Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 I figured since these are the first KLs I've actually bought the wood for in the beginning, I'd post a progress type thread. Should have some body pics within the next few weeks or so, ETA is somewhere in summer 11', I do believe. Both are explorers, both are going to have one piece Honduran Mahogany bodies, 3 piece hard rock maple necks and Curly maple tops. One will be trans redburst, fading into black around the sides and back. Birdseye maple fretboard, ebony binding, no inlay. The other is going to be Trans White with a onduran rosewood fingerboard, also no inlay. This one is gonna be tricky to pull off right, but I've got confidence. It's looking like it will get stained black first, sanded down, then stained red, then sanded down again before having the trans white applied. Both finishes will be Nitro. Should be neat. Here are the tops for both of them; Here's the selection of fretboards I had to choose from when it came to Rosewood, 1-11 are Honduran Rosewood, 12-17 are Brazillian. Number 8 is going on my guitar. This is the shade of red I'm shooting for as the lightest part fo the burst, like I said though, it's gonna go to straight black before making the turn over the edges of the guitar onto the back. Both are gonna be single bridge humbucker, one volume knob, one switch for the optics, tuneomatic bridge/stopbar setups. Pretty simple and striaght to the point in terms of function. Pretty excited. I'll update the thread as I get more pictures and such. -Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 OH wow , man. Seriously, those cuts of wood are boner inducing Congrats, man!!! Is the amp rig still the same, or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 OH wow , man. Seriously, those cuts of wood are boner inducing Congrats, man!!! Is the amp rig still the same, or? Completely the same actually. My rig has stayed the exact same for well over a year now. Ever since I got the VHT cab...which I can't even remember when that was...before that the only thing I had changed was going from that BB Boost to the Barber Super Sport, it's stayed the same. My gear whoring days really are over. The ONLY amp I have even the smallest inkling of GAS to try/hear/play is one of those Fortins, specifically Jason's hulk mod thingie or a NATAS whenever it comes out. Other than that, I'm a happy camper when it comes to the amp rig. -Ans- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Who would have ever guessed How've you been, mang? Haven't seen you around much at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Who would have ever guessed How've you been, mang? Haven't seen you around much at all! Up and down man. Life has been pretty sketched out the past 8-9 months or so. The whole situation with Julie did quite a number on me, and it's still {censored}ing with me. Other than that, just trying to keep active and working, playing with the band and such. You?-Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Up and down man. Life has been pretty sketched out the past 8-9 months or so. The whole situation with Julie did quite a number on me, and it's still {censored}ing with me. Other than that, just trying to keep active and working, playing with the band and such. You? -Ans I'm mere months away from being a Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'm mere months away from being a Dad OHHHH YEAH! I remember when you first posted about that. How's the bun cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 OHHHH YEAH! I remember when you first posted about that. How's the bun cooking?found out we're having a boy other than that good. Hectic... Stacy got laid off a ways back, and just started her new job a couple weeks ago. Nice to have her employed again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 can you link his website, The link from wikipedia doesnt work anymore for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 can you link his website, The link from wikipedia doesnt work anymore for some reason.He doesn't have one. :/ Well, I take that back...he had one that had like...a front page, but there was no content. I haven't checked it in a long time, maybe he took even that down? I know he doesn't feel like he's had the time to gather all the content he wants for the site when it launches...so no site for a while still. found out we're having a boy other than that good. Hectic... Stacy got laid off a ways back, and just started her new job a couple weeks ago. Nice to have her employed again! That's awesome dude. Congrats, on both accounts. That single income thing is the dumps, fo' realz. Picked out a name yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 its 2010, he doesnt have a website? FAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 School me on a "KL"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 its 2010, he doesnt have a website? FAIL. Well, as much as that could be said, his wait times are 2 and 3 years as it is...so the lack of a website isn't hurting him. HAHA Plus, for those of us that have ordered stuff, him not having a website is pure win...his wait times would go up exponetially with the newfound contact ability and "publicity" would give him. So I see him not having a site as a positive thing. -Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 OH wow , man. Seriously, those cuts of wood are boner inducing Congrats, man!!! Is the amp rig still the same, or? Exactly this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 School me on a "KL"?Kenneth Lawrence Instruments, aka, Ken Lawrence. Mainly a bass builder, does everything by himself, by hand, built an explorer for James Hetfield in the mid 90s, word got out, so now he's been building them for other people as well, including myself. He's a perfectionist and very exacting with his craft. His instruments rule. For me, they are the perfect fit. Here's my current one.And as it is now...broken headstock and all. -Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 his guitars are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 broken headstock?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 broken headstock?!? Yeah, it's kinda the common break on the KL stuff. That little bottom pointy hatchet part at the front, it's pretty damn fragile so if it gets knocked hard enough, it snaps off. Such happened to mine. It's happened to both of Hetfield's and to a couple of the other ones Ken has made for other folks. I can glue the little piece back on, but I'm not too worried about it right now. Because of the way the grain was, from the front, it doesn't look too bad, it just looks as though the point isn't completely sharp anymore, it broke at an angle backwards though, so on the back it took off maybe 4-5 mm.For {censored}s and giggles, here's one of the cooler shots of me playing it live before I cut my hair. Once I hacked my hair off...and since Julie wasn't there anymore, no one takes pictures anymore. -Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Damn 2 more KLs? Thats {censored}ing awesome man. Definitely keep us posted as this goes along, always cool to follow builds along especially ones with so much potential win such as this. Looks like you're to an awesome {censored}ing start. PS How are your pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Damn 2 more KLs? Thats {censored}ing awesome man. Definitely keep us posted as this goes along, always cool to follow builds along especially ones with so much potential win such as this. Looks like you're to an awesome {censored}ing start. PS How are your pups? They're good. Loki has gotten gigantic, and Odin is mah homie, like always. Dogpile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Awesome man! Really glad you've been able to keep the pack together. We've been considering getting another dog to add to the pile, specifically a white one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guvnor Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 found out we're having a boy other than that good. Hectic... Stacy got laid off a ways back, and just started her new job a couple weeks ago. Nice to have her employed again! Laid her off while she was pregnant? Classy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted September 25, 2010 Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Oh man, I love transparent white guitars Sucks its gonna take so long; I Cant wait to see these!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnaxSlingerAns Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Oh man, I love transparent white guitars Sucks its gonna take so long; I Cant wait to see these!!! You're telling me. HAHA I'm thinking the trans white I'm gonna try to do is going to be similar to this, which PRS calls "Charcoal Whitewash". I'm thinking with a little more white in the clear, it'll come out pretty damn awesome.-Ans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa4x12er2 Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Nice man! Can't wait to see em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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