CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:52 am

Just been working on the headstock template.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by funkyeah! » Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:40 pm

Headstock is a great blend of Electric XII/Firebird/Your own thing
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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:07 pm

Got the Contours done today!
Still needs a bit more work but it's pretty much there!

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:36 pm

DUDE! This is gonna be killer Cross!!
Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:54 pm

Still waiting on the neck and fretboard wood so haven't been able to do much else to this.
But I fitted the 12 string bridge!

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No, I didn't drill the holes wonky, they are compensated.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by Jaguar018 » Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:36 am

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:36 pm
DUDE! This is gonna be killer Cross!!
Call the guitar Marcus Pontius Pilatus.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed May 13, 2020 9:55 pm

The neck wood arrived.
I can now get things rolling.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat May 16, 2020 11:19 pm

Truss rod installed.
Ebony Fretboard glued on!

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by Singlebladepickup » Sun May 17, 2020 1:23 pm

That's looking real, real good. Keep those pictures coming

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by marqueemoon » Sun May 17, 2020 1:26 pm

So cool.

I'm picturing a lavender metallic finish for this.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun May 17, 2020 7:01 pm

marqueemoon wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 1:26 pm
So cool.

I'm picturing a lavender metallic finish for this.
That's pretty much my fav guitar colour right now.

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun May 17, 2020 10:28 pm

DOTS!

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by algeriet » Mon May 18, 2020 7:55 am

funkyeah! wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:16 pm
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What tailpiece is that?

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by algeriet » Mon May 18, 2020 7:55 am

This build is gonna be so killer! What radius/scale length?

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Re: CROSS XII C-BIRD Build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon May 18, 2020 6:56 pm

algeriet wrote:
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funkyeah! wrote:
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What tailpiece is that?
12 string Hardtail string through.

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