Here we have an EXA-1 ( Ash Body )
Finished in Satin Black body with Gloss Black head stock.
Modifications include, I have added a second volume pot,( two volumes plus tone ) custom made pick guard with a switchcraft 3 way toggle and a bell style truss rod cover.
heres my finished explorer kit,and had a great time doing it!
i tried to go for James Hetfields white esp explorer,complete with esp decal on the front of the headstock and the custom shop decal on the back of the headstock,put sperzel locking tuners,tone pros bridge and tail piece and dropped in a set of emg het set pick ups.It sounds and plays as good as my esp truckster!!!
Finished my Explorer, really great journey.
Crimson Amber stain with gloopy blackboard black on the front of the headstock. Finished with Danish oil. Haven't got the heart to cover the best flaming with a scratchplate as yet. Unknown Japanese Pickups and hardware from Ebay. I can't believe how lucky I was there, never heard nothing like it. Sounds like I imagine a really old Explorer would sound. Kluson Tuners, a transgender looking truss cover sprayed black. Christened "Gibbon" cos I thought it sounded like Australian humour.
Last edited by djk7; 05-03-2018 at 07:02 AM.
Its a Gibbon!
Here is my first build. It was much more difficult than I thought it would be but was fun and I am very satisfied with the result.
The kit was an EX1-A but I upgraded the pickups to EMG H4 and H4A and replaced the plastic nut with a compensated nut made from water buffalo tusk.
Link to a Youtube vid compiling the build and a demo...
https://youtu.be/OKmmKWxwj_A
Last edited by Kinger; 07-04-2022 at 08:14 AM.
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