You did it right. That thing slays.Nico Adie wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:47 pm Wanted a Firebird for years, couldn’t afford a proper one, so I built one from a kit from Guitar Kit Fabric:
I finished it with 4 coats of danish oil tinted with burnt sienna oil paint, wet sanding the first couple of coats in order to create a grain filling slurry of oil and wood dust, and then 2 coats of Briwax on top. The hardware as supplied in the kit is garbage, so I fitted some Warman Firebuckers. I’ll replace the tuners too, and do a touch of fret levelling as there’s a couple of high spots. It didn’t take long to sort the nut. It sounds and plays pretty great though, mildly uneven frets and all, I’m very pleased.
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92Yeah man, that thing looks great. I might have to look into this kit business.
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93That is absolutely fantastic! Very lovely indeed. 10/10Nico Adie wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:47 pm Wanted a Firebird for years, couldn’t afford a proper one, so I built one from a kit from Guitar Kit Fabric:
I finished it with 4 coats of danish oil tinted with burnt sienna oil paint, wet sanding the first couple of coats in order to create a grain filling slurry of oil and wood dust, and then 2 coats of Briwax on top. The hardware as supplied in the kit is garbage, so I fitted some Warman Firebuckers. I’ll replace the tuners too, and do a touch of fret levelling as there’s a couple of high spots. It didn’t take long to sort the nut. It sounds and plays pretty great though, mildly uneven frets and all, I’m very pleased.
Did you have to muck about at all with neck alignment? Assuming it is set. That's what scares me a tiny bit...
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94Thank you! No messing with neck alignment at all, the neck pocket was a nice snug fit. It’s a (Michael) bolt-on, so there’s scope to shim if required but in this case it wasn’t necessary at all.Adam_I_III wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:12 amThat is absolutely fantastic! Very lovely indeed. 10/10Nico Adie wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:47 pm Wanted a Firebird for years, couldn’t afford a proper one, so I built one from a kit from Guitar Kit Fabric:
I finished it with 4 coats of danish oil tinted with burnt sienna oil paint, wet sanding the first couple of coats in order to create a grain filling slurry of oil and wood dust, and then 2 coats of Briwax on top. The hardware as supplied in the kit is garbage, so I fitted some Warman Firebuckers. I’ll replace the tuners too, and do a touch of fret levelling as there’s a couple of high spots. It didn’t take long to sort the nut. It sounds and plays pretty great though, mildly uneven frets and all, I’m very pleased.
Did you have to muck about at all with neck alignment? Assuming it is set. That's what scares me a tiny bit...
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95Roland R-8M.
"There's a felling I get when I look to the west"
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
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96Finally sold the gear I needed to fund a vdrum set. Picked up an ATV EXS-5.
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97
Just picked up a free pair of 15" bass cabs from a coworker. He was using them on Halloween for his haunted house display and storing them the other 364 days. Loaded with 350 W 8 ohm Peavey Black Widows. No idea how they sound yet, or what I'm going to do with them. They're pretty huge and heavy, but seem well-built. I'll probably keep one and sell the other.
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99Another NAD 3020 Series 20, recapped and cheap as dirt : )
"lol, listen to op 'music' and you'll understand"....
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100Sick lefty bass. Hope you scored it.kicker_of_elves wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:14 pm I really, really want to pick this up:
https://reverb.com/item/41766725-1980-c ... lb50-black