Zemaitis / Bonabird / thing. Homebuild going cheap!

MattNovak

Hi all

I was hoping to release one of my creations into the wild. I'm no Paul Reed Smith, but it plays well and there'll be no nasty surprises for the next owner.

But first, a picture:



And a link to the build thread: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/179686/zemaitis-bonabyrd-type-thing/p1 ;

Core specs are:

1 piece Cherry body (white binding)
Cherry neck ('58 LP profile, so on the fatter side)
Ebony fretboard; 25'' (PRS) scale, 24 fret, 12'' radius, frets are on the larger side
Nitro 'Cherry Cola' finish on the top, I used OSMO on the rest of it
Vintage Jackson J-90C HB (I'll keep this and knock £50 off the price if its not for you) - very highly regarded: 

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/forum/the-pickup-lounge/43248-did-sd-build-the-jackson-charvel-j-90c#post677119 ;

There's just 2 bits which need doing:

Wiring up (it's already drilled for long-shaft pots, tone and volume and an LP output jack)
You'll need to cut a control cavity cover out - there's no recess; my plan was to glue dowels in each corner of the cavity 2mm short of the overall depth.

I am really unsure how to price this! It's not cosmetically perfect but is a perfectly playable and ''distinctive'' guitar.

£275 with the J-90C, £225 without? 

HarrySeven

Now, that is rather lovely…

hassleham

That is super cool!

MattNovak

A quick little Tuesday bump. 

MattNovak

It’s Saturday night, get a few beers in you. Also I’ve knocked £50 off the price(s) - so; £225 with the pick-up and £175 without. 

carlos

Where are you based? And are there shipping options? What bridge is it?

Alun

Looks really well made! If it had a different bridge and pickup configuration I’d be all over it. 

Strangefan

I personally think you're under selling it at that price, great looking guitar 

carlos

Alun said:

Looks really well made! If it had a different bridge and pickup configuration I’d be all over it. 

My reservations, too...