New Budget Build: Silvertone Bullet Esquire
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New Budget Build: Silvertone Bullet Esquire
This all started when my son wanted to get rid of an old pine bookshelf in his bedroom. Free material is always inspiring.
I planed off the finish, glued up two of the shelves for the frame, added the masonite front and back and made this Dano/Silvertone style body based on the shape of a Fender Bullet Deluxe from the early eighties.
I had a strat style neck that I reshaped the heel and headstock on.
Touched back up with trans tint and truoil.
Added some paint.
Some Dano/Silvertone style binding and a few things from the parts box. I wound up buying a big pole, ceramic tele pickup and making a single ply aged white pickguard for it.
I wrapped the pickup with some string to give it a vintage look.
Here's where I'm at now. Still need to string it up, add some string trees and do a setup.
Non stick, cookie sheet, back control cover.
I planed off the finish, glued up two of the shelves for the frame, added the masonite front and back and made this Dano/Silvertone style body based on the shape of a Fender Bullet Deluxe from the early eighties.
I had a strat style neck that I reshaped the heel and headstock on.
Touched back up with trans tint and truoil.
Added some paint.
Some Dano/Silvertone style binding and a few things from the parts box. I wound up buying a big pole, ceramic tele pickup and making a single ply aged white pickguard for it.
I wrapped the pickup with some string to give it a vintage look.
Here's where I'm at now. Still need to string it up, add some string trees and do a setup.
Non stick, cookie sheet, back control cover.
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