The Team will be complete.

[ozzbike]

I ordered number 27 today...to get me through until next year....still have a Bass underway and a Ukelele kit I was given.

https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/...-kit-mahogany/

The Firebird will join the Thunderbird Bass I made last year.

As the body and the neck are Mahogany....and I like that wood....I will be only making the edges around the body and a trying a bit of trickery with the headstock in a dark or black colour on this one. The rest will be natural.

I think....initially anyway....that I will make the Firebird completely out of the box....no upgrades.....oops...first fail...I ordered the Grover tuners with the kit....doh. But that is it...honest.....well I found this fellow in Melbourne who makes original spec Firebird pickups.......mmmm....may have to have a chat with him.

So black trim around the edge of the body....clear natural in the middle. Gotta shape the reverse headstock....and think I will go reverse to normal.....normal is Black in the middle with a natural or minimal stain colour around the routed edges......so my decals will work.....I think a natural headstock face with a black accent around the outside may be the way.

Now just gotta find a scalable reverse headstock template.....have a dremel tool.....have an Aldi router....but also have sandpaper and chisels.....so I think shaving, rasping, filing by hand to make the shape...then chisels along an outline to finish the raised edge shape will be the go.

So keen.

Merry Xmas all......ooh....gotta think of a name for this girl....the T Bird is the DOWNUNDER BIRD. MMMMMMM.

[Andyxlh]

Wow, number 27? You clearly have a much bigger house than I do..........!

[JohnH]

27! You're killing it man. Look forward to seeing it come together

[wazkelly]

I have longingly pondered over doing Firebird and will just have to enviously sit back and watch this one come together.

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[ozzbike]

Wow, number 27? You clearly have a much bigger house than I do..........!

Pick the bloke who lives on his own....3 bedroom unit....16 guitars and basses in my lounge....10 upstairs in my work room.

Girlfriend thinks I may have an issue.....nah....don’t like shoes....ha ha ha.

[ozzbike]

27! You're killing it man. Look forward to seeing it come together

Oh sorry to mislead....this one will be 27 in total in my possession.....not all made by me....I have made guitars for my son and nephew...a Bass for my daughter and a Bass for girlfriends cousin.

In my home right now:-

3 x Yamaha Basses. 2 x Artist Guitars....strat and Les Paul copy....1 Artist acoustic.....all three bargain bin repairs.

1 x Yamaha Pacifica strat copy.

1 x rescue Bass.....plywood body...given to me in two pieces....Tone Rider P Bass pickups etc fitted.

1 x donated ukelele kit that was not wanted....unfinished.

17 built ones..... 1 hollow body guitar, 1 Floyd rose fitted Ibanez RG copy, 1 lovely telecaster, 1 ugly jazzmaster with great P 90s fitted. 1 McCarty PRS copy, 1 strat copy, 11 Basses including the double neck BG46, TBird, PBH, Yb4, P Bass, Ash body Jazz Bass, P Bass Ash body, mahogany body five string musicman, unfinished explorer four string........the list goes on.

Actually at work and can’t think of the other three???

[ozzbike]

I have longingly pondered over doing Firebird and will just have to enviously sit back and watch this one come together.

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I was not going to....checked on EBay store....said only three in stock...so jumped. Missed in the past.

I think same Tru Oil treatment....but with just a dark/black edge and headstock trim will look and feel great.

Maybe get some FW black proof tint.....seems to work better for me....feather an edge may be an issue though.

May have to be black ubeaut water base stain.

[JohnH]

17 built ones..... 1 hollow body guitar, 1 Floyd rose fitted Ibanez RG copy, 1 lovely telecaster, 1 ugly jazzmaster with great P 90s fitted. 1 McCarty PRS copy, 1 strat copy, 11 Basses including the double neck BG46, TBird, PBH, Yb4, P Bass, Ash body Jazz Bass, P Bass Ash body, mahogany body five string musicman, unfinished explorer four string........the list goes on.

ha ha, I feel like 17 builds is still killing it

[andrewdosborne]

Nice one. where do you stash all these basses/guitars?

[wazkelly]

Just wondering what type of team has 27 as the 'complete' number?

NRL = 17
Soccer = 18
AFL = 22
Rugby = 23

You have me intrigued?

I only have just enough to field a soccer team with nil reserves.