So tempted....

[MadAudio]

by the price! But knowing me I probably wouldn't get around to putting it together for years....

http://store.guitarfetish.com/blflgrbawima.html

[lbanks]

buy it. .

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by lbanks

buy it. .

Enabler!!!!!

[Zaphod B]

Super cool flame graphic!!

[Zaphod B]

Holy shit - $38?

That's cheaper than firewood around here!

[RezN8]

Mad- Buy it! Happy Birthday BTW.

Then when you get it I'll have my friends down there at Action Music put it together for you.

Cheers, Rez

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by Zaphod B

Holy shit - $38?

That's cheaper than firewood around here!

UPS Ground shipping is more than that kit!

[yag]

well did you see the shelltop guitars or the goldplate covered humbuckers
they are very mystic about the pick-ups but it is really cheap

[MadAudio]

Yeah, yag, I saw those. Kinda cool.

But a friend of mine raves about the GFS pickups. He says they're as good if not better than the usual suspects.

[rayc]

I bought a floating bridge from them recently. They were cheap & good in addition to being quick and friendly.

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by RezN8

Mad- Buy it! Happy Birthday BTW.

Then when you get it I'll have my friends down there at Action Music put it together for you.

Cheers, Rez

Thanks, if a tad early! You must've been on MySpace recently!

I figured "What the hell, at the very least I can turn it into art." The cheapest shipping method was $25, so the GT was $68. Now keep in mind this is only for the neck and body. It's not a complete kit. I'll still need to buy tuners, PUPs, bridge, pots, etc. But I can't really do any of that until the kit gets here.

I'd be glad for you to hook me up with Action Music. Where are they located?

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by rayc

I bought a floating bridge from them recently. They were cheap & good in addition to being quick and friendly.

I heard about them from a guitarist friend and he raves about them (especially their pickups). He's planning several guitar upgrade projects thanks to them. He's even thinking of getting some of those MOD thingies.

[kojdogg]

dammit- no longer available that was mine

[travelin travis]

better watch it. you'll end up with parts guitars all over the place like me.

[mrface2112]

those prices are so insanely cheap.........what's the catch? do they sell your credit card info or something? they can't be making enough money off the shipping.....something's gotta be amiss here.

b/c otherwise i'd be jumping on a couple of those bodies and a new bridge for my bass and maybe a couple modboards.


cheers,
wade

[Zaphod B]

Originally Posted by mrface2112

those prices are so insanely cheap.........what's the catch? do they sell your credit card info or something? they can't be making enough money off the shipping.....something's gotta be amiss here.

b/c otherwise i'd be jumping on a couple of those bodies and a new bridge for my bass and maybe a couple modboards.
cheers,
wade

Nah, I think that they're getting blems from the manufacturer that makes their Xaviere line and selling them for cost X 2.5.

[gbdweller]

Buy it...for your B-Day!

[Anfontan]

Originally Posted by MadAudio

by the price! But knowing me I probably wouldn't get around to putting it together for years....

http://store.guitarfetish.com/blflgrbawima.html

Oh come on Norm...its already got a good finish and it's just waiting for you to bolt it together. Doing a good finish is the real time consuming part of one of these kits-and they do have some fine pickups at their site. I just added the pickups to 3 of my guitars and they sound great.

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by Anfontan

Oh come on Norm...its already got a good finish and it's just waiting for you to bolt it together. Doing a good finish is the real time consuming part of one of these kits-and they do have some fine pickups at their site. I just added the pickups to 3 of my guitars and they sound great.

Actually, Tony, I am quite excited by this project. I got an email today saying it had been shipped. Rokket is correct in saying it's a string-through-body design, so it shouldn't be too hard to find a bridge. I'm more concerned about pickups as I know little about them, especially for bass.

I need absolutely no pickguard advice, however!

[MadAudio]

Just checked UPS tracking, and the kit arrives tomorrow!

[mrface2112]

Originally Posted by MadAudio

Just checked UPS tracking, and the kit arrives tomorrow!

Nice! Let us know how it looks and feels! Maybe i'll go grab one too.


cheers,
wade

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by mrface2112

Nice! Let us know how it looks and feels!

Will do. In fact I'm gonna close this thread once I start a new one about this project.

I can tell already this will be more difficult than I first thought, but I'll elaborate more on the new thread.......

[MadAudio]

This DIY saga can be now be seen here.