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Thread: Gday from WA!

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    Hi all, brand new Pitbull Guitars user here! Had been daydreaming for many years about building my own custom guitars but in reality wouldn't have known were to start with neck building and the other intricacies etc. I had seen the numerous kits on ebay and thought yeah I'll probably get one of them one day to get me started. Anyway, when I was searching around on the internet I came across this fabulous company called Pitbull Guitars who were not only local, but as it turns out had a bloody awesome forum with a lot of support/videos for us first timers. So I saved up the necessary cash and put in my order for my first Pitbull kit and here I am!

    As my username suggests, my name is Matt and I am heavily into metal music, 38 years old now and have been into metal since I discovered Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, Testament, Pantera and Machine Head as a young teenager - after that, no other kind of music mattered. These days I'm a massive fan of bands like Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Decapitated, Amon Amarth, Municipal Waste, Gojira, Soilwork and Evile and as you could imagine, 'metal' guitars like Jackson V's and Ibanez RGs (I own an Ibanez RGA7 7 string) are the main guitars on my radar, however I love all guitars and appreciate the classics like Fenders and Gibsons et al. Infact that's what has drawn me to the Pitbull kits - a great range of classic models at pretty affordable prices.

    So with that in mind the first kit I have ordered is a TL-1 Telecaster as it's a guitar I wouldn't normally buy if I 'came across $1500 and was forced to buy a new guitar' so I figured why not go for a Tele! It also seemed like a pretty basic kit for a first timer to get their head around. I'll start a build thread in the next couple of days.

    Anyway, I hope this is the start of something bigger in the future - I'd like to build my own guitars under my own brandname one day (hey we all have to dream! ) but small steps for now - just want to have some fun.

    Cheers for now
    Matt

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    Welcome to the forum Matt! You will recieve warnings about Tele's and our erstwhile captain of this ship. Stay clear of thee Bermuda triangle around the Highgate area, Tele's seem to disappear there.and resurface on a hanging wall.
    Enjoy the forum, enjoy your build!
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    Overlord of Music keloooe's Avatar
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    Hey Matt, welcome to the forums!!! To add on to Gavin's comment, also stay away from building the LP-1, LP-1S, LP-1P, ES-1G and the ES-1GT or I will steal it!!!

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    Quote from keloooe on June 11, 2013, 06:00
    Hey Matt, welcome to the forums!!! To add on to Gavin's comment, also stay away from building the LP-1, LP-1S, LP-1P, ES-1G and the ES-1GT or I will steal it!!!
    Luckily for us, there's a rabbit proof fence to keep Pests out of WA, so any LP'S / ES' should be safe, though there are rumours of a dingo who likes basses....

    Welcome aboard, there's a couple of other metal heads around, so you're in good company.

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    Welcome to the forum Matt,
    good choice to start with a TL-1 kit. Presume you are another Perth-ite ?
    any questions direct to the forum will be too happy to help you out and start a build diary with some photos of build progress
    Have you decided what finish/paint to use ?
    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

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    Overlord of Music Fretworn's Avatar
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    Welcome.
    Current:
    GTH-1

    Completed:
    AST-1FB
    First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
    ES-5V
    Scratchie lapsteel
    Custom ST-1 12 String
    JBA-4
    TL-1TB
    Scratch Lapsteel
    Meinl DIY Cajon
    Cigar Box lap steel

    Wishing:
    Baritone
    Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck

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    thanks for the welcome fellas. Yep I'm from Perth, SOR Canning Vale area. I have lurked here on the forums for a month or 2 and taken in all the tips and the banter between a few of the members so I'm aware of the 'Captain's' lust for Teles and his endless supply of guitar wall hangers at the ready..

    I have chosen the Cherry Flamenco with silver highlights, extra gloss/no aging for the finish. I've already applied the first deep base coat so I will try and get a build diary happening late tonight/early morning after I've finished working on it a bit more.



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    welcome to the nut house

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    Welcome to the Family Matt...
    Yep, beware of the Phantom Tele Napper, I have lost count of how many builds I have done that have somehow mysteriously ended up hanging on that wall..... Oh well, Enjoy the build and try to avoid having your Tele dissapear!

    There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....

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    /<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on June 11, 2013, 21:42
    Welcome to the Family Matt...
    Yep, beware of the Phantom Tele Napper, I have lost count of how many builds I have done that have somehow mysteriously ended up hanging on that wall..... Oh well, Enjoy the build and try to avoid having your Tele dissapear!
    Watch out DB, I still am yet to steal ur LP's!!!!

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