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looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:30 pm
by mindwave
Moved last month and unfortunately all my tools are packed, and unfortunately wont see light until about winter.

in an earlier post somenoe mentioned pitbull, which used to be one of the only guys on the planet who 'took a chance' on offering things rather than the normal fender/gibson derrivatives, and actually offered some unique but lower quantity sellers, like the never before seen but often copied "modene"

well hes doing it again, no not the moderne, but SEVERAL nice thinline STRATS

https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/gui ... uitar-kit/

and he EVEN has the belly cut on the back, which almost NO ONE offers.

But I think by the time you throw in shipping from down under, pplus the "should shio in july" statement, well lets just say I have tooo many things "coming soon"

So Im looking for something closer, doesnt even need to be a kit, Ill buy a body!

Matter of fact of you are good with a router and have access to decent wood (no FL knotty pine need apply) and want to carve it yourself I'd probably buy it at a reasonable price....

and yes kurt offers one, but just not excited about that color. MATTER OF fact, I actually HATE the amount of wood most people take out of a tree when they make strats.

So if you dont want to carve anything BUT the thinlnine, that would be GREAT

ok im done, gotta go before the monster kicks in......

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm
by tobijohn
Guitar Fetish has a ton of them and they're having a Fathers Day sale to boot:

https://www.guitarfetish.com/Necks-and-Bodies_c_70.html

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:54 pm
by mozz
This guy makes bodies of odd styles.
He's here somewhere but can't remember his name.
https://reverb.com/shop/neckboltguitars

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:24 pm
by tobijohn
mozz wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:54 pm This guy makes bodies of odd styles.
He's here somewhere but can't remember his name.
https://reverb.com/shop/neckboltguitars
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Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:39 pm
by mindwave
tobijohn wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm Guitar Fetish has a ton of them and they're having a Fathers Day sale to boot:

https://www.guitarfetish.com/Necks-and-Bodies_c_70.html
TopJob

You normally give right on target suggestions, but I lifed at GFS for years on a daily basis stripping out their factory buyourts of anything interesting (someoen is STILL beating me to the gene simmons AXE bass bodies)

But I havent ever seen acTHINLINE STRAT

NOw I could be missing it, andif its not against the rules point me ouit would you?

Thanks

j
(BTW Slight 007 reference there :) )

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:29 pm
by tobijohn
mindwave wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:39 pm
tobijohn wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm Guitar Fetish has a ton of them and they're having a Fathers Day sale to boot:

https://www.guitarfetish.com/Necks-and-Bodies_c_70.html
TopJob

You normally give right on target suggestions, but I lifed at GFS for years on a daily basis stripping out their factory buyourts of anything interesting (someoen is STILL beating me to the gene simmons AXE bass bodies)

But I havent ever seen acTHINLINE STRAT

NOw I could be missing it, andif its not against the rules point me ouit would you?

Thanks

j
(BTW Slight 007 reference there :) )
Ah, I completely glossed over that it was specifically a semi-hollow Strat kit that you were looking for. Bargain Musician has one but only with two P90s. I've got a couple of their kits and while I haven't put them together, the quality and fit is good on both. Like most kits other than the ones from Precision and high end BYOG models, the hardware is just functional:

https://www.bargainmusician.com/inc/sde ... it/116/250

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:01 pm
by mindwave
thanks ill see what they have, Im not adverse to p90s or a dremel

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:03 pm
by mindwave
you know I could ALMOST go with the jag trem, but the no body carves is a killer for me....Ill have to check out reverb or etsy unfortunately the referral fr reverb the guy has SO much bisiness hes not taking new requests....

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:26 pm
by tobijohn
mindwave wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:01 pm thanks ill see what they have, Im not adverse to p90s or a dremel
You'd need a pickguard too and the controls are accessed from the back as well...

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:25 am
by nomadh
mindwave wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:30 pm Moved last month and unfortunately all my tools are packed, and unfortunately wont see light until about winter.

in an earlier post somenoe mentioned pitbull, which used to be one of the only guys on the planet who 'took a chance' on offering things rather than the normal fender/gibson derrivatives, and actually offered some unique but lower quantity sellers, like the never before seen but often copied "modene"

well hes doing it again, no not the moderne, but SEVERAL nice thinline STRATS

https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/gui ... uitar-kit/

and he EVEN has the belly cut on the back, which almost NO ONE offers.

But I think by the time you throw in shipping from down under, pplus the "should shio in july" statement, well lets just say I have tooo many things "coming soon"

So Im looking for something closer, doesnt even need to be a kit, Ill buy a body!

Matter of fact of you are good with a router and have access to decent wood (no FL knotty pine need apply) and want to carve it yourself I'd probably buy it at a reasonable price....

and yes kurt offers one, but just not excited about that color. MATTER OF fact, I actually HATE the amount of wood most people take out of a tree when they make strats.

So if you dont want to carve anything BUT the thinlnine, that would be GREAT

ok im done, gotta go before the monster kicks in......
The sx been looking sweet to me. Maybe take the chance stripping it w heat gun? Tricky enough without the thinline prob but maybe?

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 6:49 pm
by mindwave
you know that sx is looking better and better and I have found the box my heatgun was packed in!

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:07 pm
by Mossman
mindwave wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:30 pm Moved last month and unfortunately all my tools are packed, and unfortunately wont see light until about winter.

in an earlier post somenoe mentioned pitbull, which used to be one of the only guys on the planet who 'took a chance' on offering things rather than the normal fender/gibson derrivatives, and actually offered some unique but lower quantity sellers, like the never before seen but often copied "modene"

well hes doing it again, no not the moderne, but SEVERAL nice thinline STRATS

https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/gui ... uitar-kit/

and he EVEN has the belly cut on the back, which almost NO ONE offers.

But I think by the time you throw in shipping from down under, pplus the "should shio in july" statement, well lets just say I have tooo many things "coming soon"

So Im looking for something closer, doesnt even need to be a kit, Ill buy a body!

Matter of fact of you are good with a router and have access to decent wood (no FL knotty pine need apply) and want to carve it yourself I'd probably buy it at a reasonable price....

and yes kurt offers one, but just not excited about that color. MATTER OF fact, I actually HATE the amount of wood most people take out of a tree when they make strats.

So if you dont want to carve anything BUT the thinlnine, that would be GREAT

ok im done, gotta go before the monster kicks in......
I've had a couple of bodies made by Rosser Guitars, and they do offer a thinline Strat. I'm going to get one for a baritone build.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Body-Un ... SwtMNbq5ip

He seems to only make bodies out of northern ash, which are heavy, but the thinline body weighs between 4.5 and 5.5 lbs, if I remember correctly.

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:20 pm
by mindwave
mossman

thanks for that link,

not ONLY does he have a nice thinkoine strat body, but hes got a PRS thinline copy that looks really noce, and is fairly proced


OH I want my tools back.

I had JUST finished accumulating all my stupid expensiove poarts to build a spot on BM Red Special, from his PLANS......

Re: looking for a kit referrral or someone who can make a body

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:08 pm
by Mossman
mindwave wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:20 pm mossman

thanks for that link,

not ONLY does he have a nice thinkoine strat body, but hes got a PRS thinline copy that looks really noce, and is fairly proced


OH I want my tools back.

I had JUST finished accumulating all my stupid expensiove poarts to build a spot on BM Red Special, from his PLANS......
Hmmm... I didn't notice any PRS-type bodies. I'll have to take another look.

What happened to your tools?