My first build.

karmataburn · Post by **karmataburn** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:29 am

I finally finished my first build. I ordered the body from Warmoth and threw a Jaguar neck on it. I put a Tv Jones classic as the neck pickup and a Powertron at the bridge. I am so happy with the way it turned out. A friend had a green metal flake strat when I was a kid and my entire life I have wanted a guitar this color. I was nervous that the color would be over the top and ruin the look of this guitar but I love it. I have not stopped playing it for the past 2 days!!

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:51 am

That body is dead sexy

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:19 am

Mean green sparkle machine. Love it!

Did you do the flake finish yourself? would love details.

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:48 am

Everything about that guitar looks so right. Gorgeous.

karmataburn · Post by **karmataburn** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:50 am

ultratwin wrote:Mean green sparkle machine. Love it!

Did you do the flake finish yourself? would love details.

I had Warmoth finish it. But this is pretty addictive. I have bee looking at bodies all night and I think I may finish the next one myself. From what I read metal flake can be tough so I am thinking a basic red for my first attempt.

the_other_Adam · Post by **the_other_Adam** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:58 am

Awesome! Love the green sparkle. It looks like a speedboat.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:18 am

What the PawnShop 'Stang could have looked like.
Looks great, love the metal flake

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:29 am

that's so fucking hot dood. It totally works somehow.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:10 am

Great guitar - fantastic work/choice on the paint. And pickups.

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:43 pm

super sexy guitar. Did you shoot the paint? If so give us some details.

karmataburn · Post by **karmataburn** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:34 pm

I had Warmoth shoot the paint. I was thinking of doing it my self, but after reading about spraying metal flake I realized it would come out better if I let a pro handle it.

Here is the neck and body when I first got them.

Here is my 1st attempt at wiring. I went back and cleaned everything up after I was sure it was going to work. I am going to change out the 3 way switches to ones that are threaded. I do not like having to use those nuts to hold them on, also I think I want white switches.

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:54 pm

Whoa, that's really nice

vierphoria · Post by **vierphoria** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:33 am

Looks like a dream from the forest. Or something.

How much for the whole guitar, all in all?

karmataburn · Post by **karmataburn** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:17 am

vierphoria wrote:Looks like a dream from the forest. Or something.

How much for the whole guitar, all in all?

Lol put it this way I could have bought a pretty nice genuine fender mustang for what this ended up costing. The thing that got me is how much necks cost. Anyways it was worth every penny to own something that I put together and picked every single part.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:57 am

extreme sexy.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:41 am

You posted 3 pixs of it, and all 3 pixs look like a different guitar... love that about metallic paint

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:35 pm

Welcome Karma!
You should be very proud of that beauty!...Dont put it down EVER!...Especially Lovin the metal flakeiness...hope my jazzer project will be that kinda colour when ive finished it!...
this year!!!...honest!!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:38 pm

^
JohnnyTheBoys avatar cracks me up everytime i see it and scares me at the same time.

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:07 pm

Fran wrote:^
JohnnyTheBoys avatar cracks me up everytime i see it and scares me at the same time.

I mean to have you, boy, even if it must be burglary....

duosonic · Post by **duosonic** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:34 am

warmoth does a great job on paint. Looks awesome!