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    New member g'day all.

    Came across this site looking at blackheart sassafras solid body guitars. Have always wanted to do a diy SG based sassy. Tasmanian lad for a long time now living the queensland dream. Looking forward to looking at other builds, tips and advice for a first timer.
    Cheers all.

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    welcome Blowen,
    I'm currently building a scratch blackheart sassafras tele, see my avatar pic. Also got a heap of veneers for headstocks, the grain is off the chain !
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    welcome Blowen,
    I'm currently building a scratch blackheart sassafras tele, see my avatar pic. Also got a heap of veneers for headstocks, the grain is off the chain !
    Yes yours was the build I came across very nice many years ago I had a Yamaha pacific tele that played awesome wish I still it. Cheers

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    Welcome Blowen!
    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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    Welcome to the team Blowen!

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    GAStronomist wokkaboy's Avatar
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    well you will have to build a tele then Blowen and see if you can source some nice timber
    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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    Thanks for the welcome much appreciated. Have been pouring over the site today and keep going back to the kit page, must have caught a nasty disease or maybee just been lying dormant waiting to come out. I LIKE ALL OF THEM, hey what's not to like. Wokka the tele option is probably good, I have a pattern and a neck for an SG, my brother traced it for me to many years ago. Tis was traced of his I think 1970 SG standard? This would go well on the what bargains have you got thread. He went to a garage sale up the boonies seen a Gibson guitar case and asked price, $40 was the answer. He thought it was a bit steep so had a closer look. Can you guess what was inside. So SG will have to my first scratch build sassafras of course so I think the tele option it will be. Might be a month or so as it is only a few days past silly season so funds not flowing that flash, hope I beat price rise.

    Cheers

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    Blowen - welcome along - couple of banana benders on the site, though most are a bit north of where you are... Best of luck with the build - when it comes!

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    Welcome Blowen!

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