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Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:53 pm
by Frankie99
Yeah man, that thing looks great. I might have to look into this kit business.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:12 am
by Adam_I_III
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.
That is absolutely fantastic! Very lovely indeed. 10/10
Did you have to muck about at all with neck alignment? Assuming it is set. That's what scares me a tiny bit...
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:39 am
by Nico Adie
Adam_I_III wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:12 am
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.
That is absolutely fantastic! Very lovely indeed. 10/10
Did you have to muck about at all with neck alignment? Assuming it is set. That's what scares me a tiny bit...
Thank 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.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:06 pm
by Mickey242
Roland R-8M.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:55 pm
by cakes
Finally sold the gear I needed to fund a vdrum set. Picked up an ATV EXS-5.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:05 am
by Nate Dort
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.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:14 pm
by kicker_of_elves
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:19 am
by seby
Another NAD 3020 Series 20, recapped and cheap as dirt : )
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:20 pm
by GuyLaCroix
Sick lefty bass. Hope you scored it.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:21 am
by Dachshund
In case you want your sound to become froggier (or would that be more froggy?), here's your chance:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRzgQ0pnzaj/
