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letch77
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Post subject: BYOGuitar
 Posted: Jul 14, 2009 - 04:22 AM
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| Has anyone bought the Explorer kit from BYOGuitar.com? It looks like an awesome deal to make into the Shark. It's not a Destroyer, but is there a significant difference in appearance? |
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GalleyEVH1984
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Post subject: RE: BYOGuitar
Posted: Jul 14, 2009 - 09:38 AM
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I have never heard of it before 
I'm extremely intrested in buying the Explorer kit, it's alot cheaper then buying one and its already pulled apart for painting. |
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letch77
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Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 06:14 PM
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I just ordered the Explorer kit. They said they are in production and would be available in about 4 weeks...excellent timing because I just started painting my Frankenstrat! =) In 4 weeks I'll have forgotten I ordered it and it'll be like Christmas in August when it arrives!  |
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Posted: Jul 16, 2009 - 08:17 AM
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letch77
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Posted: Dec 12, 2009 - 07:06 AM
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I ordered and received the Explorer kit from BYOGuitar.com and it looks great! The body and neck are mahogany and it comes with all the hardware and electronics for a complete guitar. The headstock shape is a little different than the Destroyer, but it should be barely noticable after it's painted. The selector switch route is off, but that should be easy to fix by filling it with a strip of wood from the "chunk" removed behind the bridge and then re-routed. Here are some pics of the kit:
Does anyone have the dimensions of the shark-tooth cutout (or an approximation)? |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 08:06 PM
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Looks pretty good, but I think you will also need to plug the Jack and re drill it higher up.... Otherwise you will find when you cut the bottom at an angle you will go right thru the jack!! The controls look to be at the wrong angle too, but thats something that very few will notice once it's been chopped and painted! Nice to see it's got a set neck too! Don't find many kits with that option!
Keep us updated on progress! |
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Posted: May 23, 2010 - 04:06 PM
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| What happened with this project? |
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letch77
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Posted: May 23, 2010 - 09:48 PM
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Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 09:54 PM
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letch77 wrote:
I still have the kit, but haven't done anything with it. I bought an Epiphone Explorer that I'm going to make into a Shark. I'm considering selling this kit.
just curious, how much would you ask for the kit?
BYO guitar no longer sells the explorer kit (dont see it on their site).
guitarfetish.com sells a kit for $160 w/ poplar body |
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Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 03:17 AM
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