Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:54 pm

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Honestly Pat, I'd just rock that as an almost tobacco burst. Or take the black further and make it a black/yellow burst...
You're right. Also, it's meant to be a budget build after all. I'll see how I go. There's no rush to finish it.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:11 pm

The neck turned out pretty well.

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:29 pm

I sanded the front back down to wood. (which was a pain in the ass). And re-painted the whole thing.
I'm much more happy with it now.

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Post by JVG » Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:31 am

Dunno why, but i love looking at nicely done cavity routing, and that is some super clean work right there.

Nice sunburst too!

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Post by smjenkins » Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:36 am

Seriously. That body routing looks immaculate. Impressive work Pat.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:44 pm

Thank you!

The burst makes the cheap tort look a lot nicer, I reckon. The yellow's match up.

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:10 pm

I couldn't resist assembling this all together.
I haven't wired or set it up yet. Haven't even polished the body. Might not?

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:25 am

Damn!! That's a stunner!!
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Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:53 pm

This bass is all patched up ready to be painted.

Glued a block of alder in it. It's a pretty good fit. Just hope none of it shows through the finish.

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:57 pm

I gotta stop buying these things.
Haven't done anthing to it yet apart from upgrading the tuners with Gotoh's.
Shimmed the neck and stopped the bridge from rocking. apart from that, I might leave it.
Although the bridge pickup is a tad weak.
The tremolo is nice. Seems to be the correct string spacing? Not narrow like the Japanse ones.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:07 am

Love the pink! Is that guard black or really dark tort?
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:27 am

It's dark tort. Looks pretty good. Dunno if I'll change it yet. My friend described the guitar as an iced vovo

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:27 am

It does!! Pink isn't my favorite color, but I'd rock the hell out of a guitar like that ;D
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:23 pm

It's a little too pink for me, tbh. I have another shell pink jazzmaster which is more faded pastel which looks nicer.
But all my guitars would be pink or sonic blue if i had it my way.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:52 pm

That's how I feel about orange. I'd have something orange on the guitar every time.
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