I'm starting into my first two builds today and I'm really looking forward to the process!! (and the final result)
I'm building two guitars, starting with the IB-6S bass kit from Pitbull Guitars.
I've thus far measured out my neck and mounted the bridge (34 inch gauge).
I'll be finishing the bass in a Columbian Gold satin stain from wudtone.com
Next up is the LPA-7 kit. So far, I've routed out the channels for the pickups as I'll be putting in Entwistle Dark Star 7's (which have a 88mm gap between pickup screws instead of the 78 as default on this kit). I'm replacing all the hardware with blacket plastic and metal. Any advice on where to find a suitable black 7 string nut would be greatly appreciated though =) Will be finishing this guitar in the Onyx gloss with silver highlights, stain, also from wudtone.com. I'll leave the white binding and I'm hoping that the darker would on the body and the lighter wood on the veneer/neck will create a sort of dual-tone, whilst still only using the one colour of stain.
Really looking forward to getting through this build and keeping up the build diary! Any advise would be greatly appreciated, as I'm learning as I go along!
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