Guitarlopnik: I think she's done

"Bandit" (2bandit) 09/29/2013 at 16:22 • Filed to: guitarlopnik

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Now just to add strings and see how she plays. More pics after gap.

Decay buys too many beaters > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 16:39

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Looks great! What did you use for pick ups? You wind them yourself like Eddie did?

McMike > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 16:43

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Looks great.

Flashbacks, I has them. That pattern was on EVERYTHING I had when I was in high school. Book covers, notebooks, etc..... I even painted a 1:1 mural of that on my bedroom wall.

Ever seen this ad?

The ad was so awesome, that I did this in 1985 once I bought the "right" guitar.

/nevershownthistoanyonebefore

Bandit > Decay buys too many beaters 09/29/2013 at 16:44

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I bought a PAF replica from a boutique pickup maker. The pickup is normally $80, but I got it from the maker used for $10.

Bandit > McMike 09/29/2013 at 16:49

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I can't find a picture of it, but my bedroom wall in my old house was painted in that pattern too. I made shoes a few years ago.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 16:56

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This is my current luthery project (god knows I have too many). This is from a few months back. I've finished the neck, and am in the final stage of the project, assembly. Once it's done, I'll post a thing here on Oppo. It has a car on it (I think...)

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 09/29/2013 at 16:59

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That's awesome!

Sn210 > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 17:14

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Nice job! I was wondering when you were going to post another update. Here's the bass I put together back in '04. Not as much effort as you put in to yours, so I guess I'm backing up a bass player stereotype... I made the pickguard out of plexiglass and for some reason there was a hole in the body, so I put a dime in it.

ddavidn > McMike 09/29/2013 at 17:15

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This is full of win.

ddavidn > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 17:16

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I love it! Thanks for keeping us in the loop. I like to live vicariously through people such as yourself.

Bandit > Sn210 09/29/2013 at 17:29

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I was stuck as far as progress on my car was concerned, so I figured might as well work on a guitar.

Beautiful man! The plexiglass idea was genius, you can see the awesome blue color without worrying about scratching it.

McMike > ddavidn 09/29/2013 at 18:09

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30 years later, and I still have it*. Great guitar. Back in the 80's the overseas knockoffs were actually quality.

*Of course, after new DiMarzios, pot, and wiring. As a young practicing musicians I only had money for knockoffs, and then modify them as I got money.

Jazz Cat > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 19:49

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That is just epic! Can I peste-, I mean ask you about what VH songs you like?

Sn210 > Bandit 09/29/2013 at 20:19

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Thanks! Yeah i really liked the blue and i didn't want to hide it with a black or white pickguard. Good luck with your car now that you're done with the guitar.

Bandit > Jazz Cat 09/29/2013 at 20:50

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I love VHI and II, Diver Down, and 1984. I don't really like a lot of their later (VHIII, etc) stuff. I saw them in concert back in '07 and I'm pretty sure I was the youngest person there. It was by far the best concert I have ever been to.

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/05/2015 at 01:22

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Yo Saabstory, this is like 2 years later or whatever, but how did that turnout?

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 08/06/2015 at 18:55

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Haha

Really really well! I was incredibly pleased with it. I played it a bit, but I gave it to my friend whose house (and guitars) burned down last year. I wired in a fuzz circuit and some clipping diodes as well as a booster, coil taps and phase switching. It’s pretty bonkers, maybe a little too for my sensibilities! Lemme see if there are any pictures of him playing it in his band online. If so I will post em here.

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/07/2015 at 01:32

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Cool, thanks! I’ve got a spare tele body lying around and I’m trying to gather ideas.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 08/07/2015 at 11:53

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If you need help or advice I’m around.

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/07/2015 at 12:11

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Thanks, this is my current build... should turn out interesting at least

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 08/07/2015 at 17:33

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That is supremely cool. Did you laminate it yourself?

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/07/2015 at 18:16

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I cut 40 separate pieces of wood, glued it together, and then leveled it to 1 3/4” thick

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 08/08/2015 at 12:10

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That’s beyond cool. What sorta wood is it?

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/08/2015 at 18:24

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Just some scrap pine 2x6s that I had. Didn’t want to sink money into it unless I knew it would turn out. I was going for something like this: http://wallacedetroitguitars.com/the-guitars/pu…

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Bandit 08/09/2015 at 02:26

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I’d have to say it’s a resounding success! I’d leave the pickguard off if I were you to put that excellent lamination on display.

Bandit > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 08/09/2015 at 10:28

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Haha thanks! I think I’ll put it on because I messed up the routing for the neck pickup oops!