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This aim of this challenge is to build a usable piece of musical equipment from a kit that is available to purchase.
It can be any musical equipment you can think of. Guitars, amps and pedals are probably the obvious choices as kits will be easy to find… but don’t let that stop you if you have always wanted to build a hurdy gurdy and you have found a kit.
There is no budget.
There are no limits to how much you mod your kit, but don't bin it and build from scratch - make the kit work for you!
We are going to do things a bit differently to previous challenges.
There will be a vote for a winner. In an attempt to even the playing field, the winner will be the one who provides us with the most entertaining or informative thread. This will be judged via an online vote.
There will even be a small prize for the winner. At the moment, that will be a goody bag provided by me. I am open to donations of further prizes
The challenge will be split into 3 phases.
Plan – This starts now. Find a kit and get it ordered
Build - The build phases will run from October 1st to December 31st.
Vote – Voting for the winner will start on Jan 1st and run for 1 week only
To take part:
Start a Thread with the Title Q418C [user name] [Chosen piece of musical equipment]
Tell us your plan in the opening post
Link to the kit you will be using
Edited 10/09/18: finish date pushed to the end of December to give a little extra time for finishes to cure and give people chance to do a bit over the hols
Edited 11/09/18: added prize/donator list
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Kits used/discussed
Violin Kit - Ebay £35
Tele Kit - Thomann £70
Hurdy Gurdy - UGears £65
Kline style headless Guitar - Pitbull Guitars £142
Ukulele - Ebay £18
Junior kit - Gear4music £100
Fuzzdog effects Pedal kits (various)
Survey Bear Spring Reverb - Sufy industries
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CHALLENGE THREADS
Enjo Ukulele
Guitarcookie Telemaster
M_C fuzzdog pedal kit
Luttis's Pickup Kit for the Dashign Spaklecaster
Paulnb57 Thinline tele
Poopot Junior
PVO_Dave Ukulele
Roland Headless Guitar
Roundthebend Eddie Vedder Tele
Stickyfiddle Amp kit
Thermionic Amp Kit
TwoSpellWizard - Fuzzdog pedal kit
WezV Violin (excluded from vote)
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Now to decide whether I build a guitar or an amp. I wanted to do both, but which one to enter in the challenge? Maybe both, and that could provide some entertainment to my entries!
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I'd love to try an amp kit but I think the kind of amp I'd actually want to use afterwards is a little beyond my skillset!
£70 kit
https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_eguitar_kit_tstyle.htm
Then some Bare Knuckle pickups (or other UK handmade).
The finish looks like a tough project - some solid black, some black stained on the forearm contour, and a flake/glitter on the upper section.
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https://ugears.online/products/hurdy-gurdy-build-your-own-fully-fledged-musical-instrument-by-ugears
we are here to help
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I totally forgot about those!!
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I do plan to put a P90 in the neck of a Tele kit so maybe a router is going to be needed (I could borrow one) or could I just be careful with a chisel?
The biggest expense will be finishing and upgrading parts - its easy to get carried away there.
If you get too stuck, head over to Burton one weekend
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An order has been placed and it is not a pedal. I'll start a thread when it arrives and I've had a chance to decide if it will be usable as I have gone cheap.
I figure there may be entertainment value in me burning a Violin after venting all my frustrations with the cheapness of the kit. Or just maybe, i end up with a usable bit of kit
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