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Kemp Guitars *2017-2018* Build Thread

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  • Right it's official, I'm now very excited to get my hands on this! It looks amazing with the Tru-oil on Matt :)

    Hey Ross. Glad to hear that... Won't be long now, I'll reply to your email shortly =) 
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  • GluedtoMusicGluedtoMusic Frets: 74
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    That neck is stunning, great work!
    Supplier of Gotoh, Fender, Gibson, Faber, Schaller, Hipshot, Floyd Rose, TonePros, Graph Tech, Hosco luthier tools and many more.
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  • That neck is stunning, great work!

    Thank you =) 
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Been a little quiet over the past couple of weeks so have a teaser pic, and just a sample, of what's to come over the next month or so


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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    That green stained Flame Maple top again... But what's this? It's the Hulk-burst (aka JoKeR-BuRsT) =)

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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Me and the Hulk-burst enjoying the sunshine! Should be finished this time next week...

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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Finished the "Hulk-burst" DC... Flame Maple/Mahogany body, Maple neck, Flame Maple fretboard w/ Luminlay dot inlays, Wilkinson bridge, AT-1 and Cruiser pickups, Gotoh 381 locking tuners and Green-Purple burst under matte finish...

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  • grungebobgrungebob Frets: 3299
    man, the quality of your work looks stunning.
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    grungebob said:
    man, the quality of your work looks stunning.
    Thanks Grungebob  =)
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited May 2018

    Yeah, been a while but I'm still here and working on a number of builds that will present themselves over the coming few weeks. The first, in celebration of this glorious sunshine we've been having, this yellow SS (actually not influenced by the sun at all, but an idea I had some time ago) in the typical "bridge-only-pickup" style. I went for chrome hardware after seeing an old ESP in a very similar yellow with chrome and thought it suited.

    Full spec: Mahogany archtop body, Maple three-piece bolt-on neck w/ reversed head, Wenge fretboard w/ binding, Gotoh Tune-O-Matic bridge and 381 Series tuners, Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup and matte Cadmium Yellow finish...

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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Hey guys,

    Sorry I haven't posted in a while, lots going on at home and been concentrating on the social media stuff.

    Just finished... Custom 7-string SD with Ash body, Maple set-neck, Flame Maple fretboard, Tonepros TP7 tune-o-matic bridge, Gotoh 381 Series Magnum Lock tuners, Fishman Fluence Modern HB set with coil split and USB recharge pack, and Lollar Tweed (middle) single coil pickup...


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  • twguitartwguitar Frets: 5
    Great to see you here Matt, Ive only just joined but have been following your work on Facebook for a few years now. Always enjoy seeing build updates!
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    twguitar said:
    Great to see you here Matt, Ive only just joined but have been following your work on Facebook for a few years now. Always enjoy seeing build updates!

    Hey, good to see you here too
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    twguitar said:
    Great to see you here Matt, Ive only just joined but have been following your work on Facebook for a few years now. Always enjoy seeing build updates!

    Hey, good to see you here too

    Half my message has disappeared! Anyway, I did carry on to say that I would continue posting completed builds here but most of the progress stuff will now be on FB, Twitter and Instagram. 
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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Hey guys,

    Trying to keep out of the sun and heat, the coolest place in the house right now is the office so I thought I'd go through some recent photos and post a general "what I'm up to at the moment"

    So, there are a few custom builds and a couple of stock builds in progress at the moment. All early days apart from one which I sprayed yesterday and is ready for clear coat tomorrow. Remember this colour (Kiwi Light)? I had to do it again...


    The other builds are just started with blanks machined, body shapes routed and scarf joints ready to glue. Includes some Flame Maple, Quilted Maple, Swamp Ash and more tasty wood-goodness...

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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183

    Before I get on with this lot...

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    Why not enjoy my latest "bridge-only-pickup" build in the fantastic Kiwi Green...

    Full spec: Poplar body, Maple three-piece bolt-on neck w/ non-reversed head, Richlite fretboard, WD Music fixed bridge, Gotoh 381 Series Magnum Lock tuners, Kent Armstrong Super Distortion pickup and, of course, that Kiwi Green finish...

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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

    Two favourites - Macassar Ebony and Ziricote - slotted, tapered and now glued to necks...


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  • xKempGuitarsxKempGuitars Frets: 183
    edited February 2019

     A quick update on what I'm working on right now - left-handed, bound Flame Maple and Ziricote

    Progressing to this...


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  • All that Flame Maple ^

    Has now become this, Kemp's latest creation...

    Full spec: Custom 6-string SS leftie, Black Limba body with Flame Maple top, 5-pce Wenge/Ash neck, Ziricote fretboard, Gotoh fixed bridge, Gotoh 381 Magnum Lock tuners, Bare Knuckle Pickups "Ragnarok" covered set and matte trans Blue/natural Poly finish 





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  • webrthomsonwebrthomson Frets: 1029
    edited December 2019
    Very nice <removed - see below>, love the blue - do I spy a drop top?

    How do you like the BKP Ragnarok's?

    Ross

    ADMIN EDIT: First name removed due to GDPR request.
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