Holiday Projects.. what are you planning

Modulus_Amps

So after spending all my time helping others with there projects I finally get to go on holiday and build something for myself. So I am going to build a jcm800 2204 small box clone, just because I have never actually built one stock and then after that I have a AC15 custom type amp to put together too which should be fun.

What are you guys planning on building/modding over the holidays?

TTony

I'm planning on getting ready for the 2018 Q1 m&m challenge

Sporky

I'm going to finish the new CNC bench, then move the little PCB CNC to the workshop and get it running.

BigMonka

I’ll hopefully be finishing my Timmy pedal clone. If it works then I might start another build, then finish that one Christmas 2018

munckee

Planning on lacquering my too pale stray neck  

Nomad

I shall be engaging in the on-going up-tartage of my workshop. The next stage should enable me to get several boxes of crap out the way - a big full-width shelf above the machine bench (picked up the steel support frame for it this afternoon).

With a bit of luck, the briar blanks and pipe mouthpieces I ordered from Greece will have arrived, and I might have go at making a pipe. If not, I'll make some more storage thingies for organising my pipe paraphernalia, and maybe some more tool danglers for the tool wall. If I get the mess tidied up enough, I might dig up the neck and body for my doublecut build and look at it with semi-serious intent. (Haven't done much woodwork since early this year, so I've been easing myself back in with little projects that have nothing to do with guitars, but decided that the workshop needed a serious seeing-to.)

Garthy

Swapping the Jackson JT590 bridge from the red shredder to my Jackson Dinky as the replacement trem currently in the Dinky is absolutely fucked. In turn a OFR is going into the red shredder. A HSH set of Dimarzio Evos are going into the Jackson Dinky, a HH set of Dimarzio D'Activators are going into the red shredder to replace the SD Custom 5 & Alnico2 which in turn are going into my green Washburn Mercury.

Roland

I’ve got one more Christmas present to complete. After that I’ll give the workshop a break for a few days. My holiday plan is to drink and play games with the kids (aged 30, 33, and 35) and their partners.

Modulus_Amps

@TTony said:

I'm planning on getting ready for the 2018 Q1 m&m challenge

I love M&M's what it the challenge exactly, and where does one enter?

Modulus_Amps

Nomad said:

I shall be engaging in the on-going up-tartage of my workshop. Haven't done much woodwork since early this year, so I've been easing myself back in with little projects that have nothing to do with guitars, but decided that the workshop needed a serious seeing-to.)

I have one of those too, but as soon as I sort it it becomes a mess, I recently built an upstairs sections to try and separate the different types of mess, hopefully it will work better in 2018. Good luck

TTony

Modulus_Amps said:

TTony said:

I'm planning on getting ready for the 2018 Q1 m&m challenge

I love M&M's what it the challenge exactly, and where does one enter?

We've run various "challenges" in the making & modding section in years gone by.  Things like "build a £100 guitar" or "mod a HB" and various others than I can't remember right now.

The challenge isn't so much about winning against the other entrants - its more about giving yourself a challenge, putting a timescale to it so that it's actually finished, and documenting the process in a thread on here to share the detail (ups & downs) of how you've done whatever it is you're going to do.

We've not had one for a while, so the idea this time around is to fun something that's going to be open to the widest possible number of entrants given that not everyone wants another £100 guitar, whilst some others wants exactly that.

There's a long discussion already about what it might be, and it's going to be pretty much along the lines discussed.  All to be revealed some time between Christmas & New Year, challenge to run through Q1.

RiftAmps

I've got a bunch of valve radios to finish restoring, one of which (a VHF-only unit) is proving to be a right PITA.

I've got enough spare bits hanging around for an 18w head so will put that together I think.

GoldenEraGuitars

I’ll be levelling the ground for the new workshop with the 16 tonne delivery of course run stone I just got...

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rico

Modulus_Amps said:

So after spending all my time helping others with there projects I finally get to go on holiday and build something for myself. So I am going to build a jcm800 2204 small box clone, just because I have never actually built one stock and then after that I have a AC15 custom type amp to put together too which should be fun.

What are you guys planning on building/modding over the holidays?

That sounds very cool - will you do a build thread? 

Im putting together a TS clone for a mates Xmas present and an artist friend is doing some cool stuff with the enclosure. 

paulnb57

Gathering parts for another Mustang build with a twist or two.......not started assembling anything yet, as Im waiting to see what the New Year challenge is about...
I have the neck and locking tuners in stock along with electrics and control plate, the Swamp Ash body is custom routed and is currently sitting in a Customs warehouse, having winged its way from the other side of the pond, waiting for a letter to arrive telling me how much duty I have to pay...colour is sorted and the rattle cans are on standby, headstock decal is also here...another Toronado bridge will be modded from 6 saddle string through to three saddle top loader...looking forward to getting started.....

Modulus_Amps

@rico said:

Modulus_Amps said:

So after spending all my time helping others with there projects I finally get to go on holiday and build something for myself. So I am going to build a jcm800 2204 small box clone, just because I have never actually built one stock and then after that I have a AC15 custom type amp to put together too which should be fun.

What are you guys planning on building/modding over the holidays?

That sounds very cool - will you do a build thread? 

Probably will do for the JCM800, but not for the AC15 build

rico

That’s what I meant ^ awesome

m_c

I'm hoping to get started on my Tele build, as I've now had all the non-electric parts for a good few weeks now.

Corvus

I'm just hoping to escape from DIY hell and get back to the workshop. Finish the Firebird, acoustic rebuild and build an 18-watter. I've got two Mojo P90s and a slab of mahogany for a neck but can't decide what to do with them. No rush though.

Maynehead

I’m getting a notched straight edge for Christmas, so I’ll be levelling and recrowning my B.C.Rich Flying V’s frets.

webrthomson

Need to finish out my new pedal board! TH I need to make some decisions about what’s actually making it onto it first

I've also got a Triode JCM 2204 amp kit that I brought back from the states a while (years!) ago that I might finally get around to as well.