Picked up this kit from the sale couple of weeks ago, very happy with the quality of the kit and the neck pocket fit is sweet as. This kit has the best looking fret inlays I've seen on a PBG kit. DB is coming up with a custom colour, so stay tuned on that. Probably won't start this build for a month or two, still got a heap of unfinished kits
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
one more pic of the mock build
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
Looks awesome Woks, but she needs a bigsby!!
cheers,
Gav.
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Build #01: BC-1
Build #02: ST-1
Build #03: JR-1DC
Build #04: ES-2V
Build #05: ESB-4 (GOTM July 2014)
Build #06: RC-1
Build #07: MK-2
Build #08: TLA-1
Build #09: JR-1DC
Build #0A: LPA-1
Build #0B: STA-1 (GOTM April 2015)
Build #0C: MKA-2
Build #0D: LP-1M
Build #0E: JB-1
Build #0F: FS-1
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cheers Gav, I never thought of a Bigsby, will order one for sure. Anyone know the cheapest Bigsby supplier ? I'll check out Realtone
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
Ooh, purdy.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
By the way, from what I understand, a bigsby needs a centre block and these guitars only have a bridge support. I might be wrong.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
very good point Pablo, would be pretty hard to mount another block behind the bridge support block, so might have to stick with the trapeze tailpiece
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
Love the fretboard inlay dude. But bugger me - you'll be in for a mega sandingfest with this baby!
cheers Max. Yes the body is big and it's got binding top and bottom of the body so this will need a heap of sanding. It's nice and light though being a hollow body
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
Wokks, the Bigsby B70 I used on my ES was purchased from thestratosphere for $95 US plus $14 US postage, about $120 AU all up at the time. I don't think they do Ebay sales anymore but have their own site stratosphereparts.com. They are US company so have to allow for our dollar dropping. Had a look and they list the same model for $105 US plus post ($45?). Realtone list $199 AU plus post. Depends if can glue a mounting block in place or if this is the way you want to go.
My 2 cents worth.
Grant
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