*almost* finished Non-Reverse Firebird project **£125 + postage**

MattNovak

Hi all,

Needing to make some space and free up a little bit of cash for an incoming project - up for grabs is a 95% completed project. There's a load of pics on this thread: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/172840/mattnovak-q1-20-challenge-1-esquire-y-thing-done-1-firebird-y-thing#latest

What's included:

• body in Sonic Blue nitro (bought unfinished from eBay)
• neck in mahogany with a walnut fretbooard (made by me)
• scratchplate and pickguard (again, made by me)

What's needed to finish:

• a set of tuners
• your choice of bridge (the neck is made to accomodate an ABR-1 or wrapover bridge)
• Final shaping and sanding of neck (you get to largely pick your own neck shape)
• Pickup and electrics (pickguard is routed for a P90)

It's not perfect and I have a whole loads of pics available pointing out the following:

• a couple of paint blemishes
• some markers are slightly off centre 

No idea how to price it, but it'll look great once its finished:





  

thecolourbox

Ah that is gorgeous. I've no skill to finish it, but that is lovely looking thing

DrBob

Oh Jesus I want that..

MattNovak

Thanks @thecolourbox ! 

A few more pics I have found below, one thing to mention is that the neck has a carbon fibre stiffening section, rather than a truss rod. If you like a low action and a straight neck its great, check out Vigier guitars for more info as they use the same approach.

ICBM

With apologies to MattNovak for slightly hijacking his thread - although it could help both of us - I have a pair of cheap but good Firebird pickups which I would be happy to sell either individually or as a pair, and if needed, an ABR-1-style bridge and stoptail. Unfortunately I don't have any machineheads - mine were for a non-reverse headstock (bizarrely, since the rest of it was reverse!) and are sold anyway.

MattNovak

Good shout ICBM.

Forgot to mention, neck is Fender scale length and 12'' radius.

ICBM

I also forgot to mention that the pickups are £20 each, the bridge £10 and tailpiece £5, all including postage - or the pair for £35. The bridge is a Sung-Il - the tailpiece and pickups aren't marked, but they all came from the same guitar so I assume they're also Korean. The pickups both measure 8.4K.



Bridge and tailpiece sold.

MattNovak

I have a whole load of detailed pics on my phone, ready to email should anyone want them.

The weight of body, neck and plastics is a total of 3kg (6.6lb) so it will make a nicely balanced once finished with the lighter neck helping to alleviate any dive.

MattNovak

Quick Saturday bump...

ICBM

Bridge and tailpiece sold. Pickups still available - £20 each or £35 the pair, including postage.

MattNovak

£130 plus whatever the postage costs for the FB... 

MattNovak

Quick price drop bump and to say that the bridge pickup has been enlarged to fit a P90 so ICBM's hardware should drop straight in... 

TTony

That’s a ridiculous price.  It might almost be *too* cheap - people being put off, thinking it can’t be any good at that price!

Great place for someone to start putting a bitsa together.

StephenB

is the rear cavity cut? Thanks

MattNovak

StephenB said:

is the rear cavity cut? Thanks

Hi @stepehenb - yes it is, I’m on my phone so can’t link pics but there’s a shot of it in the link above. Also has a cavity cover.

StephenB

PM incoming