Rabs Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Looking good! The patch piece is blending in nicely too, it'll look even better all oiled up Johnny Cheers man :) And this is only the third time ive stained a guitar like this.. a fair few of my builds have been natural finishes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I got some oil on today Heres that lovely Asian Mahogany I got for the back and neck And I also did some natural binding type thing on the headstock... I just scraped the edges with a blade at an angle. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 No fun DIY for me today. My window regulator in my '98 accord broke yesterday and the window dropped right into the door. So I spent the last couple hours replacing the window regulator and motor. What a pain in the ***! The window was stuck all the way down so I had to reach into the door to free it up. Had no idea what I was doing but managed to get it working :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I got some oil on today Now that does look nice with the binding then the mahogany body....... Think I will want to play this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Heres the latest... No buffing done yet... But its almost ready :) And not forgetting to add my decal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Lookin good Rabs! I had this enclosure lying around that I powdercoated quite a while ago and it was.. A learning experience Not my best powdercoating job (probably the worst I have done), but I didn't want to waste the enclosure anyway, so I built this Ge Fuzz Face in there last week. Kindof a sloppy wiring job since the powdercoating is pretty bad I didn't care about looks too much. But sound is a straight 10/10 This sounds pretty close to NKT275s, but these transistors are WAY more temp stable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 It's been a while since I've posted a non-fuzz build.. Here's a pitch-shifting tremolo that cops some Magnatone-esque modulation (I'm loving the hyphen today!). I've been diggin' on Lonnie Mack lately so this is pretty fun to use for his style Oh yeah.. The tape was just my elegant lazy way of isolating the optical components in the circuit from ambient light in the enclosure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 So what do you reckon on this design (roughly) for that spalted top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 So what do you reckon on this design (roughly) for that spalted top? that looks good..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Here's a quick little iPhone clip of the green vibe that I just posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Here's a quick little iPhone clip of the green vibe that I just posted Man, that thing sounds groovy! Especially with the Twin's reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Been working on a "look" for my Bigshot booster. I've been doing them in custom swirly boxes but I wanted a more production type design. Think I'm going with this grey. The giant knob is super easy to turn with your foot. Might ditch the LED bezel though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Thanks Pup! I think that pedal will find it's way into some regular usage. It sounds awesome with fuzz or clean too. I love the new look for the booster! Really clean. Is that paint or powdercoat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I love the new look for the booster! Really clean. Is that paint or powdercoat? Thanks! It's paint. Ain't got no fancy powder coating apparatus. It's more of a super shiny silver until the clear does on. I actually like the silver, so I may try just not clearcoating. The clear is really just for the water slide decal. Of course, I'll probably just end up having Mammoth do them for me like they do for my Juice Boxes. Not cheap but it sure looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yo!! So heres the latest... That blue guitar is being a slight pain to finish.. Just couldn't quite get it right.. But im pretty much there now And im pretty close with walnut top 2.. Did the neck and pickup holes today... Just need to drill the tuner holes and a final sand and I can start finishing this one to :) Look at that grain :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yo... So heres the latest on Walnut top 2... I had a sudden change of mind when this guitar told me it needed a pickguard.. And who am I to disagree :) So I made my own one from a sheet of white Perspex. Heres the sheet... I mark the positions out for the pickups and neck... Then I cut it roughly to shape And then make sure it all fits where it needs too Then the screw holes Then I countersink the holes Sweeet I also made the TRC with the same stuff So that's all ready for its oiling now... Out of interest, this was my mock up for this guitar.. Gonna get quite close I think (obviously the wood is not quite the same as what I have) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Nice work Rabs! I'm starting to put together a Fender Deluxe clone over here. Just got the chassis today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Cheers man.. I wish I could comment on your work more but I don't know much about pedals or how to build an amp... But they sure all look the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I'm starting to put together a Fender Deluxe clone over here. Just got the chassis today Yea!! I can't wait to see more pix as you get it built. You might try putting some masking tape over those transformers so they don't get scratched up while you're workiing on it. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 That's a good idea. Thanks for the tip BBP! I think I'll cover the face with masking tape for now too. It's so polished to perfection, it'd be a shame to scratch it I will post pics as I go, but progress will be a little slow since I'm gonna build the cab and I'm still waiting on some parts in the mail. Just wired the pilot light and filaments last night. This is my first amp build so I'm super excited :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Love the grain on that last one Rabs. I've been following your builds too and your getting better all the time. Too bad your so far away on the other side of the pond, I'd like to try some and can't wait till you try some burst flames on one. I'm a fan of the vintage bursts and the reds but have neither Yet. Keep up the good work on the builds guys, the pedals look great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Love the grain on that last one Rabs. I've been following your builds too and your getting better all the time. Too bad your so far away on the other side of the pond, I'd like to try some and can't wait till you try some burst flames on one. I'm a fan of the vintage bursts and the reds but have neither Yet. Keep up the good work on the builds guys, the pedals look great too. Thank you sir... And yes I have a nice flame top in the waiting... I guess adding a burst to my work portfolio would be a good thing, a lot of people like it and may want it on a custom order.. Im pretty sure I can do it.. So watch this space :) (I really wanna do a honeyburst ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 And finishing has started on this walnut top.... First what I did was add an antique pine stain (like a dirty yellow)... This really helps highlight the wood.. Heres the back and neck And then did the same to the top.. I didn't do this on the last walnut top build so it will be interesting to see them side by side when its ready. Pre stain And after Then once that had some time to dry, on goes the first layer of oil Yeah baby.. I like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Love that walnut top Rabs. I'm probly gonna be asking you a bunch of questions about that oil finish you're using pretty soon here. Thinking of some cab finishing options for the amp build I had a little more time to do some work on the amp last night. Progress is slow as I'm still figuring things out. The heater wiring on the preamp tubes was tripping me up. I redid it 3 or 4 times (good thing I bought lots of extra wire). That was a learning experience, I'm sure there's plenty more to come :P Here's where it's at today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Love that walnut top Rabs. I'm probly gonna be asking you a bunch of questions about that oil finish you're using pretty soon here. Thinking of some cab finishing options for the amp build Yeah its a nice one for sure.. Should finish really well... And of course you can ask me anything you like.. One of the points of this thread :) You can start with these vids And this guy is pretty good.. He has a load of guitar staining and finishing vids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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