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Anyone done it?
I want a pink telecaster but they can't be had so I'm thinking of building one from a kit. Just for a project.
I was going to build an acoustic but Mark advised me against it, saying that there's stuff a luthier would get right that I just wouldn't, and I could spend the same money on a great acoustic instead of a wonky homemade thing. So that's what I did. He was being nice and was right, of course, I couldn't hammer a nail straight.I talked about it here before but we built a Strat Kit. It's a piece of shit.
Only for fingerstyle stuffHang on... you don't use nails?
Yeah.I'm gonna go with buying all the parts separately so. I'm handy I can make it work.
If its a dog at least itll be a good looking one!
Can we see a photo?I talked about it here before but we built a Strat Kit. It's a piece of shit.
I'm still well into doing this but the thought of painting it is putting me off
I like the look of this one ..ebony fretboard!
I think unless you have either a lot well ventilated space and are willing to try out rattle cans, or actual proper skills and equipment a spray finish is not a goer.
I've gotten reasonable finishes with danish oil - although its not without its drawbacks. you could conceivably do this pretty much anywhere you can open and window and leave it in one place to cure for a few days.
If I do another build I'm going to try shellac - I've been playing about with it on a few other projects and its easy enough to get a good, reasonably hard finish.
or if you know someone who finishes cars you could get them to spray it for ya, and do the neck in oil yourself
Shellac is very hard to get at the moment FYI
I'm still well into doing this but the thought of painting it is putting me off
I like the look of this one ..ebony fretboard!
They've some sweet looking stuff alright.Been looking through that crowds website - some nice kits
The ‘ric’kit is tempting
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