A few of my builds...

[markblack77]

I got into building partscaster over the last few years... everything starts with a squire neck and blank.

Then I build / butcher it with fairly basic tools, router, jigsaw, files, etc. Nothing fancy just your basic garage stuff. I've really enjoyed it, taught me loads and much to my surprise left me with some very playable guitars that I now tend to pick up first... The one vice is pickups... I do like to spend some money there...

anyhow a few pics... thanks for looking. Cheers Mark





















and a WIP...

[Ceylon]

This one is just the coolest. Really nice work!

[seenoevil II]

I normally don'r like the truncated explorer look, but these have a balance to them that really works. Like some alternate universe Danelectro vibe. Love the FB pickups too.

[JSett]

This shape explorer (is it originally the 'Clapton cut'?) and the single pickup is my jam. I like this.

[Norrin Radd]

Man those all look great! You've got an excellent eye for appropriate aging as well. Love the shapes too - always thought that would be the most difficult part but all of yours look just - correct. Know what I mean? Like those shapes were meant to be guitars. Nice work!

[bipedal2]

Nice builds. That yellow / honey-finished guitar midway through the photo list made me think of the St. Vincent signature guitar from Ernie Ball (a good thing!).

[markblack77]

thanks all... my first few builds where VERY inpsired / a rip off of Ben Wasser guitar and Novo's... And the st.vincent and Mariposa where 100% borrowed from as well...

Starting to do more of my own stuff, but it's hard to be inspired by what's out there... so much cool stuff being made.

Thanks again for the comments.

Cheers

Mark

[JSett]

Yeah, the Wasser is very obvious in them. Not a bad thing, I was fixing to buy one last year until I learnt more about the company.

I could be tempted to adapt one myself from a kit. Which one did you use/would you recommend... and experiences with?

[markblack77]

Yeah, the Wasser is very obvious in them. Not a bad thing, I was fixing to buy one last year until I learnt more about the company.

I could be tempted to adapt one myself from a kit. Which one did you use/would you recommend... and experiences with?

Hello. I didn't use a kit... Just we worked with online pics and a blank.

[JSett]

Yeah, the Wasser is very obvious in them. Not a bad thing, I was fixing to buy one last year until I learnt more about the company.

I could be tempted to adapt one myself from a kit. Which one did you use/would you recommend... and experiences with?

Hello. I didn't use a kit... Just we worked with online pics and a blank.

Ahh, I totally read that completely wrong/straight-up imagined that in my head I thoroughly apologise. What a doofus

[markblack77]

Yeah, the Wasser is very obvious in them. Not a bad thing, I was fixing to buy one last year until I learnt more about the company.

I could be tempted to adapt one myself from a kit. Which one did you use/would you recommend... and experiences with?

Don't get me wrong i did start looking at explorer kits to see if i could butcher one

Hello. I didn't use a kit... Just we worked with online pics and a blank.

Ahh, I totally read that completely wrong/straight-up imagined that in my head I thoroughly apologise. What a doofus

[Mondaysoutar]

The mad Tele esque one with the B/G bender is beautiful man, love the shape and the wee cut out along the top of the body. Is that a rotary style pick up selector? Also what does the knob/button underneath the middle pick up do? Lovely work anyways man

[B.T.]

Those look really cool

[Shadoweclipse13]

These are amazing!!! Of your pictures, #2 and #3 really stand out to me. #3 especially as I'm a sucker for anything Jazzcaster/Telemaster related

[markblack77]

The mad Tele esque one with the B/G bender is beautiful man, love the shape and the wee cut out along the top of the body. Is that a rotary style pick up selector? Also what does the knob/button underneath the middle pick up do? Lovely work anyways man

Thanks... That's a kill switch. I tried to go full jack white on that one... Pickups, benders, drop D, kill switches...