mrkil Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) well I finally signed up for the forum, since I've been reading it I figured I may aswell. I'm on my second build now ( not really a build more of a rebuild) the first was an ebay plywood hollow body with a set neck I picked up awhile ago. It came with junk pup's, nut, bridge, pots, wiring and badley setup frets. so it went from this http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil...G_8132small.jpg to this http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/IMG_0246.jpg second was a Strat style sort of jackson style body found in the garbage. it was made for rear access and solid mounted pup's no pickguard. i was looking for something fun to do, so........ this was my design idea http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/Untitled-1.jpg mustang / strat / 51 p bass / swinger in more of a tv yellow than beige Edited April 6, 2007 by mrkil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkil Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) here's some progress pics of the second one. i like to call it the 51'er first off i picked up a starcaster neck (i didn't wanna spend a huge amount for a neck on a plywood body)and cleaned leveled the frets. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/IMG_0247.jpg second cutting down the horns and shaping http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/IMG_9539.jpg next was filling the trem pocket and rear cavity. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil...kinprogress.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil...tinprogress.jpg now to hand cutting and beveling the 3 ply pickguard and test painting, to make sure i liked the colour http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/testcoats.jpg (mmmm i like pickles) you can see some of the spot filler showing through around the bridge area, but once painted it's gone completely and this is where i'm at now. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil...rcoloursand.jpg and this is where i'm at now. not going to clear coat since i'm going for an early type of finish. Edited April 6, 2007 by mrkil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkil Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 the final product other than needing a new set of strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV_ROCKS Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 thats awsome dude. Really retro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 kinda junk-shop retro cool. or something. like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkil Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 thanks guys the next will be a scratch built project for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelinchld Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 i think you should do something about that headstock. thats a cool looking guitar but i see the headstock and start to think its just a cheapo guitar. mayb you could just carve it down, but stick to the retro look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 i think you should do something about that headstock. thats a cool looking guitar but i see the headstock and start to think its just a cheapo guitar. mayb you could just carve it down, but stick to the retro look. Curious, what does an expensive headstock look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelinchld Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 i think the shape might b okay but to me a starcaster is even lower quality than a squier. if you like the shape then keep it but i think you could put your own custom decal on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkil Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 oh i definitley won't be keeping the starcaster logo. i just haven't got around to picking up some acitate to do the custom logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkil Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) neck logo on and cleared http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/IMG_3989.jpg new tokai pup's http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/IMG_3987.jpg Edited August 15, 2007 by mrkil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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