Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
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Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
My mate Wayne ( aka Small Stanley ) still has the first guitar he owned , a sad and sorry Hondo Explorer SO sick of seeing it neglected im going to give it a new lease of life with a sexy rebuild.
Here's the poor old thing, been on a guitar stand that long the rubber had fused to the body and neck NO JOKE !!
Pulled down and filling the neck pickup cavity, he wants a Paul Stanley Tiger look paint scheme so he shall get it !
Here's the poor old thing, been on a guitar stand that long the rubber had fused to the body and neck NO JOKE !!
Pulled down and filling the neck pickup cavity, he wants a Paul Stanley Tiger look paint scheme so he shall get it !
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
He's looking at something like this gem,
Pickup hole filled in timber, much better than car filler that ends up cracking and im going to wood fill the other cavities for a very clean minimal front ( 1 dial,1 PUP & wraparound bridge) for the Tiger to be released !
Pickup hole filled in timber, much better than car filler that ends up cracking and im going to wood fill the other cavities for a very clean minimal front ( 1 dial,1 PUP & wraparound bridge) for the Tiger to be released !
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
Blocked the dial cavity,still got to fix the nasty spot where the bridge was ( dear oh dear Wayne what were u thinking ? )
Looking at stencils for the TIGER theme,
Looking at stencils for the TIGER theme,
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
sweet...
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
Body work almost done, just got that bridge area to contend with, going to use a wraparound bridge.
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Mock up of how i see this evolving,
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I'z said it befoh but you iz one talented mutha fukkah!
Keep the pictures coming because we love this stuff!
Kev
Keep the pictures coming because we love this stuff!
Kev
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Slayer wrote:I'z said it befoh but you iz one talented mutha fukkah!
Keep the pictures coming because we love this stuff!
Kev
Will do !
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
Got nice solid timber block installed ( glued & screwed ) to mount the new bridge dont want it popping out under tension from the strings, also drilled for the volume pot.
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
WOW.
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Body work done, high filler primer on and curing ready for a wet n dry rub back.
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Final mock up before we get all giggy with the paint,
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Tony are you going to make the headstock match the body? (Tiger)
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The Paul Stanley one has a black headstock but i think the tiger pattern would look cool, got some new Grover tuners coming for it as well.Slayer wrote:Tony are you going to make the headstock match the body? (Tiger)
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
Looking good Tony! Does this mean that DTK are going unmasked?! Superstrats at the ready sir!
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n3p wrote:Looking good Tony! Does this mean that DTK are going unmasked?! Superstrats at the ready sir!
nah were far too ugly for that hahahahahaha
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You've seen Ace Frehley, haven't you?
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Yep Ace is a bit rough, i have a face only my GF could love hahahahaha god bless her LOL
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Gettin down some Tiger Yellow, grrrrrrrrrrr
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It needs to be a more FLAMBOYANT yellow !!!!
You can do it !!!!
You can do it !!!!
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All the Flamboyant was out, could only get Tigerish yellow.poserboy71 wrote:It needs to be a more FLAMBOYANT yellow !!!!
You can do it !!!!
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Bit more base colours going down,
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Now we're talking !!!!
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Dripping with Yellow Sexiness hahahahahahahaposerboy71 wrote:Now we're talking !!!!
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That yellow looks a lot better in that picture than it did in the previous picture. The lighting helped a lot.
The white also will bring it to a more authentic look.
The white also will bring it to a more authentic look.
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Yep i rubbed it back and hit it again in yellow then dusted on some white, the black will bring it alive.
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Mock up of the Hondo Tiger, nearly ready for some stripes !
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Great work, as usual. You don't mess around!
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I love it !!!!
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
Lots more detailing on the stripes but its close to Mr Stanley's Hamer.
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Your quite talented bro!
I could keep you really busy working my own and my friends collections if you lived in Southern California
I could keep you really busy working my own and my friends collections if you lived in Southern California
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Hey i love SoCal, been there 6 times so far, Arcadia, Ventura got friends in those areas even up in Victorville as well, always call in on the way to Vegas
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My GOD how I wish I had your drive to complete things. YOU are an inspiration.
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Kisstrooper wrote:Hey i love SoCal, been there 6 times so far, Arcadia, Ventura got friends in those areas even up in Victorville as well, always call in on the way to Vegas
LOL
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I suprise myself, some of me Ex's would say im lazy hahahahaha, "honey can you pass me my spray gun "poserboy71 wrote:My GOD how I wish I had your drive to complete things. YOU are an inspiration.
Thanks mate, im keen to get it done for some upcoming gigs.
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Well this build has ended abruptly, friendship over, guitar will remain unfinished im afraid.
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build
I love how that banana geadstock is parallel with that upper wing.
It has to be Hell on the sideways tension at the nut.
It's pretty ridiculous.
It has to be Hell on the sideways tension at the nut.
It's pretty ridiculous.
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Yeah, that's a pretty crazy angle to use.
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It has had a gentle life
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I bought that Explorer new around 1981 or 82, before I know it will be 40 years old..................
Such is the passage of time for old men as we age, time goes by very quickly which is one reason why I'm so hard on Cusano. If he is going to do something he needs to live in the now in the event that tomorrow never comes. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us...........
Such is the passage of time for old men as we age, time goes by very quickly which is one reason why I'm so hard on Cusano. If he is going to do something he needs to live in the now in the event that tomorrow never comes. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us...........