REVISITED! Kurts poorly modified mustang build

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:50 pm

That's a great build I like it !! Actually pretty cool, keep what you need, scrap what you don't !!

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:34 pm

othomas2 wrote:That's a great build I like it !! Actually pretty cool, keep what you need, scrap what you don't !!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:45 am

weeping_moon wrote:
paul_ wrote:
weeping_moon wrote:Yep. But something about you says to me Kurt fanboy. No worries there i used to be the same, until i grew up.
I read you got now at least 7 or 8 guitars maybe more. How about do a riff or solo and record a great song and use guitars instead of making and selling them?
I find this sentiment very odd coming from a guy who switched over from Nirvana to the Pumpkins like 3 years ago and owns a few DiMarzio'd Mustangs and a Corgan-approved Strat, though still expressed interest in the KC signature Mustang that came out like a year and a half ago. Is this what you meant by "grew up"?
Is it forbidden to have other thoughts than you? It seems so.

Dude.

You told some guy he's a Kurt fanboy who wastes his time building/selling guitars, and then very condescendingly that that's fine if he doesn't want to grow up like you did (and apparently by that you meant trying to write rock songs with heavy solos in 2013). If anyone here is being an elitist it's you.
Why are you commenting in a SHORTSCALE GUITAR PROJECTS forum that people need to knock off all the SHORTSCALE GUITAR PROJECTS?
Would you have told Leo to knock it off after his 7th or 8th prototype? "Ok seriously, how many designs with bolt-on necks and pickguard-mounted pickups are you planning on making here? I have read that you don't even play guitar."

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:19 am

paul_ wrote:Dude.

You told some guy he's a Kurt fanboy who wastes his time building/selling guitars, and then very condescendingly that that's fine if he doesn't want to grow up like you did (and apparently by that you meant trying to write rock songs with heavy solos in 2013).

If anyone here is being an elitist it's you.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:54 pm

wrong knob.

also on kurts one just volume. no tone.

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guit ... dknobs.htm

amoust there ^^

now sonic blue lolz

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:02 am

paul just opened up the doors, school is in session.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:19 am

iCEByTes wrote:wrong knob.

also on kurts one just volume. no tone.

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guit ... dknobs.htm

amoust there ^^

now sonic blue lolz

Well it's not an exact replica like I have stated its just a tribute/inspiring build. I'm not painting the headstock, using the same bridge, pickup, pickup ring, position of the control plate, and the route under the neck pocket.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:09 pm

I sold this to a cool guy locally. But no worries, he's going to finish it. And I got him to join the ss community. (Mike129) hopefully he will take over the thread.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:25 pm

Doing it right this time around. Stay tuned kiddos!

image by punkacc9, on Flickr

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:10 am

Boom!

poor stang right copy by punkacc9, on Flickr

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:45 pm

Awstin wrote:Doing it right this time around. Stay tuned kiddos!

image by punkacc9, on Flickr

niiiiice..yeah, that bridge does look similar to the Kurdz..and cheaper than the Schaller..

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:38 pm

Indeed. The Schaller is pretty pricey and I already have all of these parts. All I need is the body. No sense in spending anymore money. Just need to get that made, paint it all (probably will do myself so it looks shitty and home did like de kurtz) and then put it together. I'm gonna use Krylon Ocean Breeze or whatever it's called. Should work nicely for this color. Then I'll paint the headstock plain jane black. I'll have to white dot the other side of the neck too. I'm thinking this was a reversed headstock 80's fender neck that he recycled in to a lefty neck. Makes most sense.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:44 pm

Shit. I forgot to photoshop the control plate. Also, what do you guys think? Just a regular ol clear knob on there or something different? Post a link of what you think it is.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:36 am

Excited to see how this works out. LOVE the hardtail bridge. What kind is it / where did you get it? More info pls...

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:38 am

Also, I like traditional Mustang knobs best with the control plate.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 5:44 am

The bridge is a mighty mite I think. I found it on eBay. Nothing expensive but pretty nice quality lol.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 5:53 am

Yup, just searched for mighty mite hardtail bridges and they're less than $30. Have been thinking about a hardtail Jazzmaster project. Would def consider using a bridge like that (although a Toro bridge would be nice too).

Are you getting a new body routed by Cooterfinger?

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:21 am

Yeah. Sometime after Christmas Cooterfinger will be making it.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:09 am

singlepickup24 wrote:What kind is it / where did you get it? More info pls...

There are plenty of them on ebay if you search for a hardtail bridge. They are made in China, cost like $5 - 10 and the shipping could be free to Taiwan

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:30 am

I asked Earnie Bailey on Facebook about this particular guitar. The neck is from Chandler and the body he (Kurtz) built himself. Apparently he made three of these bodies.

Look forward to seeing the end result.