very, very nice. Beautiful Colour.

    Cheers
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